Command-line tool

manim

brew/manim

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Animation engine for explanatory math videos

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

pipx install manim

macOS

brew install manim
pipx install manim

Linux

brew install manim
pipx install manim

Render a scene from a Python script using the default settings

manim path/to/file.py SceneName

Render with live preview (auto-opens the video file after rendering)

manim -pql path/to/file.py SceneName

Render at high quality (1080p 60fps)

manim -pqh path/to/file.py SceneName

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