Manim (3Blue1Brown original, ManimGL)
Source: https://github.com/3b1b/manim
Structured fields
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"revision": {
"ref": "master",
"pinned": false
},
"checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
"usefulness": "The original personal-project animation engine behind 3Blue1Brown videos for precise programmatic math/explanatory animation (distributed as manimgl). Distinct from the community edition, which forked it in 2020.",
"source_type": "repository",
"availability": "available",
"source_owner": "3Blue1Brown LLC (Grant Sanderson)",
"next_check_at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z",
"known_limitations": [
"Personal-project priorities; the community edition advertises more stability (upstream claim)."
],
"upstream_updated_at": "2026-09-09T16:23:48.000Z"
}Evidence claims
- [sourced_fact] README: there are two versions of manim; this repository began as a personal project by the author of 3Blue1Brown; in 2020 a group of developers forked it into the community edition. · locator: README, note on two versions source
- [sourced_fact] Repo metadata: MIT (Copyright 2020-2026 3Blue1Brown LLC), not archived, last push 2026-09-09; package on PyPI as manimgl. · locator: GitHub API fields; LICENSE.md header source
- [upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.
Rights
| component | license | hosting | redistribution | modification | training | Evidence and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| code | MIT | permitted | permitted | permitted | unknown | MIT. |