🌿 EfficientManim — The Ultimate Node-Based Manim IDE

🌈 Create mathematical animations visually with the power of Python, AI, and Production-Grade Type Safety.

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🚀 Key Features

🎬 Node-Based Visual Workflow

• Visual Editor: Drag-and-drop Mobjects and Animations with intuitive wiring
• Infinite Canvas: Pan and zoom freely to manage large node graphs
• Live Preview: Real-time static previews of individual nodes
• Smart Connections: Automatic wire validation and scene synchronization

🎬 Multiple Scenes

• Manage multiple scenes per project in the Scenes tab
• Create, rename, delete, and switch between scenes — each with its own node graph
• Scene state auto-saved and restored when switching

📦 VGroup Utility

• Select Mobject nodes → click Create VGroup in the VGroups tab
• VGroup code automatically generated: group_1 = VGroup(circle_1, square_1)
• Groups shown in expandable tree view

🤖 Gemini AI Code Generation

• Describe animations in plain English — AI generates Manim code
• AI code parsed into editable nodes with correct wiring
• Streaming responses with real-time feedback

🎙️ AI-Powered Voiceover Studio

• Gemini TTS Integration with multi-voice support (Zephyr, Puck, Fenrir, etc.)
• Auto-sync animation duration to audio length

🐙 GitHub Snippet Loader

• Clone any GitHub repository into ~/.efficientmanim/snippets/
• Browse .py files; double-click to load into AI panel as snippet
• All cloned repos automatically repopulated on startup

⭐ Recents Panel

• Top-5 most-used Mobjects + top-5 most-used Animations tracked per session
• Persisted to ~/.efficientmanim/usage.json
• Double-click to instantly add to canvas

⌨️ Editable Keybindings

• Help → Edit Keybindings… opens the keybindings editor
• Double-click any shortcut to change it
• Duplicate detection; changes persisted to QSettings

📁 Editable Project Name

• Project name textbox in the top-right corner of the window
• Rename your .efp file without leaving the editor

📦 Portable Project Format (.efp)

• Bundled images, sounds, and videos included
• ZIP-based, cross-platform, easy to share

🌓 Dark / Light Themes

• Full dark mode with no white bleed-through
• Switch via the theme button in the corner or Settings
• QSS-based styling with ColorToken system

🎨 Manim Class Browser

• 60+ Manim classes in 8 categories (Geometry, Text, Graphs, 3D, Animations, etc.)
• Search bar filters in real-time
• Double-click or drag to add node to canvas

🎬 Professional Video Rendering

• Full scene export to MP4/WebM
• Up to 4K resolution, 15–60 FPS, quality presets

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🏠 Home Screen

Run python home.py to see the home screen with recent projects.
Run python main.py to skip the home screen and open the editor directly.

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⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
New Project	Ctrl+N
Open Project	Ctrl+O
Save Project	Ctrl+S
Save As	Ctrl+Shift+S
Exit	Ctrl+Q
Undo	Ctrl+Z
Redo	Ctrl+Y
Delete Selected	Del
Fit View	Ctrl+0
Auto-Layout	Ctrl+L
Export Code	Ctrl+E
Copy Code	Ctrl+Shift+C
Toggle Theme	Ctrl+T
Edit Keybindings	Ctrl+,

All shortcuts are editable via Help → Edit Keybindings…

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🛠️ Prerequisites

1. Python 3.10+
2. FFmpeg — for video rendering (must be in PATH)
3. Git — optional, for GitHub Snippet Loader
4. LaTeX — optional, for local LaTeX rendering

📦 Installation

git clone https://github.com/pro-grammer-SD/EfficientManim.git
cd EfficientManim
pip install -r requirements.txt
python home.py    # Full experience with home screen
# or
python main.py    # Open editor directly

Manual install:

pip install manim PySide6 google-genai pydub requests numpy

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📸 Gallery

Overview & Setup

Launch the application and initialize the workspace.

Start with a clean node canvas, ready for composition and design.

Quickly access recently opened projects and elements from the Recents panel.

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Customization & Rendering

Manipulate nodes interactively to refine workflows and structures.

Use the search tool to locate elements and components efficiently.

Access GitHub snippets directly for rapid code reuse and integration.

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Features in Action

Select a snippet from GitHub to integrate seamlessly into your project.

Load and insert external code dynamically into the workspace.

Preview your work instantly for faster iteration and verification.

View the resulting output, demonstrating final rendering in the node canvas.

Tiny Demo

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Made with lots of ❤️💚💙 by Soumalya a.k.a. @pro-grammer-SD

• 🌿 Legacy Discussion (v1): https://www.reddit.com/r/manim/comments/1qck0ji/i_built_a_nodebased_manim_ide_with_ai_assistance/

• 🎯 Latest Discussion (v2): https://www.reddit.com/r/manim/comments/1rhou29/efficientmanim_v2xx_major_update_with_mcp/