An animation app for manim?

[97I8TOE47K]

It would be wonderful if someone will no knowledge of python or LaTeX may be able to use manim to animate math. I think if someone is into it, the community can develop an app for Windows and maybe also macOS, using which one can use manim without any knowledge of python.

[kilacoda-old]

This has been previously brought up in our discord server as well, but I believe we've never really had a consensus on what such an app would provide.

From what I can infer, you seem to be envisioning an app like After Effects or Blender with a drag n' drop type of interface? Or is there some other functionality you have in mind not already provided by such existing apps that this hypothetical manim app could?

[97I8TOE47K]

All I want with the hypothetical manim app is that it should be simple to use. Blender requires a lot of knowledge of its interface and features.

[97I8TOE47K]

More like Adobe Animate with some features of Blender, but in the context of manim

[carteeeee]

I'm sure this would be a great idea! You would have to patch some things up and make it clean to install (not just running something like os.popen("pip3 install manim, manimlib, manimgl"))

I would be interested in doing a collab on this though! (I do not have windows running on a computer, but I do have xCode on MacOS)

[Acpear]

It is a good idea! I was anxious and worried how to install it to my computer, for it is lack of educating information.Besides, I am convinced that if an app is designed for those novices, the popularity of manim will jump into a higher stage.

[paulBrndt]

It’s been a while since anything happened here, but I still think this is a great idea! You’re absolutely right: many more people will start using Manim if it’s accessible to those who don’t code — and it could become a powerful tool in schools and education.
I’m also a Mac user, and I agree that a Mac app could be a solid starting point for an app-focused branch. Maybe we can gather a small team and collaborate on this? I’m not that experienced with Xcode yet, but I’d be happy to contribute and learn!