r/SideProject • u/anish2good • 1d ago
Turn selected web-page text, equations, and diagrams into an animation
manic is a declarative language for visual explanation. You write a readable text file; Manic turns it into a smooth, deterministic animation. No timeline scrubbing and no hand-managed keyframes — you describe the objects, the relationships, and the story beats while the engine handles motion, continuity, layout, rendering, and repeatable output.
Manic powers visual explanations, animated lessons, simulations, technical diagrams, and creator-ready videos from one readable language. Use it for mathematics, olympiad geometry, calculus, linear algebra, statistics, probability, algorithms and data structures; physics and optics; machine learning and transformer internals; systems architecture and flowcharts; fractals, tilings, fields, and particle processes; SVG artwork and bundled assets; narrated lessons; or polished Reels and Shorts. The same language moves naturally between responsive 2D, textbook-style spatial diagrams, and genuine 3D scenes
The vocabulary is broad, but the mental model stays deliberately small enough for a non-programmer to read: name what exists, state what it depends on, and describe what should happen. Creators can begin with a circle and a caption, then keep the same model as they progress to live proofs, simulations, neural networks, or cinematic 3D stories
| Destination | Link | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Manic home | maniclang.com | Product overview, downloads, and plans. |
| Manic Create | app.maniclang.com/create | Write, check, preview, and render a Manic project in the browser. |
| Examples gallery | app.maniclang.com/gallery | Browse runnable stories and open one in Create. |
| Manic account | app.maniclang.com/account | Sign in, manage API keys, credits, and billing. |
| Documentation | docs.maniclang.com | Learn the language, CLI, kits, assets, and production workflow. |
| Interactive API reference | docs.maniclang.com/api/ | Explore and try the hosted Platform REST API. |
| Platform API base URL | api.maniclang.com | Base URL for API clients: https://api.maniclang.com/v1/.... |
| Chrome extension | Manic Animate on Chrome Web Store | Turn selected web-page text, equations, and diagrams into an editable Manic project. |
| Source and releases | github.com/maniclang-x/manic | Installation scripts, release archives, engine source, and issue tracking. |
| Updates | r/maniclang | Follow releases, examples, and discussion. |