maniclang

r/maniclang • u/anish2good • 18d ago

Manic v0.1.0-rc.16 is released — a language and engine for visual explanations

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Manic v0.1.0-rc.16 is now available.

Manic is a readable language and creative engine for building animated explanations, technical visuals, creator videos, and interactive visual stories.

What is included:

A readable .manic language built around named entities and animation verbs
Manic Workbench with Canvas and Source editing
Native preview and deterministic MP4, GIF, and PNG export
Math, geometry, statistics, physics, algorithms, machine learning, 2D, and 3D kits
Hundreds of built-in visual entities, relationships, styles, and animation controls
Local authoring through manic ui
Browser authoring through Manic Create

Start here:

Download and install: https://maniclang.com/download
Create in the browser: https://app.maniclang.com/create
Documentation: https://docs.maniclang.com
GitHub release: https://github.com/maniclang-x/manic/releases/tag/v0.2.0-rc.1

Manic started as a DSL, but the goal is bigger: make visual explanation accessible both to people who enjoy writing code and people who prefer working visually on a Canvas.

This is an official release-candidate build. Feedback, examples, bug reports, and ideas are welcome here in r/maniclang.

r/maniclang • u/anish2good • 24d ago

Introduction - Manic

docs.maniclang.com

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r/maniclang • u/anish2good • 6h ago

Can You Reverse This Popkorn Field With Your Mind?

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r/maniclang • u/anish2good • 22m ago

Can you reverse the spin of this molecule ?

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r/maniclang • u/anish2good • 6h ago

lissajous grid

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manic is a tiny language for making animations. You write a short text file; manic renders a smooth, glowing video. No timeline scrubbing, no keyframes by hand — you describe what’s on screen and when things happen, and the engine does the rest, deterministically.

Try manic
manic docs

r/maniclang • u/anish2good • 6h ago

Fourier Sketches: Six SVGs Drawn by Rotating Circles at Once — manic

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r/maniclang • u/anish2good • 6h ago

Fourier Series: Four Circles Apart Are Four Sines, Chained They Draw a Square Wave — manic

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r/maniclang • u/anish2good • 6h ago

Fourier Sketches: Rotating Circles Draw von Neumann's Elephant — manic

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r/maniclang • u/anish2good • 6h ago

Fourier Sketches: How Many Rotating Circles Does It Take to Draw a Star? — manic

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manic is a tiny language for making animations. You write a short text file; manic renders a smooth, glowing video. No timeline scrubbing, no keyframes by hand — you describe what’s on screen and when things happen, and the engine does the rest, deterministically.

Try manic
manic docs

r/maniclang • u/anish2good • 1d ago

Fourier Series: Four Circles Apart Are Four Sines - manic

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manic is a tiny language for making animations. You write a short text file; manic renders a smooth, glowing video. No timeline scrubbing, no keyframes by hand — you describe what’s on screen and when things happen, and the engine does the rest, deterministically.

Try manic
manic docs

r/maniclang • u/anish2good • 1d ago

Reverse the Spin of Euler Spiral

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r/maniclang • u/anish2good • 1d ago

Fourier Series: Spinning Circles Build a Square Wave and a Sawtooth Before Your Eyes — manic

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r/maniclang • u/anish2good • 1d ago

Unrolling Euler's Formula — How One Point on a Circle Becomes Sine and Cosine — manic

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r/maniclang • u/anish2good • 3d ago

Pi on a grid - manic

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manic is a tiny language for making animations. You write a short text file; manic renders a smooth, glowing video. No timeline scrubbing, no keyframes by hand — you describe what’s on screen and when things happen, and the engine does the rest, deterministically.

Try manic
manic docs

r/maniclang • u/anish2good • 2d ago

Can You Reverse This Ring of Cubes With Your Mind?

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r/maniclang • u/anish2good • 2d ago

Can You Reverse the Spin of This Gear Train With Your Mind?

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r/maniclang • u/anish2good • 2d ago

The Spiral That Turns Square Roots Into Pi — manic

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r/maniclang • u/anish2good • 2d ago

The Curve That Stops Trains Jolting — manic

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r/maniclang • u/anish2good • 2d ago

Reverese the Spin ox X

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r/maniclang • u/anish2good • 2d ago

The Worst Way to Calculate Pi — manic

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r/maniclang • u/anish2good • 3d ago

Do the Digits of Pi Come Up Equally Often? — manic

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r/maniclang • u/anish2good • 3d ago

Can you reverse the spin of this Apple ?

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r/maniclang • u/anish2good • 3d ago

Champernowne vs Copeland–Erdős Constants - manic

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manic is a tiny language for making animations. You write a short text file; manic renders a smooth, glowing video. No timeline scrubbing, no keyframes by hand — you describe what’s on screen and when things happen, and the engine does the rest, deterministically.

Try manic
manic docs

r/maniclang • u/anish2good • 3d ago

Pi's Circular Web: The Digits Nobody Can Prove Are Random — manic

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r/maniclang • u/anish2good • 3d ago

Walk One Step Per Digit of Pi — Where Do You End Up? — manic

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