Published February 27, 2026 | Version v0.20.1
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Manim – Mathematical Animation Framework

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See details at https://docs.manim.community/en/stable/changelog/0.20.1-changelog.html.

What's Changed

Enhancements 🚀

  • Cleanup TipableVMobject: avoid mutable default and fix assign_tip_attr typo by @josiest in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/4503
  • enhancement: optimize Docker image build and runtime footprint by @behackl in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/4604

Bug Fixes 🐛

  • fix: MathTex double-brace splitting no longer fires on natural LaTeX }} by @behackl in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/4602
  • Fix creation or animation of a zero-length DashedLine by @SORVER in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/4606
  • Fix moving-object detection for nested AnimationGroups with z-indexed mobjects by @Merzlikin-Matvey in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/4389
  • Fix unintended propagation of kwargs in LaggedStartMap by @irvanalhaq9 in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/4613

Documentation 📚

  • Documentation: manual installation of manim as a local package by @u7920349 in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/4456
  • Add alt text to all images in README.md by @VerisimilitudeX in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/4064

Code Quality & Refactoring 🧹

  • Fix publish release workflow by @behackl in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/4600
  • Silence pydub ffmpeg/avconv import warning when ffmpeg CLI is absent by @behackl in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/4603

Type Hints 📝

  • Add type annotations to manim/_config/utils.py by @henrikmidtiby in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/4230

New Contributors

  • @SORVER made their first contribution in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/4606
  • @josiest made their first contribution in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/4503
  • @u7920349 made their first contribution in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/4456
  • @Merzlikin-Matvey made their first contribution in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/4389
  • @VerisimilitudeX made their first contribution in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/4064

Full Changelog: https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/compare/v0.20.0...v0.20.1

Notes

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