Frequently Asked Questions

Table of Contents

• FAQ: General Usage
  • Why does Manim say that “there are no scenes inside that module”?
  • No matter what code I put in my file, Manim only renders a black frame! Why?
  • What are the default measurements for Manim’s scene?
  • How do I find out which keyword arguments I can pass when creating a Mobject?
  • Can Manim render a video with transparent background?
  • I have watched a video where a creator ran command X, but it does not work for me. Why?
  • When using Tex or MathTex, some letters are missing. How can I fix this?
  • I want to translate some code from manimgl to manim, what do I do with CONFIG dictionaries?
  • My installation does not support converting PDF to SVG, help?
  • Where can I find more resources for learning Manim?
• FAQ: Getting Help
  • How do I animate X? Why do I get error Y? Can someone help me?
  • What should I do if nobody answers my question?
  • The library does not behave as documented, or something broke in a new release. What should I do?
  • I have an idea for a really cool feature that should be implemented, where should I share my idea?
• FAQ: Installation
  • Why are there different versions of Manim?
  • Which version should I use?
  • What are the differences between Manim, ManimGL, ManimCairo? Can I tell for which version a scene was written for?
  • How do I know which version of Manim I have installed?
  • I am following the video guide X to install Manim, but some step fails. What do I do?
  • Why does ManimPango fail to install when running pip install manim?
  • I am using Windows and get the error X is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file
  • I have tried using Chocolatey (choco install manimce) to install Manim, but it failed!
  • On Windows, when typing python or python3 the Windows store is opened, can I fix this?
  • I am using Anaconda and get an ImportError mentioning that some Symbol is not found.
  • How can I fix the error that manimpango/cmanimpango.c could not be found when trying to install Manim?
• Where can I learn more about Manim’s internal structure?
• FAQ: OpenGL rendering
  • Are there any resources on how the OpenGL renderer in the community maintained version can be used?
  • I am trying to run an interactive scene with --renderer=opengl and Scene.interactive_embed, but an error (sqlite3.ProgrammingError) is raised. How can I fix this?