# How to Set Up Manim for Math Animation on macOS in 2025

DevFeed: [How to Set Up Manim for Math Animation on macOS in 2025](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/manim-29000.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nshipster.com/manim/>)

Author: Mattt (mattt@nshipster.com)

Published: 2025-10-01T07:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [NSHipster](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nshipster.md>)

Topics: [Graphics](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/graphics.md>), [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [macOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/macos.md>), [Homebrew](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/homebrew.md>), [LaTeX](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/latex.md>), [Docker](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/docker.md>)

Tags: [animation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/animation.md>), [docker](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/docker.md>), [graphics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/graphics.md>), [guide](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guide.md>), [homebrew](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/homebrew.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [macos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/macos.md>), [miscellaneous](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/miscellaneous.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>)

## AI overview

A practical guide to setting up Manim, the open-source math animation library used by 3Blue1Brown, on macOS in 2025. It covers Homebrew, Mise, uv, Python dependencies, Cairo, Pycairo, and LaTeX, with Docker discussed as an alternative.

## Source excerpt

This year for Halloween, NSHipster is dressing up as 3blue1brown. And thanks to his open-source math animation library, we're totally pulling it off.