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manim vs CYLTabBarController
manim has 96,534 GitHub stars, 7,929 forks, 500 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. CYLTabBarController has 7,063 stars, 1,456 forks, 148 open issues and last shipped today. manim leads on adoption by 1,267% (96,534 vs 7,063 stars). manim is written in Python under MIT; CYLTabBarController is written in Kotlin under MIT. manim has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, CYLTabBarController 21%. CYLTabBarController was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (animation), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| manim | CYLTabBarController | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 97K | ★ 7.1K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | Python | Kotlin |
| Last push | 2026-09-09 | 2026-11-15 |
| Forks | ⑂ 7.9K | ⑂ 1.5K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick manim if
- You weight community size — 97K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick CYLTabBarController if
- You want the CYLTabBarController feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Kotlin
- You evaluated both and CYLTabBarController fits your workflow better
About manim
Manim is an engine for precise programmatic animations, designed for creating explanatory math videos. Note, there are two versions of manim. This repository began as a personal project by the author of 3Blue1Brown for the purpose of animating those videos, with video specific code available here. In 2020 a group of developers forked it into what is now the community edition, with a goal of being more stable, better tested, quicker to respond to community contributions, and all around friendlier to get started with. See this page for more details. Installation [!Warning] WARNING: These instructions are for…
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About CYLTabBarController
[CN]CYLTabBarController【一行代码实现 Lottie 动画 TabBar】iOS27+ Tested [EN]CYLTabBarController [An animated tabBar supported by Lottie with one line of code] [CN]阅读须知 [EN]Before Reading [CN] mark means Chinese language by default. [EN] mark means English language. [CN] 点此获取 QQ 群,Telegram 群交流信息 。 [EN]Telegram Group to communicate the features or bugs: Preview of latest version Preview of the latest version on iOS 27+ CYLTabBarController 现已适配iOS27， 新增如下功能： ✅支持iOS27下，0代码，实现扁平风格样式。 无需新增代码， 即可继续使用UI兼容模式，如果你在iOS27下 保留 UIDesignRequiresCompatibility 字段， CYLTabBarController 将会检测该字段， 如果为True，将切换至UI扁平设计样式。iOS27之前，…
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Frequently asked questions
Is manim or CYLTabBarController more popular?
manim has 96,534 GitHub stars and CYLTabBarController has 7,063. manim has the larger community by that measure.
Are manim and CYLTabBarController free?
Both are open source. manim is licensed under MIT and CYLTabBarController under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between manim and CYLTabBarController?
manim is written in Python and CYLTabBarController in Kotlin. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, manim or CYLTabBarController?
Choose manim if you want the larger community (96,534 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose CYLTabBarController if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.