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manim vs dicebear
manim has 96,012 GitHub stars, 7,895 forks, 500 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. dicebear has 9,995 stars, 438 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. manim leads on adoption by 861% (96,012 vs 9,995 stars). manim is written in Python under MIT; dicebear is written in Vue under MIT. manim has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, dicebear 4%. dicebear was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
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 | dicebear | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 96K | ★ 10.0K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | Python | Vue |
| Last push | 2026-09-09 | 2026-10-29 |
| Forks | ⑂ 7.9K | ⑂ 438 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick manim if
- You weight community size — 96K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick dicebear if
- You want the dicebear feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Vue
- You evaluated both and dicebear 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 dicebear
DiceBear Avatar Library DiceBear is an open source avatar library. It turns any seed string (a username or an email address, for example) into an SVG avatar in one of 63 styles, from hand drawn characters to abstract patterns. The same seed always produces the same avatar, so you store a string instead of an image and never ask users to upload a profile picture. Avatars are customizable through style options: colors, backgrounds, rotation, individual features like hair or glasses. Playground Documentation Editor One library, seven languages DiceBear 10 ships as native libraries for JavaScript, PHP, Python, Rust…
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Frequently asked questions
Is manim or dicebear more popular?
manim has 96,012 GitHub stars and dicebear has 9,995. manim has the larger community by that measure.
Are manim and dicebear free?
Both are open source. manim is licensed under MIT and dicebear under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between manim and dicebear?
manim is written in Python and dicebear in Vue. 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 dicebear?
Choose manim if you want the larger community (96,012 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose dicebear if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.