Introducing Mathify: AI-Powered Math & Physics Animations — Instantly
For the past few weeks, I’ve been building Mathify—a tool that turns math and physics ideas into clean, Manim-style animations using AI.
The core idea is simple:
No scripts.
No setup.
No GPU headaches.
You just describe what you want → Mathify generates the code → it renders the animation in the cloud → and you can remix it and iterate again.
Why I Built This
If you’ve ever tried to explain a mathematical or physical idea visually, you probably ran into Manim, Python environments, rendering pipelines, and a lot of friction. I’ve been there.
In fact, back in 2024 I made a video explaining a neural-network-like concept entirely by hand. It took me several days to get right. With Mathify, I can ask for a similar explanation and get a working animation in about a minute. It’s not perfect out of the box—but the code is there, and that alone saves an enormous amount of time.
How It Works
The workflow is intentionally straightforward:
- Describe what you want to visualize—an equation, a geometric idea, a physics intuition.
- Mathify generates the Manim-style code.
- The animation is rendered in the cloud.
- You can remix the result, tweak the code, and improve it further.
For example, you can ask for a quick animation of a sine function, a Fibonacci sequence, or even a conceptual visualization of how a neural network processes inputs. You get something concrete almost immediately, and then you iterate.
Real-Time Feedback While It Renders
One feature I’m especially excited about is real-time feedback during generation. Instead of waiting blindly, you can now see what Mathify is doing behind the scenes—writing files, retrying steps if something fails, and rendering the animation.
Eventually, I want to show a live preview as the animation renders, from the very first frames. That’s coming.
Community Creations Are Now Public
This is the part that really changes the feel of Mathify.
You can now browse creations made by the community. You can click into any animation and see its title, description, and output. The longer-term vision is to also expose the full code and allow one-click remixing—so anyone can take an idea, improve it, and push it further.
Iteration on top of iteration. The best ideas naturally rise to the top.
Community creations are live at:
https://mathify.dev/discover
Early Numbers
Mathify is still very early, but here’s where things stand so far:
- 71 people have already tried Mathify
- 200+ animations generated during early testing
- Used by students, engineers, researchers, and creators
Seeing people create things I hadn’t even imagined is honestly one of the most motivating parts of this.
What Mathify Is Really For
Mathify is built for anyone who wants to explain ideas visually but doesn’t want to wrestle with tooling.
It’s for teaching, learning, experimenting, and communicating ideas clearly. Whether you’re a student, a researcher, or just someone who likes math and physics, the goal is to lower the barrier as much as possible.
Product Hunt Launch
I’m launching Mathify on Product Hunt right now. If you want to help shape this early stage, today’s the day. Your support genuinely means a lot.
🚀 Check it out here:
https://www.producthunt.com/products/mathify-4
As always, feedback is very welcome. This is still evolving, and I’m excited to see where it goes.