What's Changed

Breaking Changes and Deprecations

• Removed deprecated manim new command by @chopan050 in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3512
• Removed support for dynamic plugin imports by @Viicos in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3524
• Remove meth:.Mobject.wag by @JasonGrace2282 in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3539
• Remove deprecated parameters and animations by @JasonGrace2282 in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3688

New Features

• Added cap_style feature to VMobject by @MathItYT in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3516
• Allow hiding version splash by @jeertmans in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3329
• Added the ability to pass lists and generators to Scene.play() by @MrDiver in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3365
• Added --preview_command cli flag by @JasonGrace2282 in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3615

Fixed Bugs and Enhancements

• Allow accessing ghost vectors in :class:.LinearTransformationScene by @JasonGrace2282 in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3435
• Optimized get_unit_normal() and replaced np.cross() with custom cross() in manim.utils.space_ops by @chopan050 in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3494
• Implement caching of fonts list to improve runtime performance by @MrDiver in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3316
• Reformatting the --save_sections output to have the format <Scene>_<SecNum>_<SecName><extension> by @doaamuham in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3499
• Account for dtype in the pixel array so the maximum value stays correct in the invert function by @jeertmans in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3493
• Added grid_lines attribute to Rectangle to add individual styling to the grid lines by @RobinPH in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3428
• Fixed rectangle grid properties (#3082) by @pauluhlenbruck in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3513
• Fixed animations with zero runtime length to give a useful error instead of a broken pipe by @MrDiver in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3491
• Fixed stroke width being ignored by StreamLines with a single color by @yashm277 in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3436
• Fixed formatting of MoveAlongPath docs by @JasonGrace2282 in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3541
• Added helpful hints to VGroup.add() error message by @vvolhejn in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3561
• Made earclip_triangulation more robust by @hydromelvictor in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3574
• Refactored TexTemplate by @Viicos in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3520
• Fixed write_subcaption_file error when using OpenGL renderer by @yuan-xy in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3546
• Fixed get_arc_center() returning reference of point by @sparshg in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3599
• Improved handling of specified font name by @staghado in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3429
• Fixing the behavior of .become to not modify target mobject via side effects fix color linking by @MrDiver in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3508
• Fixed bug in :class:.VMobjectFromSVGPath by @abul4fia in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3677
• Fix for windows cp1252 encoding failure (fix test pipeline) by @JasonGrace2282 in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3687
• Fix NameError in try... except by @JasonGrace2282 in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3694
• Fix successive calls of :meth:.LinearTransformationScene.apply_matrix by @SirJamesClarkMaxwell in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3675
• Fixed Mobject.put_start_and_end_on with same start and end point by @MontroyJosh in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3718
• Fixed issue where SpiralIn doesn't show elements by @Gixtox in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3589
• Cleaned Graph layouts and increase flexibility by @Nikhil-42 in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3434
• AnimationGroup: optimized interpolate() and fixed alpha bug on finish() by @chopan050 in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3542
• Fixed warning about missing plugin "" by @behackl in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3734

Documentation

• Typo in indication documentation by @jcep in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3477
• Fixed typo: 360° to 180° in quickstart tutorial by @szchixy in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3498
• Fixed typo in mobject docstring: line -> square by @yuan-xy in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3509
• Explain .Transform vs .ReplacementTransform in quickstart examples by @JasonGrace2282 in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3500
• Fixed formatting in building blocks tutorial by @MrDiver in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3515
• Fixed Indicate docstring typo by @Lawqup in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3461
• Added Documentation to .to_edge and to_corner by @TheMathematicFanatic in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3408
• Added some words about Cairo 1.18 by @jeertmans in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3530
• Fixed typo of get_y_axis_label parameter documentation by @yuan-xy in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3547
• Added note in docstring of ManimColor about class constructors by @JasonGrace2282 in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3554
• Improve documentation section about contributing to docs by @chopan050 in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3555
• Removed duplicated documentation for -s / --save_last_frame CLI flag by @Gixtox in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3528
• Updated Docker instructions to use bash from the PATH by @NotWearingPants in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3582
• Fixed typo in value_tracker.py by @yuan-xy in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3594
• Added ref_class for BooleanOperations in Example Gallery by @JasonGrace2282 in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3598
• Changed Vector3 to Vector3D in contributing docs by @JasonGrace2282 in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3639
• Added some examples for Mobject/VMobject methods by @JasonGrace2282 in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3641
• Fixed broken link to Poetry's installation guide in the documentation by @biinnnggggg in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3692
• Fixed minor grammatical errors found in the index page of the documentation by @biinnnggggg in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3690
• Fixed typo on page about translations by @biinnnggggg in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3696

Maintenance and Testing

• Fixed wrong path in action building downloadable docs by @behackl in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3450
• Add type hints to _config by @Viicos in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3440
• Update dependency constraints, fix deprecation warnings by @Viicos in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3376
• Update Docker base image to python3.12-slim (#3458) by @PikaBlue107 in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3459
• Fixed line_join to joint_type in example_scenes/basic.py by @szchixy in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3510
• Fixed :attr:.Mobject.animate type-hint to allow LSP autocomplete by @JasonGrace2282 in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3543
• Finish TODO's in contributing/typings.rst by @JasonGrace2282 in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3545
• Fixed use of Mobject's deprecated get_*() and set_*() methods in Cairo tests by @JasonGrace2282 in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3549
• Added support for Manim type aliases in Sphinx docs and added new TypeAliases by @chopan050 in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3484
• Fixed typing of Animation by @dandavison in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3568
• Added some TODOs for future use of ManimFrame by @chopan050 in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3553
• Fixed typehint of :attr:InternalPoint2D_Array by @JasonGrace2282 in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3592
• Fixed error in Windows CI pipeline by @behackl in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3611
• Fixed type hint of indication.py by @yuan-xy in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3613
• Revert vector type aliases to NumPy ndarrays by @chopan050 in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3595
• Run poetry lock --no-update by @JasonGrace2282 in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3621
• Code Cleanup: removing unused imports and global variables by @JasonGrace2282 in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3620
• Fixed type hint of Vector direction parameter by @JasonGrace2282 in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3640
• Flake8 rule C901 is about McCabe code complexity by @cclauss in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3673
• Updated year in license by @JasonGrace2282 in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3689
• Automated copyright updating for docs by @JasonGrace2282 in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3708

Dependency Version Changes

• Bump jupyter-server from 2.9.1 to 2.11.2 by @dependabot in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3497
• Bump github/codeql-action from 2 to 3 by @dependabot in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3567
• Bump actions/upload-artifact from 3 to 4 by @dependabot in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3566
• Bump actions/setup-python from 4 to 5 by @dependabot in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3565
• updated several packages (pillow, jupyterlab, notebook, jupyterlab-lsp, jinja2, gitpython) by @behackl in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3593
• Update jupyter.rst by @abul4fia in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3630
• Bump black from 23.12.1 to 24.3.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3649
• Bump cryptography from 42.0.0 to 42.0.4 by @dependabot in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3629
• Bump actions/cache from 3 to 4 by @dependabot in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3607
• Bump FedericoCarboni/setup-ffmpeg from 2 to 3 by @dependabot in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3608
• Bump ssciwr/setup-mesa-dist-win from 1 to 2 by @dependabot in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3609
• Bump idna from 3.6 to 3.7 by @dependabot in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3693
• Bump pillow from 10.2.0 to 10.3.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3672
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @pre-commit-ci in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3332
• Updated sphinx deps by @JasonGrace2282 in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3720

New Contributors

• @Lawqup made their first contribution in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3461
• @jcep made their first contribution in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3477
• @szchixy made their first contribution in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3498
• @PikaBlue107 made their first contribution in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3459
• @yuan-xy made their first contribution in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3509
• @MathItYT made their first contribution in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3516
• @doaamuham made their first contribution in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3499
• @RobinPH made their first contribution in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3428
• @pauluhlenbruck made their first contribution in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3513
• @yashm277 made their first contribution in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3436
• @TheMathematicFanatic made their first contribution in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3408
• @vvolhejn made their first contribution in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3561
• @hydromelvictor made their first contribution in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3574
• @dandavison made their first contribution in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3568
• @Gixtox made their first contribution in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3528
• @staghado made their first contribution in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3429
• @biinnnggggg made their first contribution in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3692
• @HairlessVillager made their first contribution in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3674
• @SirJamesClarkMaxwell made their first contribution in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3675
• @danielzsh made their first contribution in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3703
• @TheCrowned made their first contribution in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3721
• @MontroyJosh made their first contribution in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3718
• @amrear made their first contribution in https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/pull/3730

Full Changelog: https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim/compare/v0.18.0.post0...v0.18.1