Manus

Manus is a general AI agent that browses the web, researches, writes and builds slides, websites, games and videos from a single request.

Manus is an autonomous AI agent that takes a task in plain language and works through it on its own, browsing the web, gathering information and producing finished results. Manus 2.0 can create slides, build websites and games, generate images, music and video, and edit video, and Wide Research runs large research jobs across many sources at once. The Manus browser operator works in the user's own browser, Mail Manus handles tasks sent by email, and a Slack integration brings the agent into team channels. It is available on the web, as desktop and mobile apps and through an API, with Agent Mode models in Max, standard and Lite sizes. Plans run on credits, with daily free credits and paid plans for individuals and teams.

Manus at a glance

Best for: Founder, Director, Software engineer, Researcher
Runs on: Web, iOS, Android, API
Pricing: Free with 300 daily credits; Pro from $20/month; Team from $20/seat/month
Released: March 2025
Category: AI agent tool
Website: manus.im

Key features

Autonomous agent for multi-step tasks
Wide Research across many sources at once
Slides, websites and games from a prompt
Image, music and video generation and editing
Browser operator that works in the user's browser
Mail Manus and Slack integration
API, desktop and mobile apps

Use it for

Research a market and turn findings into a slide deck
Build a simple website or browser game from a description
Hand off repetitive web tasks to an agent

Companions

Tools that articles about Manus recommend using with it, each with its job.

Notion AI — Notion connector, and Notion updates can start automations.
Slack — Slack messages can trigger Manus work.
Gmail — Gmail connector, and new emails can start a run.
HubSpot — HubSpot connector updates records.
GitHub — GitHub connector for repo context.
Cursor — Cursor stays the better tool for code-heavy work.

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