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Learn AI for Noncoders Jul 31, 2025

FREE Manus AI Course: The Complete Guide to This Powerful AI Agent

Learn how to use Manus AI to create slides, images, videos, audio, and even full websites—all while you rest. This comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know to get started for free.

Manus AI isn't just another chatbot. It's a general-purpose AI agent that can actually do things for you while you focus on other work. Unlike ChatGPT where you have a conversation, Manus can create entire presentations, generate videos, build websites, and produce podcasts—often with just a single prompt. Let me show you how.

Key Takeaways

  • Manus is an AI agent, not just a chatbot—it completes tasks autonomously while you work on other things
  • Get 1,300 free credits on day one, plus 300 credits daily when you return
  • Create slides, images, videos, audio, and websites all from one platform
  • Manus remembers your preferences and brand information for future tasks
  • You can run multiple tasks simultaneously and check progress anytime
  • Playbooks let you leverage templates created by the community
  • Access Manus at manus.im/app

    • What Makes Manus Different?

    The key difference between Manus and tools like ChatGPT or Grok is that Manus is agentic. This means:
    • You can start a task and walk away
    • It works in the background while you do other things
    • You can run multiple tasks at once
    • It will notify you when tasks are complete or when it needs input

    When you open Manus, you'll see three modes:

  • Adaptive - Automatically chooses the best approach
  • Agent - The powerhouse mode that creates things for you
  • Chat - Standard conversation mode

    • Getting Started with Manus

    Signing Up (It's Free!)

  • Go to manus.im/app
  • Sign up with your email
  • Receive 1,300 free credits immediately
  • Get 300 additional credits each day you return

    • Creating Slides with Manus

    Basic Slide Generation

  • Click Agent mode
  • Select Slides
  • Enter your title (e.g., "10 Benefits of Building Your Personal Brand on LinkedIn")
  • Click generate

    • The magic? You can leave the environment while it works. Open a new task, grab coffee, or do other work. Manus will keep building your presentation.

    Using Themes

    For more polished results:
  • Click Slides > All Themes
  • Choose a style (Minimalist, Corporate, Creative, etc.)
  • Select page count (4-8, 8-12, 12-16, etc.)
  • Click confirm and send

    • Quality Assessment

    From my testing, basic prompts yield about 3 out of 5 stars quality. The AI excels at:
  • Structure and organization
  • Charts and graphics
  • Clean layouts

    • It struggles with:

  • Stock image selection
  • Some text getting cut off

    • Pro tip: Manus remembers information you've told it before. If you've mentioned your website or company details in previous sessions, it will automatically incorporate that information.

    Export Options

    Once complete, export as:
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF
  • Google Slides
  • Save to Google Drive or OneDrive
  • Share via public link

    • Creating Images with Manus

    Manus handles different image types with varying success:

    What Works Well

    Infographics and Data Visualizations ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • Prompt: "Create a graphic/infographic that shows data about live video for business owners"
  • Result: Excellent! Numbers look good, spelling is accurate, professional layout
  • Timeline: About 5 minutes
  • These are Manus's strength

    • Instagram Carousels ⭐⭐⭐⭐

  • Creates individual images with consistent branding
  • May need to request PDF format for LinkedIn carousels
  • Good visual variety across slides

    • What Needs Work

    Thumbnails ⭐⭐⭐
  • Dimensions may be off
  • Can be too busy
  • ChatGPT might do better for simple thumbnails

    • Event Posters ⭐⭐⭐

  • Needs more detailed prompts
  • Include: title, event info, your image, website, description
  • Basic prompts yield basic results

    • Creating Videos with Manus

    Manus connects to Google's Veo 2 and Veo 3 for video generation.

    Two Modes

    Default Mode (60 credits)
  • 5-second videos
  • Good for B-roll
  • Fast generation

    • Quality Mode (600 credits)

  • 8-second videos
  • Higher realism
  • Uses Veo 3

    • Testing Results

    I tested with the prompt: "Detective rubber duck interrogation video"
    • Default Mode: Good lighting, solid 5-second clip, no audio included
    • Quality Mode: More realistic visuals, includes synchronized audio, but sound effects sometimes overpower dialogue

    Verdict: For B-roll purposes, default mode is often sufficient. Save your credits unless you need the extra quality.

    Creating Audio with Manus

    If you're familiar with Google NotebookLM's podcast feature, Manus offers similar capabilities.

    Audio Options

  • Generate podcasts
  • Create audio digests from email summaries
  • Produce AI news broadcasts

    • My Test

    Prompt: "Summarize yesterday's AI news into a 90-second broadcast that is energetic, informative, and engaging for business owners"

    Results:

  • Script writing: Excellent
  • Energy level: Matched the prompt perfectly
  • Voice: Slightly AI-sounding but acceptable
  • Length: 2:39 instead of requested 90 seconds (doesn't follow time limits precisely)
  • Spanish version: Voice sounded even more natural!

    • Creating Websites with Manus

    This feature can take up to 20 minutes but produces impressive results.

    What I Tested

    Prompt: "Create a personal website for Shanee Moret" (with no additional information)

    What Manus Found on Its Own:

  • My name and business
  • My story ("From single mom to mega influencer")
  • That I'm a cancer survivor
  • My company (Growth Academy)
  • Services I offer
  • Even knew to redirect the Growth Academy link to my actual website

    • The result was a fully functional, hosted website with:

  • Professional layout
  • Animated elements
  • Service descriptions
  • Testimonial section (though these were made up—provide real ones!)
  • Call-to-action buttons

    • Using Playbooks

    Playbooks are community-created templates you can leverage:
    • Market research tools
    • Website builders
    • Slide generators
    • SWOT analysis generators
    • AI color analysis
    • And more

    Simply click a playbook, follow the prompts, and get customized results based on proven templates.

    Tips for Getting the Most from Manus

  • Be specific when you need specific results
  • Let it remember your brand details for consistency
  • Run multiple tasks simultaneously to save time
  • Rate your results to earn 100 bonus credits
  • Use playbooks to benefit from community knowledge
  • Check progress via the "View Manus Computer" window

    • Credit System

    | Action | Credits | |--------|---------| | Day 1 signup | 1,300 | | Daily return | 300 | | Rating a task | 100 | | Default video | 60 | | Quality video | 600 |

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    Ready to try Manus AI? It's free to start at manus.im/app.

    Watch the full tutorial on YouTube and subscribe to Shanee Moret's channel for more AI tools and personal branding strategies.

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