# Manus

- Company: Manus AI
- Week: week of October 5, 2026 (2026-10-05)
- Page: https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/manus/2026-10-05
- Compare week by week: https://ai-portal-library.dev/#compare?view=canvas&mode=time&portal=manus&weeks=2026-10-12,2026-10-05&device=desktop

## Design analysis

This shows the desktop version of Manus for the week of 2026-10-05, before scrolling. Three large cards fill the top half, offering to build, create, or open a local file. The message box is the largest item on the screen. The main text is light enough against the background to meet a common accessibility guideline. The hint text inside the message box is darker than that guideline recommends. The outline of the message box is hard to see. Below the box are three suggested prompts. No note that it can make mistakes is visible on this screen. The hint text in the message box is darker than in the week of 2026-09-28.

## Menu items

- Sidebar: an icon button (pencil-square icon), an icon button (monitor icon), an icon button (cog-shaped icon), an icon button (book-spines icon), an icon button (circle-line-square icon), an icon button (linked shapes icon), an icon button (four-circle grid icon), an icon button (three-dot icon), an icon button (folder icon), an icon button (checklist icon), an icon button (hand-mark icon), an icon button (monitor-phone icon), an icon button (bell icon)
- Top bar: Manus 2.0 Lite, Upgrade
- Input area: Cloud, Choose project, an icon button (two-plug icon)

## Menu changes

No menu changes compared with the week of September 28, 2026.

## Screenshots

- Desktop: https://ai-portal-library.dev/img/shots/2026-10-05/manus.local.png?v=1791571809808
- Mobile: https://ai-portal-library.dev/img/shots/2026-10-05/manus.mobile.local.png?v=1791571809808

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