LovyanGFX VS TFT_eSPI

Compare LovyanGFX vs TFT_eSPI and see what are their differences.

LovyanGFX

SPI LCD graphics library for ESP32 (ESP-IDF/ArduinoESP32) / ESP8266 (ArduinoESP8266) / SAMD51(Seeed ArduinoSAMD51) (by lovyan03)

TFT_eSPI

Arduino and PlatformIO IDE compatible TFT library optimised for the Raspberry Pi Pico (RP2040), STM32, ESP8266 and ESP32 that supports different driver chips (by Bodmer)
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LovyanGFX TFT_eSPI
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985 3,344
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8.4 8.0
12 days ago 9 days ago
C C
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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LovyanGFX

Posts with mentions or reviews of LovyanGFX. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-06.

TFT_eSPI

Posts with mentions or reviews of TFT_eSPI. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-13.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing LovyanGFX and TFT_eSPI you can also consider the following projects:

lvgl - Embedded graphics library to create beautiful UIs for any MCU, MPU and display type.

lvgl-sdl - A crossplatform SDL wrapper for the Light and Versatile Graphics Library https://lvgl.io/.

Adafruit-ST7735-Library - This is a library for generic ST7735 128x128 TFT Displays, based on Adafruit library for their own 1.8" display

stm32-usart-uart-dma-rx-tx - STM32 examples for USART using DMA for efficient RX and TX transmission

u8g2 - U8glib library for monochrome displays, version 2

RetroESP32 - Retro ESP32 is a turbo charged Odroid Go Launcher, Emulator and ROM Manager

Adafruit-GFX-Library - Adafruit GFX graphics core Arduino library, this is the 'core' class that all our other graphics libraries derive from

retro-go - Retro emulation for the ODROID-GO and other ESP32 devices

UTFT-ESP - UTFT with support for ESP8266 and ESP32

lv_drivers - TFT and touch pad drivers for LVGL embedded GUI library

ssd1306 - Driver for SSD1306, SSD1331, SSD1351, IL9163, ILI9341, ST7735, PCD8544, Nokia 5110 displays running on Arduino/ESP32/Linux (Rasperry) platforms