TFT_ILI9341 vs GxEPD2

TFT_ILI9341

A fast Arduino IDE compatible graphics and fonts library including a driver for the ILI9341 based TFT displays. (by Bodmer)

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GxEPD2

Arduino Display Library for SPI E-Paper Displays (by ZinggJM)

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TFT_ILI9341		GxEPD2
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3	Mentions	12
106	Stars	890
-	Growth	-
0.0	Activity	7.1
about 2 years ago	Latest Commit	21 days ago
C	Language	C
-	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 only

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TFT_ILI9341

Posts with mentions or reviews of TFT_ILI9341. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-04-30.

ILI9341 TFT Scrolling - example wanted
1 project | /r/arduino | 21 Dec 2021
How do I get this screen to work?
3 projects | /r/arduino | 30 Apr 2021

If it works with SPI, I prefer this library: https://github.com/Bodmer/TFT_ILI9341 as it's very fast.
2.4in LCD Display from WaveShare (SPI, ILI9341)
2 projects | /r/arduino | 28 Jan 2021

I like this one: https://github.com/Bodmer/TFT_ILI9341

GxEPD2

Posts with mentions or reviews of GxEPD2. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-05.

ESP32 + Waveshare e-Paper Display
4 projects | /r/esp32 | 5 Dec 2023

And the HelloWorld examples from GxEDP (https://github.com/ZinggJM/GxEPD) as well as GxEDP2 (https://github.com/ZinggJM/GxEPD2)
is there way to set a LILYGO® T5 4.7 Inch E-paper V2.3 ESP32-S3 to view pics from the sd
1 project | /r/esp32 | 4 Dec 2023
Waveshare EPD library
1 project | /r/esp32 | 1 May 2023
MH-ET ePaper module 2.9" help
3 projects | /r/esp32 | 16 Oct 2022

From what i understand, by uncommenting display class and display driver class in the GxEPD2_display_selection_new_style.h file, the display class object is constructed in line 144 for esp32, as that file is included in the GxEPD2_Example.ino file.
E-Ink Display & ESP8266 without SPI
2 projects | /r/arduino | 14 Jun 2022
E-Paper strange behavior. Dimming after writing. Any experts?
1 project | /r/arduino | 13 May 2022
E paper display
2 projects | /r/esp8266 | 9 Mar 2022
E-Ink Work From Home Calendar
6 projects | /r/arduino | 2 Feb 2022

I'd recommend checking out this library GxEPD2 to drive the display contents.
ESP Beginner 1.54inch e-Paper pins on NodeMCU 32S
1 project | /r/esp32 | 22 Dec 2021
help with customising e-paper display visuals
1 project | /r/arduino | 24 Nov 2021

I have been able to run the GxEPD2 example code on my arduino uno which then shows the examples on the screen so I know the screen and connections are working.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing TFT_ILI9341 and GxEPD2 you can also consider the following projects:

Servo - Servo Library for Arduino

GxEPD - A simple E-Paper display library with common base class and separate IO class for Arduino.

TFT-LCD-Arduino - A sample Arduino project collection with TFT LCD, TFT LCD Mega Shield V2.2, and Arduino Mega

Lilygo-T5-4.7-meteo-and-domoticz- - an E-paper domoticz console with Lilygo-T5

Tasmota - Alternative firmware for ESP8266 and ESP32 based devices with easy configuration using webUI, OTA updates, automation using timers or rules, expandability and entirely local control over MQTT, HTTP, Serial or KNX. Full documentation at

esp8266_deauther - Affordable WiFi hacking platform for testing and learning

Sonoff-Tasmota - Alternative firmware for ESP8266 with easy configuration using webUI, OTA updates, automation using timers or rules, expandability and entirely local control over MQTT, HTTP, Serial or KNX. Full documentation at [Moved to: https://github.com/arendst/Tasmota]

wasm3 - 🚀 A fast WebAssembly interpreter and the most universal WASM runtime

nodemcu-devkit-v1.0

EPD - A library to control WaveShare e-Paper display.

wall-ink - ESP8266 based e-ink conference room scheduler display. Repurposable through PHP-based server plugins to display any image. Outlook, Exchange, Booked, Google Calendar API and iCal server scheduler support.

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