TFT_eSPI VS lvgl

Compare TFT_eSPI vs lvgl and see what are their differences.

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)

lvgl

Embedded graphics library to create beautiful UIs for any MCU, MPU and display type. (by lvgl)
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TFT_eSPI lvgl
50 65
3,851 17,592
- 6.4%
5.9 9.9
4 months ago 6 days ago
C C
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later MIT License
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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.

lvgl

Posts with mentions or reviews of lvgl. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-07-06.
  • Writing GUI applications on the Raspberry Pi without a desktop environment
    8 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 6 Jul 2024
    LVGL is pretty much the IOT industry standard for 32-bit architectures like Renesas RX, Arm Cortex-M, ARC, TI MSP, Atmel...

    https://lvgl.io/

  • Broadcast Audio URI
    3 projects | dev.to | 6 Jun 2024
    To my happy surprise, there was already QR code support in the LVGL module included in Zephyr so I made some minal QR code functionality to expose the required data once the Broadcast source was ready on the device. As this is a PoC, the non-changing parameters are hardcoded:
  • Ask HN: Nobody interested an open hardware iPod Nano?
    3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 29 Feb 2024
    So here is the thing: The iPod Nano 7g is from 2012. I've seen many people designing custom PCBs and releasing Kickstarter projects for custom audio players[5] or game handhelds[6]. I know Rockbox (which is great, but its lacks support for Wifi and Bluetooth AFAIK and just does not compete with the UX of iPod's audio book features in my opinion) and iPod Linux. 10 years ago someone even reverse engineered the iPod Nano 6g display[3].

    Although I'm not skilled enough in PCB-Design, after some research I found the Lilygo T-Display S3 Pro[4] based on ESP32 S3, which would be the size, but lacks audio and OS. There is also the Mango PI CyberPad[7], which looked interesting, but maybe is already too clunky.

    Programming wise, LVGL[8] may be a good framework to develop a modern and efficient UI - at least it looks promising.

    So, why is nobody interested in recreating an iPod nano like device? It should be doable with modern tech, but Phones have completely taken over the marked...

    1: https://www.reddit.com/r/audiobooks/comments/14ue4un/comment/ks1sj99/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

    2: https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf-app/issues/847

    3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TedIzmguP0

    4: https://www.lilygo.cc/products/t-display-s3-pro

    5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C597AkhGtw

    6: https://www.funkey-project.com/

    7: https://mangopi.org/cp1m

    8: https://lvgl.io/

  • LVGL 9.0 Released
    2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 22 Jan 2024
    LVGL is a graphics library used mostly for embedded UI's. Main website: https://lvgl.io/
  • imgui VS lvgl - a user suggested alternative
    2 projects | 3 Nov 2023
    Popular embedded UI library
  • LVGL: Light and Versatile Graphics Library
    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 21 Sep 2023
  • Show HN: Slint - A Declarative UI Toolkit Written in Rust for Embedded & Desktop
    7 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 19 Jun 2023
    If you need something written in C and very tiny, I recommend LVGL https://lvgl.io/
  • Open-source graphics library to create UIs for any microcontroller
    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 10 Jun 2023
  • How to write display drivers?
    2 projects | /r/embedded | 24 May 2023
  • Lilygo T-Display-S3 AMOLED
    2 projects | /r/esp32 | 24 May 2023
    The factory code uses the Lvgl graphic library. https://github.com/lvgl/lvgl

What are some alternatives?

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

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

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

imgui - Dear ImGui: Bloat-free Graphical User interface for C++ with minimal dependencies

u8g2 - U8glib library for monochrome displays, version 2

GuiLite - ✔️The smallest header-only GUI library(4 KLOC) for all platforms

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

slint - Slint is a declarative GUI toolkit to build native user interfaces for Rust, C++, or JavaScript apps.

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

micropython-micro-gui - A lightweight MicroPython GUI library for display drivers based on framebuf, allows input via pushbuttons. See also micropython-touch.

UTFT-ESP - UTFT with support for ESP8266 and ESP32

littlefs - A little fail-safe filesystem designed for microcontrollers

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