minifb vs npainter

minifb

MiniFB is a small cross platform library to create a frame buffer that you can draw pixels in (by emoon)

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npainter

fast and simple digital painting software (by mrgaturus)

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minifb		npainter
	Project
10	Mentions	2
925	Stars	116
-	Growth	-
2.8	Activity	8.5
8 months ago	Latest Commit	about 1 month ago
C	Language	Nim
MIT License	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 or later

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minifb

Posts with mentions or reviews of minifb. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-02-12.

creating a free, fast and simple digital painting software (not planned UI/UX yet)
3 projects | /r/freesoftware | 12 Feb 2023

I would also recommend looking into SDL2 or MiniFB for cross-platform support, as not everyone uses X11.
Minimal Cross-Platform Graphics
11 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 24 Jan 2023
MiniFB: Cross-Platform Rendering Library
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 16 Jan 2023
graphics library for setting pixels on screen
1 project | /r/Zig | 14 Sep 2022

MiniFB is what you want for this.
Best way to write a cross-platform graphical program in C while using only bare minimum third-party libraries?
3 projects | /r/C_Programming | 6 Mar 2022

MiniFB maybe?
eBook Gentle Introduction to Assembly Language (AARCH64)
2 projects | /r/programming | 12 Jan 2022

But you can have a skeleton program that sets up framebuffer for you (e.g. with minifb or TIGR), then link it that skeleton with your code (in assembly or whatever you prefer).
The joy of building a ray tracer, for fun, in Rust
8 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 3 Jan 2022
native web-api graphics (live, not image)
6 projects | /r/Deno | 10 Sep 2021

I also saw minifb, which seems like a really to-the-point way to get a buffer I can draw to., so I guess I will go in that direction (rust lib, make FFI bindings for deno, etc.)
Can I make graphics without any libraries?
3 projects | /r/cpp_questions | 18 Feb 2021

If you just want to push pixel data to a frame buffer then I can highly recommend minifb. MIT licensed, Supports a lot of platforms, and it’s about as simple as you can get. It also handles input if you need it, too.
Best libraries for making a raycaster in C
1 project | /r/gamedev | 29 Jan 2021

I think this library will fit your goals: https://github.com/emoon/minifb

npainter

Posts with mentions or reviews of npainter. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-02-12.

creating a free, fast and simple digital painting software (not planned UI/UX yet)
3 projects | /r/freesoftware | 12 Feb 2023

source code: https://github.com/mrgaturus/npainter

What are some alternatives?

When comparing minifb and npainter you can also consider the following projects:

winit - Window handling library in pure Rust

SDL - Simple Directmedia Layer

raytracer-exp - A simple raytracer built as an exercise to learn some Rust

microui - A tiny immediate-mode UI library

libtcod - A collection of tools and algorithms for developing traditional roguelikes. Such as field-of-view, pathfinding, and a tile-based terminal emulator.

deno-canvas - Canvas API for Deno, ported from canvaskit-wasm (Skia).

deno_sdl2 - SDL2 module for Deno

deno-minifb - Deno wrapper around minifb, for making a framebuffer you can draw pixels to

the-ray-tracer-challenge-fsharp - F# implementation of the ray tracer found in The Ray Tracer Challenge by Jamis Buck

pane - 🖼️ A deno module providing bindings for cross-platform windowing

pk_do_not_be_afraid - ASM really isn't that different from C! This collection of tutorials bridges your existing knowledge of C or C++ to teach assembly language.

keikan - An elegant (imo) rendering engine written in Rust.