tigr VS minifb

TIGR

I think Tigr is probably the easiest plug-and-play solution. But if I don't need moving or interactive graphics, I usually just output SVG images (no library needed).

reminds me of TIGR, but simpler (but also without hardware acceleration/shaders, but also with sound)

Delighful, works at first try and the code looks well organized.

    git clone https://github.com/erkkah/tigr.git

In addition to the other options, you can look at small windowing libraries in other languages. For example TIGR has pretty straightforward Mac code using pure C (you'll need to have some understanding of the ObjC object model and the way it's exposed to C though).

I found TIGR to be the most pain-free way to just get graphics on the screen. It includes basic shape and font rendering.

I've found that the quickest and simplest solution to render graphics is Tigr.

I would also recommend looking into SDL2 or MiniFB for cross-platform support, as not everyone uses X11.

MiniFB is what you want for this.

MiniFB maybe?

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).

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.)

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.

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