adafruit/Adafruit-GFX-Library
Adafruit GFX graphics core Arduino library, this is the 'core' class that all our other graphics libraries derive from observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 76
- Release rhythm 66
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 56
- age_days: 5287
- days_rel: 146
- days_push: 146
- n_releases_24m: 8
Adoption not part of the score
2828 stars · 1672 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Adafruit GFX is the core Arduino graphics library providing a common set of drawing primitives (points, lines, circles, bitmaps, fonts) shared across Adafruit's LCD, OLED, and LED matrix display libraries. It must be paired with a hardware-specific display driver library that handles the low-level device functions.
Use cases
- draw shapes and text on an OLED or TFT display with Arduino
- render bitmaps and custom fonts on an LED matrix
- port a sketch between different Adafruit display types with minimal changes
- convert TTF fonts to a compact bitmap format for embedded displays
- build a UI with graphics primitives on an SSD1306 or ST7735 screen
When to choose
- you use an Adafruit display breakout or LED matrix with Arduino
- you want a portable graphics API across multiple display types
- you need lightweight bitmap fonts and drawing primitives on microcontrollers
When to avoid
- you need a full GUI framework with widgets and touch events
- your display is not supported by any Adafruit hardware-specific companion library
- you are targeting non-Arduino platforms without an Arduino compatibility layer
Facets
library · maturity stable
graphics ui-components sdk embedded-systems hardware graphics embedded cpp c iot arduino lcd oled tft display-driver bitmap-fonts graphics-primitives
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit-GFX-Library · fetched 2026-08-28 · 260b18cc1049
- homepage: https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-gfx-graphics-library · fetched 2026-08-29 · 06eaa2860186
- site_page: https://www.adafruit.com/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 695846072bc5
- site_page: https://www.adafruit.com/faq · fetched 2026-08-29 · c6a89d0ac23b
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| adafruit/Adafruit-GFX-Library | main | 77 |
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