# lvgl/lv_esp_idf

LVGL ported to ESP32 including various display and touchpad drivers

Repository: https://github.com/lvgl/lv_esp_idf
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/lv_esp_idf
Language: C
License Family: other
Topics: esp32, esp-idf, graphics, ui, lvgl
Last push: 2026-08-03T11:38:29+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2789, "days_push": 30, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1303, forks 478 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:18.287774+00:00)

## What it is
A reference project demonstrating LVGL (Light and Versatile Graphics Library) ported to ESP32 microcontrollers using the ESP-IDF framework. It includes display and touchpad drivers and runs LVGL demos such as benchmarks on supported ESP32 boards.

## Use cases
- build a GUI on an ESP32 with LVGL
- set up LVGL display and touch drivers on ESP-IDF
- run LVGL demos on ESP32-S3 or ESP32-P4 boards
- create an embedded UI project for ESP32 family chips
- benchmark LVGL performance on ESP32 hardware

## When to choose
- you want to build LVGL-based UIs on ESP32 microcontrollers
- you need a ready-made ESP-IDF project structure with display and touch drivers
- you want a reference setup to start writing your own embedded GUI application

## When to avoid
- you are targeting non-ESP32 microcontrollers
- you need a general-purpose desktop or mobile GUI toolkit
- you require a licensed library with explicit terms, since this repo has no license file

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: graphics, ui-components, embedded
- domain: embedded-systems, graphics, hardware
- platform: embedded, iot, c, cpp
- tags: lvgl, esp32, esp-idf, display-driver, touch-driver, microcontroller, gui

## Member repositories
- lvgl/lv_esp_idf (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:18.287774+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:51:12.753129+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/lvgl/lv_esp_idf (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:18.287774+00:00, sha ee246a49b31e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.