LVGL
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
4recommend
1warn against
Jan 8, 2026first mention
Jul 19, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“Can make fancy UIs for it with LVGL”
“stopped using libraries for anything that isn't LVGL, TinyUSB, compression or cryptography”
embedded product developeron “Software Engineering Is Back”
Show 1 more
“LVGL is awesome.”
Caveats and dissent
“LVGL has begun relicensed and removed the lv_xml module from and moved it under LVGL Pro”
Who recommends it in their own words
Threads where it came up
- Embassy: Modern embedded framework, using Rust and async 2 mentions
- Clever hacker fits 537,000 domains in a $5 ESP32 ad-blocking dongle 1 mention
- Cyberdecks, going analog, and convivial technology 1 mention
- LVGL Kft switches to freemium; closes lv_xml module 1 mention
- I built Timeframe, our family e-paper dashboard 1 mention
- Software Engineering Is Back 1 mention
Data: lvgl.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 8
“Can make fancy UIs for it with LVGL”
“One-shotted LVGL UI”
“LVGL has begun relicensed and removed the lv_xml module from and moved it under LVGL Pro”
“There are lots of other eInk devices you can use LVGL with.”
“stopped using libraries for anything that isn't LVGL, TinyUSB, compression or cryptography”
“It uses LVGL https://github.com/lvgl/lvgl”
https://www.waveshare.com/esp32-s3-touch-lcd-4b.htm This one is nice too, it has an enclosure. You could use this for a smart home dashboard. Be careful with the boards with two USB ports, they will backfeed power.
“LVGL is awesome.”