Decision Workspace
lvgl vs lvgl-sys vs lightvgl-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
lvgl
growingv0.6.2
LVGL bindings for Rust. A powerful and easy-to-use embedded GUI with many widgets, advanced visual effects (opacity, antialiasing, animations) and low memory requirements (16K RAM, 64K Flash).
46
lvgl-sys
growingv0.6.2
Raw bindings to the LVGL C library.
52
lightvgl-sys
growingv9.5.2
Raw bindings to the LVGL C library.
Core Metrics
| lvgl | lvgl-sys | lightvgl-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 46 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 21.8K | 23.6K | 1.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 193 | 276 | 160 |
| Dependents | 6 | 22 | 39 |
| Releases | 13 | 11 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 1090d ago | 1090d ago | 18d ago |
| Age | 5y 11m | 5y 11m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
lvgl
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
lvgl-sys
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
14
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
lightvgl-sys
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| lvgl | lvgl-sys | lightvgl-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.2 | 0.6.2 | 9.5.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 12 | 3 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 32KB | 8.5MB | 6.1MB |
| Features | 9 | 3 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 26.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lightvgl-sys leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lvgl-sys has the most downloads (23.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ lvgl, lvgl-sys have not been updated in over a year.
- •lvgl, lvgl-sys are pre-1.0 — API may change.