The LVGL Repository

All repositories of the LVGL project are hosted on GitHub.

Repository layout

All repositories of the LVGL project are hosted on GitHub.

You will find these repositories at the following locations:

• lvgl: The library itself with many examples and demos.
• blog: Source of the blog's site
• sim: Source of the online simulator's site
• lv_port_*: LVGL ports to development boards and other platforms
• lv_binding_*: Bindings to other languages

Release policy

The core repositories follow the rules of Semantic Versioning:

• Major version: incompatible API changes. E.g. v5.0.0, v6.0.0
• Minor version: new but backward-compatible functionalities. E.g. v6.1.0, v6.2.0
• Patch version: backward-compatible bug fixes. E.g. v6.1.1, v6.1.2

Tags like vX.Y.Z are created for every release.

Release cycle

• Bug fixes: released on demand even weekly
• Minor releases: every 3-4 months
• Major releases: approximately yearly

Branches

The core repositories have at least the following branches:

• master: latest version, patches are merged directly here
• release/vX.Y: stable versions of the minor releases

Change log

The changes are recorded in Change Log.

Version support

Before v8 the last minor release of each major series was supported for 1 year. Starting from v8, every minor release is supported for 1 year.