# The LVGL Repository (/introduction/repo)



Repository layout [#repository-layout]

All repositories of the LVGL project are hosted on [GitHub](https://github.com/lvgl).

You will find these repositories at the following locations:

* [lvgl](https://github.com/lvgl/lvgl): The library itself with many [examples](https://github.com/lvgl/lvgl/tree/master/examples) and [demos](https://github.com/lvgl/lvgl/tree/master/demos).
* [blog](https://github.com/lvgl/blog): Source of the [blog's site](https://blog.lvgl.io)
* [sim](https://github.com/lvgl/sim): Source of the [online simulator's site](https://sim.lvgl.io)
* [lv\_port\_\*](https://github.com/lvgl?q=lv_port\&type=\&language=): LVGL ports to development boards and other platforms
* [lv\_binding\_\*](https://github.com/lvgl?q=lv_binding\&type=\&language=l): Bindings to other languages

Release policy [#release-policy]

The core repositories follow the rules of [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/):

* 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 [#release-cycle]

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

Branches [#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 [#change-log]

The changes are recorded in [Change Log](/CHANGELOG).

Version support [#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.

| Version | Release date | Support end  | Active |
| ------- | ------------ | ------------ | ------ |
| v5.3    | 1 Feb, 2019  | 1 Feb, 2020  | No     |
| v6.1    | 26 Nov, 2019 | 26 Nov, 2020 | No     |
| v7.11   | 16 Mar, 2021 | 16 Mar, 2022 | No     |
| v8.0    | 1 Jun, 2021  | 1 Jun, 2022  | No     |
| v8.1    | 10 Nov, 2021 | 10 Nov, 2022 | No     |
| v8.2    | 31 Jan, 2022 | 31 Jan, 2023 | No     |
| v8.3    | 6 July, 2022 | 1 Jan, 2025  | No     |
| v8.4    | 19 Mar, 2024 | 20 Mar, 2025 | No     |
| v9.0    | 22 Jan, 2024 | 22 Jan, 2025 | No     |
| v9.1    | 20 Mar, 2024 | 20 Mar, 2025 | No     |
| v9.2    | 26 Aug, 2024 | 26 Aug, 2025 | No     |
| v9.3    | 3 June, 2025 | 3 June, 2026 | Yes    |
| v9.4    | 16 Oct, 2025 | 16 Oct, 2026 | Yes    |
| v9.5    | 18 Feb, 2026 | 18 Feb, 2027 | Yes    |