We evaluated the top OLED display libraries based on GitHub activity, memory footprint, and ease of use. Here are the clear winners for your next ESP32 project.
When working with ESP32 and OLED displays (like the popular SSD1306), you have dozens of libraries to choose from. However, many are abandoned, bloated, or don't take advantage of the ESP32's hardware SPI/I2C capabilities.
We've filtered the Arduino Library Index to find the absolute best options based on our custom Quality Score (factoring in GitHub stars, issue resolution, and recent commits).
by oliver <olikraus@gmail.com>
Monochrome LCD, OLED and eInk Library. Display controller: SSD1305, SSD1306, SSD1309, SSD1312, SSD1316, SSD1318, SSD1320, SSD1322, SSD1325, SSD1327, SSD1329, SSD1362, SSD1363, SSD1606, SSD1607, SH1106, SH1107, SH1108, SH1122, T6963, RA8835, LC7981, PCD8544, PCF8812, HX1230, UC1601, UC1604, UC1608, UC1610, UC1611, UC1617, UC1628, UC1638, UC1701, ST7302, ST7511, ST7528, ST7539, ST7565, ST7567, ST7571, ST7586, ST7588, ST75160, ST75161, ST75256, ST75320, NT7534, ST7920, IST3020, IST3088, IST7920, LD7032, KS0108, KS0713, HD44102, T7932, SSD1312, SED1330, SED1520, SBN1661, IL3820, MAX7219, GP1287, GP1247, GP1294, GU800. Interfaces: I2C, SPI, Parallel.
by Adafruit
SSD1306 oled driver library for monochrome 128x64 and 128x32 displays
by Bodmer
TFT graphics library for Arduino processors with performance optimisation for RP2040, STM32, ESP8266 and ESP32
