# New step-by-step install tutorials and printToScreen() for L5 library

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**Category:** L5\
**Created:** [February 2, 2026, 8:17am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/new-step-by-step-install-tutorials-and-printtoscreen-for-l5-library/47831 "2026-02-02T08:17:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![lee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/lee/32/21413_2.png) [@lee](https://discourse.processing.org/u/lee)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2026, 8:17am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/new-step-by-step-install-tutorials-and-printtoscreen-for-l5-library/47831/1 "2026-02-02T08:17:32Z")

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Hi all, some of you may be aware of the new [L5 creative coding library](https://l5lua.org). It has syntax very similar to p5.js but is in Lua, works cross platform on desktop.

We’ve recently completed [step-by-step install guides](https://l5lua.org/download/) for Mac, Windows and Linux, along with the [Getting Started](https://l5lua.org/getting-started/) guide.

To make it even easier to use, we’ve added a new optional function `printToScreen()`. Adding this to a sketch will result in `print()` function output to be drawn to your window overlaid on top of your sketch.

More [documentation](https://l5lua.org/) can be found at the L5 website.

Feel free to ask any questions here, or open a new thread.