Add RGB565 and RGB888 color support to Quantum Painter (#19382)

21 files changed, 227 insertions, 44 deletions

diff --git a/docs/quantum_painter.md b/docs/quantum_painter.md
index 781b467a45..ac37053c79 100644
--- a/docs/quantum_painter.md
+++ b/docs/quantum_painter.md
@@ -32,15 +32,16 @@ Supported devices:
 
 ## Quantum Painter Configuration :id=quantum-painter-config
 
-| Option                                  | Default | Purpose                                                                                                                                     |
-|-----------------------------------------|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| `QUANTUM_PAINTER_NUM_IMAGES`            | `8`     | The maximum number of images/animations that can be loaded at any one time.                                                                 |
-| `QUANTUM_PAINTER_NUM_FONTS`             | `4`     | The maximum number of fonts that can be loaded at any one time.                                                                             |
-| `QUANTUM_PAINTER_CONCURRENT_ANIMATIONS` | `4`     | The maximum number of animations that can be executed at the same time.                                                                     |
-| `QUANTUM_PAINTER_LOAD_FONTS_TO_RAM`     | `FALSE` | Whether or not fonts should be loaded to RAM. Relevant for fonts stored in off-chip persistent storage, such as external flash.             |
-| `QUANTUM_PAINTER_PIXDATA_BUFFER_SIZE`   | `32`    | The limit of the amount of pixel data that can be transmitted in one transaction to the display. Higher values require more RAM on the MCU. |
-| `QUANTUM_PAINTER_SUPPORTS_256_PALETTE`  | `FALSE` | If 256-color palettes are supported. Requires significantly more RAM on the MCU.                                                            |
-| `QUANTUM_PAINTER_DEBUG`                 | _unset_ | Prints out significant amounts of debugging information to CONSOLE output. Significant performance degradation, use only for debugging.     |
+| Option                                   | Default | Purpose                                                                                                                                     |
+|------------------------------------------|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `QUANTUM_PAINTER_NUM_IMAGES`             | `8`     | The maximum number of images/animations that can be loaded at any one time.                                                                 |
+| `QUANTUM_PAINTER_NUM_FONTS`              | `4`     | The maximum number of fonts that can be loaded at any one time.                                                                             |
+| `QUANTUM_PAINTER_CONCURRENT_ANIMATIONS`  | `4`     | The maximum number of animations that can be executed at the same time.                                                                     |
+| `QUANTUM_PAINTER_LOAD_FONTS_TO_RAM`      | `FALSE` | Whether or not fonts should be loaded to RAM. Relevant for fonts stored in off-chip persistent storage, such as external flash.             |
+| `QUANTUM_PAINTER_PIXDATA_BUFFER_SIZE`    | `32`    | The limit of the amount of pixel data that can be transmitted in one transaction to the display. Higher values require more RAM on the MCU. |
+| `QUANTUM_PAINTER_SUPPORTS_256_PALETTE`   | `FALSE` | If 256-color palettes are supported. Requires significantly more RAM on the MCU.                                                            |
+| `QUANTUM_PAINTER_SUPPORTS_NATIVE_COLORS` | `FALSE` | If native color range is supported. Requires significantly more RAM on the MCU.                                                             |
+| `QUANTUM_PAINTER_DEBUG`                  | _unset_ | Prints out significant amounts of debugging information to CONSOLE output. Significant performance degradation, use only for debugging.     |
 
 Drivers have their own set of configurable options, and are described in their respective sections.
 
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ options:
   -d, --no-deltas       Disables the use of delta frames when encoding animations.
   -r, --no-rle          Disables the use of RLE when encoding images.
   -f FORMAT, --format FORMAT
-                        Output format, valid types: pal256, pal16, pal4, pal2, mono256, mono16, mono4, mono2
+                        Output format, valid types: rgb888, rgb565, pal256, pal16, pal4, pal2, mono256, mono16, mono4, mono2
   -o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT
                         Specify output directory. Defaults to same directory as input.
   -i INPUT, --input INPUT
@@ -77,16 +78,18 @@ The `OUTPUT` argument needs to be a directory, and will default to the same dire
 
 The `FORMAT` argument can be any of the following:
 
-| Format    | Meaning                                                               |
-|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| `pal256`  | 256-color palette (requires `QUANTUM_PAINTER_SUPPORTS_256_PALETTE`)   |
-| `pal16`   | 16-color palette                                                      |
-| `pal4`    | 4-color palette                                                       |
-| `pal2`    | 2-color palette                                                       |
-| `mono256` | 256-shade grayscale (requires `QUANTUM_PAINTER_SUPPORTS_256_PALETTE`) |
-| `mono16`  | 16-shade grayscale                                                    |
-| `mono4`   | 4-shade grayscale                                                     |
-| `mono2`   | 2-shade grayscale                                                     |
+| Format    | Meaning                                                                                   |
+|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `rgb888`  | 16,777,216 colors in 8-8-8 RGB format (requires `QUANTUM_PAINTER_SUPPORTS_NATIVE_COLORS`) |
+| `rgb565`  | 65,536 colors in 5-6-5 RGB format (requires `QUANTUM_PAINTER_SUPPORTS_NATIVE_COLORS`)     |
+| `pal256`  | 256-color palette (requires `QUANTUM_PAINTER_SUPPORTS_256_PALETTE`)                       |
+| `pal16`   | 16-color palette                                                                          |
+| `pal4`    | 4-color palette                                                                           |
+| `pal2`    | 2-color palette                                                                           |
+| `mono256` | 256-shade grayscale (requires `QUANTUM_PAINTER_SUPPORTS_256_PALETTE`)                     |
+| `mono16`  | 16-shade grayscale                                                                        |
+| `mono4`   | 4-shade grayscale                                                                         |
+| `mono2`   | 2-shade grayscale                                                                         |
 
 **Examples**:
 
@@ -154,7 +157,7 @@ options:
   -w, --raw             Writes out the QFF file as raw data instead of c/h combo.
   -r, --no-rle          Disable the use of RLE to minimise converted image size.
   -f FORMAT, --format FORMAT
-                        Output format, valid types: pal256, pal16, pal4, pal2, mono256, mono16, mono4, mono2
+                        Output format, valid types: rgb565, pal256, pal16, pal4, pal2, mono256, mono16, mono4, mono2
   -u UNICODE_GLYPHS, --unicode-glyphs UNICODE_GLYPHS
                         Also generate the specified unicode glyphs.
   -n, --no-ascii        Disables output of the full ASCII character set (0x20..0x7E), exporting only the glyphs specified.
@@ -215,6 +218,8 @@ The maximum number of displays can be configured by changing the following in yo
 #define GC9A01_NUM_DEVICES 3
 ```
 
+Native color format rgb565 is compatible with GC9A01
+
 #### ** ILI9163 **
 
 Enabling support for the ILI9163 in Quantum Painter is done by adding the following to `rules.mk`:
@@ -239,6 +244,8 @@ The maximum number of displays can be configured by changing the following in yo
 #define ILI9163_NUM_DEVICES 3
 ```
 
+Native color format rgb565 is compatible with ILI9163
+
 #### ** ILI9341 **
 
 Enabling support for the ILI9341 in Quantum Painter is done by adding the following to `rules.mk`:
@@ -263,6 +270,8 @@ The maximum number of displays can be configured by changing the following in yo
 #define ILI9341_NUM_DEVICES 3
 ```
 
+Native color format rgb565 is compatible with ILI9341
+
 #### ** ILI9488 **
 
 Enabling support for the ILI9488 in Quantum Painter is done by adding the following to `rules.mk`:
@@ -287,6 +296,8 @@ The maximum number of displays can be configured by changing the following in yo
 #define ILI9488_NUM_DEVICES 3
 ```
 
+Native color format rgb888 is compatible with ILI9488
+
 #### ** SSD1351 **
 
 Enabling support for the SSD1351 in Quantum Painter is done by adding the following to `rules.mk`:
@@ -311,6 +322,8 @@ The maximum number of displays can be configured by changing the following in yo
 #define SSD1351_NUM_DEVICES 3
 ```
 
+Native color format rgb565 is compatible with SSD1351
+
 #### ** ST7735 **
 
 Enabling support for the ST7735 in Quantum Painter is done by adding the following to `rules.mk`:
@@ -335,6 +348,8 @@ The maximum number of displays can be configured by changing the following in yo
 #define ST7735_NUM_DEVICES 3
 ```
 
+Native color format rgb565 is compatible with ST7735
+
 !> Some ST7735 devices are known to have different drawing offsets -- despite being a 132x162 pixel display controller internally, some display panels are only 80x160, or smaller. These may require an offset to be applied; see `qp_set_viewport_offsets` above for information on how to override the offsets if they aren't correctly rendered.
 
 #### ** ST7789 **
@@ -361,6 +376,8 @@ The maximum number of displays can be configured by changing the following in yo
 #define ST7789_NUM_DEVICES 3
 ```
 
+Native color format rgb565 is compatible with ST7789
+
 !> Some ST7789 devices are known to have different drawing offsets -- despite being a 240x320 pixel display controller internally, some display panels are only 240x240, or smaller. These may require an offset to be applied; see `qp_set_viewport_offsets` above for information on how to override the offsets if they aren't correctly rendered.
 
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diff --git a/drivers/painter/gc9a01/qp_gc9a01.c b/drivers/painter/gc9a01/qp_gc9a01.c
index 5bdab1e520..5d079435c6 100644
--- a/drivers/painter/gc9a01/qp_gc9a01.c
+++ b/drivers/painter/gc9a01/qp_gc9a01.c
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ const struct tft_panel_dc_reset_painter_driver_vtable_t gc9a01_driver_vtable = {
             .viewport        = qp_tft_panel_viewport,
             .palette_convert = qp_tft_panel_palette_convert_rgb565_swapped,
             .append_pixels   = qp_tft_panel_append_pixels_rgb565,
+            .append_pixdata  = qp_tft_panel_append_pixdata,
         },
     .num_window_bytes   = 2,
     .swap_window_coords = false,
diff --git a/drivers/painter/generic/qp_rgb565_surface.c b/drivers/painter/generic/qp_rgb565_surface.c
index c4de336535..474c86feec 100644
--- a/drivers/painter/generic/qp_rgb565_surface.c
+++ b/drivers/painter/generic/qp_rgb565_surface.c
@@ -164,6 +164,12 @@ static bool qp_rgb565_surface_append_pixels_rgb565(painter_device_t device, uint
     return true;
 }
 
+// Append data to the target location
+static bool qp_rgb565_surface_append_pixdata(painter_device_t device, uint8_t *target_buffer, uint32_t pixdata_offset, uint8_t pixdata_byte) {
+    target_buffer[pixdata_offset] = pixdata_byte;
+    return true;
+}
+
 const struct painter_driver_vtable_t rgb565_surface_driver_vtable = {
     .init            = qp_rgb565_surface_init,
     .power           = qp_rgb565_surface_power,
@@ -173,6 +179,7 @@ const struct painter_driver_vtable_t rgb565_surface_driver_vtable = {
     .viewport        = qp_rgb565_surface_viewport,
     .palette_convert = qp_rgb565_surface_palette_convert_rgb565_swapped,
     .append_pixels   = qp_rgb565_surface_append_pixels_rgb565,
+    .append_pixdata  = qp_rgb565_surface_append_pixdata,
 };
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/drivers/painter/ili9xxx/qp_ili9163.c b/drivers/painter/ili9xxx/qp_ili9163.c
index 8bb01d12e0..af37686631 100644
--- a/drivers/painter/ili9xxx/qp_ili9163.c
+++ b/drivers/painter/ili9xxx/qp_ili9163.c
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ const struct tft_panel_dc_reset_painter_driver_vtable_t ili9163_driver_vtable =
             .viewport        = qp_tft_panel_viewport,
             .palette_convert = qp_tft_panel_palette_convert_rgb565_swapped,
             .append_pixels   = qp_tft_panel_append_pixels_rgb565,
+            .append_pixdata  = qp_tft_panel_append_pixdata,
         },
     .num_window_bytes   = 2,
     .swap_window_coords = false,
diff --git a/drivers/painter/ili9xxx/qp_ili9341.c b/drivers/painter/ili9xxx/qp_ili9341.c
index 2a97388316..aca3809912 100644
--- a/drivers/painter/ili9xxx/qp_ili9341.c
+++ b/drivers/painter/ili9xxx/qp_ili9341.c
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ const struct tft_panel_dc_reset_painter_driver_vtable_t ili9341_driver_vtable =
             .viewport        = qp_tft_panel_viewport,
             .palette_convert = qp_tft_panel_palette_convert_rgb565_swapped,
             .append_pixels   = qp_tft_panel_append_pixels_rgb565,
+            .append_pixdata  = qp_tft_panel_append_pixdata,
         },
     .num_window_bytes   = 2,
     .swap_window_coords = false,
diff --git a/drivers/painter/ili9xxx/qp_ili9488.c b/drivers/painter/ili9xxx/qp_ili9488.c
index cda9a9be00..e51f0e1d51 100644
--- a/drivers/painter/ili9xxx/qp_ili9488.c
+++ b/drivers/painter/ili9xxx/qp_ili9488.c
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ const struct tft_panel_dc_reset_painter_driver_vtable_t ili9488_driver_vtable =
             .viewport        = qp_tft_panel_viewport,
             .palette_convert = qp_tft_panel_palette_convert_rgb888,
             .append_pixels   = qp_tft_panel_append_pixels_rgb888,
+            .append_pixdata  = qp_tft_panel_append_pixdata,
         },
     .num_window_bytes   = 2,
     .swap_window_coords = false,
diff --git a/drivers/painter/ssd1351/qp_ssd1351.c b/drivers/painter/ssd1351/qp_ssd1351.c
index 85146490a0..548785a1bd 100644
--- a/drivers/painter/ssd1351/qp_ssd1351.c
+++ b/drivers/painter/ssd1351/qp_ssd1351.c
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ const struct tft_panel_dc_reset_painter_driver_vtable_t ssd1351_driver_vtable =
             .viewport        = qp_tft_panel_viewport,
             .palette_convert = qp_tft_panel_palette_convert_rgb565_swapped,
             .append_pixels   = qp_tft_panel_append_pixels_rgb565,
+            .append_pixdata  = qp_tft_panel_append_pixdata,
         },
     .num_window_bytes   = 1,
     .swap_window_coords = true,
diff --git a/drivers/painter/st77xx/qp_st7735.c b/drivers/painter/st77xx/qp_st7735.c
index 74145e0e4e..7ee5a6b562 100644
--- a/drivers/painter/st77xx/qp_st7735.c
+++ b/drivers/painter/st77xx/qp_st7735.c
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ const struct tft_panel_dc_reset_painter_driver_vtable_t st7735_driver_vtable = {
             .viewport        = qp_tft_panel_viewport,
             .palette_convert = qp_tft_panel_palette_convert_rgb565_swapped,
             .append_pixels   = qp_tft_panel_append_pixels_rgb565,
+            .append_pixdata  = qp_tft_panel_append_pixdata,
         },
     .num_window_bytes   = 2,
     .swap_window_coords = false,
diff --git a/drivers/painter/st77xx/qp_st7789.c b/drivers/painter/st77xx/qp_st7789.c
index 905f6bb270..9f474369d6 100644
--- a/drivers/painter/st77xx/qp_st7789.c
+++ b/drivers/painter/st77xx/qp_st7789.c
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ const struct tft_panel_dc_reset_painter_driver_vtable_t st7789_driver_vtable = {
             .viewport        = qp_tft_panel_viewport,
             .palette_convert = qp_tft_panel_palette_convert_rgb565_swapped,
             .append_pixels   = qp_tft_panel_append_pixels_rgb565,
+            .append_pixdata  = qp_tft_panel_append_pixdata,
         },
     .num_window_bytes   = 2,
     .swap_window_coords = false,
diff --git a/drivers/painter/tft_panel/qp_tft_panel.c b/drivers/painter/tft_panel/qp_tft_panel.c
index e7c744ab34..4a24cf9953 100644
--- a/drivers/painter/tft_panel/qp_tft_panel.c
+++ b/drivers/painter/tft_panel/qp_tft_panel.c
@@ -126,3 +126,8 @@ bool qp_tft_panel_append_pixels_rgb888(painter_device_t device, uint8_t *target_
     }
     return true;
 }
+
+bool qp_tft_panel_append_pixdata(painter_device_t device, uint8_t *target_buffer, uint32_t pixdata_offset, uint8_t pixdata_byte) {
+    target_buffer[pixdata_offset] = pixdata_byte;
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/painter/tft_panel/qp_tft_panel.h b/drivers/painter/tft_panel/qp_tft_panel.h
index 3cb015891b..83b8dd5406 100644
--- a/drivers/painter/tft_panel/qp_tft_panel.h
+++ b/drivers/painter/tft_panel/qp_tft_panel.h
@@ -59,3 +59,5 @@ bool qp_tft_panel_palette_convert_rgb888(painter_device_t device, int16_t palett
 
 bool qp_tft_panel_append_pixels_rgb565(painter_device_t device, uint8_t *target_buffer, qp_pixel_t *palette, uint32_t pixel_offset, uint32_t pixel_count, uint8_t *palette_indices);
 bool qp_tft_panel_append_pixels_rgb888(painter_device_t device, uint8_t *target_buffer, qp_pixel_t *palette, uint32_t pixel_offset, uint32_t pixel_count, uint8_t *palette_indices);
+
+bool qp_tft_panel_append_pixdata(painter_device_t device, uint8_t *target_buffer, uint32_t pixdata_offset, uint8_t pixdata_byte);
diff --git a/lib/python/qmk/painter.py b/lib/python/qmk/painter.py
index d0cc1dddec..7ecdc55404 100644
--- a/lib/python/qmk/painter.py
+++ b/lib/python/qmk/painter.py
@@ -7,6 +7,20 @@ from PIL import Image, ImageOps
 
 # The list of valid formats Quantum Painter supports
 valid_formats = {
+    'rgb888': {
+        'image_format': 'IMAGE_FORMAT_RGB888',
+        'bpp': 24,
+        'has_palette': False,
+        'num_colors': 16777216,
+        'image_format_byte': 0x09,  # see qp_internal_formats.h
+    },
+    'rgb565': {
+        'image_format': 'IMAGE_FORMAT_RGB565',
+        'bpp': 16,
+        'has_palette': False,
+        'num_colors': 65536,
+        'image_format_byte': 0x08,  # see qp_internal_formats.h
+    },
     'pal256': {
         'image_format': 'IMAGE_FORMAT_PALETTE',
         'bpp': 8,
@@ -144,19 +158,33 @@ def convert_requested_format(im, format):
     ncolors = format["num_colors"]
     image_format = format["image_format"]
 
-    # Ensure we have a valid number of colors for the palette
-    if ncolors <= 0 or ncolors > 256 or (ncolors & (ncolors - 1) != 0):
-        raise ValueError("Number of colors must be 2, 4, 16, or 256.")
-
     # Work out where we're getting the bytes from
     if image_format == 'IMAGE_FORMAT_GRAYSCALE':
+        # Ensure we have a valid number of colors for the palette
+        if ncolors <= 0 or ncolors > 256 or (ncolors & (ncolors - 1) != 0):
+            raise ValueError("Number of colors must be 2, 4, 16, or 256.")
         # If mono, convert input to grayscale, then to RGB, then grab the raw bytes corresponding to the intensity of the red channel
         im = ImageOps.grayscale(im)
         im = im.convert("RGB")
     elif image_format == 'IMAGE_FORMAT_PALETTE':
+        # Ensure we have a valid number of colors for the palette
+        if ncolors <= 0 or ncolors > 256 or (ncolors & (ncolors - 1) != 0):
+            raise ValueError("Number of colors must be 2, 4, 16, or 256.")
         # If color, convert input to RGB, palettize based on the supplied number of colors, then get the raw palette bytes
         im = im.convert("RGB")
         im = im.convert("P", palette=Image.ADAPTIVE, colors=ncolors)
+    elif image_format == 'IMAGE_FORMAT_RGB565':
+        # Ensure we have a valid number of colors for the palette
+        if ncolors != 65536:
+            raise ValueError("Number of colors must be 65536.")
+        # If color, convert input to RGB
+        im = im.convert("RGB")
+    elif image_format == 'IMAGE_FORMAT_RGB888':
+        # Ensure we have a valid number of colors for the palette
+        if ncolors != 1677216:
+            raise ValueError("Number of colors must be 16777216.")
+        # If color, convert input to RGB
+        im = im.convert("RGB")
 
     return im
 
@@ -170,8 +198,12 @@ def convert_image_bytes(im, format):
     image_format = format["image_format"]
     shifter = int(math.log2(ncolors))
     pixels_per_byte = int(8 / math.log2(ncolors))
+    bytes_per_pixel = math.ceil(math.log2(ncolors) / 8)
     (width, height) = im.size
-    expected_byte_count = ((width * height) + (pixels_per_byte - 1)) // pixels_per_byte
+    if (pixels_per_byte != 0):
+        expected_byte_count = ((width * height) + (pixels_per_byte - 1)) // pixels_per_byte
+    else:
+        expected_byte_count = width * height * bytes_per_pixel
 
     if image_format == 'IMAGE_FORMAT_GRAYSCALE':
         # Take the red channel
@@ -212,6 +244,44 @@ def convert_image_bytes(im, format):
                     byte = byte | ((image_bytes[byte_offset] & (ncolors - 1)) << int(n * shifter))
             bytearray.append(byte)
 
+    if image_format == 'IMAGE_FORMAT_RGB565':
+        # Take the red, green, and blue channels
+        image_bytes_red = im.tobytes("raw", "R")
+        image_bytes_green = im.tobytes("raw", "G")
+        image_bytes_blue = im.tobytes("raw", "B")
+        image_pixels_len = len(image_bytes_red)
+
+        # No palette
+        palette = None
+
+        bytearray = []
+        for x in range(image_pixels_len):
+            # 5 bits of red, 3 MSb of green
+            byte = ((image_bytes_red[x] >> 3 & 0x1F) << 3) + (image_bytes_green[x] >> 5 & 0x07)
+            bytearray.append(byte)
+            # 3 LSb of green, 5 bits of blue
+            byte = ((image_bytes_green[x] >> 2 & 0x07) << 5) + (image_bytes_blue[x] >> 3 & 0x1F)
+            bytearray.append(byte)
+
+    if image_format == 'IMAGE_FORMAT_RGB888':
+        # Take the red, green, and blue channels
+        image_bytes_red = im.tobytes("raw", "R")
+        image_bytes_green = im.tobytes("raw", "G")
+        image_bytes_blue = im.tobytes("raw", "B")
+        image_pixels_len = len(image_bytes_red)
+
+        # No palette
+        palette = None
+
+        bytearray = []
+        for x in range(image_pixels_len):
+            byte = image_bytes_red[x]
+            bytearray.append(byte)
+            byte = image_bytes_green[x]
+            bytearray.append(byte)
+            byte = image_bytes_blue[x]
+            bytearray.append(byte)
+
     if len(bytearray) != expected_byte_count:
         raise Exception(f"Wrong byte count, was {len(bytearray)}, expected {expected_byte_count}")
 
diff --git a/quantum/painter/qgf.c b/quantum/painter/qgf.c
index 834837105b..6a4af07001 100644
--- a/quantum/painter/qgf.c
+++ b/quantum/painter/qgf.c
@@ -38,11 +38,13 @@ bool qgf_parse_format(qp_image_format_t format, uint8_t *bpp, bool *has_palette)
         [PALETTE_2BPP] = {.bpp = 2, .has_palette = true},
         [PALETTE_4BPP] = {.bpp = 4, .has_palette = true},
         [PALETTE_8BPP] = {.bpp = 8, .has_palette = true},
+        [RGB565_16BPP] = {.bpp = 16, .has_palette = false},
+        [RGB888_24BPP] = {.bpp = 24, .has_palette = false},
     };
     // clang-format on
 
     // Copy out the required info
-    if (format > PALETTE_8BPP) {
+    if (format > RGB888_24BPP) {
         qp_dprintf("Failed to parse frame_descriptor, invalid format 0x%02X\n", (int)format);
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/quantum/painter/qp.c b/quantum/painter/qp.c
index e292ff6497..de36dee2c1 100644
--- a/quantum/painter/qp.c
+++ b/quantum/painter/qp.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // Internal driver validation
 
 static bool validate_driver_vtable(struct painter_driver_t *driver) {
-    return (driver->driver_vtable && driver->driver_vtable->init && driver->driver_vtable->power && driver->driver_vtable->clear && driver->driver_vtable->viewport && driver->driver_vtable->pixdata && driver->driver_vtable->palette_convert && driver->driver_vtable->append_pixels) ? true : false;
+    return (driver->driver_vtable && driver->driver_vtable->init && driver->driver_vtable->power && driver->driver_vtable->clear && driver->driver_vtable->viewport && driver->driver_vtable->pixdata && driver->driver_vtable->palette_convert && driver->driver_vtable->append_pixels && driver->driver_vtable->append_pixdata) ? true : false;
 }
 
 static bool validate_comms_vtable(struct painter_driver_t *driver) {
diff --git a/quantum/painter/qp.h b/quantum/painter/qp.h
index e5f595d71d..00f5d7931a 100644
--- a/quantum/painter/qp.h
+++ b/quantum/painter/qp.h
@@ -64,6 +64,14 @@
 #    define QUANTUM_PAINTER_SUPPORTS_256_PALETTE FALSE
 #endif
 
+#ifndef QUANTUM_PAINTER_SUPPORTS_NATIVE_COLORS
+/**
+ * @def This controls whether the native color range is supported. This avoids the use of palettes but each image
+ *      requires more storage space.
+ */
+#    define QUANTUM_PAINTER_SUPPORTS_NATIVE_COLORS FALSE
+#endif
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Quantum Painter types
 
diff --git a/quantum/painter/qp_draw.h b/quantum/painter/qp_draw.h
index 7094d80eaa..84b1946ca7 100644
--- a/quantum/painter/qp_draw.h
+++ b/quantum/painter/qp_draw.h
@@ -30,9 +30,11 @@ bool qp_internal_fillrect_helper_impl(painter_device_t device, uint16_t l, uint1
 // Convert from input pixel data + palette to equivalent pixels
 typedef int16_t (*qp_internal_byte_input_callback)(void* cb_arg);
 typedef bool (*qp_internal_pixel_output_callback)(qp_pixel_t* palette, uint8_t index, void* cb_arg);
+typedef bool (*qp_internal_byte_output_callback)(uint8_t byte, void* cb_arg);
 bool qp_internal_decode_palette(painter_device_t device, uint32_t pixel_count, uint8_t bits_per_pixel, qp_internal_byte_input_callback input_callback, void* input_arg, qp_pixel_t* palette, qp_internal_pixel_output_callback output_callback, void* output_arg);
 bool qp_internal_decode_grayscale(painter_device_t device, uint32_t pixel_count, uint8_t bits_per_pixel, qp_internal_byte_input_callback input_callback, void* input_arg, qp_internal_pixel_output_callback output_callback, void* output_arg);
 bool qp_internal_decode_recolor(painter_device_t device, uint32_t pixel_count, uint8_t bits_per_pixel, qp_internal_byte_input_callback input_callback, void* input_arg, qp_pixel_t fg_hsv888, qp_pixel_t bg_hsv888, qp_internal_pixel_output_callback output_callback, void* output_arg);
+bool qp_internal_send_bytes(painter_device_t device, uint32_t byte_count, qp_internal_byte_input_callback input_callback, void* input_arg, qp_internal_byte_output_callback output_callback, void* output_arg);
 
 // Global variable used for interpolated pixel lookup table.
 #if QUANTUM_PAINTER_SUPPORTS_256_PALETTE
@@ -82,4 +84,12 @@ struct qp_internal_pixel_output_state {
 
 bool qp_internal_pixel_appender(qp_pixel_t* palette, uint8_t index, void* cb_arg);
 
+struct qp_internal_byte_output_state {
+    painter_device_t device;
+    uint32_t         byte_write_pos;
+    uint32_t         max_bytes;
+};
+
+bool qp_internal_byte_appender(uint8_t byteval, void* cb_arg);
+
 qp_internal_byte_input_callback qp_internal_prepare_input_state(struct qp_internal_byte_input_state* input_state, painter_compression_t compression);
diff --git a/quantum/painter/qp_draw_codec.c b/quantum/painter/qp_draw_codec.c
index 438dce3994..5d1cf7c52e 100644
--- a/quantum/painter/qp_draw_codec.c
+++ b/quantum/painter/qp_draw_codec.c
@@ -12,18 +12,19 @@ static const qp_pixel_t qp_pixel_white = {.hsv888 = {.h = 0, .s = 0, .v = 255}};
 static const qp_pixel_t qp_pixel_black = {.hsv888 = {.h = 0, .s = 0, .v = 0}};
 
 bool qp_internal_bpp_capable(uint8_t bits_per_pixel) {
-#if !(QUANTUM_PAINTER_SUPPORTS_256_PALETTE)
+#if !(QUANTUM_PAINTER_SUPPORTS_NATIVE_COLORS)
+#    if !(QUANTUM_PAINTER_SUPPORTS_256_PALETTE)
     if (bits_per_pixel > 4) {
         qp_dprintf("qp_internal_decode_palette: image bpp greater than 4\n");
         return false;
     }
-#endif
+#    endif
 
     if (bits_per_pixel > 8) {
         qp_dprintf("qp_internal_decode_palette: image bpp greater than 8\n");
         return false;
     }
-
+#endif
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ bool qp_internal_decode_palette(painter_device_t device, uint32_t pixel_count, u
     const uint8_t pixels_per_byte  = 8 / bits_per_pixel;
     uint32_t      remaining_pixels = pixel_count; // don't try to derive from byte_count, we may not use an entire byte
     while (remaining_pixels > 0) {
-        uint8_t byteval = input_callback(input_arg);
+        int16_t byteval = input_callback(input_arg);
         if (byteval < 0) {
             return false;
         }
@@ -64,6 +65,21 @@ bool qp_internal_decode_recolor(painter_device_t device, uint32_t pixel_count, u
     return qp_internal_decode_palette(device, pixel_count, bits_per_pixel, input_callback, input_arg, qp_internal_global_pixel_lookup_table, output_callback, output_arg);
 }
 
+bool qp_internal_send_bytes(painter_device_t device, uint32_t byte_count, qp_internal_byte_input_callback input_callback, void* input_arg, qp_internal_byte_output_callback output_callback, void* output_arg) {
+    uint32_t remaining_bytes = byte_count;
+    while (remaining_bytes > 0) {
+        int16_t byteval = input_callback(input_arg);
+        if (byteval < 0) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (!output_callback(byteval, output_arg)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        remaining_bytes -= 1;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Progressive pull of bytes, push of pixels
 
@@ -128,6 +144,26 @@ bool qp_internal_pixel_appender(qp_pixel_t* palette, uint8_t index, void* cb_arg
     return true;
 }
 
+bool qp_internal_byte_appender(uint8_t byteval, void* cb_arg) {
+    struct qp_internal_byte_output_state* state  = (struct qp_internal_byte_output_state*)cb_arg;
+    struct painter_driver_t*              driver = (struct painter_driver_t*)state->device;
+
+    if (!driver->driver_vtable->append_pixdata(state->device, qp_internal_global_pixdata_buffer, state->byte_write_pos++, byteval)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // If we've hit the transmit limit, send out the entire buffer and reset the write position
+    if (state->byte_write_pos == state->max_bytes) {
+        struct painter_driver_t* driver = (struct painter_driver_t*)state->device;
+        if (!driver->driver_vtable->pixdata(state->device, qp_internal_global_pixdata_buffer, state->byte_write_pos * 8 / driver->native_bits_per_pixel)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        state->byte_write_pos = 0;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 qp_internal_byte_input_callback qp_internal_prepare_input_state(struct qp_internal_byte_input_state* input_state, painter_compression_t compression) {
     switch (compression) {
         case IMAGE_UNCOMPRESSED:
diff --git a/quantum/painter/qp_draw_image.c b/quantum/painter/qp_draw_image.c
index 943cbfef5b..fa80617242 100644
--- a/quantum/painter/qp_draw_image.c
+++ b/quantum/painter/qp_draw_image.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static bool qp_drawimage_prepare_frame_for_stream_read(painter_device_t device,
     qp_internal_invalidate_palette();
 
     if (!qp_internal_bpp_capable(info->bpp)) {
-        qp_dprintf("qp_drawimage_recolor: fail (image bpp too high (%d), check QUANTUM_PAINTER_SUPPORTS_256_PALETTE)\n", (int)info->bpp);
+        qp_dprintf("qp_drawimage_recolor: fail (image bpp too high (%d), check QUANTUM_PAINTER_SUPPORTS_256_PALETTE or QUANTUM_PAINTER_SUPPORTS_NATIVE_COLORS)\n", (int)info->bpp);
         qp_comms_stop(device);
         return false;
     }
@@ -167,8 +167,10 @@ static bool qp_drawimage_prepare_frame_for_stream_read(painter_device_t device,
 
         needs_pixconvert = true;
     } else {
-        // Interpolate from fg/bg
-        needs_pixconvert = qp_internal_interpolate_palette(fg_hsv888, bg_hsv888, palette_entries);
+        if (info->bpp <= 8) {
+            // Interpolate from fg/bg
+            needs_pixconvert = qp_internal_interpolate_palette(fg_hsv888, bg_hsv888, palette_entries);
+        }
     }
 
     if (needs_pixconvert) {
@@ -260,15 +262,28 @@ static bool qp_drawimage_recolor_impl(painter_device_t device, uint16_t x, uint1
         return false;
     }
 
-    // Set up the output state
-    struct qp_internal_pixel_output_state output_state = {.device = device, .pixel_write_pos = 0, .max_pixels = qp_internal_num_pixels_in_buffer(device)};
-
-    // Decode the pixel data and stream to the display
-    bool ret = qp_internal_decode_palette(device, pixel_count, frame_info->bpp, input_callback, &input_state, qp_internal_global_pixel_lookup_table, qp_internal_pixel_appender, &output_state);
+    bool ret = false;
+    if (frame_info->bpp <= 8) {
+        // Set up the output state
+        struct qp_internal_pixel_output_state output_state = {.device = device, .pixel_write_pos = 0, .max_pixels = qp_internal_num_pixels_in_buffer(device)};
 
-    // Any leftovers need transmission as well.
-    if (ret && output_state.pixel_write_pos > 0) {
-        ret &= driver->driver_vtable->pixdata(device, qp_internal_global_pixdata_buffer, output_state.pixel_write_pos);
+        // Decode the pixel data and stream to the display
+        ret = qp_internal_decode_palette(device, pixel_count, frame_info->bpp, input_callback, &input_state, qp_internal_global_pixel_lookup_table, qp_internal_pixel_appender, &output_state);
+        // Any leftovers need transmission as well.
+        if (ret && output_state.pixel_write_pos > 0) {
+            ret &= driver->driver_vtable->pixdata(device, qp_internal_global_pixdata_buffer, output_state.pixel_write_pos);
+        }
+    } else {
+        // Set up the output state
+        struct qp_internal_byte_output_state output_state = {.device = device, .byte_write_pos = 0, .max_bytes = qp_internal_num_pixels_in_buffer(device) * driver->native_bits_per_pixel / 8};
+
+        // Stream the raw pixel data to the display
+        uint32_t byte_count = pixel_count * frame_info->bpp / 8;
+        ret                 = qp_internal_send_bytes(device, byte_count, input_callback, &input_state, qp_internal_byte_appender, &output_state);
+        // Any leftovers need transmission as well.
+        if (ret && output_state.byte_write_pos > 0) {
+            ret &= driver->driver_vtable->pixdata(device, qp_internal_global_pixdata_buffer, output_state.byte_write_pos * 8 / driver->native_bits_per_pixel);
+        }
     }
 
     qp_dprintf("qp_drawimage_recolor: %s\n", ret ? "ok" : "fail");
diff --git a/quantum/painter/qp_draw_text.c b/quantum/painter/qp_draw_text.c
index 0f5473abd0..f9fb2bf08f 100644
--- a/quantum/painter/qp_draw_text.c
+++ b/quantum/painter/qp_draw_text.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static painter_font_handle_t qp_load_font_internal(bool (*stream_factory)(qff_fo
     qff_read_font_descriptor(&font->stream, &font->base.line_height, &font->has_ascii_table, &font->num_unicode_glyphs, &font->bpp, &font->has_palette, &font->compression_scheme, NULL);
 
     if (!qp_internal_bpp_capable(font->bpp)) {
-        qp_dprintf("qp_load_font: fail (image bpp too high (%d), check QUANTUM_PAINTER_SUPPORTS_256_PALETTE)\n", (int)font->bpp);
+        qp_dprintf("qp_load_font: fail (image bpp too high (%d), check QUANTUM_PAINTER_SUPPORTS_256_PALETTE or QUANTUM_PAINTER_SUPPORTS_NATIVE_COLORS)\n", (int)font->bpp);
         qp_close_font((painter_font_handle_t)font);
         return NULL;
     }
diff --git a/quantum/painter/qp_internal_driver.h b/quantum/painter/qp_internal_driver.h
index 9e9d6bc848..82a0178a73 100644
--- a/quantum/painter/qp_internal_driver.h
+++ b/quantum/painter/qp_internal_driver.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ typedef bool (*painter_driver_viewport_func)(painter_device_t device, uint16_t l
 typedef bool (*painter_driver_pixdata_func)(painter_device_t device, const void *pixel_data, uint32_t native_pixel_count);
 typedef bool (*painter_driver_convert_palette_func)(painter_device_t device, int16_t palette_size, qp_pixel_t *palette);
 typedef bool (*painter_driver_append_pixels)(painter_device_t device, uint8_t *target_buffer, qp_pixel_t *palette, uint32_t pixel_offset, uint32_t pixel_count, uint8_t *palette_indices);
+typedef bool (*painter_driver_append_pixdata)(painter_device_t device, uint8_t *target_buffer, uint32_t pixdata_offset, uint8_t pixdata_byte);
 
 // Driver vtable definition
 struct painter_driver_vtable_t {
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ struct painter_driver_vtable_t {
     painter_driver_pixdata_func         pixdata;
     painter_driver_convert_palette_func palette_convert;
     painter_driver_append_pixels        append_pixels;
+    painter_driver_append_pixdata       append_pixdata;
 };
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/quantum/painter/qp_internal_formats.h b/quantum/painter/qp_internal_formats.h
index a4a86f0345..194f82b31a 100644
--- a/quantum/painter/qp_internal_formats.h
+++ b/quantum/painter/qp_internal_formats.h
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ typedef enum qp_image_format_t {
     PALETTE_2BPP   = 0x05,
     PALETTE_4BPP   = 0x06,
     PALETTE_8BPP   = 0x07,
+    RGB565_16BPP   = 0x08,
+    RGB888_24BPP   = 0x09,
 } qp_image_format_t;
 
 typedef enum painter_compression_t { IMAGE_UNCOMPRESSED, IMAGE_COMPRESSED_RLE } painter_compression_t;