diff --git a/examples/peripherals/lcd/tjpgd/main/decode_image.c b/examples/peripherals/lcd/tjpgd/main/decode_image.c
index f7182a32cb..3a02a04862 100644
--- a/examples/peripherals/lcd/tjpgd/main/decode_image.c
+++ b/examples/peripherals/lcd/tjpgd/main/decode_image.c
@@ -15,132 +15,54 @@ format if you want to use a different image file.
 */
 
 #include "decode_image.h"
-#include "esp_rom_tjpgd.h"
+#include "jpeg_decoder.h"
 #include "esp_log.h"
+#include "esp_check.h"
 #include <string.h>
+#include "freertos/FreeRTOS.h"
 
 //Reference the binary-included jpeg file
 extern const uint8_t image_jpg_start[] asm("_binary_image_jpg_start");
 extern const uint8_t image_jpg_end[] asm("_binary_image_jpg_end");
 //Define the height and width of the jpeg file. Make sure this matches the actual jpeg
 //dimensions.
-#define IMAGE_W 336
-#define IMAGE_H 256
 
 const char *TAG = "ImageDec";
 
-//Data that is passed from the decoder function to the infunc/outfunc functions.
-typedef struct {
-    const unsigned char *inData; //Pointer to jpeg data
-    uint16_t inPos;              //Current position in jpeg data
-    uint16_t **outData;          //Array of IMAGE_H pointers to arrays of IMAGE_W 16-bit pixel values
-    int outW;                    //Width of the resulting file
-    int outH;                    //Height of the resulting file
-} JpegDev;
-
-//Input function for jpeg decoder. Just returns bytes from the inData field of the JpegDev structure.
-static uint32_t infunc(esp_rom_tjpgd_dec_t *decoder, uint8_t *buf, uint32_t len)
-{
-    //Read bytes from input file
-    JpegDev *jd = (JpegDev *)decoder->device;
-    if (buf != NULL) {
-        memcpy(buf, jd->inData + jd->inPos, len);
-    }
-    jd->inPos += len;
-    return len;
-}
-
-//Output function. Re-encodes the RGB888 data from the decoder as big-endian RGB565 and
-//stores it in the outData array of the JpegDev structure.
-static uint32_t outfunc(esp_rom_tjpgd_dec_t *decoder, void *bitmap, esp_rom_tjpgd_rect_t *rect)
-{
-    JpegDev *jd = (JpegDev *)decoder->device;
-    uint8_t *in = (uint8_t *)bitmap;
-    for (int y = rect->top; y <= rect->bottom; y++) {
-        for (int x = rect->left; x <= rect->right; x++) {
-            //We need to convert the 3 bytes in `in` to a rgb565 value.
-            uint16_t v = 0;
-            v |= ((in[0] >> 3) << 11);
-            v |= ((in[1] >> 2) << 5);
-            v |= ((in[2] >> 3) << 0);
-            //The LCD wants the 16-bit value in big-endian, so swap bytes
-            v = (v >> 8) | (v << 8);
-            jd->outData[y][x] = v;
-            in += 3;
-        }
-    }
-    return 1;
-}
-
-//Size of the work space for the jpeg decoder.
-#define WORKSZ 3100
-
 //Decode the embedded image into pixel lines that can be used with the rest of the logic.
-esp_err_t decode_image(uint16_t ***pixels)
+esp_err_t decode_image(uint16_t **pixels)
 {
-    char *work = NULL;
-    int r;
-    esp_rom_tjpgd_dec_t decoder;
-    JpegDev jd;
     *pixels = NULL;
     esp_err_t ret = ESP_OK;
 
     //Alocate pixel memory. Each line is an array of IMAGE_W 16-bit pixels; the `*pixels` array itself contains pointers to these lines.
-    *pixels = calloc(IMAGE_H, sizeof(uint16_t *));
-    if (*pixels == NULL) {
-        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Error allocating memory for lines");
-        ret = ESP_ERR_NO_MEM;
-        goto err;
-    }
-    for (int i = 0; i < IMAGE_H; i++) {
-        (*pixels)[i] = malloc(IMAGE_W * sizeof(uint16_t));
-        if ((*pixels)[i] == NULL) {
-            ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Error allocating memory for line %d", i);
-            ret = ESP_ERR_NO_MEM;
-            goto err;
+    *pixels = calloc(IMAGE_H * IMAGE_W, sizeof(uint16_t));
+    ESP_GOTO_ON_FALSE((*pixels), ESP_ERR_NO_MEM, err, TAG, "Error allocating memory for lines");
+
+    //JPEG decode config
+    esp_jpeg_image_cfg_t jpeg_cfg = {
+        .indata = (uint8_t *)image_jpg_start,
+        .indata_size = image_jpg_end - image_jpg_start,
+        .outbuf = (uint8_t*)(*pixels),
+        .outbuf_size = IMAGE_W * IMAGE_H * sizeof(uint16_t),
+        .out_format = JPEG_IMAGE_FORMAT_RGB565,
+        .out_scale = JPEG_IMAGE_SCALE_0,
+        .flags = {
+            .swap_color_bytes = 1,
         }
-    }
+    };
 
-    //Allocate the work space for the jpeg decoder.
-    work = calloc(WORKSZ, 1);
-    if (work == NULL) {
-        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Cannot allocate workspace");
-        ret = ESP_ERR_NO_MEM;
-        goto err;
-    }
+    //JPEG decode
+    esp_jpeg_image_output_t outimg;
+    esp_jpeg_decode(&jpeg_cfg, &outimg);
 
-    //Populate fields of the JpegDev struct.
-    jd.inData = image_jpg_start;
-    jd.inPos = 0;
-    jd.outData = *pixels;
-    jd.outW = IMAGE_W;
-    jd.outH = IMAGE_H;
+    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "JPEG image decoded! Size of the decoded image is: %dpx x %dpx", outimg.width, outimg.height);
 
-    //Prepare and decode the jpeg.
-    r = esp_rom_tjpgd_prepare(&decoder, infunc, work, WORKSZ, (void *)&jd);
-    if (r != JDR_OK) {
-        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Image decoder: jd_prepare failed (%d)", r);
-        ret = ESP_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED;
-        goto err;
-    }
-    r = esp_rom_tjpgd_decomp(&decoder, outfunc, 0);
-    if (r != JDR_OK && r != JDR_FMT1) {
-        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Image decoder: jd_decode failed (%d)", r);
-        ret = ESP_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED;
-        goto err;
-    }
-
-    //All done! Free the work area (as we don't need it anymore) and return victoriously.
-    free(work);
     return ret;
 err:
     //Something went wrong! Exit cleanly, de-allocating everything we allocated.
     if (*pixels != NULL) {
-        for (int i = 0; i < IMAGE_H; i++) {
-            free((*pixels)[i]);
-        }
         free(*pixels);
     }
-    free(work);
     return ret;
 }
diff --git a/examples/peripherals/lcd/tjpgd/main/decode_image.h b/examples/peripherals/lcd/tjpgd/main/decode_image.h
index 8fa1155005..44800b17ba 100644
--- a/examples/peripherals/lcd/tjpgd/main/decode_image.h
+++ b/examples/peripherals/lcd/tjpgd/main/decode_image.h
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include "esp_err.h"
 
+#define IMAGE_W 320
+#define IMAGE_H 240
+
 /**
  * @brief Decode the jpeg ``image.jpg`` embedded into the program file into pixel data.
  *
@@ -17,4 +20,4 @@
  *         - ESP_ERR_NO_MEM if out of memory
  *         - ESP_OK on succesful decode
  */
-esp_err_t decode_image(uint16_t ***pixels);
+esp_err_t decode_image(uint16_t **pixels);
diff --git a/examples/peripherals/lcd/tjpgd/main/idf_component.yml b/examples/peripherals/lcd/tjpgd/main/idf_component.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a2167bf4c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/peripherals/lcd/tjpgd/main/idf_component.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+dependencies:
+  idf: ">=4.4"
+  esp_jpeg: ">=1.0.2"
diff --git a/examples/peripherals/lcd/tjpgd/main/image.jpg b/examples/peripherals/lcd/tjpgd/main/image.jpg
index 803ca2cdca..cacad09050 100644
Binary files a/examples/peripherals/lcd/tjpgd/main/image.jpg and b/examples/peripherals/lcd/tjpgd/main/image.jpg differ
diff --git a/examples/peripherals/lcd/tjpgd/main/lcd_tjpgd_example_main.c b/examples/peripherals/lcd/tjpgd/main/lcd_tjpgd_example_main.c
index 99231c8568..6a27dce742 100644
--- a/examples/peripherals/lcd/tjpgd/main/lcd_tjpgd_example_main.c
+++ b/examples/peripherals/lcd/tjpgd/main/lcd_tjpgd_example_main.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //////////////////// Please update the following configuration according to your LCD spec //////////////////////////////
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-#define EXAMPLE_LCD_PIXEL_CLOCK_HZ (10 * 1000 * 1000)
+#define EXAMPLE_LCD_PIXEL_CLOCK_HZ (20 * 1000 * 1000)
 #define EXAMPLE_LCD_BK_LIGHT_ON_LEVEL  0
 #define EXAMPLE_LCD_BK_LIGHT_OFF_LEVEL !EXAMPLE_LCD_BK_LIGHT_ON_LEVEL
 #define EXAMPLE_PIN_NUM_DATA0          23  /*!< for 1-line SPI, this also refered as MOSI */
diff --git a/examples/peripherals/lcd/tjpgd/main/pretty_effect.c b/examples/peripherals/lcd/tjpgd/main/pretty_effect.c
index 3aa8ac03c9..b7e557f990 100644
--- a/examples/peripherals/lcd/tjpgd/main/pretty_effect.c
+++ b/examples/peripherals/lcd/tjpgd/main/pretty_effect.c
@@ -9,15 +9,13 @@
 #include "sdkconfig.h"
 #include "decode_image.h"
 
-uint16_t **pixels;
+uint16_t *pixels;
 
 //Grab a rgb16 pixel from the esp32_tiles image
 static inline uint16_t get_bgnd_pixel(int x, int y)
 {
-    //Image has an 8x8 pixel margin, so we can also resolve e.g. [-3, 243]
-    x+=8;
-    y+=8;
-    return pixels[y][x];
+    //Get color of the pixel on x,y coords
+    return (uint16_t) *(pixels + (y * IMAGE_W) + x);
 }
 
 //This variable is used to detect the next frame.
diff --git a/examples/peripherals/spi_master/lcd/main/decode_image.c b/examples/peripherals/spi_master/lcd/main/decode_image.c
index a9a460bc39..bedaf4334d 100644
--- a/examples/peripherals/spi_master/lcd/main/decode_image.c
+++ b/examples/peripherals/spi_master/lcd/main/decode_image.c
@@ -18,132 +18,54 @@ format if you want to use a different image file.
 */
 
 #include "decode_image.h"
-#include "esp_rom_tjpgd.h"
+#include "jpeg_decoder.h"
 #include "esp_log.h"
+#include "esp_check.h"
 #include <string.h>
+#include "freertos/FreeRTOS.h"
 
 //Reference the binary-included jpeg file
 extern const uint8_t image_jpg_start[] asm("_binary_image_jpg_start");
 extern const uint8_t image_jpg_end[] asm("_binary_image_jpg_end");
 //Define the height and width of the jpeg file. Make sure this matches the actual jpeg
 //dimensions.
-#define IMAGE_W 336
-#define IMAGE_H 256
 
 const char *TAG = "ImageDec";
 
-//Data that is passed from the decoder function to the infunc/outfunc functions.
-typedef struct {
-    const unsigned char *inData; //Pointer to jpeg data
-    uint16_t inPos;              //Current position in jpeg data
-    uint16_t **outData;          //Array of IMAGE_H pointers to arrays of IMAGE_W 16-bit pixel values
-    int outW;                    //Width of the resulting file
-    int outH;                    //Height of the resulting file
-} JpegDev;
-
-//Input function for jpeg decoder. Just returns bytes from the inData field of the JpegDev structure.
-static uint32_t infunc(esp_rom_tjpgd_dec_t *decoder, uint8_t *buf, uint32_t len)
-{
-    //Read bytes from input file
-    JpegDev *jd = (JpegDev *)decoder->device;
-    if (buf != NULL) {
-        memcpy(buf, jd->inData + jd->inPos, len);
-    }
-    jd->inPos += len;
-    return len;
-}
-
-//Output function. Re-encodes the RGB888 data from the decoder as big-endian RGB565 and
-//stores it in the outData array of the JpegDev structure.
-static uint32_t outfunc(esp_rom_tjpgd_dec_t *decoder, void *bitmap, esp_rom_tjpgd_rect_t *rect)
-{
-    JpegDev *jd = (JpegDev *)decoder->device;
-    uint8_t *in = (uint8_t *)bitmap;
-    for (int y = rect->top; y <= rect->bottom; y++) {
-        for (int x = rect->left; x <= rect->right; x++) {
-            //We need to convert the 3 bytes in `in` to a rgb565 value.
-            uint16_t v = 0;
-            v |= ((in[0] >> 3) << 11);
-            v |= ((in[1] >> 2) << 5);
-            v |= ((in[2] >> 3) << 0);
-            //The LCD wants the 16-bit value in big-endian, so swap bytes
-            v = (v >> 8) | (v << 8);
-            jd->outData[y][x] = v;
-            in += 3;
-        }
-    }
-    return 1;
-}
-
-//Size of the work space for the jpeg decoder.
-#define WORKSZ 3100
-
 //Decode the embedded image into pixel lines that can be used with the rest of the logic.
-esp_err_t decode_image(uint16_t ***pixels)
+esp_err_t decode_image(uint16_t **pixels)
 {
-    char *work = NULL;
-    int r;
-    esp_rom_tjpgd_dec_t decoder;
-    JpegDev jd;
     *pixels = NULL;
     esp_err_t ret = ESP_OK;
 
     //Alocate pixel memory. Each line is an array of IMAGE_W 16-bit pixels; the `*pixels` array itself contains pointers to these lines.
-    *pixels = calloc(IMAGE_H, sizeof(uint16_t *));
-    if (*pixels == NULL) {
-        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Error allocating memory for lines");
-        ret = ESP_ERR_NO_MEM;
-        goto err;
-    }
-    for (int i = 0; i < IMAGE_H; i++) {
-        (*pixels)[i] = malloc(IMAGE_W * sizeof(uint16_t));
-        if ((*pixels)[i] == NULL) {
-            ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Error allocating memory for line %d", i);
-            ret = ESP_ERR_NO_MEM;
-            goto err;
+    *pixels = calloc(IMAGE_H * IMAGE_W, sizeof(uint16_t));
+    ESP_GOTO_ON_FALSE((*pixels), ESP_ERR_NO_MEM, err, TAG, "Error allocating memory for lines");
+
+    //JPEG decode config
+    esp_jpeg_image_cfg_t jpeg_cfg = {
+        .indata = (uint8_t *)image_jpg_start,
+        .indata_size = image_jpg_end - image_jpg_start,
+        .outbuf = (uint8_t*)(*pixels),
+        .outbuf_size = IMAGE_W * IMAGE_H * sizeof(uint16_t),
+        .out_format = JPEG_IMAGE_FORMAT_RGB565,
+        .out_scale = JPEG_IMAGE_SCALE_0,
+        .flags = {
+            .swap_color_bytes = 1,
         }
-    }
+    };
 
-    //Allocate the work space for the jpeg decoder.
-    work = calloc(WORKSZ, 1);
-    if (work == NULL) {
-        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Cannot allocate workspace");
-        ret = ESP_ERR_NO_MEM;
-        goto err;
-    }
+    //JPEG decode
+    esp_jpeg_image_output_t outimg;
+    esp_jpeg_decode(&jpeg_cfg, &outimg);
 
-    //Populate fields of the JpegDev struct.
-    jd.inData = image_jpg_start;
-    jd.inPos = 0;
-    jd.outData = *pixels;
-    jd.outW = IMAGE_W;
-    jd.outH = IMAGE_H;
+    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "JPEG image decoded! Size of the decoded image is: %dpx x %dpx", outimg.width, outimg.height);
 
-    //Prepare and decode the jpeg.
-    r = esp_rom_tjpgd_prepare(&decoder, infunc, work, WORKSZ, (void *)&jd);
-    if (r != JDR_OK) {
-        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Image decoder: jd_prepare failed (%d)", r);
-        ret = ESP_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED;
-        goto err;
-    }
-    r = esp_rom_tjpgd_decomp(&decoder, outfunc, 0);
-    if (r != JDR_OK && r != JDR_FMT1) {
-        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Image decoder: jd_decode failed (%d)", r);
-        ret = ESP_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED;
-        goto err;
-    }
-
-    //All done! Free the work area (as we don't need it anymore) and return victoriously.
-    free(work);
     return ret;
 err:
     //Something went wrong! Exit cleanly, de-allocating everything we allocated.
     if (*pixels != NULL) {
-        for (int i = 0; i < IMAGE_H; i++) {
-            free((*pixels)[i]);
-        }
         free(*pixels);
     }
-    free(work);
     return ret;
 }
diff --git a/examples/peripherals/spi_master/lcd/main/decode_image.h b/examples/peripherals/spi_master/lcd/main/decode_image.h
index 1e31e3d1cd..c9aaf0cd02 100644
--- a/examples/peripherals/spi_master/lcd/main/decode_image.h
+++ b/examples/peripherals/spi_master/lcd/main/decode_image.h
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include "esp_err.h"
 
+#define IMAGE_W 320
+#define IMAGE_H 240
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
@@ -23,7 +26,7 @@ extern "C" {
  *         - ESP_ERR_NO_MEM if out of memory
  *         - ESP_OK on succesful decode
  */
-esp_err_t decode_image(uint16_t ***pixels);
+esp_err_t decode_image(uint16_t **pixels);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/examples/peripherals/spi_master/lcd/main/idf_component.yml b/examples/peripherals/spi_master/lcd/main/idf_component.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a2167bf4c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/peripherals/spi_master/lcd/main/idf_component.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+dependencies:
+  idf: ">=4.4"
+  esp_jpeg: ">=1.0.2"
diff --git a/examples/peripherals/spi_master/lcd/main/image.jpg b/examples/peripherals/spi_master/lcd/main/image.jpg
index 803ca2cdca..cacad09050 100644
Binary files a/examples/peripherals/spi_master/lcd/main/image.jpg and b/examples/peripherals/spi_master/lcd/main/image.jpg differ
diff --git a/examples/peripherals/spi_master/lcd/main/pretty_effect.c b/examples/peripherals/spi_master/lcd/main/pretty_effect.c
index 2923b7cf6f..9c6887977e 100644
--- a/examples/peripherals/spi_master/lcd/main/pretty_effect.c
+++ b/examples/peripherals/spi_master/lcd/main/pretty_effect.c
@@ -14,16 +14,15 @@
 #include "sdkconfig.h"
 #include "decode_image.h"
 
-uint16_t **pixels;
+uint16_t *pixels;
 
 //Grab a rgb16 pixel from the esp32_tiles image
 static inline uint16_t get_bgnd_pixel(int x, int y)
 {
-    //Image has an 8x8 pixel margin, so we can also resolve e.g. [-3, 243]
-    x+=8;
-    y+=8;
-    return pixels[y][x];
+    //Get color of the pixel on x,y coords
+    return (uint16_t) *(pixels + (y * IMAGE_W) + x);
 }
+
 //This variable is used to detect the next frame.
 static int prev_frame=-1;