Showcase

Lua is used in many products and projects around the world. Here are some highlights. A different selection is shown every day.

"Grim Fandango was the first game that shows Lua could not only be used to make a good game, but that it could be used to make some of the best games ever." (cited here; see also this) Nmap, a popular tool for network discovery and security auditing, is scriptable with Lua. Hammerspoon is a tool for powerful automation of macOS using Lua scripting. Wireshark, a popular network protocol analyzer, is scriptable with Lua.

LÖVE is a free framework for making 2D games in Lua. Neovim is a popular hyperextensible Vim-based text editor that supports Lua plugins. Celestia is a real-time 3D visualization of space that can be scripted with Lua. Players of World of Warcraft use Lua to customize the game interface.


"Grim Fandango was the first game that shows Lua could not only be used to make a good game, but that it could be used to make some of the best games ever." (cited here; see also this)	Nmap, a popular tool for network discovery and security auditing, is scriptable with Lua.	Hammerspoon is a tool for powerful automation of macOS using Lua scripting.	Wireshark, a popular network protocol analyzer, is scriptable with Lua.

LÖVE is a free framework for making 2D games in Lua.	Neovim is a popular hyperextensible Vim-based text editor that supports Lua plugins.	Celestia is a real-time 3D visualization of space that can be scripted with Lua.	Players of World of Warcraft use Lua to customize the game interface.