Showcase

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

GitHub uses Lua scripts in the infrastructure of GitHub Pages, its static site hosting service. Snort, a popular network intrusion prevention and detection system, is scriptable with Lua. LuaTeX, the engine behind most modern installations of TeX, uses Lua as its embedded scripting language. The widely popular game Angry Birds is mostly written in Lua. See a talk by Jaakko Lisalo at the Game Design Expo 2011.

Hammerspoon is a tool for powerful automation of macOS using Lua scripting. Wireshark, a popular network protocol analyzer, is scriptable with Lua. Cisco IP Cameras can be controlled using Lua. Nmap, a popular tool for network discovery and security auditing, is scriptable with Lua.


GitHub uses Lua scripts in the infrastructure of GitHub Pages, its static site hosting service.	Snort, a popular network intrusion prevention and detection system, is scriptable with Lua.	LuaTeX, the engine behind most modern installations of TeX, uses Lua as its embedded scripting language.	The widely popular game Angry Birds is mostly written in Lua. See a talk by Jaakko Lisalo at the Game Design Expo 2011.

Hammerspoon is a tool for powerful automation of macOS using Lua scripting.	Wireshark, a popular network protocol analyzer, is scriptable with Lua.	Cisco IP Cameras can be controlled using Lua.	Nmap, a popular tool for network discovery and security auditing, is scriptable with Lua.