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

Neovim is a popular hyperextensible Vim-based text editor that supports Lua plugins. "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) Blackmagic Fusion, a post-production image compositing software used extensively in the movie industry, uses Lua as one of its embedded scripting languages. Nmap, a popular tool for network discovery and security auditing, is scriptable with Lua.

The widely popular game Angry Birds is mostly written in Lua. See a talk by Jaakko Lisalo at the Game Design Expo 2011. Defold is a free engine for professional 2D game development, used at King games and by over 40,000 developers worldwide. All game logic is scripted in Lua. Wireshark, a popular network protocol analyzer, is scriptable with Lua. Cisco IP Cameras can be controlled using Lua.


Neovim is a popular hyperextensible Vim-based text editor that supports Lua plugins.	"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)	Blackmagic Fusion, a post-production image compositing software used extensively in the movie industry, uses Lua as one of its embedded scripting languages.	Nmap, a popular tool for network discovery and security auditing, is scriptable with Lua.

The widely popular game Angry Birds is mostly written in Lua. See a talk by Jaakko Lisalo at the Game Design Expo 2011.	Defold is a free engine for professional 2D game development, used at King games and by over 40,000 developers worldwide. All game logic is scripted in Lua.	Wireshark, a popular network protocol analyzer, is scriptable with Lua.	Cisco IP Cameras can be controlled using Lua.