Showcase

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

Celestia is a real-time 3D visualization of space that can be scripted with Lua. LuaTeX, the engine behind most modern installations of TeX, uses Lua as its embedded scripting language. Wireshark, a popular network protocol analyzer, is scriptable with Lua. Hammerspoon is a tool for powerful automation of macOS using Lua scripting.

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. The widely used VLC media player is scriptable in Lua.


Celestia is a real-time 3D visualization of space that can be scripted with Lua.	LuaTeX, the engine behind most modern installations of TeX, uses Lua as its embedded scripting language.	Wireshark, a popular network protocol analyzer, is scriptable with Lua.	Hammerspoon is a tool for powerful automation of macOS using Lua scripting.

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.	The widely used VLC media player is scriptable in Lua.