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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.

LÖVE is a free framework for making 2D games in Lua. Hammerspoon is a tool for powerful automation of macOS using Lua scripting. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is mostly written in Lua. Lightroom also supports Lua plug-ins. Roblox is an online game platform and game creation system that hosts user-created games of multiple genres coded in Lua.

The widely popular game Angry Birds is mostly written in Lua. See a talk by Jaakko Lisalo at the Game Design Expo 2011. The widely used VLC media player is scriptable in 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)


LÖVE is a free framework for making 2D games in Lua.	Hammerspoon is a tool for powerful automation of macOS using Lua scripting.	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is mostly written in Lua. Lightroom also supports Lua plug-ins.	Roblox is an online game platform and game creation system that hosts user-created games of multiple genres coded in Lua.

The widely popular game Angry Birds is mostly written in Lua. See a talk by Jaakko Lisalo at the Game Design Expo 2011.	The widely used VLC media player is scriptable in 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)