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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.

Wikipedia uses Lua as its template scripting language. Read the announcement. Neovim is a popular hyperextensible Vim-based text editor that supports Lua plugins. Solar2D is a free Lua based game engine with focus on ease of iterations and usage. It is a fork of the well established and widely used Corona SDK game engine. The widely used VLC media player is scriptable in Lua.

Wireshark, a popular network protocol analyzer, is scriptable with Lua. Volvo cars like the V40 Cross Country embed Lua in their combined instrument panel. Cisco IP Cameras can be controlled using Lua. Hammerspoon is a tool for powerful automation of macOS using Lua scripting.


Wikipedia uses Lua as its template scripting language. Read the announcement.	Neovim is a popular hyperextensible Vim-based text editor that supports Lua plugins.	Solar2D is a free Lua based game engine with focus on ease of iterations and usage. It is a fork of the well established and widely used Corona SDK game engine.	The widely used VLC media player is scriptable in Lua.

Wireshark, a popular network protocol analyzer, is scriptable with Lua.	Volvo cars like the V40 Cross Country embed Lua in their combined instrument panel.	Cisco IP Cameras can be controlled using Lua.	Hammerspoon is a tool for powerful automation of macOS using Lua scripting.