Showcase

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. GitHub uses Lua scripts in the infrastructure of GitHub Pages, its static site hosting service. Celestia is a real-time 3D visualization of space that can be scripted with Lua. Players of World of Warcraft use Lua to customize the game interface.

"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) Cisco IP Cameras can be controlled using Lua. 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. Volvo cars like the V40 Cross Country embed Lua in their combined instrument panel.


Neovim is a popular hyperextensible Vim-based text editor that supports Lua plugins.	GitHub uses Lua scripts in the infrastructure of GitHub Pages, its static site hosting service.	Celestia is a real-time 3D visualization of space that can be scripted with Lua.	Players of World of Warcraft use Lua to customize the game interface.

"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)	Cisco IP Cameras can be controlled using Lua.	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.	Volvo cars like the V40 Cross Country embed Lua in their combined instrument panel.