Showcase

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

Volvo cars like the V40 Cross Country embed Lua in their combined instrument panel. Celestia is a real-time 3D visualization of space that can be scripted with Lua. GitHub uses Lua scripts in the infrastructure of GitHub Pages, its static site hosting service. Hammerspoon is a tool for powerful automation of macOS using Lua scripting.

Nmap, a popular tool for network discovery and security auditing, is scriptable with Lua. 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. Roblox is an online game platform and game creation system that hosts user-created games of multiple genres coded in Lua. Cisco IP Cameras can be controlled using Lua.


Volvo cars like the V40 Cross Country embed Lua in their combined instrument panel.	Celestia is a real-time 3D visualization of space that can be scripted with Lua.	GitHub uses Lua scripts in the infrastructure of GitHub Pages, its static site hosting service.	Hammerspoon is a tool for powerful automation of macOS using Lua scripting.

Nmap, a popular tool for network discovery and security auditing, is scriptable with Lua.	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.	Roblox is an online game platform and game creation system that hosts user-created games of multiple genres coded in Lua.	Cisco IP Cameras can be controlled using Lua.