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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.

Wireshark, a popular network protocol analyzer, is scriptable 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. LÖVE is a free framework for making 2D games in 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. Cisco IP Cameras can be controlled using Lua. "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) 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.	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.	LÖVE is a free framework for making 2D games in 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.	Cisco IP Cameras can be controlled using Lua.	"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)	LuaTeX, the engine behind most modern installations of TeX, uses Lua as its embedded scripting language.