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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.

Hammerspoon is a tool for powerful automation of macOS using Lua scripting. 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) Volvo cars like the V40 Cross Country embed Lua in their combined instrument panel.

LÖVE is a free framework for making 2D games in 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. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is mostly written in Lua. Lightroom also supports Lua plug-ins. Neovim is a popular hyperextensible Vim-based text editor that supports Lua plugins.


Hammerspoon is a tool for powerful automation of macOS using Lua scripting.	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)	Volvo cars like the V40 Cross Country embed Lua in their combined instrument panel.

LÖVE is a free framework for making 2D games in 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.	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is mostly written in Lua. Lightroom also supports Lua plug-ins.	Neovim is a popular hyperextensible Vim-based text editor that supports Lua plugins.