Site map

• Main page – Start here.
  • Search – Find what you're looking for.
  • RSS feeds – Keep up with the news.
  • Recent changes – See what's new in the site.

• About – Read all about Lua. Também em português.
  • News – See what is happening with Lua.
  • Uses – See the products that use Lua.
  • Quotes – Read what users have said about Lua.
  • Press – Read press clippings about Lua.
  • Authors – Meet the Lua team.
  • Contact – Learn how to contact us.
  • Version history – A summary of the main features of each version of Lua.
  • Thanks – Meet some of the individuals and institutions that have supported Lua.

• Download – Get your copy of Lua. Learn how to get binaries and find tools for Lua.
  • Download area – Get the files here.
  • License – Lua is free software and may be used for all purposes at no cost. Read the details here.
  • Logos – Add a Lua logo to your web page. Create a Lua logo with your own orbiting text.
  • Live demo – Take Lua for a test drive.
  • Work area – Take a peek into the future.
  • Test suites – Test and strain your Lua installation.

• Documentation – Read technical information about Lua: manuals, books, papers.
  • Reference manual – The authoritative technical document on Lua. Available for all released versions.
  • Books – See the books written about Lua.
    • Programming in Lua – A detailed and authoritative introduction, by Lua's chief architect.
  • Papers and theses – A list of academic publications about Lua.
    • Journal paper – The main academic paper about Lua (1996).
    • Magazine article – An article on Lua written for Dr. Dobb's Journal (1996).
    • Evolution – A complete history of Lua's creation and evolution, presented at ACM HOPL III (2007).
    • History – A chronicle of the evolution of Lua till 2001.
    • First paper – The first conference paper on Lua (1994).
  • FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions with answers.
  • Technical notes – A series of detailed technical documents on Lua. (discontinued)
  • Source code – Browse the code and see how Lua is implemented.
  • Bugs – A list of all known bugs in Lua with fixes and patches.

• Community – Meet other Lua users.
  • Workshop – Come and meet others and talk about Lua. In person!
  • Mailing list – Join our active mailing list for discussing Lua. Read and search the archives.
  • Lua BR – Participe da lista de Lua em português.
  • User survey – Help us know our community better.
  • Donations – Learn how you can help to support the Lua project.

• External sites
  • lua-users.org – An active meeting place built for and by Lua users.
  • LuaForge – Find that add-on you were looking for. Host your own Lua project.
  • Forum – Ask and answer questions about Lua.
  • Stackoverflow – Ask and answer questions about Lua.
  • IRC channel – Come and chat about Lua in real time.