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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.

Cisco IP Cameras can be controlled using Lua. Celestia is a real-time 3D visualization of space that can be scripted with Lua. Nmap, a popular tool for network discovery and security auditing, is scriptable with Lua. LÖVE is a free framework for making 2D games in 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) Wikipedia uses Lua as its template scripting language. Read the announcement. Blackmagic Fusion, a post-production image compositing software used extensively in the movie industry, uses Lua as one of its embedded scripting languages. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is mostly written in Lua. Lightroom also supports Lua plug-ins.


Cisco IP Cameras can be controlled using Lua.	Celestia is a real-time 3D visualization of space that can be scripted with Lua.	Nmap, a popular tool for network discovery and security auditing, is scriptable with Lua.	LÖVE is a free framework for making 2D games in 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)	Wikipedia uses Lua as its template scripting language. Read the announcement.	Blackmagic Fusion, a post-production image compositing software used extensively in the movie industry, uses Lua as one of its embedded scripting languages.	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is mostly written in Lua. Lightroom also supports Lua plug-ins.