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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.

Nmap, a popular tool for network discovery and security auditing, is scriptable with 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) Players of World of Warcraft use Lua to customize the game interface. Blackmagic Fusion, a post-production image compositing software used extensively in the movie industry, uses Lua as one of its embedded scripting languages.

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. LÖVE is a free framework for making 2D games in Lua. Wireshark, a popular network protocol analyzer, is scriptable with Lua. Volvo cars like the V40 Cross Country embed Lua in their combined instrument panel.


Nmap, a popular tool for network discovery and security auditing, is scriptable with 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)	Players of World of Warcraft use Lua to customize the game interface.	Blackmagic Fusion, a post-production image compositing software used extensively in the movie industry, uses Lua as one of its embedded scripting languages.

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.	LÖVE is a free framework for making 2D games in Lua.	Wireshark, a popular network protocol analyzer, is scriptable with Lua.	Volvo cars like the V40 Cross Country embed Lua in their combined instrument panel.