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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.

Snort, a popular network intrusion prevention and detection system, is scriptable with 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. 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.

Wireshark, a popular network protocol analyzer, is scriptable with Lua. Neovim is a popular hyperextensible Vim-based text editor that supports Lua plugins. Roblox is an online game platform and game creation system that hosts user-created games of multiple genres coded in Lua. Cisco IP Cameras can be controlled using Lua.


Snort, a popular network intrusion prevention and detection system, is scriptable with 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.	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.

Wireshark, a popular network protocol analyzer, is scriptable with Lua.	Neovim is a popular hyperextensible Vim-based text editor that supports Lua plugins.	Roblox is an online game platform and game creation system that hosts user-created games of multiple genres coded in Lua.	Cisco IP Cameras can be controlled using Lua.