Showcase

Lua is used in many products and projects around the world. Here are some highlights. A different selection is shown every day.

"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) 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. The widely used VLC media player is scriptable in Lua. Cisco IP Cameras can be controlled using Lua.

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is mostly written in Lua. Lightroom also supports Lua plug-ins. Volvo cars like the V40 Cross Country embed Lua in their combined instrument panel. Celestia is a real-time 3D visualization of space that can be scripted with Lua. Hammerspoon is a tool for powerful automation of macOS using Lua scripting.


"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)	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.	The widely used VLC media player is scriptable in Lua.	Cisco IP Cameras can be controlled using Lua.

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is mostly written in Lua. Lightroom also supports Lua plug-ins.	Volvo cars like the V40 Cross Country embed Lua in their combined instrument panel.	Celestia is a real-time 3D visualization of space that can be scripted with Lua.	Hammerspoon is a tool for powerful automation of macOS using Lua scripting.