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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.

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. 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.

LuaTeX, the engine behind most modern installations of TeX, uses Lua as its embedded scripting language. The widely used VLC media player is scriptable in Lua. Cisco IP Cameras can be controlled using Lua. LÖVE is a free framework for making 2D games in Lua.


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.	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.

LuaTeX, the engine behind most modern installations of TeX, uses Lua as its embedded scripting language.	The widely used VLC media player is scriptable in Lua.	Cisco IP Cameras can be controlled using Lua.	LÖVE is a free framework for making 2D games in Lua.