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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.

Wireshark, a popular network protocol analyzer, is scriptable with Lua. The widely popular game Angry Birds is mostly written in Lua. See a talk by Jaakko Lisalo at the Game Design Expo 2011. Cisco IP Cameras can be controlled using 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.

Hammerspoon is a tool for powerful automation of macOS using Lua scripting. Wikipedia uses Lua as its template scripting language. Read the announcement. "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) LÖVE is a free framework for making 2D games in Lua.


Wireshark, a popular network protocol analyzer, is scriptable with Lua.	The widely popular game Angry Birds is mostly written in Lua. See a talk by Jaakko Lisalo at the Game Design Expo 2011.	Cisco IP Cameras can be controlled using 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.

Hammerspoon is a tool for powerful automation of macOS using Lua scripting.	Wikipedia uses Lua as its template scripting language. Read the announcement.	"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)	LÖVE is a free framework for making 2D games in Lua.