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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.

Cisco IP Cameras can be controlled using 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) Hammerspoon is a tool for powerful automation of macOS using Lua scripting. 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. Wireshark, a popular network protocol analyzer, is scriptable with Lua. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is mostly written in Lua. Lightroom also supports Lua plug-ins. 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.


Cisco IP Cameras can be controlled using 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)	Hammerspoon is a tool for powerful automation of macOS using Lua scripting.	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.	Wireshark, a popular network protocol analyzer, is scriptable with Lua.	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is mostly written in Lua. Lightroom also supports Lua plug-ins.	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.