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) Cisco IP Cameras can be controlled using Lua. GitHub uses Lua scripts in the infrastructure of GitHub Pages, its static site hosting service. Wireshark, a popular network protocol analyzer, is scriptable with Lua.

Volvo cars like the V40 Cross Country embed Lua in their combined instrument panel. The widely used VLC media player is scriptable in Lua. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is mostly written in Lua. Lightroom also supports Lua plug-ins. Snort, a popular network intrusion prevention and detection system, is scriptable with 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)	Cisco IP Cameras can be controlled using Lua.	GitHub uses Lua scripts in the infrastructure of GitHub Pages, its static site hosting service.	Wireshark, a popular network protocol analyzer, is scriptable with Lua.

Volvo cars like the V40 Cross Country embed Lua in their combined instrument panel.	The widely used VLC media player is scriptable in Lua.	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is mostly written in Lua. Lightroom also supports Lua plug-ins.	Snort, a popular network intrusion prevention and detection system, is scriptable with Lua.