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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.

L�VE is a free framework for making 2D games in Lua. Volvo cars like the V40 Cross Country embed Lua in their combined instrument panel. 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)

Neovim is a popular hyperextensible Vim-based text editor that supports Lua plugins. Blackmagic Fusion, a post-production image compositing software used extensively in the movie industry, uses Lua as one of its embedded scripting languages. Roblox is an online game platform and game creation system that hosts user-created games of multiple genres coded in Lua. Celestia is a real-time 3D visualization of space that can be scripted with Lua.


L�VE is a free framework for making 2D games in Lua.	Volvo cars like the V40 Cross Country embed Lua in their combined instrument panel.	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)

Neovim is a popular hyperextensible Vim-based text editor that supports Lua plugins.	Blackmagic Fusion, a post-production image compositing software used extensively in the movie industry, uses Lua as one of its embedded scripting languages.	Roblox is an online game platform and game creation system that hosts user-created games of multiple genres coded in Lua.	Celestia is a real-time 3D visualization of space that can be scripted with Lua.