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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.

Nmap, a popular tool for network discovery and security auditing, is scriptable with Lua. Roblox is an online game platform and game creation system that hosts user-created games of multiple genres coded in Lua. Wikipedia uses Lua as its template scripting language. Read the announcement. The widely used VLC media player is scriptable in Lua.

LÖVE is a free framework for making 2D games in Lua. Wireshark, a popular network protocol analyzer, is scriptable with Lua. Celestia is a real-time 3D visualization of space that can be scripted with Lua. Players of World of Warcraft use Lua to customize the game interface.


Nmap, a popular tool for network discovery and security auditing, is scriptable with Lua.	Roblox is an online game platform and game creation system that hosts user-created games of multiple genres coded in Lua.	Wikipedia uses Lua as its template scripting language. Read the announcement.	The widely used VLC media player is scriptable in Lua.

LÖVE is a free framework for making 2D games in Lua.	Wireshark, a popular network protocol analyzer, is scriptable with Lua.	Celestia is a real-time 3D visualization of space that can be scripted with Lua.	Players of World of Warcraft use Lua to customize the game interface.