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24 alternatives to LuaJIT FFI binding to libuv with coroutines

LuaJIT FFI binding for libuv. Contribute to pguillory/luajit-libuv development by creating an account on GitHub.

LuaJIT-libuv is a Lua library that provides access to libuv, a cross-platform asynchronous I/O library, through LuaJIT's foreign function interface. It enables Lua developers to use libuv's non-blocking capabilities… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. LuaJIT FFI binding to libuv with coroutines launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Lua-libuv – A Lua with libuv experiments▲42

   laboratório de integração Lua com libuv para execução de scripts assíncronos e experimentação de POCs - joaoneto/lua-libuv

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   LuaJIT assembler/assembly language for direct bytecode programming▲141

   LuaJIT 2.0 and 2.1 bytecode generator, assembler, parser, viewer and test VM. Lua 5.1 parser, IDE and debugger. - rochus-keller/LjTools

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Lua/LuaJIT with C/C++/Java/JavaScript syntax▲77

   Lua with C/C++/Java/Javascript syntax. Contribute to mingodad/ljs development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Node bindings for libui, a native UI library for Unix, OS X and Windows▲28

   Node bindings for libui, an awesome native UI library for Unix, OSX and Windows - parro-it/libui-node

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Lcef – LuaJIT FFI Bindings for Chromium Embedded Framework▲6

   LuaJIT FFI bindings for Chromium Embedded Framework (**UNSTABLE**) - Planimeter/lcef

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Ldump – serialize any Lua data▲96

   Some time ago, I was implementing saves for my LOVE2D game. I wanted to do a full dump of the game state -- which included closures (AI), complex graphs, sets with tables as keys and also fundamentally non-serializable data (coroutines and userdata), that require user-defined serialization/deserialization logic. I went through every Lua serialization library -- none covered all data types/cases. So I wrote my own. It is a polished version, thoroughly annotated, tested and documented. It is made to be as functional and customizable as possible (or at least I did everything I could…

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Moustique – C++14 coroutine-based non-blocking IO on Linux▲68

   C++14 high performance non-blocking network IO (based on epoll + boost.context) - matt-42/moustique

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Libconcurrent – Coroutines in C▲91

   :copyright: Concurrent Programming Library (Coroutine) for C11 - sharow/libconcurrent

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Lua Prototype of Elm's Time-Travelling Debugger▲53

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10QB
    Qt binding for Go with support for all major operating systems▲222

    Qt binding for Go (Golang) with support for Windows / macOS / Linux / FreeBSD / Android / iOS / Sailfish OS / Raspberry Pi / AsteroidOS / Ubuntu Touch / JavaScript / WebAssembly

    2017 · therecipe.github.io · its alternatives →

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    LÖVR – VR framework for Lua▲131

    An open source Lua framework for building 3D games and VR experiences.

    2017 · lovr.org · its alternatives →

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    LuaGB – A Gameboy emulator written in pure Lua▲136

    A gameboy emulator written in pure Lua. Work in progress. - zeta0134/LuaGB

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Run Python, Ruby, Node.js, C++, Lua in the Browser via x86 to WASM JIT▲171

    Linux virtual machine, running in the browser via HTML5/WebAssembly. Networking and graphics supported.

    2021 · repl.leaningtech.com · its alternatives →

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    Lume – OS lightweight CLI for MacOS and Linux VMs on Apple Silicon▲309

    We just open-sourced Lume - a tool we built after hitting walls with existing virtualization options on Apple Silicon. No GUI, no complex stacks - just a single binary that lets you spin up macOS or Linux VMs via CLI or API. Why we built Lume: - Run native macOS VMs in 1 command, using Apple Virtualization.Framework: `lume run macos-sequoia-vanilla:latest` - Prebuilt images on https://ghcr.io/trycua (macOS, Ubuntu on ARM) - API server to manage VMs programmatically `POST /lume/vms` - A python SDK on github.com/trycua/pylume Run prebuilt macOS images in just…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Clx – Compile Lua to Native Executables Through C++20▲143

    Hi HN, clx is an ahead-of-time compiler for standard Lua that generates C++20 and produces standalone native executables through GCC, Clang or MSVC. The project started as an experiment to see whether modern C++ could be used as a portable compiler backend instead of LLVM or direct machine code generation. The generated code is then compiled and optimized by the host toolchain. The latest release replaces the previous NaN-tagged value representation with a new shadow-types implementation, adds full int64 support, improves native arithmetic code generation and adds ARM64 macOS coroutine…

    Jul 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Luakernel – Lua + SQLite + musl libc running on x86▲115

    Lua + SQLite + musl libc running on x86. Contribute to ers35/luakernel development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Croissant, a Lua REPL and Debugger▲93

    🥐 A Lua REPL and debugger. Contribute to giann/croissant development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Libmui is a macOS Classic widget lib for Linux▲300

    Not sure if I would post this for the last day of #marchintosh OR wait for tomorrow the 1st of April. Both apply equally. Anyway, here's a pet project of mine, I made it as a glued on for another pet project of mine, but it developed a life of it's own now and can soar skyward toward success, fame, and glory.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    glot.io▲261

    An open source pastebin with runnable snippets and API

    2016 · glot.io · its alternatives →

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    A Fast, Malloc-Free C++14 Json Parser and Encoder▲98

    Meta programming utilities for C++14. Merged in matt-42/lithium - matt-42/iod

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A Modern C/C++ build tools (Simple, Fast, Cross-platform)▲89

    A cross-platform build utility based on Lua

    2019 · xmake.io · its alternatives →

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    Asymmetric stackful cross-platform Coroutines in pure C▲39

    Single header stackful cross-platform coroutine library in pure C. - edubart/minicoro

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Lua in Python▲57

    Lua in Python. Contribute to scoder/lupa development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Luastatic – Build an executable from a Lua program▲44

    Build a standalone executable from a Lua program. Contribute to ers35/luastatic development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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