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Products that do what The Programming Language Lua does

Lua is a powerful, efficient, lightweight, script language.

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   Marsha – An LLM-Based Programming Language▲140

   2023 · github.com

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   Lua Carousel, create little programs on desktop or mobile devices▲165

   2023 · akkartik.itch.io

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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

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   Luma Language▲190

   Learn the first 1,000 words of a language 10x faster

   2022

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   Evolved.lua – An Evolved Entity Component System for Lua▲55

   I'm excited to announce the first release of my library, evolved.lua! evolved.lua is a fast and flexible ECS (Entity-Component-System) library for Lua. It is designed to be simple and easy to use, while providing all the features needed to create complex systems with blazing performance. Enjoy!

   2025 · github.com

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   Lua in Python▲57

   2015 · github.com

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

   2018 · github.com

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   Lux – A luxurious package manager for Lua▲268

   2025 · mrcjkb.dev

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   Lune AI▲348

   Learn a new language with an AI tutor in your pocket

   2024

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    Lumi.new▲227

    All in one platform to build your websites.

    2025 · lumi.new

11. 11RP
    Run Python, Ruby, Node.js, C++, Lua in the Browser via x86 to WASM JIT▲171

    2021 · repl.leaningtech.com

12. 12IO
    I open sourced a game I just released on Steam, written in Lua▲496

    2021 · github.com

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    Kasaya – A scripting language and runtime for browser automation▲386

    2020 · github.com

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    LuaCAD – Parametric CAD Scripted in Lua▲106

    LuaCAD models solids in Lua rather than the OpenSCAD language, with operator overloading for CSG (`a + b`, `a - b`, `a * b`). It ships with a CLI and a desktop app, including a preview area and a text editor. I've always been a big fan of OpenSCAD, but the SCAD language itself is unfortunately quite cobbled-together and is a very poorly designed programming language. LuaCAD takes all the good parts of OpenSCAD and combines them with one of the best scripting languages. It has now completely replaced OpenSCAD for me, and I think it provides a better experience than OpenSCAD for all use cases.…

    24d ago · luacad.ad-si.com

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    Luka▲366

    A.I. recommending restaurants in SF in a chat interface

    2015

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    Lua-libuv – A Lua with libuv experiments▲42

    2025 · github.com

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    LuxLang — ML Coding Made Simple▲13

    Smart & Pythonic Language for AI/ML Developers

    2025

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    Another C++ Lua Wrapper▲24

    2015 · github.com

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    Lua.sh▲11

    Open-source, next-generation, and scalable URL shortener

    2025

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    uilang▲280

    A minimal, UI-focused programming language for web designers

    2014

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    Bolt – A super-fast, statically-typed scripting language written in C▲261

    I've built many interpreters over the years, and Bolt represents my attempt at building the scripting language I always wanted. This is the first public release, 0.1.0! I've felt like most embedded languages have been moving towards safety and typing over years, with things like Python type hints, the explosive popularity of typescript, and even typing in Luau, which powers one of the largest scripted evironments in the world. Bolt attempts to harness this directly in the lagnauge rather than as a preprocessing step, and reap benefits in terms of both safety and performance. I intend to be…

    2025 · github.com

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    Lumi▲194

    Read smarter, not harder

    Nov 2025 · lumi.withgoogle.com

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    Easylang – A browser-based first programming language▲167

    Hi. I made Easylang to help beginners get started with programming. It is open source. https://github.com/chkas/easylang Why I think Easylang is for beginners better than Python. https://easylang.online/blog/easyl_pyth.html UPDATE: The posted link goes directly to the beginner tutorial. This is the start page of the IDE. https://easylang.online/ide/

    2022 · easylang.online

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    Winglang – A new cloud-oriented programming language▲116

    2023 · github.com

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