ZeroBraneStudio
A lightweight, cross-platform Lua IDE with code completion, syntax highlighting, live coding, and remote debugging for multiple Lua engines.
What is ZeroBraneStudio?
ZeroBrane Studio is a lightweight, cross-platform integrated development environment (IDE) built specifically for the Lua programming language. It provides essential features like code completion, syntax highlighting, and an integrated debugger, with special emphasis on remote debugging and live coding for a vast array of Lua engines and frameworks. It solves the problem of fragmented tooling by offering a single, portable environment for developing Lua scripts for games, web servers, embedded systems, and more.
Lua developers, particularly those working with game engines like LÖVE, Corona SDK, and Gideros, as well as developers scripting for OpenResty/Nginx, Redis, Torch7, and other Lua-embedded platforms.
Developers choose ZeroBrane Studio for its unparalleled support for remote debugging across dozens of Lua interpreters and its unique live coding capabilities, all packaged in a fast, portable, and extensible IDE written in Lua itself.
Overview
Lightweight Lua-based IDE for Lua with code completion, syntax highlighting, live coding, remote debugger, and code analyzer; supports Lua 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, LuaJIT and other Lua interpreters on Windows, macOS, and Linux
Use Cases
Best For
Related Projects
Found a gem we're missing?
Open-Awesome is built by the community, for the community. Submit a project, suggest an awesome list, or help improve the catalog on GitHub.
