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Open-source projects built with Lua

There are currently 189 open-source projects built with Lua, with a combined total of 1266.2k GitHub stars. The most common language among these projects is Lua.

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Neovim
Neovimneovim/neovim

A modern, extensible fork of Vim with a focus on usability, asynchronous capabilities, and a powerful API.

99.0k6.8kVim Script
1 day ago
Redis
Redisredis/redis

An in-memory data structure store used as a cache, database, message broker, and vector query engine for real-time applications.

74.0k24.6kC
1 day ago
Kong
Kongkong/kong

A cloud-native, high-performance API and AI Gateway for orchestrating microservices, LLM, and MCP traffic with extensible plugins.

43.2k5.1kLua
27 days ago
yazi
yazisxyazi/yazi

A blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust with full async I/O and extensive customization.

36.9k824Rust
1 day ago
MPV
MPVmpv-player/mpv

A free, open-source command-line media player supporting a wide variety of formats and codecs.

34.9k3.3kC
1 day ago
kickstart.nvim
kickstart.nvimnvim-lua/kickstart.nvim

A small, single-file, and fully documented starting point for building a personal Neovim configuration.

30.3k45.6kLua
1 day ago
[Web]
[Web]nagadomi/waifu2x

A deep learning tool for upscaling and denoising anime-style images and photos using convolutional neural networks.

28.2k2.7kLua
3 years ago
NvChad
NvChadsiduck76/NvChad

A blazing fast Neovim framework with beautiful UI and solid defaults to enhance your coding experience.

28.1k2.3kLua
11 days ago
LazyVim
LazyVimLazyVim/LazyVim

A pre-configured Neovim distribution powered by lazy.nvim, offering IDE-like features with easy customization.

26.0k1.8kLua
1 day ago
lazy.nvim
lazy.nvimfolke/lazy.nvim

A modern plugin manager for Neovim with lazy-loading, performance optimization, and a powerful UI.

20.8k554Lua
4 months ago
spacevim
spacevimSpaceVim/SpaceVim

A modular, community-driven configuration for Vim and Neovim that organizes plugins into layers for a streamlined editing experience.

20.3k1.4kVim Script
1 year ago
telescope.nvim
telescope.nvimnvim-telescope/telescope.nvim

A highly extendable fuzzy finder for Neovim, built with Lua for modularity and customization.

19.3k945Lua
1 day ago
LunarVim
LunarVimLunarVim/LunarVim

An IDE layer for Neovim with sane defaults, completely free and community-driven.

19.3k1.5kLua
10 months ago
Cocos2d-x
Cocos2d-xcocos2d/cocos2d-x

A C++-based, cross-platform framework for building 2D games, interactive books, and graphical applications.

19.0k7.1kC++
11 months ago
avante.nvim
avante.nvimyetone/avante.nvim

A Neovim plugin that emulates Cursor AI IDE's behavior, providing AI-powered code suggestions and one-click application.

17.8k814Lua
25 days ago
Apache APISIX (k)
Apache APISIX (k)apache/apisix

A dynamic, real-time, high-performance cloud-native API gateway and AI gateway for traffic management and service orchestration.

16.5k2.8kLua
1 day ago
wazuh
wazuhwazuh/wazuh

An open-source unified XDR and SIEM platform for threat prevention, detection, and response across endpoints and cloud workloads.

15.4k2.3kC++
1 day ago
Hammerspoon
HammerspoonHammerspoon/hammerspoon

A powerful macOS desktop automation tool that bridges system APIs with a Lua scripting engine.

15.3k685Objective-C
1 month ago
AstroNvim
AstroNvimAstroNvim/AstroNvim

An aesthetic and feature-rich Neovim configuration with a curated set of plugins for extensible and easy-to-use development.

14.3k952Lua
16 days ago
nvim-treesitter
nvim-treesitternvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter

A Neovim plugin that provides an abstraction layer for installing and managing tree-sitter parsers and queries.

13.8k1.3kTree-sitter Query
20 days ago
nvim-lspconfig
nvim-lspconfigneovim/nvim-lspconfig

A collection of ready-to-use Language Server Protocol configurations for Neovim's built-in LSP client.

13.6k2.4kLua
2 days ago
Minetest
Minetestminetest/minetest

An open-source voxel game engine and creation platform with easy modding and game development tools.

12.8k2.3kC++
2 days ago
Nmap
Nmapnmap/nmap

A free and open-source network discovery and security auditing tool for mapping networks and identifying services.

12.8k2.8kC
1 day ago
mason.nvim
mason.nvimmason-org/mason.nvim

A portable package manager for Neovim that installs and manages LSP servers, DAP servers, linters, and formatters.

10.2k333Lua
2 days ago
nvim-cmp
nvim-cmphrsh7th/nvim-cmp

A completion engine plugin for Neovim written in Lua that supports LSP and multiple snippet engines.

9.4k435Lua
29 days ago
Torch7 Cheat sheet
Torch7 Cheat sheettorch/torch7

A scientific computing framework with wide support for machine learning algorithms, built around multi-dimensional tensor operations.

9.1k2.4kC
1 year ago
nvim-mini/mini.nvim#mini.completion
nvim-mini/mini.nvim#mini.completionnvim-mini/mini.nvim

A library of 40+ independent Lua modules that enhance Neovim with minimal effort and a unified design.

9.1k298Lua
2 days ago
nvim-mini/mini.nvim#mini.deps
nvim-mini/mini.nvim#mini.depsnvim-mini/mini.nvim

A library of 40+ independent Lua modules that enhance Neovim with minimal effort and a unified design.

9.1k298Lua
2 days ago
harpoon
harpoonThePrimeagen/harpoon

A Neovim plugin for fast file and terminal navigation using per-project, auto-updating marks.

9.0k481Lua
5 months ago
nvim-tree.lua
nvim-tree.luanvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua

A file explorer tree plugin for Neovim, written in Lua, offering git integration, diagnostics, and high customizability.

8.5k633Lua
8 days ago
LÖVE
LÖVElove2d/love

A free, open-source 2D game framework for creating cross-platform games with Lua.

8.2k582C++
6 days ago
tokyonight.nvim
tokyonight.nvimfolke/tokyonight.nvim

A clean, dark Neovim theme written in Lua, with support for LSP, Treesitter, and many plugins, plus extras for terminals and shells.

8.0k533Lua
1 month ago
NodeMCU
NodeMCUnodemcu/nodemcu-firmware

Lua-based interactive firmware for ESP8266, ESP8285, and ESP32 microcontrollers, enabling easy IoT development.

7.9k3.1kC
29 days ago
lualine.nvim
lualine.nvimnvim-lualine/lualine.nvim

A blazing fast and easy to configure Neovim statusline plugin written in pure Lua.

7.9k539Lua
12 days ago
osrm-backend
osrm-backendProject-OSRM/osrm-backend

A high-performance routing engine written in C++ that provides route, trip, and navigation services using OpenStreetMap data.

7.7k3.9kC++
2 days ago
folke/snacks.nvim#picker
folke/snacks.nvim#pickerfolke/snacks.nvim

A collection of small quality-of-life plugins for Neovim, including pickers, UI enhancements, and developer tools.

7.5k451Lua
1 month ago
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