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Open-source projects built with Lua

There are currently 1799 open-source projects built with Lua, with a combined total of 1678.3k GitHub stars. The most common language among these projects is Lua.

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numb.nvim
numb.nvimnacro90/numb.nvim

A Neovim plugin that unobtrusively previews buffer lines when entering line numbers in command mode.

86914Lua
25 days ago
inc-rename.nvim
inc-rename.nvimsmjonas/inc-rename.nvim

A Neovim plugin for incremental LSP renaming with live preview using Neovim's command-preview feature.

86320Lua
29 days ago
ÖbEngine
ÖbEngineSygmei/ObEngine

A free and open-source 2D game engine with Lua scripting, built on SFML, featuring a map editor and plugin system.

86255C++
1 month ago
ÖbEngine
ÖbEngineObEngine/ObEngine

A free and open-source 2D game engine with Lua scripting, built on SFML, featuring a map editor and plugin system.

86255C++
1 month ago
tabout.nvim
tabout.nvimabecodes/tabout.nvim

A Neovim plugin that lets you tab out of parentheses, quotes, and other paired symbols for faster editing.

86123Lua
1 year ago
zk-nvim
zk-nvimzk-org/zk-nvim

A Neovim extension for the zk plain text note-taking assistant, providing LSP integration and note management commands.

85068Lua
1 day ago
vgit.nvim
vgit.nvimtanvirtin/vgit.nvim

A visual Git plugin for Neovim that provides project-wide and buffer-specific diff, blame, history, and conflict management views.

84924Lua
5 months ago
g3d
g3dgroverburger/g3d

A simple and easy-to-use 3D engine for the LÖVE 2D game framework.

83244Lua
3 months ago
mkdnflow.nvim
mkdnflow.nvimjakewvincent/mkdnflow.nvim

A Neovim plugin for fluent navigation and management of markdown notebooks and document collections.

82642Lua
1 month ago
Ansible vim
Ansible vimpearofducks/ansible-vim

A Vim plugin providing syntax highlighting for Ansible playbooks, Jinja2 templates, and hosts files.

82295Vim Script
3 months ago
focus.nvim
focus.nvimnvim-focus/focus.nvim

A Neovim plugin that automatically resizes and enhances split windows using golden ratio proportions and focus-aware UI.

81340Lua
6 months ago
lua-resty-kafka
lua-resty-kafkadoujiang24/lua-resty-kafka

A Lua Kafka client driver for OpenResty/ngx_lua using the cosocket API for non-blocking communication.

813285Lua
2 years ago
tmux.nvim
tmux.nvimaserowy/tmux.nvim

A Neovim plugin that integrates tmux for seamless pane navigation, resizing, and clipboard synchronization.

81049Lua
4 months ago
FTerm.nvim
FTerm.nvimnumToStr/FTerm.nvim

A minimal floating terminal plugin for Neovim with customizable windows and scratch terminals.

80928Lua
2 years ago
hop.nvim
hop.nvimsmoka7/hop.nvim

A Neovim plugin for lightning-fast navigation by jumping to any word, character, or pattern with minimal keystrokes.

80351Lua
14 days ago
better-escape.nvim
better-escape.nvimmax397574/better-escape.nvim

A Neovim plugin that eliminates typing delays when using escape key mappings like 'jk' or 'jj'.

79620Lua
4 months ago
telescope-undo.nvim
telescope-undo.nvimdebugloop/telescope-undo.nvim

A Telescope extension for Neovim that visualizes and fuzzy-searches your undo tree.

78813Lua
1 year ago
tiny-ecs
tiny-ecsbakpakin/tiny-ecs

A simple, flexible Entity Component System (ECS) library for Lua, designed for game development and complex simulations.

78666Lua
3 years ago
colorbuddy.nvim
colorbuddy.nvimtjdevries/colorbuddy.nvim

A Lua-based colorscheme helper for Neovim that simplifies creating and customizing color schemes.

78424Lua
2 years ago
nvim-gdb
nvim-gdbsakhnik/nvim-gdb

A thin Neovim wrapper for GDB, LLDB, PDB/PDB++, and BashDB, enabling integrated debugging within the editor.

78341Lua
2 months ago
dracula.nvim
dracula.nvimMofiqul/dracula.nvim

A Lua-based Dracula theme for Neovim with extensive plugin support and customization options.

779122Lua
9 months ago
jupynium.nvim
jupynium.nvimkiyoon/jupynium.nvim

A Neovim plugin that provides real-time, bidirectional synchronization with Jupyter Notebook using Selenium automation.

77516Python
4 months ago
cmp_luasnip
cmp_luasnipsaadparwaiz1/cmp_luasnip

A completion source for nvim-cmp that provides luasnip snippets as autocomplete candidates.

77540Lua
1 year ago
tabby.nvim
tabby.nvimnanozuki/tabby.nvim

A declarative, highly configurable Neovim tabline plugin that transforms Vim tabs into a workspace multiplexer.

77327Lua
7 months ago
Mari0
Mari0Stabyourself/mari0

A 2D platformer combining Mario gameplay with Portal mechanics, built with the LÖVE framework.

771123Lua
2 years ago
Discordia
DiscordiaSinisterRectus/Discordia

A Lua wrapper for the Discord API, enabling Discord bot development on the Luvit runtime with an event-driven, object-oriented interface.

769150Lua
4 days ago
nvim-various-textobjs
nvim-various-textobjschrisgrieser/nvim-various-textobjs

A bundle of over 30 new text objects for Neovim, enhancing editing with forward-seeking motions and pattern-based selections.

76926Lua
25 days ago
Supernova
Supernovasupernovaengine/supernova

A free, cross-platform game engine for 2D and 3D projects using an entity component system (ECS) and data-oriented design.

76886C++
1 day ago
fyler.nvim
fyler.nvimA7Lavinraj/fyler.nvim

A Neovim file manager that lets you edit the file system like a buffer with a tree view.

76251Lua
10 days ago
arrow.nvim
arrow.nvimotavioschwanck/arrow.nvim

A Neovim plugin for bookmarking files with per-project and per-buffer organization using a single keymap interface.

75242Lua
9 months ago
Grid
GridPlanimeter/game-engine-2d

A LÖVE-based 2D game engine for Lua, designed for multiplayer-first experiences with professional-grade features.

75167Lua
3 years ago
nabla.nvim
nabla.nvimjbyuki/nabla.nvim

An ASCII math generator from LaTeX equations for taking scientific notes in Neovim.

74727Lua
1 year ago
satellite.nvim
satellite.nvimlewis6991/satellite.nvim

A Neovim plugin that displays decorated scrollbars with marks for cursor, search results, diagnostics, git hunks, and more.

74434Lua
3 months ago
substitute.nvim
substitute.nvimgbprod/substitute.nvim

A Neovim plugin providing new operator motions for quick text substitution and exchange.

7409Lua
6 months ago
nvim-dev-container
nvim-dev-containeresensar/nvim-dev-container

A Neovim plugin that provides VSCode-like remote container development support, enabling development inside Docker containers.

73421Lua
3 months ago
vim
vimembark-theme/vim

An ambitious, truecolor Vim theme with support for popular statusline plugins.

73431Vim Script
1 month ago
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