10 open source projects written in Lua
Every Lua project in the registry, ranked by GitHub stars — license and last push on every entry, data pulled live from the GitHub API every night.
kong ★ 44K 🦍 The API and AI Gateway
koreader ★ 30K An ebook reader application supporting PDF, DjVu, EPUB, FB2 and many more formats, running on Cervantes, Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook and Android devices
Apache APISIX ★ 17K High-performance API gateway with built-in LLM support
xmake ★ 12K 🔥 A cross-platform build utility based on Lua
opencode.nvim ★ 3.8K Neovim 🤝 OpenCode in the flow that you already know.
docker-jitsi-meet ★ 3.6K Jitsi Meet on Docker
luakit ★ 2.3K Fast, small, webkit based browser framework extensible by Lua.
claude-code.nvim ★ 2.1K Seamless integration between Claude Code AI assistant and Neovim
sile ★ 1.8K The SILE Typesetter — Simon’s Improved Layout Engine
zk-nvim ★ 859 Neovim plugin for zk
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Frequently asked questions
How many open source projects are written in Lua?
This registry tracks 10 Lua projects, with 117,761 GitHub stars between them and a median of 3,608 stars. The most-adopted is kong at 44,147 stars.
Which Lua projects are most actively maintained?
8 of the 10 projects were pushed in the last 90 days. Each entry above shows its exact last-push date, so you can filter out dormant projects before committing to one.
What licence are Lua projects usually under?
10 of the 10 carry an explicit open-source licence across 4 distinct licences, and the licence is shown on every card. Permissive licences (MIT, Apache-2.0) are the safest default for commercial use; check the copyleft ones individually.
Should I use Lua or Python for my project?
Both are viable. Lua is the better default if your team already knows it or the libraries you need are written in it; Python may suit you better if you need the ecosystem, tooling or performance profile it is known for. The registry lists 10 Lua projects to work from.