File extension lua is best known for its use in Lua scripting language and used for its script files.

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Software that open lua file

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LUA file extension - Lua script

What is lua file? How to open lua files?

File type specification:

Source code and script file type icon Source code and script file type

lua file icon: lua filetype icon

lua file extension is commonly associated with so called lua scripts.

Lua is a powerful, fast, light-weight, embeddable scripting language. Lua combines simple procedural syntax with powerful data description constructs based on associative arrays and extensible semantics.

Lua is dynamically typed, runs by interpreting bytecode for a register-based virtual machine, and has automatic memory management with incremental garbage collection, making it ideal for configuration, scripting, and rapid prototyping.

Lua scripts are used in many programs, such as VLC player and computer games like World of Warcraft, Homeworld, Prototype, Warcraft 2, Transport Fever, Baldur's Gate, Blitzkrieg, Civilization 5, Company of Heroes, Crysis, DOTA, Empire: Total Ware, Far Cry, etc.

Updated: November 29, 2023

The default software associated to open lua file:

Sublime Text icon

Sublime Text  Microsoft Windows software

Company or developer:
Sublime HQ Pty Ltd

Sublime Text is advanced text editor used to write source codes in various programming languages. It is a great tool for programmers and offers great feature and performance. It is available for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux operating systems.

Adobe ExtendScript icon

Adobe Systems Incorporated logoAdobe ExtendScript  Microsoft Windows software

Company or developer:
Adobe Systems Incorporated

A development and debugging tool for JavaScript scripts, last version of ExtendScript Toolkit (ESTK) was released in 2006.

Lua icon

Lua  Multiplatform software

Company or developer:
Waldemar, Roberto, Luiz

Lua is a powerful, fast, lightweight, embeddable scripting language. Lua combines simple procedural syntax with powerful data description constructs based on associative arrays and extensible semantics.

Help how to open:

You can open and edit *.lua files in any text editor or IDE.

How to convert:

Probably cannot be converted to other formats.

Find conversions from lua file:

lua to c

lua to htm

lua to html

lua to js

lua to tns

Find converter to lua file type:

c to lua

js to lua

Related links:

Lua Website.

List of software applications associated to the .lua file extension

Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android etc.)
and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open lua file, edit lua file, convert lua file, view lua file, play lua file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

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Click on the tab below to simply browse between the application actions, to quickly get a list of recommended software, which is able to perform the specified software action, such as opening, editing or converting lua files.

Software that open lua file - Lua script

Programs supporting the exension lua on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for open lua file action.

Microsoft Windows:

Main software associated with lua file by default:
Sublime Text small icon Sublime Text
Adobe ExtendScript small icon Adobe ExtendScript
Other suggested software:
Lua Player for PSP
NotePad++ text editor small icon NotePad++ text editor

Apple macOS / Mac OS X:

Multiplatform:

Main software associated with lua file by default:
Lua small icon Lua
Other suggested software:
Visual Studio Code small icon Visual Studio Code

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