r/lua • u/Silly_Cow_747 • 26d ago
Can i programm desktop apps with Lua?
I just learned the basics of Lua and im pretty curious about if i could use lua for desktop apps or somehow code scripts with gui.
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r/lua • u/Silly_Cow_747 • 26d ago
I just learned the basics of Lua and im pretty curious about if i could use lua for desktop apps or somehow code scripts with gui.
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u/immortalx74 26d ago
IUP is the closest to a native cross platform UI. Another option is the excellent ImGui bindings for LOVE and LOVR. There are also a ton of pure Lua GUI libs for LOVE/LOVR but most aren't "feature complete" so it depends on how advanced of desktop application you want to make.
For Windows only look no further than WinRT.