Release lua-language-server for VSCode
215
stars
1,057
commits
TypeScript
primary language
Aug 14, 2026
updated
README
lua-language-server
Lua development just got a whole lot better ๐ง
The Lua language server provides various language features for Lua to make development easier and faster. With nearly a million installs in Visual Studio Code, it is the most popular extension for Lua language support.
See our website for more info.
Features
- โ๏ธ Supports
Lua 5.5,Lua 5.4,Lua 5.3,Lua 5.2,Lua 5.1, andLuaJIT - ๐ Over 20 supported annotations for documenting your code
- โช Go to definition
- ๐ฆบ Dynamic type checking
- ๐ Find references
- โ ๏ธ Diagnostics/Warnings
- ๐ต๏ธ Syntax checking
- ๐ Element renaming
- ๐จ๏ธ Hover to view details on variables, functions, and more
- ๐๏ธ Autocompletion
- ๐ Support for libraries
- ๐ Code formatting
- ๐ฌ Spell checking
- ๐ ๏ธ Custom plugins
- ๐ Documentation Generation
Install
The language server can be installed for use in Visual Studio Code, NeoVim, and any other clients that support the Language Server Protocol.
See installation instructions on our website.
Community Install Methods
The install methods below are maintained by community members.
Links
If you find any mistakes, please report it or open a pull request if you have a fix of your own โค๏ธ
ๅฆๆไฝ ๅ็ฐไบไปปไฝ้่ฏฏ๏ผ่ฏทๅ่ฏๆๆไฝฟ็จPull Requestsๆฅ็ดๆฅไฟฎๅคใโค๏ธ
Available Languages
en-us๐บ๐ธzh-cn๐จ๐ณzh-tw๐น๐ผpt-br๐ง๐ทja-jp๐ฏ๐ตes-419๐ช๐ธ
Note All translations are provided and collaborated on by the community. If you find an inappropriate or harmful translation, please report it immediately.
Are you able to provide a translation? It would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you to all contributors of translations!
Privacy
The language server had opt-in telemetry that collected usage data and sent it to the development team to help improve the extension. Read our privacy policy to learn more. Telemetry was removed in v3.6.5 and is no longer part of the language server.
Contributors
Credit
Software that the language server (or the development of it) uses:
Contributors
Similar repos
Languages
TypeScript
83.8%
Lua
15.6%
Release lua-language-server for VSCode
215
stars
1,057
commits
TypeScript
primary language
Aug 14, 2026
updated
README
lua-language-server
Lua development just got a whole lot better ๐ง
The Lua language server provides various language features for Lua to make development easier and faster. With nearly a million installs in Visual Studio Code, it is the most popular extension for Lua language support.
See our website for more info.
Features
- โ๏ธ Supports
Lua 5.5,Lua 5.4,Lua 5.3,Lua 5.2,Lua 5.1, andLuaJIT - ๐ Over 20 supported annotations for documenting your code
- โช Go to definition
- ๐ฆบ Dynamic type checking
- ๐ Find references
- โ ๏ธ Diagnostics/Warnings
- ๐ต๏ธ Syntax checking
- ๐ Element renaming
- ๐จ๏ธ Hover to view details on variables, functions, and more
- ๐๏ธ Autocompletion
- ๐ Support for libraries
- ๐ Code formatting
- ๐ฌ Spell checking
- ๐ ๏ธ Custom plugins
- ๐ Documentation Generation
Install
The language server can be installed for use in Visual Studio Code, NeoVim, and any other clients that support the Language Server Protocol.
See installation instructions on our website.
Community Install Methods
The install methods below are maintained by community members.
Links
If you find any mistakes, please report it or open a pull request if you have a fix of your own โค๏ธ
ๅฆๆไฝ ๅ็ฐไบไปปไฝ้่ฏฏ๏ผ่ฏทๅ่ฏๆๆไฝฟ็จPull Requestsๆฅ็ดๆฅไฟฎๅคใโค๏ธ
Available Languages
en-us๐บ๐ธzh-cn๐จ๐ณzh-tw๐น๐ผpt-br๐ง๐ทja-jp๐ฏ๐ตes-419๐ช๐ธ
Note All translations are provided and collaborated on by the community. If you find an inappropriate or harmful translation, please report it immediately.
Are you able to provide a translation? It would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you to all contributors of translations!
Privacy
The language server had opt-in telemetry that collected usage data and sent it to the development team to help improve the extension. Read our privacy policy to learn more. Telemetry was removed in v3.6.5 and is no longer part of the language server.
Contributors
Credit
Software that the language server (or the development of it) uses:
Similar repos
Contributors
Languages
TypeScript
83.8%
Lua
15.6%