LuaTools

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A Windows desktop client for managing Steam manifest/lua configurations, built with WPF on .NET 8.

LuaTools browses and installs manifest sources, edits stplug-in lua files (depot pinning, per-depot enable/disable), manages unlocker modes, and injects a companion plugin into Steam's store pages.

It ships fully translated in 29 languages and auto-updates via Velopack.
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Requirements

• Windows 10/11
• .NET 8 SDK (the released installer bundles a check for the .NET 8 Desktop Runtime and installs it if missing; building from source needs the full SDK

Installation

You can find release builds on the luatools website or in the releases tab.

Credits / Adjacent software

• Millennium: the Steam plugin framework whose injection API this app polyfills when Millennium isn't installed
• Velopack: installer and auto-update framework
• DepotDownloaderMod: downloads depot content from Steam's CDN, powering the Depots page's Download action. A fork of DepotDownloader, fetched and run as a standalone tool
• SteamAutoCrack: fetched and launched from the Downloads page
• Steamless: removes SteamStub from game executables
• CloudRedirect: Steam Cloud revival project, can be turned on via the mode page

Licence

MIT. See LICENSE.