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Awesome Löve

A categorized community-driven collection of high-quality, awesome LÖVE libraries, projects, and resources.

Contents

• 3D
• AI
• Animation
• Camera
• Development
• Drawing
• Entity
• Helpers
• Input
• Lighting
• Math
• Music
• Networking
• OO
• Performance
• Physics
• Platforms
• Publishing
• Serialization
• Shaders
• Testing
• Tweening
• UI
• Utilities
• Tutorials
• IDEs
• Distribution
• Related

3D

3D-centric Libraries

• 3DreamEngine (⭐340) - An awesome 3D engine for LÖVE.
• anim9 (⭐29) - 3D skeletal animation library (design to be used with IQM and IQE).
• Brinevector3D (⭐10) - FFI-enabled vector library for 3D (x,y,z).
• bump-3dpd (⭐69) - A 3D collision detection library for Lua.
• IQE (⭐8) - Inter-Quake Export loader (text).
• IQM (⭐37) - Inter-Quake Model loader (binary).
• love-gltf - Gltf asset loader and test renderer; Supports skeletal animations and morph targets.
• Lovox (⭐46) - Pseudo-3D library for working with voxels.
• g3d (⭐494) - Simple and easy 3D engine for LÖVE.
• Menori (⭐121) - Library for 3D rendering with LÖVE.

AI

Navigation, Decision-Making and AI Libraries

• Jumper (⭐601) - Grid-based pathfinding library.
• Lua-star (⭐58) - Easy and pure Lua A* path finding.
• astar (⭐10) - An other A* library. Any map (grid, point, mesh or infinite map) and support path cost.
• pathfun - Pure Lua library for 2D pathfinding using the funnel algorithm.
• beehive.lua (⭐13) - A functional behavior tree implementation.
• Luafinding (⭐25) - Class-based A* implementation written purely in Lua.

Animation

Animation & Frame-Managing Libraries

• andross (⭐32) - A Lua library for 2D skeletal/bone animations with a Löve backend.
• anim8 (⭐669) - Animation library.
• animx (⭐23) - A featureful Animation library for loading animations from XML files!.
• Aseprite loader (⭐31) - Complete ase/aseprite file loader (no json).
• chiro (⭐26) - Convenience wrapper around Spine.
• Peachy (⭐92) - A parser/renderer for Aseprite animations in LÖVE.
• skeletor (⭐24) - 2D skeletal animation system.
• Walt (⭐56) - Animation library.
• Lump (⭐20) - Adobe Flash animation runtime.
• lovanim (⭐29) - A minimal stateful animation library.
• SYSL-Text (⭐69) - Text animation and automatic wrapping library based on tags.

Camera

Viewport & Camera Libraries

• Brady (⭐58) - Camera library with parallax scrolling.
• cam11 - Camera library that leverages the Transform object introduced in love2d 11.0+.
• Editgrid (⭐42) - Gamera and HUMP compatible scaling grid.
• gamera (⭐235) - Camera system.
• hump.camera - Camera library with window locking and smooth camera movement interpolation.
• parallax (⭐7) - Parallax scrolling with any camera system; seamlessly tile background images.

Development

Development assisting Libraries, that enrich your development experience

• FPSGraph (⭐15) - Small FPS graphing utility.
• debugGraph (⭐31) - Small OO FPS graphing utillity based on FPSGraph.
• Lovebird (⭐285) - Browser-based debug console.
• LoveDebug (⭐33) - Inline console-like debugger utility.
• lurker (⭐266) - Auto-swaps changed Lua files in a running game.
• LÖVE API (⭐279) - The complete API documentation of LÖVE in a Lua table.
• LÖVE Build (⭐49) - GitHub Action for automated cross-platform builds.
• LÖVE TypeScript Definitions (⭐113) - Write LÖVE games with TypeScript.
• lovelier (⭐18) - A LÖVE live reloader with Moonscript support.
• loveprofiler (⭐4) - LoveProfiler is an extremely simple logger and profiler.
• vudu (⭐32) - Broad in-game debugging gui with a console, variable browser/editor, speed controls, and more.

Drawing

Drawing specific Libraries, that simplify the Drawing process

• Artal (⭐42) - A .PSD parsing library for LÖVE.
• Autobatch (⭐102) - Small LÖVE module to automate the use of SpriteBatches.
• center (⭐12) - A simple module to dynamically align and fit content to screens of any size.
• deep (⭐50) - Adds Z axis; allows you to queue actions and draw calls.
• draft (⭐46) - A module for drawing complex shapes.
• grove.draworder (⭐10) - Similar to deep, but you can set a custom sorting method and create multiple, nestable instances.
• HSLUV (⭐45) - Lua implementation of HSLuv (a human-friendly alternative to HSL).
• Maid64 (⭐49) - Low resolution scaler for LÖVE.
• Push (⭐459) - A simple resolution-handling library for LÖVE.
• renderplanet (⭐20) - Realistic orthographic planet rendering.
• Resolution Solution (⭐20) - Scale library, that help you add resolution support to your games!
• svglover (⭐48) - Library to import and display simple SVGs in LÖVE.
• SYSL-Pixel (⭐24) - Pixel art focused scaler for graphics, position, screen-captures and shaders.
• Sölar (⭐7) - A fairly simple solar system simulator.
• Tove2d (⭐161) - Animated vector graphics for LÖVE.
• turtle.lua (⭐87) - Turtle graphics library for LÖVE.
• Runtime-TextureAtlas (⭐18) - Texture atlas packer and renderer at runtime; no external tools.
• Export-TextureAtlas (⭐6) - Extends Runtime-TextureAtlas as a commandline tool to export an atlas.

Entity

Entity and Gameobject Managing Libraries

• adorbs (⭐30) - Minimal, Functional Entity Component System.
• Concord (⭐200) - A feature-complete ECS library.
• ecs-lua (⭐122) - ECS Lua is a fast and easy to use ECS (Entity Component System) engine for game development.
• knife.system (⭐416) - Minimalist functional ECS.
• nata (⭐40) - Hybrid OOP/ECS entity management.
• tiny-ecs (⭐626) - Entity Component System for Lua that's simple, flexible, and useful.

Helpers

Game specific Library bundles, that provide reuseable functions

• astray (⭐136) - Astray is a lua based maze, room and dungeon generation library for dungeon crawlers and roguelike video games.
• batteries (⭐279) - Fills out lua's sparse standard library and provides implementations of common algorithms and data structures useful for games.
• cartographer (⭐68) - Small Tiled map loader and drawer.
• clove (⭐23) - A helper library which allows you to quickly loads huge amount of assets.
• grove.color (⭐10) - Blend, convert and interpolate colors using 'color objects'.
• hump (⭐69) - Collection of tools for developing games with LÖVE (Gamestates, Timers/Tweens, Vectors, Classes, Signals, Cameras).
• iffy (⭐23) - A SpriteSheet and Tileset helper library for LÖVE.
• knife (⭐416) - Collection of useful micro-modules for Lua (Class, State Machines, Bind, Chain, Coroutines, Event, Memoize, Entity, Tests, Timer).
• shard (⭐16) - Collection of useful mini modules.
• lovely-windows (⭐14) - A Window/Screen Manager Module for virtual windows.
• love-state-switcher (⭐10) - State switcher class for Lua LÖVE Engine.
• lua-state-machine (⭐326) - Lua Finite State Machine.
• lue (⭐43) - Lue is a LÖVE library that allows you to display hue color effects in your game.
• lume (⭐929) - Collection of functions for Lua, geared towards game development.
• Manami (⭐33) - An improved "reflowprint" with UTF-8, multicolor, and justify support.
• narrator (⭐115) - An Ink narrative scripting language parser and runtime implementation.
• reflowprint (⭐44) - A library designed for alignment of text that is shown one character at a time.
• roomy (⭐41) - Screen management library for LÖVE.
• rotLove (⭐242) - Roguelike Toolkit in LÖVE. A LÖVE/lua port of rot.js.
• YAS (⭐2) - Yet Another Screen manager.
• Scenery (⭐15) - A dead simple scene/state management system.
• ScreenManager (⭐31) - Screen/State Management for the LÖVE framework.
• shack (⭐58) - Shack is a LÖVE library that lets you easily add screen effects such as shake and rotation.
• Simple Tiled Implementation (⭐778) - Tiled map loader and renderer.
• Vivid (⭐54) - Color math, manipulation and conversion library.
• Yonder (⭐11) - A ridiculously easy to use game state management library for LOVE2D.
• GameStateManager (⭐3) - A lightweight, optimized, and easy-to-implement solution for efficient game state management.

Input

Input & Binding Libraries

• baton (⭐195) - Input library for LÖVE that bridges the gap between keyboard and gamepad controls.
• GamepadGuesser (⭐4) - Get the right button icons for gamepads; load updated gamepad db.
• input (⭐2) - Simple and powerful input library. support check operation time, sequence.
• Kazari (⭐9) - Multitouch gesture and input library.
• love-microphone (⭐60) - Simple microphone support for LÖVE.
• LoveKeys (⭐8) - A simple input handeling library that keeps track of things for you.
• Swipe (⭐5) - A simple radial keyboard library.
• tactile (⭐51) - A straightforward and flexible input library.

Lighting

Lighting & Shadow Libraries

• lighter (⭐30) - A performant dynamic light implementation with a simple API.
• Shädows (⭐162) - A Shadows & Lights engine for LÖVE.
• Light World (⭐216) - A lighting model.
• Simple Love Lights (⭐23) - A very simple raycasting light implementation.
• Light (⭐9) - A simple dynamic light implementation.

Math

Math specific Libraries

• Bresenham (⭐15) - Bresenham's line algorithm written in Lua.
• brinevector (⭐49) - Standalone lightweight luajit ffi-accelerated 2D vector library for great performance.
• Cirno's Perfect Math Library (⭐286) - Math/intersection library designed for games.
• delaunay (⭐104) - Delaunay triangulation for convex polygons.
• hump.vector - Powerful 2D vector class.
• MLib (⭐81) - Math and shape-intersection detection library written in Lua. It's aim is to be robust and easy to use.
• nvec (⭐33) - Hump.vector-compatible LuaJIT FFI-accelerated 2D vector library.
• shash (⭐65) - A simple, lightweight spatial hash for Lua.
• vector.lua (⭐42) - A simple vector library based on the PVector class from processing.

Music

Music related libraries

• denver (⭐81) - A Löve custom waveform generation library.
• lovebpm (⭐74) - A LÖVE library for syncing events to the BPM of an audio track.
• ripple (⭐36) - An audio manager with tagging support.
• wave (⭐89) - A sound manager with audio parsing and rhythm functionalities.

Networking

Networking & Online-Play Libraries

• Grease (⭐110) - Networking library intended to make networking easy for lovers (TCP, UDP, Enet). (IPv6)
• LoverNet (⭐55) - A networking library that leverages bitser and enet. (IPv4)
• NoobHub (⭐306) - OpenSource multiplayer and network messaging. (IPv6)
• Sock.lua (⭐167) - A Lua networking library for LÖVE games. (IPv4)
• löve-ws (⭐23) - A websocket client and server library.
• love2d-lua-websocket (⭐32) - A simple event-driven websocket client library. (IPv4)

OO

Object Orientation Libraries that support Class-Commons (⭐51)

• 30log (⭐426) - Minified framework for object-orientation in Lua. It features named (and unnamed) classes, single inheritance and a basic support for mixins.
• classic (⭐788) - Tiny class module for Lua. Attempts to stay simple and provide decent performance by avoiding unnecessary over-abstraction.
• hump.class - Small, fast class/prototype implementation with multiple inheritance (class-commons).
• knife.base (⭐416) - Extremely minimal base class providing single inheritance and constructors.
• middleclass (⭐1.7k) - Simple OOP library for Lua; has inheritance, metamethods (operators), class variables and weak mixin support (class-commons).
• muun (⭐7) - Moonscript compatible class implementation.
• selene (⭐20) - Project template for writing games in Moonscript instead of Lua without precompiling.

Performance

Performance measurement tools

• AppleCake (⭐19) - Profiling library for LÖVE, with detailed profiling and thread support.
• jprof (⭐85) - Profiling library/tool for LÖVE.
• Piefiller (⭐23) - Graphical profiler for LÖVE.
• ProFi - A simple lua profiler that works with LuaJIT and prints a pretty report file in columns.

Physics

Collision Detection & Physics Wrappers

• breezefield (⭐61) - A lightweight and easy love.physics wrapper (windfield alternative).
• Bump (⭐892) - Collision detection library for Lua.
• HC - Collision detection with arbitrary polygons; allows rotation of objects.
• loveblobs (⭐68) - A softbody library with support for both dynamic and static arbitrary softbodies.
• Strike (⭐23) - 2D collision detection library. Extendable, based on Separating-Axis-Theorem.

Platforms

Ports for Platforms other than the ones officially supported by LÖVE

• LoveDos (⭐663) - A Lua framework for 2D DOS games, implementing a subset of the LÖVE API.
• LoveFTW - Work-in-progress port to Windows phone 8.1.
• LÖVE Potion (⭐500) - Unofficial implementation of the LÖVE for Nintendo (3DS, Switch and Wii U) Homebrew.
• LOVE-WrapLua (⭐34) - A small and simple wrapper for OneLua, lpp-vita, and Lua Player PS3.
• Love.js (⭐547) - LÖVE ported to the web using Emscripten.
• LÖVR (⭐1.6k) - LÖVE for virtual reality devices.

Publishing

Guides to distributing LÖVE games in 3rd party stores

• Love-Snap-Template (⭐21) - A template for packaging LÖVE games for distribution in the Snappy Store.
• AppImageKit (⭐8.4k) - Using AppImageKit you can package LÖVE games as AppImages that run on common Linux-based operating systems, such as RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, Fedora, debian and derivatives; one game = one file.

Serialization

Save Game & Storage Libraries

• arson (⭐9) - Companion library for registering custom data types that can be encoded and decoded by json.lua.
• binser (⭐191) - Customizable Lua Serializer.
• bitser (⭐149) - Serializes and deserializes Lua values with LuaJIT.
• cdata (⭐30) - Serialize between Lua data and C data using LuaJIT's FFI.
• knife.serialize (⭐416) - Serialize data as a Lua script.
• Lady (⭐37) - Saving and loading savegames; based on Ser.
• moonblob (⭐27) - Binary serialization and data parsing library.
• Ser (⭐74) - Fast, robust, richly-featured table serialization library for Lua.
• Smallfolk (⭐18) - A fast, robust, secure, richly-featured table serialization library for Lua.
• trickle (⭐31) - A bitstream library focused on high compression for use in networking.

Shaders

GLSL related Libraries

• LoveShaderConverter (⭐66) - Convert Shadertoy Shader files to LÖVE GLSL Files with handy utilities for infinite purposes.
• ngrading (⭐33) - Simple color grading library.
• Shadertoy viewer - Run code copied from shadertoy directly or output the converted code to a LÖVE shader.
• Moonshine (⭐501) - Repository of common post-processing effects like blur, vignette, color-grading, etc.
• ShaderScan (⭐5) - Adds hot reload, includes, and better error messages for faster shader iteration.

Testing

Libraries and Tools for Unit Testing

• busted (⭐1.3k) - Simple unit-testing framework with customizable assertions.
• knife.test (⭐416) - Fixture-free test framework.
• Luassert (⭐195) - Extends assert() with additional, customizable tests.
• Lunatest (⭐81) - xUnit-style randomized unit testing framework.
• lust (⭐101) - Minimal test framework.
• Specl - Behavior Driven Development (BDD) tool.
• Telescope - Highly-customizable BDD-style testing library.

Tweening

Smoothing & Timer Libraries

• Flux (⭐361) - A fast, lightweight tweening library for Lua.
• hump.timer - Timer and tweening library with flexible tweening methods.
• knife.timer (⭐416) - Create timers and tweens with ease.
• NAniTe (⭐33) - Timeline-based animation system that supports forward and backward update.
• tick (⭐122) - Lua module for delaying function calls.
• tween.lua (⭐555) - Tweening/Easing/Interpolating functions for Lua inspired on jQuery's animate method.

UI

User Interface Libraries

• CatUI (⭐96) - A very light-weight GUI library for LÖVE.
• cimgui-love - LÖVE module for Dear ImGui obtained by wrapping cimgui (programmatically generated C-api) using LuaJIT FFI, easy to update to the latest Dear Imgui version.
• GOOi (⭐207) - Android-oriented GUI library.
• Gspöt - A stateful GUI lib for LÖVE.
• Hanker - Maximalist immediate mode-ish UI elements; gamepad-friendly.
• Helium (⭐90) - A modern, customizable, high performance retained UI framework.
• Layouter (⭐4) - A simple UI grid layout library for LÖVE 2D game engine.
• ListBox (⭐14) - A dynamic ListBox for LÖVE that supports touch, mouse, and keyboard inputs.
• LoveFrames Fork (⭐113) - 11.2 Fork of a GUI library.
• Love Imgui (⭐305) - Imgui module for the LÖVE game engine.
• Löve-Nuklear (⭐334) - Lightweight immediate mode GUI for LÖVE games.
• Lynx - Very-lightweight list-based UI library.
• NLay (⭐33) - Flexible layouting library.
• Patchy (⭐34) - 9patch library.
• Slicy (⭐9) - A newer 9patch/9slice library fixing some issues with Patchy.
• Plan (⭐20) - A super simple Rule-based layout library.
• Polywell - A highly-configurable text editor / coding tool written in Lua that runs on the LÖVE game engine.
• SafeWord (⭐3) - An overscan detection library for LÖVE.
• Slab (⭐275) - Slab is an immediate mode GUI toolkit for the LÖVE framework.
• SUIT (⭐439) - Small immediate mode GUI library.
• YALG (⭐10) - A very simple, cross-platform, reactive UI for last minute UIs.
• YUI - Declarative UI library for LÖVE.
• Inky (⭐36) - Any-purpose GUI framework.

Utilities

Non-Game specific libraries and tools

• ArrayRotation - Rotation of two dimensional arrays (square and non-square).
• cargo (⭐155) - Asset manager.
• chance.lua - Library for generating random data.
• colorchanger (⭐1) - Change the colors in your LÖVE game.
• Flirt (⭐12) - LÖVE version manager; allows to switch between multiple versions of engine on same machine.
• GifCat (⭐46) - A simple module for saving gifs from LÖVE.
• hex2color (⭐5) - A single function to use HEX color values.
• i18n (⭐23) - Internationalization library designed to help localize your game.
• Ini Parser (⭐15) - General purpose ini configuration parser.
• log.lua (⭐295) - Library for configurable log output.
• love-loader (⭐126) - Threaded resource loading.
• love2d-assets-loader (⭐37) - Assets Loader.
• love-pe (⭐16) - A tool made in LÖVE for changing LÖVE icon itself.
• lovely-engine (⭐9) - A tool that makes setting up and using LÖVE easier and with Moonscript support.
• Lily (⭐103) - Async Asset Loader.
• luasteam (⭐105) - Lua bindings for the Steamworks API.
• Luvent (⭐75) - Simple event-driven programming.
• nativefiledialog (⭐12) - Open a file picker on Windows/Mac/Linux.
• nativefs (⭐30) - Read and write files outside of LÖVE's allowed paths.
• Optikon - WYSIWYG visual level designer.
• ParticleEditor (⭐3) - An editor of particle for LÖVE.
• particle-system-playground (⭐13) - A basic LÖVE particle system editor.
• require.lua (⭐7) - Require all files in a folder.
• splashy (⭐39) - Splash Screen Library.
• ShakeDetectorLua (⭐4) - Uses accelerometer data for shake device detection written in Lua.
• tick (⭐69) - Useful timing tweaks for LÖVE's run loop.

Tutorials

Blogs and tutorials

• learn2love - Book for learning programming with Lua and LÖVE (Version 11.0+).
• Using Tiled Maps in LÖVE - An article about using maps created with Tiled in your LÖVE game.
• Tutorial on making an Arkanoid-type game (⭐186) - A complete tutorial on how to make a breakout clone by nooowaay.
• Simple Game Tutorials - Tutorials for making simple games with LÖVE (Snake, Sokoban, Tetris, etc.).
• How to LÖVE - A book by Sheepolution teaching LÖVE from the ground up.
• CS50 Introduction to Game Development - Harvard Colleges CS50 OpenCourseWare.
• Building love2d games for the web with love.js and Docker - A tutorial on packaging LÖVE games for the web.

IDEs

Integrated Development Environments and text editor plugins

• Brackets - A modern, open source text editor by Adobe (obsolete).
  • Lua Syntax Highlighter (⭐3) - Add Lua syntax highlighting in Brackets.
  • LÖVE Hints for Brackets.io - Provides LÖVE code hints.
  • Run LÖVE (⭐4) - Run LÖVE projects with a hotkey.
• ZeroBrane Studio - ZeroBrane Studio is a lightweight Lua IDE with code completion, syntax highlighting, live coding, code analyzer, and debugging support.
  • API Syntax Hightlight (⭐10) - Script to add LOVE API syntax highlighting to ZBS.
• IntelliJ IDEA - Capable and Ergonomic Java IDE.
  • EmmyLua (⭐605) - Lua IDE/Debugger Plugin for VSCode.
  • LÖVE IDEA (⭐60) - Snippets and code completion for IntelliJ-IDEA.
• Vim - Vim is a highly configurable text editor built to make creating and changing any kind of text very efficient.
  • Vim LOVE Docs (⭐52) - Syntax highlighting for Vim.
• Notepad++ - Notepad++ is a free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages.
  • LÖVE API for Notepad++ (⭐11) - Code completion and documentation for Notepad++.
• Visual Studio Code - VS Code is a new type of tool that combines the simplicity of a code editor with what developers need for their core edit-build-debug cycle.
  • Visual Studio Code LÖVE Launcher - A Löve Launcher Extension for Visual Studio Code.
  • Lua for Visual Studio Code - Provides Intellisense and Linting for Lua in VSCode.
  • Local Lua Debugger - Simple Lua debugger with no dependencies. Löve specific launch.json example provided.
• Sublime Text - Sublime Text is a sophisticated text editor for code, markup and prose. You'll love the slick user interface, extraordinary features and amazing performance.
  • Package Manager - The Sublime Text package manager that makes it exceedingly simple to find, install and keep packages up-to-date.
  • SublimeLove - Supports syntax highlighting, auto-completion, and build system.
  • SublimeLinter-luacheck - Provides linting and static analysis of your Lua code.

Distribution

Tools that automate game publishing in one way or another

• LÖVE Actions - Build & deploy cross-platform game packages on ALL popular platforms. Supports Android, iOS, Linux, maxOS, Windows.
• love-packager (⭐12) - Simple CLI to package your LÖVE Game in seconds.
• boon (⭐134) - Multi-platform, easy to use tool supporting Windows, macOS, Linux.
• love-export (⭐49) - Fast and simple command-line tool that builds binaries for you. Supports Windows, macOS, and Linux.
• love-release (⭐442) - A Lua script that automates game distribution. Supports Windows, macOS, Debian, Linux.
• makelove (⭐115) - Advanced multi-platform tool to fuse your game written in Python 3. Supports Windows and Linux with AppImage.
• love-deploy (⭐9) - Build and deploy games on itch.io (supports windows and web exports).
• love-fuser (⭐15) - Packages LÖVE Games using GitHub Actions. Supports Windows, Linux, and Android.

Related

• awesome-lua (⭐3.7k) - A list like this one, but more general and encompassing all of Lua's uses.
• awesome-love-shaders (⭐76) - A collection of shaders designed to work in LÖVE.
• awesome-pico8 (⭐2.5k) - A curated list of PICO-8 resources, tutorials, tools and more.

Other awesome lists can be found in the awesome-awesomeness (⭐31k) list.