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Jan 12 - Jan 18, 2026

3D

• Lovox (⭐51) - Pseudo-3D library for working with voxels.

Animation

• animx (⭐33) - A featureful Animation library for loading animations from XML files!.

• SYSL-Text (⭐113) - Text animation and automatic wrapping library based on tags.

Drawing

• Artal (⭐42) - A .PSD parsing library for LÖVE.

• center (⭐17) - A simple module to dynamically align and fit content to screens of any size.

• SYSL-Pixel (⭐35) - Pixel art focused scaler for graphics, position, screen-captures and shaders.

Entity

• Concord (⭐297) - A feature-complete ECS library.

Helpers

• clove (⭐32) - A helper library which allows you to quickly loads huge amount of assets.

• iffy (⭐26) - A SpriteSheet and Tileset helper library for LÖVE.

Math

• vector.lua (⭐60) - A simple vector library based on the PVector class from processing.

Physics

• loveblobs (⭐1) - A softbody library with support for both dynamic and static arbitrary softbodies.

Testing

• busted (⭐1.6k) - Simple unit-testing framework with customizable assertions.

• Luassert (⭐238) - Extends assert() with additional, customizable tests.

UI

• FlexLöve (⭐3) - A fully featured GUI library, supporting flexbox/grid/absolute layouts, both immediate and retained mode, 9patch theming and advanced event support.

• GOOi (⭐233) - Android-oriented GUI library.

• ProdUI (⭐7) - A user interface library for the LÖVE Framework.

• Badar 🌕 (⭐40) - Simple custom UI syntax for easy components compositions.

Utilities

• hex2color (⭐10) - A single function to use HEX color values.

• Ini Parser (⭐17) - General purpose ini configuration parser.

• love-pe (⭐19) - A tool made in LÖVE for changing LÖVE icon itself.

IDEs

• Brackets - A modern, open source text editor by Adobe (obsolete).
  • Lua Syntax Highlighter (⭐4) - Add Lua syntax highlighting in Brackets.
  • LÖVE Hints for Brackets.io - Provides LÖVE code hints.
  • Run LÖVE (⭐4) - Launch LÖVE projects with a hotkey.

• Vim - A highly configurable text editor built to make creating and changing any kind of text very efficient.
  • Vim LOVE Docs (⭐58) - Syntax highlighting for Vim.

• Love2D WebIDE - Completely web based IDE for writing Love2D games.

Dec 15 - Dec 21, 2025

Helpers

• prism (⭐96) - A comprehensive traditional roguelike engine.

UI

• lovepatch (⭐11) - A simple 9-patch library for LÖVE.

• LOVELi (⭐16) - Retained mode layout and GUI library inspired by .NET's MAUI controls with StackLayout, AbsoluteLayout, Grid, Label, Button, Image, CheckBox, RadioButton, Switch, ProgressBar, Slider, TextBox and Border.

Tutorials

• Using Tiled Maps in LÖVE (archived) - An article about using maps created with Tiled in your LÖVE game.

Jun 16 - Jun 22, 2025

Entity

• evolved.lua (⭐160) - Evolved ECS (Entity-Component-System) for Lua.

May 12 - May 18, 2025

Networking

• fetch-lua (⭐7) - An HTTPS/HTTP requests library made only with luajjit.

Apr 28 - May 04, 2025

Drawing

• Resolution Solution (⭐2) - Scale library, that help you add resolution support to your games!

• Shöve (⭐88) - A powerful resolution-handler and rendering library for LÖVE.

Mar 24 - Mar 30, 2025

Math

• polysec (⭐3) - A performant and lightweight library to detect polygon and rectangle intersections.

Feb 24 - Mar 02, 2025

AI

• LÖVElyTrees (⭐16) - Fully featured behaviour tree implementation with tree rendering.

Math

• Vornmath (⭐19) - The most comprehensive small vector & matrix, complex number, and quaternion library for Lua.

Distribution

• LÖVE Game Development & Automated Build System (⭐150) - Preconfigured VSCode/Codium. Build for Android, iOS, HTML5, Linux, macOS and Windows and automatically publish to Itch.io.

Feb 10 - Feb 16, 2025

IDEs

• 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.
  • Local Lua Debugger - Simple Lua debugger with no dependencies. Löve specific launch.json example provided.
  • Lua for Visual Studio Code - Provides Intellisense and Linting for Lua in VSCode.
  • Lua Language Server - Various language features for Lua to make development easier and faster; includes LÖVE code completion and documentation.
  • Visual Studio Code LÖVE Launcher - A Löve Launcher Extension for Visual Studio Code.

Jan 27 - Feb 02, 2025

Physics

• slick (⭐69) - A simple to use polygon collision library inspired by bump.lua.

UI

• Luis (⭐92) - Love UI System - A retained mode UI framework for LÖVE with input processing (mouse, keyboard, touch, gamepad), layer-, grid-, state-, theming-system, UI editor, 16+ widgets (for desktop & mobile).

Jan 20 - Jan 26, 2025

Utilities

• smiti18n (⭐36) - A very complete internationalization library for Lua with LÖVE support.

Jan 06 - Jan 12, 2025

Lighting

• bitumbra (⭐10) - GPU accelerated many lights 2D shadows.

Math

• loaded_dice (⭐8) - Walker-Vose alias method implementation (loaded dice-like RNG) useful for rolling loot tables, etc.

Nov 25 - Dec 01, 2024

Helpers

• Love dialogue (⭐64) - Simple to use Dialogue Library for Love2d with custom scripting language for dialogues .

Nov 04 - Nov 10, 2024

OO

• Object-Library (⭐6) - ObjectLibrary is a simple library for the LÖVE2D game engine that allows users to create objects with collision detection and optional textures.

• LowerClass (⭐7) - A MiddleClass Inspired library with extended features.

Oct 28 - Nov 03, 2024

Utilities

• servelove (⭐7) - A web server library that runs on love.

Oct 14 - Oct 20, 2024

Distribution

• lover (⭐43) - Bringing the joys of rust's package manager (Cargo) to love.

Oct 07 - Oct 13, 2024

UI

• MeowUI (⭐12) - Extensible library written in MoonScript that enables you to create your own GUI controls based on provided core modules for Löve2D.

IDEs

• Zed - A next-generation code editor designed for high-performance collaboration, written in Rust.
  • love2z (⭐10) - Alejandro's Beta typing hints for Zed.
  • love2d (⭐59) - LuaCATS typing hints for the lua language server.
  • Lua extension - Syntax highlighting, file outline, code formatting, completion and documentation for Lua and LÖVE; to configure with the instructions given on the Lua Language Support page.

Aug 26 - Sep 01, 2024

UI

• lovr-ui2d (⭐71) - An immediate mode GUI library for LÖVR and LÖVE.

Utilities

• text2.love - Full-featured text editor for prose (not code).

Aug 19 - Aug 25, 2024

Helpers

• SceneMan (⭐12) - A simple, but powerful scene/gamestate manager that uses a stack, allowing you to run multiple scenes at once.

UI

• TuxRedux (⭐4) - An immediate-mode UI system for LOVE2D inspired by SUIT.

Utilities

• KeyedArray (⭐0) - A special data structure where items can be found by their position or key. Similar to an ordered dictionary.

• LuaRequireExtended (⭐2) - A Lua module that lets you require files with input parameters and multiple output values.

Jul 22 - Jul 28, 2024

Utilities

• andromeda (⭐7) - Asset database and loader for love.

Distribution

• lovesfx (⭐11) - Packs love games in a single file for windows.

• love-build (⭐72) - Downloadable application (made in LÖVE!) that can build games for Windows, macOS, and Linux regardless of your own OS.

Jul 15 - Jul 21, 2024

Utilities

• bar128-love (⭐2) - Barcode rendering library for LÖVE.

• love-qrcode (⭐3) - QR Code rendering library for LÖVE.

IDEs

• Pulsar - Hackable text editor based on the extinct Atom; Has great support and auto-completion works nicely, but for now lacks error highlighting.
  • autocomplete-love (⭐0) - Auto-complete and snippets for LÖVE.
  • love-ide (⭐60) - Auto-installs several utilities for writing Love2D games in Pulsar.
  • language-lua (⭐65) - Add syntax highlighting and snippets to lua files.
  • atom-autocomplete-lua (⭐34) - Autocomplete for Lua.

May 06 - May 12, 2024

UI

• Lovely Toasts - Floating speech bubbles with text of your choice.

Apr 29 - May 05, 2024

Drawing

• Hot particles (⭐66) - "Hot Particles is a particle editor for the LÖVE game framework."

Apr 22 - Apr 28, 2024

3D

• Menori (⭐263) - Library for 3D rendering with LÖVE.

AI

• astar (⭐16) - 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 (⭐24) - A functional behavior tree implementation.

• Luafinding (⭐44) - Class-based A* implementation written purely in Lua.

Camera

• parallax (⭐21) - Scrolling library for any camera system; seamlessly tile background images.

Development

• LoveDebug (⭐43) - Inline console-like debugger utility.

• loveprofiler (⭐11) - An extremely simple logger and profiler.

• vudu (⭐48) - Broad in-game debugging gui with a console, variable browser/editor, speed controls, and more.

Drawing

• grove.draworder (⭐19) - Similar to deep, but you can set a custom sorting method and create multiple, nestable instances.

Entity

• ecs-lua (⭐219) - ECS Lua is a fast and easy to use ECS (Entity Component System) engine for game development.

Helpers

• grove.color (⭐19) - Blend, convert and interpolate colors using 'color objects'.

• lua-state-machine (⭐395) - Lua Finite State Machine.

• Manami (⭐58) - An improved "reflowprint" with UTF-8, multicolor, and justify support.

• Scenery (⭐47) - A dead simple scene/state management system.

• GameStateManager (⭐19) - A lightweight, optimized, and easy-to-implement solution for efficient game state management.

Input

• GamepadGuesser (⭐20) - Get the right button icons for gamepads; load updated gamepad db.

• Kazari (⭐14) - Multitouch gesture and input library.

Performance

• AppleCake (⭐30) - Profiling library for LÖVE, with detailed profiling and thread support.

Platforms

• LÖVE Potion (⭐647) - Unofficial implementation of the LÖVE for Nintendo (3DS, Switch and Wii U) Homebrew.

Shaders

• ShaderScan (⭐13) - Adds hot reload, includes, and better error messages for faster shader iteration.

Tweening

• NAniTe (⭐58) - Timeline-based animation system that supports forward and backward update.

UI

• 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.

• Layouter (⭐20) - A simple UI grid layout library for LÖVE 2D game engine.

• Slicy (⭐16) - A newer 9patch/9slice library fixing some issues with Patchy.

• Inky (⭐81) - Any-purpose GUI framework.

Utilities

• nativefs (⭐46) - Read and write files outside of LÖVE's allowed paths.

Distribution

• LÖVE Actions - Build & deploy cross-platform game packages on ALL popular platforms. Supports Android, iOS, Linux, maxOS, Windows.

• love-fuser (⭐19) - Packages LÖVE Games using GitHub Actions. Supports Windows, Linux, and Android.

Feb 28 - Mar 06, 2022

Animation

• Aseprite loader (⭐62) - Complete ase/aseprite file loader (no json).

Distribution

• love-packager (⭐17) - Simple CLI to package your LÖVE Game in seconds.

Feb 07 - Feb 13, 2022

Input

• Swipe (⭐5) - A simple radial keyboard library.

UI

• Helium (⭐122) - A modern, customizable, high performance retained UI framework.

• ListBox (⭐15) - A dynamic ListBox for LÖVE that supports touch, mouse, and keyboard inputs.

• Lynx - Very-lightweight list-based UI library.

• Plan (⭐27) - A super simple Rule-based layout library.

Jan 17 - Jan 23, 2022

3D

• anim9 (⭐30) - 3D skeletal animation library (design to be used with IQM and IQE).

• Brinevector3D (⭐11) - FFI-enabled vector library for 3D (x,y,z).

• IQE (⭐9) - Inter-Quake Export loader (text).

• IQM (⭐39) - Inter-Quake Model loader (binary).

• love-gltf - Gltf asset loader and test renderer; Supports skeletal animations and morph targets.

AI

• Jumper (⭐643) - Grid-based pathfinding library.

• Lua-star (⭐79) - Easy and pure Lua A* path finding.

Animation

• andross (⭐33) - A Lua library for 2D skeletal/bone animations with a Löve backend.

• anim8 (⭐937) - Animation library.

• chiro (⭐27) - Convenience wrapper around Spine.

• Peachy (⭐109) - A parser/renderer for Aseprite animations in LÖVE.

• skeletor (⭐24) - 2D skeletal animation system.

• Walt (⭐63) - Animation library.

• Lump (⭐20) - Adobe Flash animation runtime.

• lovanim (⭐39) - A minimal stateful animation library.

Camera

• Brady (⭐63) - Camera library with parallax scrolling.

• Editgrid (⭐53) - Gamera and HUMP compatible scaling grid.

• gamera (⭐298) - Camera system.

• hump.camera - Camera library with window locking and smooth camera movement interpolation.

Development

• FPSGraph (⭐21) - Small FPS graphing utility.

• debugGraph (⭐35) - Small OO FPS graphing utillity based on FPSGraph.

• Lovebird (⭐327) - Browser-based debug console.

• lurker (⭐357) - Auto-swaps changed Lua files in a running game.

• LÖVE API (⭐348) - The complete API documentation of LÖVE in a Lua table.

• LÖVE Build (⭐70) - GitHub Action for automated cross-platform builds.

• LÖVE TypeScript Definitions (⭐128) - Write LÖVE games with TypeScript.

• lovelier (⭐27) - A LÖVE live reloader with Moonscript support.

Drawing

• Autobatch (⭐116) - Small LÖVE module to automate the use of SpriteBatches.

• deep (⭐98) - Adds Z axis; allows you to queue actions and draw calls.

• draft (⭐54) - A module for drawing complex shapes.

• HSLUV (⭐50) - Lua implementation of HSLuv (a human-friendly alternative to HSL).

• Maid64 (⭐58) - Low resolution scaler for LÖVE.

• Push (⭐616) - A simple resolution-handling library for LÖVE.

• renderplanet (⭐20) - Realistic orthographic planet rendering.

• svglover (⭐59) - Library to import and display simple SVGs in LÖVE.

• Sölar (⭐8) - A fairly simple solar system simulator.

• Tove2d (⭐187) - Animated vector graphics for LÖVE.

• turtle.lua (⭐103) - Turtle graphics library for LÖVE.

• Runtime-TextureAtlas (⭐24) - 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

• adorbs (⭐35) - Minimal, Functional Entity Component System.

• knife.system (⭐503) - Minimalist functional ECS.

• nata (⭐51) - Hybrid OOP/ECS entity management.

• tiny-ecs (⭐774) - Entity Component System for Lua that's simple, flexible, and useful.

Helpers

• astray (⭐177) - A Lua-based maze, room and dungeon generation library for dungeon crawlers and roguelike video games.

• batteries (⭐420) - Fills out lua's sparse standard library and provides implementations of common algorithms and data structures useful for games.

• knife (⭐503) - Collection of useful micro-modules for Lua (Class, State Machines, Bind, Chain, Coroutines, Event, Memoize, Entity, Tests, Timer).

• shard (⭐20) - Collection of useful mini modules.

• love-state-switcher (⭐12) - State switcher class for Lua LÖVE Engine.

• lue (⭐47) - A LÖVE library that allows you to display hue color effects in your game.

• lume (⭐1.2k) - Collection of functions for Lua, geared towards game development.

• narrator (⭐158) - An Ink narrative scripting language parser and runtime implementation.

• reflowprint (⭐51) - A library designed for alignment of text that is shown one character at a time.

• roomy (⭐60) - Screen management library for LÖVE.

• rotLove (⭐286) - Roguelike Toolkit in LÖVE. A LÖVE/lua port of rot.js.

• ScreenManager (⭐34) - Screen/State Management for the LÖVE framework.

• shack (⭐67) - A LÖVE library that lets you easily add screen effects such as shake and rotation.

• Simple Tiled Implementation (⭐1k) - Tiled map loader and renderer.

• Vivid (⭐61) - Color math, manipulation and conversion library.

Input

• baton (⭐254) - Input library for LÖVE that bridges the gap between keyboard and gamepad controls.

• love-microphone (⭐63) - Simple microphone support for LÖVE.

• LoveKeys (⭐11) - A simple input handeling library that keeps track of things for you.

• tactile (⭐55) - A straightforward and flexible input library.

Lighting

• lighter (⭐43) - A performant dynamic light implementation with a simple API.

• Shädows (⭐178) - A Shadows & Lights engine for LÖVE.

• Light World (⭐241) - A lighting model.

• Simple Love Lights (⭐27) - A very simple raycasting light implementation.

• Light (⭐17) - A simple dynamic light implementation.

Math

• Bresenham (⭐17) - Bresenham's line algorithm written in Lua.

• brinevector (⭐64) - Standalone lightweight luajit ffi-accelerated 2D vector library for great performance.

• Cirno's Perfect Math Library (⭐329) - Math/intersection library designed for games.

• delaunay (⭐110) - Triangulation library for convex polygons.

• hump.vector - Powerful 2D vector class.

• MLib (⭐90) - Math and shape-intersection detection library written in Lua. It's aim is to be robust and easy to use.

• nvec (⭐58) - Hump.vector-compatible LuaJIT FFI-accelerated 2D vector library.

• shash (⭐79) - A simple, lightweight spatial hash for Lua.

Music

• denver (⭐94) - A Löve custom waveform generation library.

• lovebpm (⭐98) - A LÖVE library for syncing events to the BPM of an audio track.

• ripple (⭐50) - An audio manager with tagging support.

• wave (⭐100) - A sound manager with audio parsing and rhythm functionalities.

Networking

• Grease (⭐115) - Networking library intended to make networking easy for lovers (TCP, UDP, Enet). (IPv6)

• LoverNet (⭐59) - A networking library that leverages bitser and enet. (IPv4)

• NoobHub (⭐349) - OpenSource multiplayer and network messaging. (IPv6)

• Sock.lua (⭐182) - A Lua networking library for LÖVE games. (IPv4)

• löve-ws (⭐27) - A WebSocket client and server library.

• love2d-lua-websocket (⭐51) - A simple event-driven WebSocket client library. (IPv4)

OO

• 30log (⭐482) - Minified framework for object-orientation in Lua. It features named (and unnamed) classes, single inheritance and a basic support for mixins.

• classic (⭐1k) - 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).

• middleclass (⭐1.9k) - Simple OOP library for Lua; has inheritance, metamethods (operators), class variables and weak mixin support (class-commons).

• muun (⭐7) - Moonscript compatible class implementation.

• selene (⭐29) - Project template for writing games in Moonscript instead of Lua without precompiling.

Performance

• jprof (⭐102) - Profiling library/tool for LÖVE.

• Piefiller (⭐25) - Graphical profiler for LÖVE.

Physics

• breezefield (⭐113) - A lightweight and easy love.physics wrapper (windfield alternative).

• Bump (⭐1.1k) - Collision detection library for Lua.

• HC - Collision detection with arbitrary polygons; allows rotation of objects.

• Strike (⭐30) - 2D collision detection library. Extendable, based on Separating-Axis-Theorem.

Platforms

• LoveDos (⭐696) - A Lua framework for 2D DOS games, implementing a subset of the LÖVE API.

• LoveFTW - Work-in-progress port to Windows phone 8.1.

• LOVE-WrapLua (⭐44) - A small and simple wrapper for OneLua, lpp-vita, and Lua Player PS3.

• Love.js (⭐789) - LÖVE ported to the web using Emscripten.

• LÖVR (⭐2.5k) - LÖVE for virtual reality devices.

Serialization

• arson (⭐12) - Companion library for registering custom data types that can be encoded and decoded by json.lua.

• binser (⭐215) - Customizable Lua Serializer.

• bitser (⭐177) - Serializes and deserializes Lua values with LuaJIT.

• cdata (⭐30) - Serialize between Lua data and C data using LuaJIT's FFI.

• knife.serialize (⭐503) - Serialize data as a Lua script.

• Lady (⭐37) - Saving and loading savegames; based on Ser.

• moonblob (⭐30) - Binary serialization and data parsing library.

• Ser (⭐82) - Fast, robust, richly-featured table serialization library for Lua.

• Smallfolk (⭐23) - 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

• LoveShaderConverter (⭐93) - Convert Shadertoy Shader files to LÖVE GLSL Files with handy utilities for infinite purposes.

Testing

• knife.test (⭐503) - Fixture-free test framework.

• Lunatest (⭐85) - xUnit-style randomized unit testing framework.

• lust (⭐124) - Minimal test framework.

• Specl - Behavior Driven Development (BDD) tool.

• Telescope - Highly-customizable BDD-style testing library.

Tweening

• Flux (⭐462) - A fast, lightweight tweening library for Lua.

• hump.timer - Timer and tweening library with flexible tweening methods.

• tick (⭐191) - Lua module for delaying function calls.

• tween.lua (⭐660) - Tweening/Easing/Interpolating functions for Lua inspired on jQuery's animate method.

UI

• CatUI (⭐115) - A very light-weight GUI library for LÖVE.

• Hanker - Maximalist immediate mode-ish UI elements; gamepad-friendly.

• LoveFrames Fork (⭐150) - 11.2 Fork of a GUI library.

• Love Imgui (⭐345) - Imgui module for the LÖVE game engine.

• Löve-Nuklear (⭐379) - Lightweight immediate mode GUI for LÖVE games.

• Patchy (⭐38) - 9patch library.

• SafeWord (⭐4) - An overscan detection library for LÖVE.

• SUIT (⭐519) - Small immediate mode GUI library.

Utilities

• ArrayRotation - Rotation of two dimensional arrays (square and non-square).

• cargo (⭐179) - Asset manager.

• chance.lua - Library for generating random data.

• colorchanger (⭐4) - Change the colors in your LÖVE game.

• Flirt (⭐13) - LÖVE version manager; allows to switch between multiple versions of engine on same machine.

• GifCat (⭐51) - A simple module for saving gifs from LÖVE.

• i18n (⭐27) - Internationalization library designed to help localize your game.

• log.lua (⭐351) - Library for configurable log output.

• love-loader (⭐143) - Threaded resource loading.

• love2d-assets-loader (⭐40) - Assets Loader.

• lovely-engine (⭐12) - A tool that makes setting up and using LÖVE easier and with Moonscript support.

• Lily (⭐111) - Async Asset Loader.

• luasteam (⭐207) - Lua bindings for the Steamworks API.

• Luvent (⭐79) - Simple event-driven programming.

• nativefiledialog (⭐18) - Open a file picker on Windows/Mac/Linux.

• ParticleEditor (⭐3) - An editor of particle for LÖVE.

• particle-system-playground (⭐14) - A basic LÖVE particle system editor.

• require.lua (⭐14) - Require all files in a folder.

• splashy (⭐42) - Splash Screen Library.

• ShakeDetectorLua (⭐7) - Uses accelerometer data for shake device detection written in Lua.

• tick (⭐95) - Useful timing tweaks for LÖVE's run loop.

Tutorials

• learn2love - Book for learning programming with Lua and LÖVE (Version 11.0+).

• Tutorial on making an Arkanoid-type game (⭐234) - 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

• IntelliJ IDEA - Capable and Ergonomic Java IDE.
  • EmmyLua (⭐717) - Lua IDE/Debugger Plugin for VSCode.
  • LÖVE IDEA (⭐60) - Snippets and code completion for IntelliJ-IDEA.

• Notepad++ - A free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages.
  • LÖVE API for Notepad++ (⭐12) - Code completion and documentation for Notepad++.

Distribution

• love-export (⭐54) - Fast and simple command-line tool that builds binaries for you. Supports Windows, macOS, and Linux.

• love-deploy (⭐13) - Build and deploy games on itch.io (supports windows and web exports).

• Love-Snap-Template (⭐24) - A template for packaging LÖVE games for distribution in the Snappy Store.

• AppImageKit (⭐9.2k) - 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.

Related

• awesome-lua (⭐4.4k) - A list like this one, but more general and encompassing all of Lua's uses.

• awesome-love-shaders (⭐90) - A collection of shaders designed to work in LÖVE.

• awesome-pico8 (⭐2.9k) - A curated list of PICO-8 resources, tutorials, tools and more.

Jan 03 - Jan 09, 2022

Helpers

• hump (⭐96) - Collection of tools for developing games with LÖVE (Gamestates, Timers/Tweens, Vectors, Classes, Signals, Cameras).

Aug 16 - Aug 22, 2021

UI

• Slab (⭐361) - An immediate mode GUI toolkit for the LÖVE framework.

Jul 26 - Aug 01, 2021

Shaders

• ngrading (⭐58) - Simple color grading library.

UI

• NLay (⭐58) - Flexible layouting library.

Feb 22 - Feb 28, 2021

Distribution

• boon (⭐153) - Multi-platform, easy to use tool supporting Windows, macOS, Linux.

• love-release (⭐479) - A Lua script that automates game distribution. Supports Windows, macOS, Debian, Linux.

• makelove (⭐189) - Advanced multi-platform tool to fuse your game written in Python 3. Supports Windows and Linux with AppImage.

Feb 01 - Feb 07, 2021

3D

• g3d (⭐735) - Simple and easy 3D engine for LÖVE.

Input

• input (⭐6) - Simple and powerful input library. support check operation time, sequence.

Oct 12 - Oct 18, 2020

UI

• YALG (⭐11) - A very simple, cross-platform, reactive UI for last minute UIs.

Dec 30 - Jan 05, 2019

3D

• 3DreamEngine (⭐460) - An awesome 3D engine for LÖVE.

Oct 01 - Oct 07, 2018

3D

• bump-3dpd (⭐77) - A 3D collision detection library for Lua.

Helpers

• cartographer (⭐77) - Small Tiled map loader and drawer.

• lovely-windows (⭐22) - A Window/Screen Manager Module for virtual windows.

OO

• knife.base (⭐503) - Extremely minimal base class providing single inheritance and constructors.

Shaders

• Moonshine (⭐687) - Repository of common post-processing effects like blur, vignette, color-grading, etc.

Tweening

• knife.timer (⭐503) - Create timers and tweens with ease.

UI

• Polywell - A highly-configurable text editor / coding tool written in Lua that runs on the LÖVE game engine.

IDEs

• ZeroBrane Studio - A lightweight Lua IDE with code completion, syntax highlighting, live coding, code analyzer, and debugging support.
  • API Syntax Hightlight (⭐12) - Script to add LOVE API syntax highlighting to ZBS.

• Sublime Text - 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.