LIDE

LIDE is a focused Windows IDE for building Lua applications, native Windows GUI programs, and games. Create a project, choose its runtime, add LuaRocks packages, run it during development, and package it for release from one workspace.

CURRENT RELEASE

• True standalone Windows 10/11 x64 installer

• No Visual Studio, Visual C++ Redistributable, Lua, LuaRocks, or LOVE2D installation required

• Bundled Lua 5.4 runtime and LOVE2D runtime

• Windows Native GUI project type with controls, menus, dialogs, themes, tray support, window ordering, and standalone application export

• Runtime-aware New Project and Open Project workflows

• Run projects through their selected runtime while developing

• Build distributable applications with their required runtime files

• Project-local LuaRocks package management and dependency lockfiles

• Runtime package manager for optional supported runtimes

• Themes across the editor, menus, toolbars, tabs, and output panels

• Improved Lua syntax highlighting and searchable project navigation

• Progress feedback for package loading and longer operations

• Clear Success or Failure build output

• Commented Lua, LOVE2D, and LOVE2D + LuaRocks examples

The installer includes LIDE, its native hosts, required DLLs, supported runtimes, development tools, and examples. Start a project, write and run Lua code, add packages when needed, then build a Windows application directly from LIDE.