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Lightweight embeddable scripting language used in games and Neovim.

Ranked by stars across 3,110 Lua repositories on GitHub. Refreshed daily.

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    Kong/kong★ 43,322 · ⑂ 5,128

    🦍 The API and AI Gateway

    • api-gateway
    • microservices
    • api-management
    • serverless
    • apis
    • reverse-proxy
  2. 2
    nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim★ 30,461 · ⑂ 45,794

    A launch point for your personal nvim configuration

  3. 3
    nagadomi/waifu2x★ 28,183 · ⑂ 2,693

    Image Super-Resolution for Anime-Style Art

    • waifu2x
    • torch
    • super-resolution
  4. 4
    NvChad/NvChad★ 28,146 · ⑂ 2,256

    Blazing fast Neovim framework providing solid defaults and a beautiful UI, enhancing your neovim experience.

    • nvim
    • neovim
    • vim
    • ide
    • neovim-setup
    • neovim-dotfiles
  5. 5
    koreader/koreader★ 26,646 · ⑂ 1,697

    An ebook reader application supporting PDF, DjVu, EPUB, FB2 and many more formats, running on Cervantes, Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook and Android devices

    • luajit
    • kobo
    • kindle
    • eink
    • ereader
    • ebook
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    LazyVim/LazyVim★ 26,182 · ⑂ 1,783

    Neovim config for the lazy

    • neovim
    • neovim-conf
    • neovim-config
    • neovim-configuration
    • neovim-plugin
    • nvim
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    folke/lazy.nvim★ 20,874 · ⑂ 563

    💤 A modern plugin manager for Neovim

    • neovim
    • neovim-plugin
    • nvim
    • package-manager
    • plugin-manager
  8. 8
    nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim★ 19,400 · ⑂ 950

    Find, Filter, Preview, Pick. All lua, all the time.

    • neovim
    • lua
    • nvim-lua
    • nvim
    • neovim-plugin
  9. 9
    LunarVim/LunarVim★ 19,266 · ⑂ 1,501

    🌙 LunarVim is an IDE layer for Neovim. Completely free and community driven.

    • neovim
    • vim
    • vimrc
    • nvim
    • ide
    • lunarvim
  10. 10
    jcjohnson/neural-style★ 18,288 · ⑂ 2,655

    Torch implementation of neural style algorithm

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    yetone/avante.nvim★ 17,864 · ⑂ 817

    Use your Neovim like using Cursor AI IDE!

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    iDvel/rime-ice★ 17,050 · ⑂ 1,083

    Rime 配置：雾凇拼音 | 长期维护的简体词库

    • rime
    • rime-schema
    • rime-config
    • rime-squirrel
    • rime-custom
    • rime-weasel
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    apache/apisix★ 16,565 · ⑂ 2,853

    The Cloud-Native API Gateway and AI Gateway

    • apigateway
    • cloud-native
    • nginx
    • api-management
    • luajit
    • api-gateway
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    cmusatyalab/openface★ 15,418 · ⑂ 3,571

    Face recognition with deep neural networks.

    • deep-learning
    • face-recognition
    • facenet
  15. 15
    AstroNvim/AstroNvim★ 14,288 · ⑂ 950

    AstroNvim is an aesthetic and feature-rich neovim config that is extensible and easy to use with a great set of plugins

    • vim
    • lua
    • neovim
    • ide
    • nvim
    • neovim-configuration
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    neovim/nvim-lspconfig★ 13,607 · ⑂ 2,452

    Quickstart configs for Nvim LSP

    • vim
    • nvim
    • neovim
    • lsp
    • language-server-protocol
    • language-server
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    junyanz/CycleGAN★ 12,855 · ⑂ 1,967

    Software that can generate photos from paintings, turn horses into zebras, perform style transfer, and more.

    • gan
    • generative-adversarial-network
    • deep-learning
    • image-generation
    • image-manipulation
    • cyclegan
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    karpathy/char-rnn★ 12,035 · ⑂ 2,628

    Multi-layer Recurrent Neural Networks (LSTM, GRU, RNN) for character-level language models in Torch

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    xmake-io/xmake★ 11,965 · ⑂ 931

    🔥 A cross-platform build utility based on Lua

    • lua
    • build-tool
    • visual-studio
    • xmake
    • package-manager
    • tbox
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    phillipi/pix2pix★ 10,633 · ⑂ 1,735

    Image-to-image translation with conditional adversarial nets

    • computer-vision
    • computer-graphics
    • gan
    • pix2pix
    • dcgan
    • generative-adversarial-network
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    mason-org/mason.nvim★ 10,259 · ⑂ 337

    Portable package manager for Neovim that runs everywhere Neovim runs. Easily install and manage LSP servers, DAP servers, linters, and formatters.

    • lua
    • mason
    • neovim
    • nvim
    • nvim-lsp-installer
    • package
  22. 22
    Openwrt-Passwall/openwrt-passwall★ 9,583 · ⑂ 2,957
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    hrsh7th/nvim-cmp★ 9,416 · ⑂ 436

    A completion plugin for neovim coded in Lua.

    • nvim-cmp
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    nvim-mini/mini.nvim★ 9,112 · ⑂ 299

    Library of 40+ independent Lua modules improving Neovim experience with minimal effort

    • neovim
    • lua
    • neovim-plugin
    • mini-nvim
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    ThePrimeagen/harpoon★ 9,060 · ⑂ 484

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