Lua Done Easy
A package manager, bundled LuaJIT runtime, test runner, and compiler that turns your programs into single executables in < 1mB.
Install latest version
curl -fsSL https://lde.sh/install | shEverything included
One tool, all of Lua
Write, test, and ship Lua in a single simple install.
Runtime
LuaJIT built-in, works cross-platform including Windows. Interactive REPL inside your project context.
$ lde ./file.lua Package Manager
LuaRocks compatible. build.lua scripts for preprocessing. Works with LÖVE and other runtimes.
$ lde add <package> Test Runner
Simple and minimal. Ships as lde-test built-in to the lde runtime. Just require("lde-test").
$ lde test Bundler & Compiler
Bundle into a single Lua file or compile to a standalone binary under 1mB. No Lua required on the target machine.
$ lde compile  lde
| lux | luarocks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written in | Lua | Rust | Teal |
| Project format | JSON | TOML/Lua | Lua |
| Add/remove deps | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Built-in test runner | ✓ (lde-test) | ✓ (busted) | ✗ |
| Ships with LuaJIT | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Compile to executable | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Git deps | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Registry deps | ✓ (lde) | ✓ (luarocks) | ✓ (luarocks) |
| Custom Registry | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Lockfile | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| LuaRocks support | ⚠ | ⚠ | ✓ |
| Lua build scripts | build.lua | rockspec | rockspec |
Written in
Project format
Add/remove deps
Built-in test runner
Ships with LuaJIT
Compile to executable
Git deps
Registry deps
Custom Registry
Lockfile
LuaRocks support
Lua build scripts
Performance
Are we fast yet?
Averages over 5 runs on Linux x86-64. Lower is better.
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