Library

A library in context of game programming with LÖVE is a collection of useful functionality that make your life as game developer easier.

For example, a library may contain routines to simplify the handling of game objects such as monsters or powerups, or it could provide functions to handle sound more easily.

The scope of different libraries vary greatly. There are libraries that provide a single function to implement object orientation within Lua, to libraries that implement full blown game engines. Naturally, libraries with a narrower scope are more easily to integrate into your already existing project, while bigger ones impose a certain programming style. This is not necessarily bad, as setting a frame will often result in faster progress once you learned the concepts behind such a library.

Not every library is suited for your game and programming style. You have to pick and choose which one fits best.

All Libraries

Name	Description	LOVE Version	Keyword
30log	A small and effective object-orientation framework in 30 lines	Any	Class
Astray	Astray is a lua based maze, room and dungeon generation library for dungeon crawlers and rougelike video games.	Any	Procedural
Blob	A serialization and parser library for binary file formats	Any	Serializing
Cupid	A debugging shim providing a console, crash logging, and project reloading.	Any	Debug
Donut	Simplified debug message control system	Any	Debug
Dox	A Lua Documentation Generator Script	Any	Documentation
ELScheduler	Pure Lua library to manage timers	Any	Timer
Fizz X	Platformer(AABB) physics library	Any	Physics
Flux	Fast, lightweight tweening library	Any	Animation
Graphoon	A force directed graph algorithm written in Lua.	Any	Class
Grease	The one and (no longer) only networking library	Any	Networking
HC	A collision detection system	Any	Physics
HUMP	Gamedev-Powertools: Gamestates, timed function calls, tweening, vectors, object orientation, cameras and signals	Any	Framework
HooECS	It's a full-featured Entity-Component-System framework for making games with Lua	Any	Framework
Jumper	Fast pathfinding library for 2D grid-based maps	Any	AI
Kuey	Kuey is a library that encode/decode strings and files with a key.	Any
LibCompress	Pure Lua Compression library	Any
Lovebird	A browser-based debug console for LÖVE	Any	Debug
Lovetoys	It's a full-featured Entity-Component-System framework for making games with LUA. The original and only.	Any	ECS
Lua FOV	Field of View (FOV) algorithms implemented in Lua	Any
LuaNameGen	Lua Name Generator for characters, objects, places, etc.	Any	Procedural
LuaTable	A library that converts tables to Lua code that can be saved.	Any	Serializing
Luaoop	OOP (Object Oriented Programming) class-based library	Any	Class
Lume	Utility functions geared towards game development	Any
MGL	Mathematics for Graphics in pure Lua	Any	Math
MiddleClass	Object-orientation for Lua	Any	Class
Moses	A utility-belt library for fun and functional programming with Lua	Any
Noobhub	Multiplayer and network messaging	Any	Networking
Popo	Character based programmable text library	Any	String
RL-Dice	A dice module aimed for roguelikes.	Any	Math
RandomLua	Random numbers generator for all platforms	Any	Math
SICK	Easy high-score keeping.	Any
SQLite3	A simple, hassle-free, SQLite3 database solution for Lua.	Any	Database
Ser	A fast, robust, richly-featured table serialisation library	Any
Serial	A serialization library optimized for very large tables.	Any	Serializing
Simple Educative Class Library	A class implementation	Any	Class
Stateswitcher	A state switcher library based on files (one file=one state).	Any	State
Transform (Library)	A library designed to ease the handling of coordinate/angle transformations in world	Any	Math
Tserial	Converts tables into strings and back. Good for saving games, multiplayer, etc.	Any	Serializing
Yonder	A ridiculously easy to use game state manager.	Any	State
array	A useful collection of methods to work with Lua tables in an array fashion.	Any
beholder.lua	Event observation for Lua.	Any
binser	Customizable Lua Serializer - Great for Saving Games	Any	Serializing
bitser	Serializes and deserializes Lua values with LuaJIT	Any	Serializing
bump.lua	Minimal collision detection lib.	Any	Physics
clasp	Tiny Lua class library	Any	Class
cron	A set of functions for executing actions at a certain time interval.	Any	Timer
cron.lua	Time-based functions for Lua.	Any	Timer
gamera	Camera library for LÖVE.	Any
hxdx	Physics library (easier box2d)	Any	Physics
inspect.lua	Pretty-print for Lua.	Any
libSaveTableToFile	Load and save tables as text files.	Any	Serializing
libxml	Lua XML Library	Any	Serializing
lol.lua	Object prototyping library for Lua.	Any	Class
love-loader	Load images and sounds in a separate thread.	Any
love.bundle	Data saving lib for Love.	Any	Serializing
love.screen	Manage easily your screen resolution, caption, ...	Any
luaFortune	Libraries for procedural generation in lua.	Any
luasort	Array sorting algorithms	Any	Math
lure	HTML DOM Parser/Renderer.	Any
memoize.lua	Generic memoization for Lua.	Any
profile	A real-time profiler for finding bottlenecks in your game	Any	Debug
rstar	R*Tree implementation in Lua	Any	Data structure
sstrict.lua	Parses and detects mistakes in your Lua source code	Any	Debug
stateful.lua	Stateful Object Orientation for middleclass.	Any	State
strong	A library that provides many enhancements to strings.	Any	String
tile-collider	Module for resolving tile collisions (+slopes)	Any	Physics
tiny-ecs	Entity Component System for lua.	Any	Framework
tween	Small sets of functions for performing tweening in Lua	Any	Animation
tween.lua	Simple tweening lib for Lua.	Any	Animation
lua-https	A simple Lua HTTPS module using native platform backends where applicable.	12.0	Networking
Wasx	A very versatile input manager for LÖVE	11.x	Input
layouter	Simple UI grid layout library.	11.4+	Graphical User Interface
cimgui-love	LÖVE module for Dear ImGui, obtained by wrapping cimgui with LuaJIT FFI.	11.4	Graphical User Interface
love.maker	A library that can minify, compile and compress your LÖVE2D project folder	11.3+	Distribution
love.scene	Small scene graph library written for the LÖVE framework using pure Lua	11.3+	Framework
TÖVE	Animated vector graphics and SVG rendering	11.2	SVG
breezefield	minimal love.physics wrapper	11.2	Physics
NoHighDPI	Disable High DPI scaling on Android devices. (useless since LÖVE 11.3)	11.1	Resolution
Live2LOVE	LÖVE library to show Live2D Cubism 2 models	11.0	Animation
Shädows	A dynamic shadows & lights library for löve	11.0	Lighting
lovesize	Library that makes it possible to work with a fixed game resolution, while scaling the screen and clipping objects outside of it, making a letterbox effect.	11.0	Resolution
FPSGraph	A simple lightweight graphing utility for LOVE	0.9.x
Thranduil	UI module for LÖVE sources, website : 404	0.9.x	Graphical User Interface
Zoetrope	A starter kit for LÖVE, including sprites, collisions, maps, and debugging.	0.9.x	Framework
anim8	Animation Library for LÖVE.	0.9.x	Animation
sfxr.lua	Generate your sounds dynamically, at runtime	0.9.x	Sound
utf8	Provides basic support for manipulating UTF-8 strings.	0.9.2	String
CameraMgr	A highly dynamic and robust camera library in around 200 lines of code.	0.9.1+
StackingSceneMgr	A simple scene manager, scenes are lua files.	0.9.1+
TransitionMgr	A simple transition manager, transitions are just lua files.	0.9.1+
LuaPill	LuaPill (short for "Practical Isometric Layering Library for Lua") is an engine for generating isometric maps for Löve2D and Lua.	0.9.1
Löve Bone	A robust object-oriented 2D Skeletal Animation framework for LÖVE.	0.9.1	Animation
Monocle	Debugging & Expression watching for Love2D	0.9.1
lua-enet	Multiplayer networking module for games.	0.9.0	Networking
Quickie	Simple(r), but powerful GUI. (renamed to SUIT)	0.8.x	Graphical User Interface
Substitute541/Love3D	This allows you to simulate real 3D in a 2D engine. No Raycasting!	0.8.x
fakecanvas	[WIP] Convenient canvas emulation for unsupported hardware	0.8.x
Lope2D	A wrap over Love2D physics engine API. It makes dealing with the physics API easier and faster. It also has water pools simulation.	0.8.0+	Physics
newton	Export and load Box2D bodies made in PhysicsEditor	0.8.0+	Physics
Common Organization of Controls Kit	Comprehensive input handling library	0.8.0	Input
Jupiter	Table serialisation and file I/O.	0.8.0	Serializing
Lovely Tiles	Suite of tools for loading/rendering tilemaps	0.8.0
LövelyMoon	Easily handle gamestates with this library!	0.8.0	State
text.lua	Pretty print texts	0.8.0
babel	A simple library for internationalisation.	0.8	String
Goo	GUI library for Love	0.7.x	Graphical User Interface
LoveUI	GUI library for Love	0.7.x	Graphical User Interface
32 lines of goodness	32 lines of goodness is a small OO library that uses a domain specific language to make a neat syntax so OO is easy.	0.7.2	Class
LoveAStar	A* search, written in Lua, for use in LOVE.	0.7.2	AI
TLpath	Add A* pathfinding to games	0.7.1	AI
SLAM	A friendly sound manager.	0.7.0+	Sound
Message in a Bottle	A message library for LOVE.	0.7.0	Graphical User Interface
TEsound	A sound manager that makes it easy to use sound and music	0.7.0	Sound
TEsound (Español)	Un administrador de sonido que hace más fácil usar sonido y música	0.7.0	Sound
TLbind	A simple system for creating professional control schemes	0.7.0	Input
Pölygamy	Game State, Keyboard and Timer helpers	0.6.x	Framework
Swingers	A gesture library for LÖVE	0.6.x
RotLove	The Roguelike Toolkit for Love2D. Based on rot.js and libtcod.	0.6.2+	Framework
Adult Lib	Run LÖVE 0.5.0 code with LÖVE 0.6.x.	0.6.2	Compatibility
socket	Module for HTTP, TCP, and UDP networking.	0.5.0	Networking
Gspöt	GUI library for Love	0.11.x	Graphical User Interface
LUIGI	Lovely User Interfaces for Game Inventors	0.11.x	Graphical User Interface
Löve Frames	An advanced GUI library for LÖVE	0.11.x	Graphical User Interface
Talkies.lua	A messagebox system with multiple-choices, typing effect + sounds and more.	0.11.x	Graphical User Interface
Lovely Tactics Hex	Framework for creation of tactical RPGs.	0.11.3+
love-nuklear	Lightweight immediate mode GUI for LÖVE games	0.11.2	Graphical User Interface
Easy GUI System	EGS is a simple GUI system with events and multiple controls, without over-complicating things.	0.10.x	Graphical User Interface
LoverNet	Module designed to make networking easier	0.10.x	Networking
Möan.lua	A messagebox system with multiple-choices and more (renamed to Talkies)	0.10.x	Graphical User Interface
SUIT	Simple User Interface Toolkit	0.10.x	Graphical User Interface
Tactile	A flexible and nice input library.	0.10.x	Input
fLUIds	love-imgui API wrap for simplicity	0.10.x	Graphical User Interface
love-imgui	IMGUI module for LOVE	0.10.x	Graphical User Interface
svglover	Load and display simple SVGs.	0.10.x	SVG
InputField	Text input handling library for LÖVE	0.10.2+	Input
ListBox	A dynamic ListBox for LÖVE 2D. Supports touches, mouses and keyboards	0.10.2	Graphical User Interface
LoveFS	LÖVE FileSystem Access	0.10.2	Filesystem
LÖVE PhysicsEditor Loader	PhysicsEditor Objects Models Loader	0.10.2	Physics
ONET	A Object Oriented Networking Library	0.10.2	Networking
Pseudo3D	Pseudo 3D figures for the löve framework website: 404	0.10.2	3D
TLfres	Lets games run at any resolution, easily and without stretching	0.10.2	Resolution
ziplib	A zipping library for löve	0.10.2	Compression
Lynput	Lynput is a library that makes input handling very easy and intuitive	0.10.0+	Input
vudu	Extensive in-engine debug interface with a console, variable browser, and more	0.10.0+	Debug
CTRL	General Input Library	0.10.0	Input
Lily	LÖVE Async Loading Library	0.10.0	Threaded Resource Loading
yaoui	UI Kit for LÖVE (no longer maintained)	0.10.0	Graphical User Interface
MiniFS	Minimal but powerful filesystem module.	0.10	Filesystem