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By trixnz (2 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Programming Languages

Intellisense and Linting for Lua

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 20, 2026

vscode-lua has 255,130 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #1294 of 2,501 tracked listings.

Installs
255,130
Official API · Oct 20, 2026
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Rank
#1294
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 4.43 / 5 from 14 ratings

About vscode-lua

Build Status Visual Studio Marketplace

Lua for Visual Studio Code

Provides Intellisense and Linting for Lua in VSCode

Features

  • Autocompletion
  • Go to Symbol
  • Error checking
  • Linting
  • Formatting
  • Code Snippets

Installing

  • Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter:
  • ext install vscode-lua

Alternatively, you can download the extension from the marketplace.

Settings

lua.luacheckPath (Default: null)

Specifies the path to luacheck binary (if not found on PATH).

lua.preferLuaCheckErrors (Default: false)

Specifies whether to prefer luacheck errors over the standard luaparse errors if luacheck is available.

lua.targetVersion (Default: 5.1)

Specifies the target version of Lua. Valid options:

  • 5.1
  • 5.2
  • 5.3

Can also be changed using the version selector in the bottom right of the IDE.

lua.format.lineWidth (Default: 120)

Maximum length of a line before it will be wrapped.

lua.format.indentCount (Default: 4)

Number of characters to indent.

lua.format.singleQuote (Default: false)

Whether to use single or double quotes on strings. Defaults to double quotes.

Luacheck

Support for linting is provided via luacheck. Installation instructions can be found on the luacheck repository.

Once installed, luacheck support can be activated by assigning the lua.luacheckPath setting to the path of the luacheck executable. Additionally, since luacheck provides vastly more detailed and contextually aware errors that may sometimes duplicate those created by luaparse, the setting lua.preferLuaCheckErrors can be set to true to suppress luaparse errors.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • linters
  • lua

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Charts

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Adoption over time

vscode-lua installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 255,130 installs as of Oct 20, 2026.vscode-luaInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days255,130installs255K255.1K255.1K255.1K255.1K255.1KJul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
vscode-lua installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 255,130 installs as of Oct 20, 2026.

7/30/90-day growth

vscode-lua installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.vscode-luaInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace255,130installs now7-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history30-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history90-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient historyGrowth vs. nearest observation to each baseline date · Updated Oct 20, 2026pluginstats.com
vscode-lua installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.

Ranking history

vscode-lua VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1294 (by installs).vscode-luaVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#1294current rank#1286#1288#1290#1292#1294#1296Jul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct 20, 2026pluginstats.com
vscode-lua VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1294 (by installs).

Ratings over time

vscode-lua ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 14 ratings as of Oct 20, 2026.vscode-luaRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days14ratings12.51313.51414.51515.5Jul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
vscode-lua ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 14 ratings as of Oct 20, 2026.

Listing placement

All VS Code Marketplace2,501 listings · 126 pages · 1,252 shown · page 65, #14 (overall #1,294)
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Listing placement

Programming Languages792 listings · 40 pages · page 23, #6 (overall #446)
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Listing placement

Linters252 listings · 13 pages · page 8, #15 (overall #155)
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Filled points are observed values; hollow points come from Internet Archive snapshots of the listing page. Dashed segments span periods with no observations — values between points are not interpolated.

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Recent observations

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Recent installs observations for vscode-lua
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Data source

Install counts, average rating, and rating counts come from the public Visual Studio Marketplace gallery API. Installs are cumulative and exclude updates.

Listing: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=trixnz.vscode-lua. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 20, 2026. See the methodology.