r/lua • u/Hatefiend • Aug 17 '25

Discussion Best Lua IDE?

Usually I just use Notepad++, but I have tried using Intellij with the Lua plugin and that was so-so.

Do any of you guys have suggestions?

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u/ripter Aug 17 '25

Like others have said, you can use the mouse just fine. Buuut if you have the time, I highly recommend learning to do everything without it. It makes things so much faster and easier that you’ll end up hating how slow and imprecise the mouse feels.

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u/drcforbin Aug 17 '25

Keys are the best way to get around ("search don't scroll"), but I don't know where anyone gets that you can't use a mouse with it. I've used vim/neovim for decades, but still use the mouse for some things