Extract text from LUA files
To convert your LUA file to another format, you need Lua Interpreter or other Developer software.
To convert other file formats to the "Scripting Language Source Code" file type, you need software like Lua Interpreter or a similar tool.
A .lua file is a source code or bytecode script written in the Lua programming language, a powerful, efficient, and lightweight scripting language designed for embedded systems. Developed at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Lua is the standard for extending software applications, most notably in gaming ecosystems like Roblox, World of Warcraft, and FiveM for Grand Theft Auto V. While standard .lua files are plain text, users frequently encounter compiled Lua bytecode or encrypted archives, which render the file unreadable in standard text editors like Notepad++ or Visual Studio Code.
Opening these files often presents a significant hurdle: if the file is pre-compiled (binary chunks) or encrypted for a specific game engine, it cannot be edited or viewed without specific decompilation tools or the original host environment. Furthermore, raw scripts cannot be "run" by double-clicking; they require a standalone Lua Interpreter or the parent application. To overcome these accessibility issues, users often convert .lua source files to TXT for universal readability, PDF for code documentation and archiving, or HTML for web-based code sharing.
Convert.Guru analyzes your LUA file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted LUAC, TXT, LUB, RBXM, LUAU, ZIP, TNS, ST, ASI, PDF, MANIFEST, QB and RBXL files.
If you want to convert LUA file to PYTHON, JSON, TXT, XML, JS, DLL, LUAC, TS, PY, JAVA, CPP or C, you can use Lua Interpreter or similar software from the "Application Scripting & Game Logic" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert SH, PY, KT, PS1, SWIFT, PL, JAVA, SCALA, JS, VBS, TS or RS files to LUA, try Lua Interpreter or another comparable tool in the "Application Scripting & Game Logic" category.
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our LUA converter.