OneLuaPro is ...

• a portable, monolithic, and curated distribution of the Lua programming language for the Windows operation system,
• natively built with Intel^® oneAPI C++ compiler,
• provided as x64 signed binaries and signed installers for Windows 7 to Windows 11,
• targeted for corporate application scenarios on computers without permanent Internet access.

OneLuaPro is not ...

• made for compatibility with Lua package managers like luarocks.

OneLuaPro supports ...

• a modern development workflow via Visual Studio Code using customized extensions (Lua Language Server, Local Lua Debugger). These extensions can be installed from .vsix files found under <INSTALL_PATH>/opt/vscode,
• an easy entry into the Lua world by providing the ZeroBrane Studio Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and the luacheck linter for static code analysis.

OneLuaPro can ...

• be built with minimum effort and toolchain-footprint as all its components are prepared for the CMake build infrastructure,
• be installed entirely without administrative privileges using the released zip-archives,
• be installed or uninstalled using the provided signed installer packages.

OneLuaPro is optimized for high-performance numerical computing using modern CPU instruction sets. To achieve the best balance between compatibility and speed, the complete distribution is compiled with Intel oneAPI C-compiler using multi-target dispatching.

• Intel: 2nd Generation Core processors (Sandy Bridge, 2011) or newer,
• AMD: Bulldozer-based processors (FX-series, 2011) or newer,
• OS: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 10, or Windows 11 (required for AVX state management).

All OneLuaPro binaries feature Dynamic Dispatch, meaning they automatically detect your CPU's capabilities at runtime and activate the fastest available code path:

• AVX (Standard): Provides 256-bit vectorization on older systems (e.g., i5-2xxx/3xxx),
• AVX2 (Advanced): Enabled automatically on Intel Haswell (4th Gen) and newer, as well as all AMD Ryzen processors,
• AVX-512 (Ultra): Leverages 512-bit registers on modern Intel Xeon and high-end Core i7/i9 processors (11th Gen+) for maximum throughput.

Download OneLuaPro from here: https://github.com/OneLuaPro/OneLuaPro/releases

Notice that all executables, all DLL, both installer and uninstaller (in case of NSIS64 option), as well as the MSI-install package are provided as certified code-signed binaries.

Double-click the installer and follow the installer wizard. This installer requires administrative rights. A scripted installation or removal is also possible. When launched from an elevated command prompt, the User Account Control prompt will be circumvented.

# Standard non-interactve installation into c:\Program Files\OneLuaPro
msiexec.exe /i OneLuaPro-<VERSION>-x64.msi /qb

# Customized non-interactive installation into c:\Apps\OneLuaPro
msiexec.exe /i OneLuaPro-<VERSION>-x64.msi /qb INSTALL_ROOT="C:\Apps\OneLuaPro"

# Standard non-interactve removal (from default installation path)
msiexec.exe /x OneLuaPro-<VERSION>-x64.msi /qb

# Customized non-interactive removal (from custom installation path)
msiexec.exe /x OneLuaPro-<VERSION>-x64.msi /qb INSTALL_ROOT="C:\Apps\OneLuaPro"

The installer creates or removes entries in the Windows Start Menu and updates the PATH-variable accordingly. Software removal is also possible via Windows Settings "Apps & Features".

Double-click the installer and follow the installer wizard. This installer does not require administrative rights. The installer creates entries in the Windows Start Menu and updates the PATH-variable. Software removal is also possible via Windows Settings "Apps & Features".

Unpack downloaded zip-archive into a directory of your choice. The suggested installation path is c:\Apps, which is typically accessible without administrative rights. Manually extend PATH-variable to the bin directory of your installation, e.g. C:\Apps\OneLuaPro-<VERSION>-x64\bin. Documentation and code examples are located in <OneLuaPro_Install_Path>\share\doc.

First, install OneLuaPro. Then, install all provided extensions either from VSCode Marketplace or from <INSTALL_PATH>\opt\vscode. These code-signed extensions are pre-configured and require no further adjustment.

The provided installer can be used on Windows 7 but may have some flaws, which can be fixed manually:

• In case the installer complains about PATH environment variable being too long to be extended for OneLuaPro, install without updating the variable and edit PATH manually by adding C:\Program Files\OneLuaPro\bin (or the installation directory of your choice) to the content of PATH.
• ZeroBraneStudio may complain about a missing DLL (vcruntime140_1.dll). Simply copy this DLL from C:\Program Files\OneLuaPro\bin to C:\Program Files\OneLuaPro\opt\ZeroBraneStudio. This flaw may also occur after installation using the provided ZIP-archive.

Documentation and reference manuals are available via the OneLuaPro Help Center. A link to the Help Center is automatically added to the Start menu entry. You can also access it directly at <INSTALL_PATH>\share\doc\index.html.

OneLuaPro comprises not only the Lua programming language binaries, but also a number of mature and widely-used extensions (modules) in their respective most recent version, all of which tailored to OneLuaPro's needs. All version numbers follow the v[Base]-[Commits]-[Hash] format: The first part indicates the stable base version, followed by the number of additional changes since the last release, and a short identifier (hash) of the exact source code.

Extension	Purpose	Version	License
Lua	The Lua 5.5 Programming Language	v5.5.0-5-g4154493
lsleep	Adds the missing sleep() and usleep() functions to Lua.	v1.05-6-g531d702
Penlight	Inspired by the Python standard library, this suite of pure Lua tools provides robust utilities for input data handling, functional programming, and OS path management.	v1.15.0-19-g9ece351
say	Lua string hashing library, useful for internationalization	v1.4.1-2-ge4436ea
luasystem	Platform independent system calls for Lua	v0.7.0-7-gf61f8f5
lua-utf8	UTF-8 support module for Lua	v0.2.1-7-g3ae0b91

Extension	Purpose	Version	License
lcomplex	Lua complex numbers support module	v1.1.0
luacrc32c	Lua bindings for Google's CRC-32C implementation	v1.0.1
lua-cjson	Fast JSON encoding/parsing module for Lua	2.1.0.16-16-g7eee8b5
inifile	A simple and complete ini-File Parser for Lua	v1.1-2-gf7b742d
LPeg	Parsing Expression Grammars For OneLuaPro	v1.1.0-6-g645d404
dkjson	JSON module written in Lua	v2.8-1-gf1b7c93
luaSGF	Lua bindings for the Savitzky-Golay-Filter Implementation for data filtering or smoothing	v2.0.1
lua-zlib	Simple streaming interface to zlib for Lua	v1.4-6-gdb5b875

Extension	Purpose	Version	License
lsqlite3	Extended lsqlite3 module for Lua: A lightweight SQLite3 wrapper featuring the complete SQLean power-pack	v0.9.6-2

Extension	Purpose	Version	License
argparse	Feature-rich command line parser for Lua inspired by argparse for Python	v0.7.1-13-gdebe947
lua_cliargs	Command-line argument parsing module for Lua	v3.0.2-7-gc4cf5f0
ldoc	Lua documentation generator which can also process C extension source files	v1.5.0-23-g38be0fa
Luacheck	Static analyzer and a linter for Lua. It detects various issues such as usage of undefined global variables, unused variables and values, accessing uninitialized variables, unreachable code and more.	v1.2.0-40-g68c84bd

Extension	Purpose	Version	License
wxLanesBridge	A module providing thread-safe communication between wxLua and Lanes via a custom C++ bridge for asynchronous GUI updates	v1.0.1
wxLua	wxLua is a Lua wrapper for the cross-platform wxWidgets GUI library	v3.2.0.2-18-gc5e0cbb

Extension	Purpose	Version	License
luv	Bare libuv bindings for Lua	v1.52.1-0-30-gb115c8a
lua-ffi	A portable lightweight C foreign function interface (FFI) for Lua, based on libffi	v1.1.0-31-ga8ae836
LuaFileSystem	Complements the set of functions related to file systems offered by the standard Lua distribution	v1.9.0-10-g707cb06
lua4882	OneLuaPro gateway to National Instrument's NI-488.2 (GPIB) driver	v1.2.3
luadaqmx	OneLuaPro gateway to National Instrument's DAQmx driver	v0.1.2
librs232	Multi-platform library for serial communications over RS-232 (serial port)	v1.0.3-119-gda35def
lua-term	Terminal operations for Lua	v0.8-7-g75066e0
MoonUSB	Lua binding library for libusb, allowing applications to access and use USB devices.	v0.1-30-gebc05a5

Extension	Purpose	Version	License
distro	OneLuaPro Distro Information and Distribution Integrity Checker	v2.1.0

Extension	Purpose	Version	License
Lua-cURLv3	Lua binding to libcurl	v0.3.13-6-gbd885bd
lua-openssl	OpenSSL bindings for Lua	0.11.0-3-25-gd068708
luaping	The missing ping command for Lua	v1.1.1
LuaSocket	Network support for the Lua language	v3.1.0-72-gd6bd8b5
luasec	Secure connections to any Lua application or script	v1.3.2-5-gc02dd57

Extension	Purpose	Version	License
luaCOM	Microsoft Component Object Model (COM) binding for Lua	v1.4.1-93-g16aebd4

Extension	Purpose	Version	License
luassert	Assertion library for Lua	v1.9.0-13-g0e2569d
lanes	Lua Lanes - multithreading in Lua	v4.0.0-42-g70389ef
mediator_lua	Mediator pattern implementation for pub-sub management	v1.1.2-0-8-gefa5daf
lunit	Unit testing for Lua	v0.8.1-1-g61e9b3a
busted	Elegant Lua unit testing	v2.3.0-9-gfddc67b

Extension	Purpose	Version	License
DistroCheck	Distribution Integrity Checker	v2.1.0
ZeroBrane Studio	lightweight cross-platform Lua IDE with code completion, syntax highlighting, remote debugger, code analyzer, live coding, and debugging support	v2.01-12-g14b97a19

OneLuaPro uses the following libraries:

Dependency	Purpose	Used by	Version	License
libffi	A Portable Foreign Function Interface Library.	lua-ffi	v3.5.2-34-g26c59e0
libusb	A library for USB device access.	MoonUSB	v1.0.30-rc1-38-gaea2f056
libuv	Cross-platform asynchronous I/O	luv	v1.52.1
NI‑DAQmx	Provides a high‑performance, unified API for controlling and acquiring data from National Instruments measurement hardware	luadaqmx	2026 Q2	See here
NI-488.2	Provides support for customers using NI GPIB controllers and NI embedded controllers with GPIB ports	lua4882	2026 Q2	See here
wxWidgets	wxWidgets is a free and open source cross-platform C++ framework for writing advanced GUI applications using native controls	wxLua	v3.2.10
Savitzky-Golay-Filter	C implementation of Least-Squares Smoothing and Differentiation by the Convolution (Savitzky-Golay) Method	luaSGF	v2.0-16-gabed543
crc32c	Google's implantation of the CRC-32C hashing algorithm	luacrc32c	v1.1.2-12-g10693bf
zlib-ng	zlib replacement with optimizations for "next generation" systems	lua-zlib	v2.3.3
dlfcn-win32	dlfcn-win32 is an implementation of dlfcn for Windows	Prerequisite for building lua-ffi	v1.4.2-19-g614073d
libressl	An open-source implementation of the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol	luasec, lua-openssl	v4.2.1-1-gc88f4da	See here
SQLite	SQL database engine	sqlean	v3.51.3	Public Domain
sqlean	The ultimate set of SQLite extensions	lsqlite3	v0.28.1-12-g4141d89
brotli	Brotli compression format	curl	v1.2.0
zstd	Fast real-time compression algorithm	curl	v1.5.7
nghttp2	HTTP/2 C Library and tools	curl	v1.68.1
ngtcp2	IETF QUIC protocol implementation	curl	v1.21.0
nghttp3	HTTP/3 library written in C	curl	v1.15.0
curl	Library for transferring data with URL syntax	Lua-cURLv3	v8.19.0

See instructions in OneLuaPro head repository: https://github.com/OneLuaPro/OneLuaPro

See https://github.com/OneLuaPro/OneLuaPro/blob/main/LICENSE.txt.