Tool

unluac-rs

unluac-rs is a Rust decompiler for Lua bytecode. It covers Lua 5.1 through 5.5, LuaJIT 2.1, and Luau, detects the dialect from the chunk, and can run as a command-line tool, a Rust or JavaScript library, or a browser workspace.

Targets: Binary
Category: Native analysis tools
Relationship: Foundation tool
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07

Stars: 75
Last commit: 2026-11-08
Language: Rust
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

The CLI can be installed from a checkout with cargo install --path packages/unluac-cli, or downloaded from GitHub Releases.
The web app at https://unluac.x3zvawq.com processes files in the browser.
License: MIT.

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BibTeX

@misc{unluac-rs,
  title = {{unluac-rs}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/x3zvawq/unluac-rs}},
  url = {https://github.com/x3zvawq/unluac-rs},
  urldate = {2026-11-07},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/unluac-rs/}}
}

Plain text

unluac-rs. https://github.com/x3zvawq/unluac-rs (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/unluac-rs/

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README.md GitHub · x3zvawq/unluac-rs · Revision 3186d2e