PluginStatsLua Debug installs statistics
By actboy168 (2 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Debuggers
VSCode debugger extension for Lua
Lua Debug has 691,599 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.
It ranks #691 of 2,501 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.
It is rated 4.6 out of 5 from 11 ratings.
PluginStats has 4 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 19, 2026.
Rating: 4.64 / 5 from 11 ratings
About Lua Debug
lua-debug
Requirements
• Lua 5.1 - 5.5 or luajit (thanks @fesily) • Platform: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, NetBSD, FreeBSD
Feature
• Breakpoints • Function breakpoints • Conditional breakpoints • Hit Conditional breakpoints • Step over, step in, step out • Watches • Evaluate expressions • Exception • Remote debugging • Support WSL
Build
1. Install luamake
2. Clone repo.
3. Download deps.
4. Build
Install to VSCode
1. Install extension actboy168.lua-debug 2. Open repo in VSCode 3. Run task：Copy Publish
Todo
• iOS example.
Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.
- debug
- debuggers
- lua
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Adoption over time
7/30/90-day growth
Ratings over time
Listing placement
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Recent observations
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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=actboy168.lua-debug. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 19, 2026. See the methodology.