Solar2D

Solar 2D

Developer(s)	Vlad Shcherban, Corona Labs Inc.
Initial release	1.0 / December 2009; 14 years ago (2009-12)
Stable release	2023.3688 / March 30, 2023; 19 months ago (2023-03-30)[1]
Repository	github.com/coronalabs/corona
Written in	Lua (Corona API)
Operating system	macOS (creation and deployment) Windows (creation and deployment) Linux (creation and deployment) iPhone/iPad (deployment) tvOS (deployment) Android (deployment) Kindle Fire (deployment) Android TV (deployment)
Available in	English Russian
Type	Software development kit Game engine
License	MIT License
Website	solar2d.com

Solar2D (formerly Corona SDK) is a free and open-source, cross-platform software development kit originally developed by Corona Labs Inc. and now maintained by Vlad Shcherban. Released in late 2009, it allows software programmers to build 2D mobile applications for iOS, Android, and Kindle, desktop applications for Windows, Linux and macOS, and connected TV applications for Apple TV, Fire TV and Android TV.^[2]

Solar2D uses integrated Lua layered on top of C++/OpenGL to build graphic applications. The software has two operational modes: the Solar2D Simulator and Solar2D Native. With the Solar2D Simulator, apps are built directly from the Solar2D Simulator. Solar2D Native allows the integration of Lua code and assets within an Xcode or Android Studio project to build apps and include native features.