# luanti

> Open-source voxel game engine and creation platform

Luanti (formerly Minetest) is an open-source voxel game engine and game creation platform with Lua-based modding. Players and developers can build worlds, play multiplayer games, and create custom content. It runs as a desktop application across Windows, macOS, and Linux, with dedicated server support via Docker and the command line.

- Source: https://github.com/luanti-org/luanti
- Homepage: https://www.luanti.org/
- License: NOASSERTION
- Built with: C++ 80.6%, Lua 9.6%, C 5.5%, Java 2.1%, Other 2.2%
- Stars: 13789
- Forks: 2507
- Contributors: 876
- Last commit: 2026-10-28
- Latest release: 5.17.0 (2026-08-20)
- Purpose: Developer tools
- Type: Docker / self-host, Desktop, CLI
- For: Personal

## Worth score: 80/100

How much DigGitHub recommends it, from activity, adoption, docs, license and security signals.

- Popularity: 21/25
- Momentum: 10/20
- Maintenance: 25/25
- Community: 14/15
- Readiness: 10/15

## Downloads

Latest release: [Luanti 5.17.0](https://github.com/luanti-org/luanti/releases/tag/5.17.0). Files from the project's GitHub release, not checked by DigGitHub.

Windows:

- [luanti-5.17.0.exe](https://github.com/luanti-org/luanti/releases/download/5.17.0/luanti-5.17.0.exe) (12 MB, 52k downloads)
- [luanti-5.17.0-win32.zip](https://github.com/luanti-org/luanti/releases/download/5.17.0/luanti-5.17.0-win32.zip) (17 MB, 5.6k downloads)
- [luanti-5.17.0-win64.zip](https://github.com/luanti-org/luanti/releases/download/5.17.0/luanti-5.17.0-win64.zip) (17 MB, 13k downloads)

macOS:

- [luanti_5.17.0_macos12.3_arm64.zip](https://github.com/luanti-org/luanti/releases/download/5.17.0/luanti_5.17.0_macos12.3_arm64.zip) (13 MB, 6.6k downloads)
- [luanti_5.17.0_macos12.3_x86_64.zip](https://github.com/luanti-org/luanti/releases/download/5.17.0/luanti_5.17.0_macos12.3_x86_64.zip) (14 MB, 2.7k downloads)

Android:

- [luanti-5.17.0-arm64-v8a.apk](https://github.com/luanti-org/luanti/releases/download/5.17.0/luanti-5.17.0-arm64-v8a.apk) (17 MB, 7.5k downloads)
- [luanti-5.17.0-armeabi-v7a.apk](https://github.com/luanti-org/luanti/releases/download/5.17.0/luanti-5.17.0-armeabi-v7a.apk) (16 MB, 2.1k downloads)
- [luanti-5.17.0-x86.apk](https://github.com/luanti-org/luanti/releases/download/5.17.0/luanti-5.17.0-x86.apk) (17 MB, 823 downloads)
- [luanti-5.17.0-x86_64.apk](https://github.com/luanti-org/luanti/releases/download/5.17.0/luanti-5.17.0-x86_64.apk) (17 MB, 1.4k downloads)

## Alternatives

- [nakama](https://diggithub.com/heroiclabs/nakama.md): Open-source game backend server for multiplayer and social games

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Source page: https://diggithub.com/luanti-org/luanti
Updated: 2026-10-29