Hype
Zero-Dependency App Dev
Write a Lua script. Build for your target platforms. Ship binaries that need zero dependencies. No runtime installs, no "missing library" headaches. Just executables that work.
🛠️ Quick How-To
Write your Lua file
(e.g., app.lua)
Run:
hype build app.lua -o mycoolapp
Done.
Send mycoolapp to anyone with that OS. No dependencies required.
🧳 Built for:
What's Inside
Package Scripts
Transform Lua scripts into standalone executables for any platform
Cross-Platform Builds
Build for Linux, macOS, and Windows from one machine. Each platform gets its own binary.
Built-in TUI
Create beautiful terminal applications with the integrated TUI library
HTTP Support
Build web servers and clients with full HTTP functionality
Embedded Database
Key-value store with ACID transactions using BoltDB
Zero Dependencies
Final executables have no external dependencies
🔗 Get Started
Quick Start
🖥️ Simple TUI App
-- hello.lua
local app = tui.newApp()
local text = tui.newTextView("Hello from Hype!")
text:SetTitle("My First App")
app:SetRoot(text, true)
app:Run()./hype build hello.lua -o hello
./hello
🌐 HTTP Server
-- server.lua
local http = require('http')
local server = http.newServer()
server:handle("/", function(req, res)
res:json({ message = "Hello World!" })
end)
server:listen(8080)
print("Server running on :8080")./hype build server.lua -o server
./server
🗄️ Database App
-- db.lua
local kv = require('kv')
local db = kv.open("./data.db")
db:open_db("users")
-- Store data
db:put("users", "john", "John Doe")
-- Retrieve data
local name = db:get("users", "john")
print("User: " .. name)
db:close()./hype build db.lua -o db
./db
Usage
Performance
15,000+
HTTP requests handled
with 100 concurrent connections
Zero
External dependencies
in final executables
3 OS
Linux, macOS, Windows
from single source
~16MB
Average executable size
with full runtime included