LuaT for Visual Studio Code
Typed Lua support for your FiveM projects.
Catch mistakes · Explore APIs · Write code with confidence
LuaT brings its language tools into VS Code, so you can work on .luat and .d.luat files without leaving your editor. It includes FiveM definitions for client, server, and shared code.
What you get
- Catch problems as you type. See compiler and type errors in the file where they occur.
- Write code faster. Get suggestions for variables, types, functions, and FiveM APIs, plus function help while entering arguments.
- Understand unfamiliar code. Hover over a symbol to see its type and documentation.
- Move around your project. Jump to definitions, find references, and rename symbols.
- Read LuaT at a glance. Syntax colors distinguish types, functions, properties, and constants.
- Keep your code tidy. Spot unused local values and use a quick fix to mark intentionally unused names.
Get started
Install LuaT from the Visual Studio Marketplace, then open your FiveM resource folder in VS Code. Open a .luat file and LuaT starts automatically.
No separate server download or Rust installation is needed. Keep luat.toml in your project folder to let LuaT use your resource settings.
Optional settings
LuaT works with its defaults. You can turn unused-name hints off or enable parameter and inferred-type hints in VS Code settings. To use a locally built server, set luat.server.path to its full file path.
Use LuaT: Restart Language Server to restart LuaT, or LuaT: Show Language Server Output to see its logs.
Manual setup
To use LuaT in another editor, follow the manual language server setup guide.
