Corona


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Corona 2.0

System Requirements

Mac OS X 10.6+


Build Requirements

Mac with Intel Processor

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Cut development time by 90%

Write 5 times less code. Simple tasks like animating objects in OpenGL-ES are just one line. See your code run and instantly update in our simulator.

Prototype real features on devices

Test app functionality on your device, immediate live demos for clients and customers.

Enable social experiences

Turn your app viral with Facebook Connect and Twitter — or add social gaming with OpenFeint

Integrate device hardware

Touch, camera, accelerometer, compass, video player, GPS, and much more.

Develop once, distribute anywhere

Whether you’re prototyping an idea or shipping an app, stay ahead of the production curve. Write your code once and see it work across platforms.

Alien Horde, Created by Matt Pringle




Corona Simulator

Preview your Corona games or apps with the Corona Simulator. It reproduces the experience of the iPhone, iPad, and Android devices right on your Mac.

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Corona Debugger

The Corona command-line debugger has it all: breakpoints, stack traces, variable inspection, watchpoints, and even expression evaluation.

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Detailed Documentation

Corona includes more than 500 API’s and hundreds of pages of helpful documentation, articles, tutorials, and sample code.

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Case Studies

Alien Horde

Great design makes great games

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Corona Comics

Independent publishing at your fingertips

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Unicorn Labs

Turn around an iPad game in 10 days

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Our engineers speculate that what we delivered in less than 3 weeks might have taken over a month in Objective C. Josh Rose, CEO
Flying Wisdom Studios

Corona SDK Roadmap

What's ahead for Corona SDK?

Corona Game Edition

Take your games to the next level

  • Physics Engine
  • Texture Atlases
  • Sprite sheets

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