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<p>Solar2D (formerly Corona SDK) is a <a href="/facts/Free_and_open-source_software/1cHtjLCB">free and open-source</a>, <a href="/facts/Cross-platform/16zqdvNR">cross-platform</a> <a href="/facts/Software_development_kit/2Hkk6Hbs">software development kit</a> originally developed by <a href="/facts/Corona_Labs_Inc./eFdh3eu0">Corona Labs Inc.</a> and now maintained by Vlad Shcherban. Released in late 2009, it allows <a href="/facts/Software_programmer/WGTS1Jv9">software programmers</a> to build 2D <a href="/facts/Mobile_Application_Development/WNdLURS0">mobile applications</a> for <a href="/facts/IOS/mK5cggH5">iOS</a>, <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a>, and <a href="/facts/Kindle_Fire/tujNAFHo">Kindle</a>, <a href="/facts/Desktop_applications/YQuj7Kog">desktop applications</a> for <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a>, <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a> and <a href="/facts/MacOS/Y93vVpTm">macOS</a>, and connected TV applications for <a href="/facts/Apple_TV/FHVJqBCw">Apple TV</a>, <a href="/facts/Amazon_Fire_TV/HDhtDsYY">Fire TV</a> and <a href="/facts/Android_TV/0HHdAs3N">Android TV</a>. </p><p>Solar2D uses integrated <a href="/facts/Lua_(programming_language)/xkBCgta0">Lua</a> layered on top of <a href="/facts/C%252B%252B/Et0F2qn9">C++</a>/<a href="/facts/OpenGL/xQoMWePr">OpenGL</a> 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 <a href="/facts/Xcode/glURdIVT">Xcode</a> or <a href="/facts/Android_Studio/TuK7stVp">Android Studio</a> project to build apps and include native features. </p>