Authoring systems for Linux

This list shows stable interactive fiction authoring systems that are downloadable on Linux. They are listed in date order (latest release first).

Authoring system	Link	Style	System	Multimedia support	Updated
ZILF	Download	Parser	Windows, macOS, Linux		2026-06-13
Twine	Download Run online	Choice	Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux	same as HTML5	2026-04-10
Decker	Download Run online	Choice	Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux, Other	Supports color effects, graphics, and sound effects.	2026-03-20
Ren'Py	Download	Choice	Windows, macOS, Linux	Rich multimedia	2026-01-03
Inform 6	Download Run online	Parser	Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux		2025-09-11
Balladeer	Download	Parser-choice hybrid	Windows, macOS, Linux	Runs as a server; all web media supported.	2025-02-08
QSP	Download	Choice	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Other	Colour, graphics, sound, HTML5	2024-11-27
INSTEAD	Download Run online	Parser, Choice, Parser-choice hybrid	Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Other	graphics, sound	2024-09-01
IfSpace	Download	Parser-choice hybrid	Windows, MacOS, Linux	No multimedia	2024-05-18
Dendry	Download Run online	Choice	Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux		2024-03-25
PICO-8		Choice	Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux, Other	Supports color effects, graphics, music, and sound effects.	2024-02-28
Iffinity	Download	Choice	Windows, macOS, Linux	No multimedia per se, but supports anything a regular HTML page (with JS/CSS) would support.	2023-11-19
Folia	Download	Choice	Windows, Linux	Displays images in a dedicated pane, as well as background images, and supports image effects such as alpha blending. Sound is supported.	2023-08-31
Inform 7	Download Run online	Parser	Windows, macOS, Linux, browser		2022-08-31
A-code (Dave Platt)	Download	Parser	Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Other	No multimedia as such, but browser builds can support games making use of all HTML capabilities, giving latent multimedia support.	2022-01-04
Hugo		Parser	Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android	Multimedia depends on the interpreter	2021-09-25
FrobTADS	Download	Parser	macOS, Linux, Other	color effects	2021-05-09
Adventure Definition Language	Download	Parser	Windows, Linux, Commodore Amiga	No multimedia	2020-09-25
Tale	Download	Parser	Windows, Linux	Runs as a server, hence all web media supported.	2019-02-21
TADS 2	Download	Parser	Windows, macOS, Linux	Color, Graphics, Sound	2016-03-07
TADS 3	Download	Parser	Windows, macOS, Linux	Color, Graphics, Sound	2016-03-07
Archetype	Download	Parser	Linux, macOS, Windows		2014-01-01
Strand	Download	Parser, Choice, Parser-choice hybrid	Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android	graphics,sound,animation,video
Textallion		Choice	macOS, Linux, Other

You may also be interested in the following authoring systems, which will run within a browser window:

Authoring system	Link	Style	System	Multimedia support	Updated
Quest	Download Run online	Parser-choice hybrid	Browser, Windows		2026-05-19
Twine	Download Run online	Choice	Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux	same as HTML5	2026-04-10
Decker	Download Run online	Choice	Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux, Other	Supports color effects, graphics, and sound effects.	2026-03-20
Myweft.com	Run online	Choice	Browser	Text only. Supports bold, italic, and underline.	2026-03-06
Donjon FI	Run online	Parser	Browser	It support different colors schemes and styles that can be changed during the game. You can add images, sounds and musics.	2025-11-18
Inform 6	Download Run online	Parser	Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux		2025-09-11
Moiki	Run online	Choice	Browser	Images, sounds, colors, fonts.	2025-01-07
INSTEAD	Download Run online	Parser, Choice, Parser-choice hybrid	Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Other	graphics, sound	2024-09-01
Dendry	Download Run online	Choice	Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux		2024-03-25
PICO-8		Choice	Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux, Other	Supports color effects, graphics, music, and sound effects.	2024-02-28
Evergreen.ink		Choice	Browser, iOS, Android	graphics, sound	2023-08-14
Binksi	Download	Other	Browser		2023-06-16
Inform 7	Download Run online	Parser	Windows, macOS, Linux, browser		2022-08-31
Inklewriter	Download Run online	Choice	Browser		2021-11-06
Ink	Download Run online	Choice	Browser		2021-02-22
Google Forms		Choice	Browser
Borogove	Run online	Parser, Choice	Browser
Strand	Download	Parser, Choice, Parser-choice hybrid	Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android	graphics,sound,animation,video
Texture	Run online	Parser-choice hybrid	Browser	graphics

To see all Linux authoring systems, including ones that may not be stable, you can use the search form or drilldown page.

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