Authoring systems for choice-based IF

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This list shows stable authoring systems that can be used to create Choice-based interactive fiction. They are listed in date order (latest release first).

Authoring system Link Style System Multimedia support Updated
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
Ren'Py Download Choice Windows, macOS, Linux Rich multimedia 2026-01-03
Super Videotome Choice Color effects, images, sound 2025-05-28
Moiki Run online Choice Browser Images, sounds, colors, fonts. 2025-01-07
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
ChoiceScript Download Choice Other Graphics: possible. Sound: ambient. 2024-04-04
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
Evergreen.ink Choice Browser, iOS, Android graphics, sound 2023-08-14
Inklewriter Download Run online Choice Browser 2021-11-06
Ramus Download Choice Other same as HTML5 2021-06-04
Ink Download Run online Choice Browser 2021-02-22
Textallion Choice macOS, Linux, Other
Strand Download Parser, Choice, Parser-choice hybrid Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android graphics,sound,animation,video
Borogove Run online Parser, Choice Browser
Google Forms Choice Browser


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