Template:Authoring system table

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Authoring system Link Style System Multimedia support Updated
PunyInform Download Run online Parser Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux, MS-DOS, Classic Mac OS, Acorn Archimedes, Atari ST, Commodore Amiga, Other 2024-12-14
Balladeer Download Parser-choice hybrid Windows, macOS, Linux Runs as a server; all web media supported. 2024-12-07
QSP Download Choice Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Other Colour, graphics, sound, HTML5 2024-11-27
Decker Download Run online Choice Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux, Other Supports color effects, graphics, and sound effects. 2024-11-22
ThinBASIC Adventure Builder Download Parser Windows Graphics: jpg, png, bmp, gif

Sound: wav, ogg, mp3, aiff, mod FMVideo: wmv

2024-11-13
Twine Download Run online Choice Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux same as HTML5 2024-06-16
IfSpace.net Download Parser-choice hybrid Windows, MacOS, Linux No multimedia 2024-05-18
ChoiceScript Download Choice Other Graphics: possible. Sound: ambient. 2024-04-04
Dendry Download Run online Choice Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux 2024-03-25
Inform 6 Download Run online Parser Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux 2024-02-10
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
Moiki Run online Choice Browser Images, sounds, colors, fonts. 2023-09-14
INSTEAD Download Run online Parser, Choice, Parser-choice hybrid Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Other graphics, sound 2023-09-01
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
Binksi Download Other Browser 2023-06-16
Inform 7 Download Run online Parser Windows, macOS, Linux, browser 2022-08-31
PICO-8 Choice Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux, Other Supports color effects, graphics, music, and sound effects. 2022-08-28
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
Ren'Py Download Choice Windows, macOS, Linux rich multimedia 2021-12-02
Inklewriter Download Run online Choice Browser 2021-11-06
Hugo Run online Parser Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android Multimedia depends on the interpreter 2021-09-25
Ramus Download Choice Other same as HTML5 2021-06-04
FrobTADS Download Parser macOS, Linux, Other color effects 2021-05-09
Ink Download Run online Choice Browser 2021-02-22
Dialog Download Run online Parser, Choice Browser, Windows, Linux graphics 2021-01-02
Adventure Definition Language Download Parser Windows, Linux, Commodore Amiga No multimedia 2020-09-25
ADRIFT Download Parser Windows 2020-09-12
ZILF Parser Windows, macOS, Linux 2019-08-11
Squiffy Download Run online Choice Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux Colour, graphics, sound: possible. 2019-03-25
Tale Download Parser Windows, Linux Runs as a server, hence all web media supported. 2019-02-21
Quest (Language) Download Run online Parser-choice hybrid Browser, Windows 2018-07-20
TADS 3 Download Parser Windows, macOS, Linux Color, Graphics, Sound 2016-03-07
TADS 2 Download Parser Windows, macOS, Linux Color, Graphics, Sound 2016-03-07
Archetype Download Parser Linux, macOS, Windows 2014-01-01
ADLAN Download Parser Amstrad CPC Graphics (disk-based games) 1989-01-01
PAW Download Parser MS-DOS, CP/M, BBC Micro/Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, Sinclair ZX Spectrum Multimedia support varies by platform; by default it includes sound (Spectrum), line-and-fill images (Spectrum), bitmap graphics (CPC), custom fonts, coloured text (Spectrum), and UDGs (Spectrum); but also executing external code routines allow other options.
The Quill Download Parser MS-DOS, BBC Micro/Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 400/800, Commodore 64/128, Oric-1/Atmos, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Sinclair QL, Other Multimedia support varies by platform but usually includes coloured text, sound, and line-and-fill images.
STAC Download Parser Atari ST sound, graphics, loading screen
Graphic Adventure Creator Parser BBC Micro/Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64/128, Sinclair ZX Spectrum Line-and-fill images
Adventure Builder System Download Parser Sinclair ZX Spectrum Usual ZX Spectrum graphics, sound & colour effects.
AGT Download Windows, MS-DOS, Classic Mac OS, Atari ST, Commodore Amiga