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{{software infobox|title=XTads|developer=[[Rune Berg]]|type=[[Interpreter]]|stableversion=n/a|devversion=pre-beta 8|operatingsystem=macOS (10.9+)|writtenin=[[Objective-C]], [[C++]], [[C]]|license=HTML TADS FREEWARE SOURCE CODE LICENSE|website=https://xtadsetc.com/|image=[[File:XtadsApp 256x256 v3.png]]}}
{{software infobox|title=XTads|developer=[[Rune Berg]]|type=[[Interpreter]]|stableversion=n/a|devversion=pre-beta 9|operatingsystem=macOS (10.9+)|writtenin=[[Objective-C]], [[C++]], [[C]]|license=HTML TADS FREEWARE SOURCE CODE LICENSE|website=https://xtadsetc.com/|image=[[File:XtadsApp 256x256 v3.png]]}}


XTads is a TADS 2/3 interpreter for macOS (version 10.9 and higher). It's a GUI application, with native macOS look and feel. Game output is text-only, with limited/simplistic support for HTML.
XTads is a TADS 2/3 interpreter for macOS (version 10.9 and higher). It's a GUI application, with native macOS look and feel. Game output is text-only, with limited/simplistic support for HTML.


2017-12-23: pre-beta 8 is available, with some minor feature additions and performance fixes.
2018-02-10: pre-beta 9 is out, with minor feature additions and and UI tweaks.


2017-11-12: pre-beta is available, fixing some issues related to macOS 10.13 (High Sierra).
2017-12-23: pre-beta 8 is out, with minor feature additions and performance fixes.


2017-10-26: pre-beta 6 is available, adding support for more-prompts in banners, and a few bug fixes.
2017-11-12: pre-beta 7 is out, fixing some issues related to macOS 10.13 (High Sierra).


2017-08-10: pre-beta 5 is available, fixing a rather nasty performance issue.  
2017-10-26: pre-beta 6 is out, adding support for more-prompts in banners, and a few bug fixes.


2017-08-02: pre-beta 4 is available, with a couple of fixes:
2017-08-10: pre-beta 5 is out, fixing a rather nasty performance issue.
 
2017-08-02: pre-beta 4 is out, with a couple of fixes:
* Changing the background colour of the main output area didn't work.
* Changing the background colour of the main output area didn't work.
* Source code: character set translation (.tcp) files were missing, preventing a correct build.
* Source code: character set translation (.tcp) files were missing, preventing a correct build.


2017-07-25: pre-beta 3 is available, with:
2017-07-25: pre-beta 3 is out, with:
* Support for banners (well, except more-prompts)
* Support for banners (well, except more-prompts)
* Full support for the <tab> tag
* Full support for the <tab> tag
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XTads is still a work in progress. Bug reports are more than welcome - see contact info in the program's About panel.
XTads is still a work in progress. Bug reports are more than welcome - see contact info in the program's About panel.


Download executable: https://www.ifarchive.org/if-archive/programming/tads2/executables/XTads-prebeta-8.zip
Download executable: https://www.ifarchive.org/if-archive/programming/tads2/executables/XTads-prebeta-9.zip


Download source code: https://www.ifarchive.org/if-archive/programming/tads2/source/XTads-prebeta-8-src.zip
Download source code: https://www.ifarchive.org/if-archive/programming/tads2/source/XTads-prebeta-9-src.zip


[[Category:Interpreter]] [[Category:TADS]]
[[Category:Interpreter]] [[Category:TADS]]

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XTads is a TADS 2/3 interpreter for macOS (version 10.9 and higher). It's a GUI application, with native macOS look and feel. Game output is text-only, with limited/simplistic support for HTML.

2018-02-10: pre-beta 9 is out, with minor feature additions and and UI tweaks.

2017-12-23: pre-beta 8 is out, with minor feature additions and performance fixes.

2017-11-12: pre-beta 7 is out, fixing some issues related to macOS 10.13 (High Sierra).

2017-10-26: pre-beta 6 is out, adding support for more-prompts in banners, and a few bug fixes.

2017-08-10: pre-beta 5 is out, fixing a rather nasty performance issue.

2017-08-02: pre-beta 4 is out, with a couple of fixes:

  • Changing the background colour of the main output area didn't work.
  • Source code: character set translation (.tcp) files were missing, preventing a correct build.

2017-07-25: pre-beta 3 is out, with:

  • Support for banners (well, except more-prompts)
  • Full support for the <tab> tag
  • Improvements to text formatting
  • Misc. bug-fixes

XTads is still a work in progress. Bug reports are more than welcome - see contact info in the program's About panel.

Download executable: https://www.ifarchive.org/if-archive/programming/tads2/executables/XTads-prebeta-9.zip

Download source code: https://www.ifarchive.org/if-archive/programming/tads2/source/XTads-prebeta-9-src.zip