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Twine 1 story files have a <tt>.tws</tt> file extension; output files are saved with a <tt>.html</tt> extension. Twine 2 uses HTML files as both source files and playable output files. | Twine 1 story files have a <tt>.tws</tt> file extension; output files are saved with a <tt>.html</tt> extension. Twine 2 uses HTML files as both source files and playable output files. | ||
Twine 1 is also released with '''Twee''', the command-line version of Twine. This allows Twine authors to use their own editors instead of Twine's interface, if they prefer. Twine 2-compatible HTML files can be compiled from twee source using [https://www.motoslave.net/tweego/ tweego]. | Twine 1 is also released with '''Twee''', the command-line version of Twine. This allows Twine authors to use their own editors instead of Twine's interface, if they prefer. In 2019, the Twee 3 specification was [https://intfiction.org/t/twee3-draft-specification/41472 released as a draft]. Twine 2-compatible HTML files can be compiled from twee 3 source using [https://www.motoslave.net/tweego/ tweego]. | ||
==Story Formats== | |||
Twine requires [https://twinery.org/cookbook/terms/terms_storyformats.html story formats] in order to produce playable HTML files. Story formats provide different ways to display text and links in the browser, and special markup (or macros) in the source code to aid authors. | |||
The default story formats for Twine 2 are: | |||
* [https://twine2.neocities.org/ Harlowe] | |||
* [https://www.motoslave.net/sugarcube/2/ Sugarcube] | |||
* [https://videlais.github.io/snowman/#/ Snowman] | |||
* [https://klembot.github.io/chapbook/ Chapbook] | |||
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** [https://twinery.org/wiki/ Twine Wiki] | ** [https://twinery.org/wiki/ Twine Wiki] | ||
** [https://twinery.org/cookbook/ Twine Cookbook] | ** [https://twinery.org/cookbook/ Twine Cookbook] | ||
** [http://twinery.org/1/doc/ | ** [http://twinery.org/1/doc/ Twee 1 docs] | ||
** [https://github.com/iftechfoundation/twine-specs/blob/master/twee-3-specification.md Twee 3 specification] | |||
** [https://twinery.org/questions/ Twine Q&A] | ** [https://twinery.org/questions/ Twine Q&A] | ||
* [http://nickm.com/post/2009/07/twine-is-rolled-out/ Twine is Rolled Out] - Announcement on [[Nick Montfort]]'s Post Position blog; July 1, 2009. | * [http://nickm.com/post/2009/07/twine-is-rolled-out/ Twine is Rolled Out] - Announcement on [[Nick Montfort]]'s Post Position blog; July 1, 2009. | ||
Revision as of 23:23, 4 August 2023
| Twine | |
|---|---|
| Authoring system | |
| Links | Home page Download Run online |
| Developer | Chris Klimas |
| Format | HTML |
| Interaction style | Choice |
| Systems | Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Latest version | 2.7.0 / 8 Jul 2023 |
| Status | Stable |
| Multimedia support | same as HTML5 |
| License | GPL-3.0 |
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Twine is an authoring system for choice-based interactive fiction, developed by Chris Klimas. It outputs stories as HTML/CSS web pages.
Twine 2 is a browser-based app, while Twine 1 is a desktop app. Source files are not compatible between the two versions. Only Twine 2 is in active development as of 2023.
Twine 1 story files have a .tws file extension; output files are saved with a .html extension. Twine 2 uses HTML files as both source files and playable output files.
Twine 1 is also released with Twee, the command-line version of Twine. This allows Twine authors to use their own editors instead of Twine's interface, if they prefer. In 2019, the Twee 3 specification was released as a draft. Twine 2-compatible HTML files can be compiled from twee 3 source using tweego.
Story Formats
Twine requires story formats in order to produce playable HTML files. Story formats provide different ways to display text and links in the browser, and special markup (or macros) in the source code to aid authors.
The default story formats for Twine 2 are:
See also
- Category:Twine authors
- Category:Twine works
- Category:Twine
- Writing Interactive Fiction with Twine - A book by Melissa Ford.
Links
- Twine homepage
- Twine is Rolled Out - Announcement on Nick Montfort's Post Position blog; July 1, 2009.
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| By style | Parser • Choice • Parser-choice hybrid |
| By system | Browser • Android • iOS • Linux • macOS • Windows |
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| Other software | Interpreters • Utilities |