Authoring systems for choice-based IF

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	2024-01-03
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
PICO-8		Choice	Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux, Other	Supports color effects, graphics, music, and sound effects.	2022-08-28
Ren'Py	Download	Choice	Windows, macOS, Linux	rich multimedia	2021-12-02
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
Dialog	Download Run online	Parser, Choice	Browser, Windows, Linux	graphics	2021-01-02
Squiffy	Download Run online	Choice	Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux	Colour, graphics, sound: possible.	2019-03-25
Dendry		Choice	Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux
ChoiceScript	Download	Choice	Other	Graphics: possible. Sound: ambient.

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