Authoring systems for macOS

This list shows stable interactive fiction authoring systems that are downloadable on macOS. They are listed in date order (latest release first).

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		2023-09-10
Balladeer	Download	Parser-choice hybrid	Windows, macOS, Linux	Runs as a server; all web media supported.	2023-08-13
Twine	Download Run online	Choice	Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux	same as HTML5	2023-07-08
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
INSTEAD	Download	Parser-choice hybrid	Windows, macOS, Linux, Other	graphics, sound	2022-08-27
Inform 6	Run online	Parser	Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux		2022-01-25
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
Hugo	Run online	Parser	Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android	Multimedia depends on the interpreter	2021-09-25
FrobTADS	Download	Parser	macOS, Linux, Other	color effects	2021-05-09
Squiffy	Download Run online	Choice	Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux	Colour, graphics, sound: possible.	2019-03-25
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
Dendry		Choice	Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux

You may also be interested in the following authoring systems, which will run within a browser window:

Authoring system	Link	Style	System	Multimedia support	Updated
Moiki	Run online	Choice	Browser	Images, sounds, colors, fonts.	2023-09-14
PunyInform	Download Run online	Parser	Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux, MS-DOS, Classic Mac OS, Acorn Archimedes, Atari ST, Commodore Amiga, Other		2023-09-10
Evergreen.ink		Choice	Browser, iOS, Android	graphics, sound	2023-08-14
Twine	Download Run online	Choice	Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux	same as HTML5	2023-07-08
IfSpace.net	Download Run online	Parser-choice hybrid	Browser, Windows	No multimedia	2023-06-22
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
Inform 6	Run online	Parser	Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux		2022-01-25
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
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
Quest (Language)	Download Run online	Parser-choice hybrid	Browser, Windows		2018-07-20
Dendry		Choice	Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux

To see all macOS authoring systems, including ones that may not be stable, you can use the search form or drilldown page.

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