Blorb
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| Blorb | |
|---|---|
| Author | Andrew Plotkin |
| Home page | https://eblong.com/zarf/blorb/ |
| Development website | https://github.com/iftechfoundation... |
| Formally specified | Yes |
| Version | 2.0.5 |
| Date | 2026-05-30 |
| File extension | .blorb, .zblorb, .gblorb, .blb, .zlb, .glb |
| Implemented by | GBlorbLib, RemGlk-rs |
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Blorb is an "IF resource collection format standard", originally created by Andrew Plotkin (Zarf). That is, Blorb specifies a method of associating and bundling multimedia resources such as sound, music, and graphics into a story file. The name comes from one of the Infocom spells.
Blorb was originally designed for Z-machine games, but its specifications have since been extended to handle Glulx games, and possibly other game formats as well. Z-machine blorb files typically end with either the .zblorb or .zlb extension; likewise, Glulx blorb files end with .gblorb or .glb. General extension is typically either .blorb or .blb.
Links
- Blorb homepage
- blorbtool.py, a command-line tool for examining and manipulating Blorb files
- BlorbTool, a web-based tool for the same purpose