macOS interpreters

This page shows stable interpreters which are downloadable on macOS. They are listed in date order (latest release first).

Click to download the interpreter, or to play online, as appropriate.

Interpreter	Link	Format	System	Updated	Multimedia support
Spatterlight	Download	ADRIFT 4, AdvSys, AGT, Alan 2, Alan 3, Glulx, Hugo, Level 9, Magnetic Scrolls, ScottFree, TADS 2, TADS 3, Z-code	macOS	2024-08-13	Colors, graphics, sound
FrankenDrift	Download	ADRIFT 4, ADRIFT 5	Windows, macOS, Linux	2024-08-10	Graphics, color
Lectrote	Download	ADRIFT 4, Glulx, Hugo, Ink JSON, TADS 2, TADS 3, Z-code	Windows, macOS, Linux	2023-09-19	Color, Graphics (No TADS multimedia support)
QTads	Download	TADS 2, TADS 3	Windows, macOS, Linux	2023-05-17	All multimedia features of TADS are supported.
DMagnetic	Download Play	Magnetic Scrolls	Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, CP/M, Other	2023-05-17	Colour text effects: yes. Graphics: ANSI, ASCII, sixel, UTF-8. Sound: No.
Gargoyle	Download	ADRIFT 4, AdvSys, AGT, Alan 2, Alan 3, Glulx, Hugo, Level 9, Magnetic Scrolls, ScottFree, TADS 2, TADS 3, Z-code	Windows, macOS, Linux	2023-02-20	Different for each game format
ScummVM	Download	ADRIFT 4, AdvSys, AGT, Alan 2, Alan 3, Glulx, Hugo, Level 9, Magnetic Scrolls, Quest, ScottFree, TADS 2, TADS 3, Z-code, Other	Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Atari ST, Commodore Amiga, Other	2022-10-31
Hugor	Download	Hugo	Windows, macOS, Linux	2022-05-09
Level9	Download	Level 9	Windows, macOS, Linux, MS-DOS, Commodore Amiga, Sinclair QL, Other	2011-06-23	Both line-drawn and bitmap graphics
MagnetiX	Download	Magnetic Scrolls	macOS

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

Interpreter	Link	Format	System	Updated	Multimedia support
Infocom Frotz	Play	Z-code	Browser	2024-09-01	Fully supports Z6 multimedia (colour, graphics, sound)
Parchment	Download Play	ADRIFT 4, Glulx, Hugo, TADS 2, TADS 3, Z-code	Browser	2024-02-12	Colours, graphics (No TADS multimedia support)
ElseIFPlayer	Play	ADRIFT 4, Glulx, Hugo, TADS 2, TADS 3, Z-code	Browser	2023-06-29	No multimedia
Parchmap	Play	Glulx, Hugo, TADS 2, TADS 3, Z-code	Browser	2023-06-17
DMagnetic	Download Play	Magnetic Scrolls	Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, CP/M, Other	2023-05-17	Colour text effects: yes. Graphics: ANSI, ASCII, sixel, UTF-8. Sound: No.
ADRIFT WebRunner	Play	ADRIFT 4, ADRIFT 5	Browser	2020-09-12
Magnetic Scripts	Play	Magnetic Scrolls	Browser	2015-12-18
Quest for Web	Play	Quest	Browser

To see all macOS interpreters, including ones that may not be stable, or that may not be as simple to download and run, you can use the search form or drilldown page (see navbox below).

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