Template:Authoring system table
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| Authoring system | Link | Style | System | Multimedia support | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balladeer | Download | Parser-choice hybrid | Windows, macOS, Linux | Runs as a server; all web media supported. | 2024-04-16 |
| PunyInform | Download Run online | Parser | Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux, MS-DOS, Classic Mac OS, Acorn Archimedes, Atari ST, Commodore Amiga, Other | 2024-04-10 | |
| Inform 6 | Download Run online | Parser | Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux | 2024-02-10 | |
| 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 |
| ThinBASIC Adventure Builder | Download | Parser | Windows | Graphics: jpg, png, bmp, gif
Sound: wav, ogg, mp3, aiff, mod FMVideo: wmv |
2023-09-03 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Ramus | Download | Choice | Other | same as HTML5 | 2021-06-04 |
| FrobTADS | Download | Parser | macOS, Linux, Other | color effects | 2021-05-09 |
| Ink | Download Run online | Choice | Browser | 2021-02-22 | |
| Dialog | Download Run online | Parser, Choice | Browser, Windows, Linux | graphics | 2021-01-02 |
| ADRIFT | Download | Parser | Windows | 2020-09-12 | |
| Squiffy | Download Run online | Choice | Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux | Colour, graphics, sound: possible. | 2019-03-25 |
| Tale | Download | Parser | Windows, Linux | Runs as a server, hence all web media supported. | 2019-02-21 |
| Quest (Language) | Download Run online | Parser-choice hybrid | Browser, Windows | 2018-07-20 | |
| 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 | |
| ADLAN | Download | Parser | Amstrad CPC | Graphics (disk-based games) | 1989-01-01 |
| Graphic Adventure Creator | Parser | BBC Micro/Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64/128, Sinclair ZX Spectrum | Line-and-fill images | ||
| AGT | Download | Windows, MS-DOS, Classic Mac OS, Atari ST, Commodore Amiga | |||
| The Quill | Download | Parser | MS-DOS, BBC Micro/Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 400/800, Commodore 64/128, Oric-1/Atmos, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Sinclair QL, Other | Multimedia support varies by platform but usually includes coloured text, sound, and line-and-fill images. | |
| ChoiceScript | Download | Choice | Other | Graphics: possible. Sound: ambient. | |
| Dendry | Choice | Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux | |||
| PAW | Download | Parser | MS-DOS, CP/M, BBC Micro/Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, Sinclair ZX Spectrum | Multimedia support varies by platform; by default it includes sound (Spectrum), line-and-fill images (Spectrum), bitmap graphics (CPC), custom fonts, coloured text (Spectrum), and UDGs (Spectrum); but also executing external code routines allow other options. | |
| Adventure Builder System | Download | Parser | Sinclair ZX Spectrum | Usual ZX Spectrum graphics, sound & colour effects. | |
| STAC | Download | Parser | Atari ST | sound, graphics, loading screen |