Windows interpreters

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This page shows stable interpreters which are downloadable on Windows. 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
Windows Frotz Download Z-code Windows 2023-12-02 Color, Graphics, Sound
Windows Git Download Glulx Windows 2023-10-12 Color, graphics, sound
Windows Glulxe Download Glulx Windows 2023-10-10 Color effects, graphics, sound
Lectrote Download ADRIFT 4, Glulx, Hugo, Ink, TADS 2, TADS 3, Z-code Windows, macOS, Linux 2023-09-19 Color, Graphics (No TADS multimedia support)
ThinBASIC Adventure Builder Download Other Windows 2023-09-03 Graphics: jpg, png, bmp, gif

Sound: wav, ogg, mp3, aiff, mod

FMVideo: wmv
FrankenDrift Download ADRIFT 4, ADRIFT 5 Windows, macOS, Linux 2023-06-20 Graphics, color
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
WinArun Download Alan 2, Alan 3 Windows 2021-09-21
ADRIFT Runner Download ADRIFT 4, ADRIFT 5 Windows 2020-09-12
Quest for Windows Download Quest Windows 2018-07-20
Level9 Download Level 9 Windows, macOS, Linux, MS-DOS, Commodore Amiga, Sinclair QL, Other 2011-06-23 Both line-drawn and bitmap graphics
Magnetic for Windows Download Magnetic Scrolls Windows

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

Interpreter Link Format System Updated Multimedia support
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

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