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Inform

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Inform is a free app for creating works of interactive fiction, available for MacOS, Windows, Linux and Android. Inside it is a powerful programming language based on English language text. This redesigned website is part of the preparations for open-sourcing the software.

Source text on one side, with compiled game in other tab.

License model

  • Free • Open Source

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Country of Origin

  • GB flagUnited Kingdom

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
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  1.  No Coding Required
  2.  Natural Language Processing

 Tags

  • programming
  • interactive-fiction
  • text-adventure
  • text-adventure-maker
  • interactive-fiction-maker

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Inform information

  • Developed by

    GB flagGraham Nelson

  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.

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    23 alternatives listed

  • Supported Languages

    • English

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Development

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  •  1,432 Stars
  •  77 Forks
  •  10 Open Issues
  •   Updated Jan 16, 2025 
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Inform was added to AlternativeTo by Admiral_Hornblower on Jun 13, 2010 and this page was last updated May 2, 2022.
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What is Inform?

Inform is a free app for creating works of interactive fiction, available for MacOS, Windows, Linux and Android. Inside it is a powerful programming language based on English language text. This redesigned website is part of the preparations for open-sourcing the software.

Many Inform authors also write with Twine, and vice versa. Inform topics are frequently aired at the Interactive Fiction Community Forum. The Inform project supports the Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation. Lastly, Emily Short’s Interactive Storytelling contains some of the best writing about the genre today, and also hosts many more links.

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