Naninovel Alternatives

Naninovel is described as 'Full-featured, writer-friendly and completely customizable visual novel engine' and is a Adventure Game in the news & books category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Naninovel for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Steam apps. The best Naninovel alternative is Twine, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Naninovel are Ren'Py, Inky by Inkle, Ink by Inkle and Tuesday JS.

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Naninovel alternatives page was last updated Jul 26, 2023
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  1. Twine icon

    Twine

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    Twine is an open-source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories.

    45 Twine alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    The interface when a new story is made.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No Coding Required
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Portable
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    8.  Non linear editor
    9.  Browser-based

    Twine VS Naninovel

     

    • Twine is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Naninovel.

    • Twine is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Naninovel.

    • Twine is Free and Open SourceNaninovel is Paid and Proprietary
    • Twine is LightweightNaninovel is not according to our users
  2. Ren'Py icon

    Ren'Py

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    a visual novel engine that helps you use words, images, and sounds to tell interactive stories that run on computers, mobile devices, and the web.

    41 Ren'Py alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    v8.1 & v7.6 release

    Ren'Py Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  Single player
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Visual Novel
    6.  Python-based

    Ren'Py VS Naninovel

     
  4. Inky by Inkle icon

    Inky by Inkle

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    editor that uses the Ink narrative scripting language and allows you to play and test your interactive (game) narrative stories on the fly.

    47 Inky by Inkle alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Inky by Inkle screenshot 1

    Inky by Inkle Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Support for scripting
    5.  Interactive storytelling
    6.  Visual Novel
    7. Unity icon  Unity Integration

    Inky by Inkle VS Naninovel

     
  5. Ink by Inkle icon

    Ink by Inkle

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    ink is a scripting language built around the idea of marking up pure-text with flow in order to produce interactive scripts.

    48 Ink by Inkle alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Ink by Inkle screenshot 1

    Ink by Inkle Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Support for scripting
    4.  Works Offline
    5. Unity icon  Unity Integration
    6.  Visual Novel

    Ink by Inkle VS Naninovel

     
  6. Tuesday JS icon

    Tuesday JS

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    Tuesday is a free open source engine for creating visual novels, interactive stories and text-based adventure games. Written in JavaScript without using any third party libraries. There is support for the Apache Cordova framework for building native mobile and desktop...

    25 Tuesday JS alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Visualization script

    Tuesday JS Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No Coding Required
    3.  Visual Novel

    Tuesday JS VS Naninovel

     

    • Tuesday JS is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Naninovel.

    • Tuesday JS is Free and Open SourceNaninovel is Paid and Proprietary
  7. QuestJS icon

    QuestJS

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    Quest 6 is a full re-write of Quest, an interactive fiction app, to pure JavaScript. It's a framework for creating parser-based text adventures.

    46 QuestJS alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    QuestJS screenshot 1

    QuestJS Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  No registration required

    QuestJS VS Naninovel

     
  9. Novelty icon

    Novelty

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    Novelty is a free game maker tailored for making visual novels.

    11 Novelty alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Interface. Drag and drop. What you see is what you get.
    Discontinued

    Latest Version was released on Dec 14th, 2010. See http://www.visualnovelty.com/download.html

    Novelty Features

    1.  Visual Novel
    2.  Visual Programming

    Novelty VS Naninovel

     
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    Visual Novel Engine

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    Visual Novel Engine is a cross-platform tool that lets you create visual novels through a simple, flexible and powerful tagging system, no programming skills required.

    13 Visual Novel Engine alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Steam
    Visual Novel Engine screenshot 1

    Visual Novel Engine Features

    1.  Visual Novel

    Visual Novel Engine VS Naninovel

     

    • Visual Novel Engine is the most popular Android alternative to Naninovel.

    • Visual Novel Engine is the most popular commercial alternative to Naninovel.

    • Visual Novel Engine is Paid and ProprietaryNaninovel is also Paid and Proprietary
  11. Visual Novel Maker icon

    Visual Novel Maker

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    A revolutionary new tool for Visual Novel Creation aimed towards aspiring artists and writers to bring their stories to life.

    15 Visual Novel Maker alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Visual Novel Maker screenshot 1

    Visual Novel Maker Features

    1.  Visual Novel

    Visual Novel Maker VS Naninovel

     
  12. Monogatari icon

    Monogatari

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    Monogatari is a simple web visual novel engine, created to bring Visual Novels to the web.

    13 Monogatari alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Monogatari Features

    1.  Visual Novel

    Monogatari VS Naninovel

     
  13. StoryNexus icon

    StoryNexus

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    StoryNexus: The choice is yours. StoryNexus gives you free access to hundreds of interactive worlds, from science fiction to romance, from gothic fantasy to historical adventure.

    43 StoryNexus alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Online
    main page

    StoryNexus Features

    1.  Browser-based

    StoryNexus VS Naninovel

     
  14. TyranoBuilder icon

    TyranoBuilder

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    Start making your own multi-platform video games right NOW, even if you know nothing about game programming or scripting! TyranoBuilder’s suite of intuitive drag-and-drop tools allows you to create high quality visual novels with speed and ease, and bring your creativity visions...

    30 TyranoBuilder alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Steam
    TyranoBuilder screenshot 1

    TyranoBuilder Features

    1.  Support for Android Things
    2.  Graphical component
    3.  Visual Novel

    TyranoBuilder VS Naninovel

     
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