Spatterlight AlternativesOnly apps categorised as IDEs

The best IDE alternative to Spatterlight is Twine, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Spatterlight and five of them are IDEs so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting IDE alternatives to Spatterlight are Inform, Adventuron, ADLENGINE and AXMA Story Maker.

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Spatterlight

Free • Open Source

Spatterlight is a native Cocoa application plays most kinds of interactive fiction game files: AGT, Adrift, AdvSys, Alan, Glulx, Hugo, Level 9, Magnetic Scrolls, TADS (text-only), Quill, and Z-code (except v6).

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Spatterlight alternatives page was last updated Oct 14, 2021

Twine
Twine is an open-source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories.
44 Twine alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Story Writing Tool
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
Top Twine Features
1. Lightweight
2. Ad-free
3. No Coding Required
4. Works Offline
5. No registration required
6. Portable
7. Distraction-free
8. Dark Mode
9. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
10. Non linear editor
11. Browser-based
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Comments about Twine as an Alternative to Spatterlight

Lane
Spatterlight is for playing IF games, Twine is for creating them.
Negative comment •Oct 3, 2017
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- Twine is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Spatterlight.
- Twine is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Spatterlight.
- Twine is Free and Open SourceSpatterlight is also Free and Open Source
- Twine is LightweightSpatterlight is not according to our users

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.
23 Inform alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- IDE
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Inform Features
No Coding Required
Natural Language Processing
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Adventuron
Adventuron is a text-adventure authoring tool, used to create games playable on desktop, mobile as well as old computers including Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum. Featuring a web-based code editor with autocompletion and a fast development workflow that lets you play as...
23 Adventuron alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
- Game Development Tool
- IDE
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Self-Hosted
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- Adventuron is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Spatterlight.
- Adventuron is Free and ProprietarySpatterlight is Free and Open Source

ADLENGINE
Adliberum Engine is a multiplayer compatible role-playing text adventure engine. Complete with real-time world-building commands; craft text powered games and scenarios alone or with others. Complete with world editing commands; create worlds, games and puzzles that you can...
24 ADLENGINE alternatives
License model
- Free Personal • Proprietary
Application types
- Game Development Tool
- IDE
Platforms
- Windows
- Steam
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AXMA Story Maker
Cross-platform tool for creating visual novels and interactive stories.
26 AXMA Story Maker alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
- Game Development Tool
- IDE
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
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