Technical Development

Inform Extensions Discussion for Inform 7 Extensions. Tools For discussing IF tools such as: mapping tools, library or packaging software, disassemblers Development Systems Working on a new IF development system? Publishing an update to one? Got a question about hacking the code of the compiler? Here’s the place to discuss all these and more. Specifications Many IF development systems have formal specifications, which allow people to develop alternative implementations of the software. Discuss them here. Interpreters Written a new interpreter for an IF system? Porting one to a new OS? Having trouble installing one? This is the category for you.

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
About the Technical Development category Technical Development	0	1126	February 25, 2019
Publishing your IF (updated 1/21/2014) Technical Development forum-wiki	15	17923	November 6, 2022
Previewing lyre, a narrative scripting system for quality-based narratives Development Systems	2	37	October 10, 2026
I6: Compiler option to coalesce identical packed strings? Development Systems inform6	30	406	October 10, 2026
New Python / INK based Interactive Fiction engine Development Systems inkle , python , ai , ink , new-platform	13	309	October 10, 2026
Lanthorn (was Babelmap) - Rust Z-Machine/Glulx/Scott TUI w/ Graphics and Sound - Linux/MacOS/Windows Interpreters ai	43	908	October 10, 2026
List new Development Systems here! Development Systems forum-wiki , new-platform I’ve made this post a wiki, so if you are announcing a new development system and have access, edit this post and add a link to the initial post here. You can also apply the new-platform tag to your announcement post. Q…	3	566	December 2, 2025
Starlane: a reimplementation of the ADRIFT 5 runner Interpreters adrift , ai	3	164	October 10, 2026
A-Code Compiler, Level 9 Archive, Specs, game sources: made public! Specifications level9	18	955	October 10, 2026
Fonts in blorbs Specifications blorb	13	270	October 8, 2026
Windows Scarier: A Windows interpreter for ADRIFT Interpreters ai	1	72	October 8, 2026
Rez v1.9.8 — an open-source tool to simplify building complex IF games Development Systems rez , new-platform	77	1980	October 7, 2026
Glk extension proposal: CSS Specifications glk , css	72	1286	October 5, 2026
ThunderSOS Development Systems split-on-request , new-platform	118	1953	October 5, 2026
Inform Builder and Inform Ecosystem for VSCode Tools	0	62	October 3, 2026
Interested in testing an Android z-machine/glulx app? Interpreters glulx , z-machine , android , ai	0	39	October 3, 2026
Nobody asked for another IF creation / game platform, so I created one [ITales] Development Systems publishing , editor , ai , new-platform	6	278	October 3, 2026
Web-based z6 interpreter? Interpreters	10	187	October 1, 2026
Dialog and AA-machine audio Development Systems dialog , aa-machine	3	97	September 28, 2026
Glk Mapping extension Interpreters glk	31	812	September 28, 2026
Anybody here with Apple ][ experience? Interpreters retro	124	2302	September 27, 2026
Is it safe to enlarge the upper window while it has text in it? Specifications z-machine , dialog	6	95	September 26, 2026
Do all Z-code interpreters truncate lines in upper window? Interpreters z-machine	10	276	September 26, 2026
I have made a new system to play z5, glulx and blorb formats Interpreters	2	119	September 25, 2026
web interpreters and mobile devices (looking for testers with android devices) Interpreters	46	835	September 24, 2026
Glk, author control, and player control Specifications glk	21	299	September 24, 2026
Windows Frotz, Windows Glulxe and Windows Git updated, now with MP3 support Interpreters	0	73	September 23, 2026
I6 native compiler Development Systems inform7	4	142	September 21, 2026
Z-Machine: nested stream 3 calls on the same address Specifications z-machine	15	166	September 19, 2026
Quest in the Treaty of Babel Specifications quest , babel	2	167	September 19, 2026