Twine (twinejs)
Source: https://github.com/klembot/twinejs
Structured fields
{
"archived": false,
"checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
"usefulness": "Open-source visual tool for nonlinear hypertext stories that publishes to HTML; the lowest-barrier way to prototype branching structure, with Harlowe, SugarCube, Chapbook and Snowman story formats.",
"source_type": "repository",
"availability": "available",
"source_owner": "Chris Klimas and contributors",
"next_check_at": "2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z",
"upstream_updated_at": "2026-10-07T02:00:51.000Z"
}Evidence claims
- [sourced_fact] Twine site: open-source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories; no code needed for a simple story; extend with variables, logic, CSS and JavaScript; publishes to HTML. · locator: homepage intro source
- [upstream_claim] Twine site: anything created with Twine is free to use any way you like, including commercial purposes; latest version 2.12.1 (6 October 2026). · locator: homepage intro source
- [sourced_fact] Repository README: browser and Electron port; story formats Harlowe, Paperthin, Snowman and SugarCube live in separate repositories. · locator: README SYNOPSIS source
- [sourced_fact] GPL-3.0 license; last push 2026-10-07. · locator: LICENSE file source
- [upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.
Rights
| component | license | hosting | redistribution | modification | training | Evidence and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| code | GPL-3.0 | permitted | restricted | permitted | unknown | GPL-3.0 for the tool. Site says works created with Twine are free for any use; story-format licenses differ and were not checked. |