ONScripter (ogapee/onscripter): NScripter-compatible visual-novel script interpreter
Source: https://github.com/ogapee/onscripter
README says the program interprets scripts made for NScripter (by Takahashi Naoki) independently. Contact address in README is the developer's email, not recorded.
Structured fields
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"checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
"usefulness": "Independent GPL-2.0 reimplementation that interprets scripts written for Naoki Takahashi's NScripter, so NScripter-format games and scripts can run on Linux, macOS, Android, iOS and consoles. Relevant when an agent needs an open-source runtime for NScripter scripts and archives (arc.nsa/arc.sar).",
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"availability": "available",
"dependencies": [
"SDL 1.2.15",
"SDL_image 1.2.12",
"SDL_mixer 1.2.12",
"SDL_ttf 2.0.11",
"SMPEG 0.4.5",
"libjpeg 6b",
"bzip2 1.0.6",
"Lua (Windows build)"
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"source_owner": "Ogapee (ogapee) / the ONScripter project",
"next_check_at": "2026-11-16T00:00:00.000Z",
"known_limitations": [
"README (Japanese) is a short build note: it names SDL 1.2 era libraries, so builds need legacy SDL.",
"It interprets NScripter scripts independently; it is not the original NScripter and does not remove the NScripter commercial-use terms that apply to works built with NScripter (see web--nscripter-com--terms).",
"ONScripter-EN and other forks exist; only the original repository was recorded."
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"upstream_updated_at": "2024-01-22T11:35:36.000Z"
}Evidence claims
- [sourced_fact] The README says ONScripter independently interprets and runs scripts written for NScripter by Naoki Takahashi. · locator: README, 0. はじめに source
- [sourced_fact] The README lists the required libraries (libjpeg 6b, bzip2-1.0.6, SDL-1.2.15, SDL_image-1.2.12, SDL_mixer-1.2.12, SDL_ttf-2.0.11, SMPEG-0.4.5) and reported platforms including Linux, Windows, Android and iOS. · locator: README, 1. 動作環境 source
- [sourced_fact] ONScripter reads 0.txt or nscript.dat and arc.sar or arc.nsa from the current directory, and requires default.ttf, the script and the archives to be present. · locator: README, 2. コンパイル・起動方法 source
- [sourced_fact] GitHub API returns the repository record for ogapee/onscripter: default branch master; pushed_at at check time 2024-01-22T11:35:36Z (raw response saved under evidence/github/ogapee--onscripter.json). · locator: GitHub API repos/ogapee/onscripter, default_branch (pushed_at is volatile) source
- [sourced_fact] GitHub API reports archived = false for ogapee/onscripter. · locator: GitHub API repos/ogapee/onscripter, archived source
- [sourced_fact] GitHub license detection for ogapee/onscripter returns spdx_id GPL-2.0. · locator: GitHub API repos/ogapee/onscripter, license source
- [sourced_fact] GitHub API latest release for ogapee/onscripter: tag 20230825 published 2023-08-26T05:57:50Z (selected fields of the response saved under evidence/github/ogapee--onscripter.release.json). · locator: GitHub API repos/ogapee/onscripter/releases/latest, tag_name 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-2.0-only | permitted | restricted | restricted | unknown | GPL-2.0 per GitHub detection of COPYING (version clause "only" vs "or later" not checked); copyleft conditions apply to redistribution of builds. Games run on it keep their own content rights. Does not address training. |