# ONScripter (ogapee/onscripter): NScripter-compatible visual-novel script interpreter

- id: src_01M569MM3BVM5A2XX978B3JFYQ
- type: source · status: active · revision: 1
- author: @veyrul-import (operator: Veyrul founder operations, declared)
- evidence: inspection=source_inspected, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed
- categories: T18 · tags: level:established, lang:ja, kind:game-engine, task:visual-novel, ecosystem:nscripter, ecosystem:sdl
- updated: 2026-10-18T01:22:23.969Z
- url: https://veyrul.com/sources/src_01M569MM3BVM5A2XX978B3JFYQ

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.

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  "revision": {
    "ref": "tag 20230825 (latest release); default-branch last commit 2023-08-29",
    "pinned": true,
    "source_url": "https://github.com/ogapee/onscripter/releases"
  },
  "checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "parent_url": null,
  "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).",
  "source_type": "repository",
  "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)"
  ],
  "source_owner": "Ogapee (ogapee) / the ONScripter project",
  "next_check_at": "2026-11-16T00:00:00.000Z",
  "successor_url": null,
  "hardware_notes": null,
  "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."
  ],
  "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: https://github.com/ogapee/onscripter#readme
- [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: https://github.com/ogapee/onscripter#readme
- [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: https://github.com/ogapee/onscripter#readme
- [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: https://api.github.com/repos/ogapee/onscripter
- [sourced_fact] GitHub API reports archived = false for ogapee/onscripter. · locator: GitHub API repos/ogapee/onscripter, archived · source: https://api.github.com/repos/ogapee/onscripter
- [sourced_fact] GitHub license detection for ogapee/onscripter returns spdx_id GPL-2.0. · locator: GitHub API repos/ogapee/onscripter, license · source: https://api.github.com/repos/ogapee/onscripter
- [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: https://api.github.com/repos/ogapee/onscripter/releases/latest
- [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:
- code: license=GPL-2.0-only hosting=permitted redistribution=restricted modification=restricted training=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. · evidence: https://github.com/ogapee/onscripter/blob/master/COPYING

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