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Bindery and the others

Four programs for writing branching stories. They do different things: here is what each one does, checked on their own sites.

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	Bindery	Twine	ink · Inky	ChoiceScript
What it is	A program for writing gamebooks and printing them.	A tool for interactive stories to publish on the web.	A language for video game stories, with its own editor, Inky.	A language for multiple-choice interactive novels.
How you write	Cards on a desk, joined by arrows. No code.	Passages on a map. Variables and conditions are written in the chosen story format’s code.	Text with its own markup: words first, logic inside.	Commands such as choice and if, with mandatory indentation.
The story as a map	Yes, plus a floor plan of the places, for the writer.	Yes: passages as cards, joined by arrows.	No: you work on the text.	No: you work on the text.
Testing while you write	You leaf through it as a book, with the printed pages, and what you find stays in the notebook.	Yes, in the browser.	Yes: Inky plays it next to the text.	Yes, in the browser.
The paper book	Numbered, scattered paragraphs as in gamebooks, three trims (12 × 19 cm, 15 × 21 cm, 5.25 × 8 in for KDP and Lulu), pages to save as PDF.	A proofing format to print and reread. A numbered gamebook, no.	No.	No.
What else comes out	epub, Word, markdown, and the desk as an image.	A web page (HTML).	Stories for Unity and Unreal, and a web page.	A game played in the browser.
Checking	Counts the faults as you write: exits into nothing, dead ends, doors that never open.	The links are visible on the map.	Inky highlights errors as you write.	Test tools that run through the choices.
Price	[MISSING PRICE]. The trial is free up to 100 paragraphs.	Free, open source; you can sell what you write.	Free, MIT licence.	Free for non-commercial use; to sell you need a licence, or to publish with Choice of Games.

When another one suits you better

Twine, if you want a story to play on the web, and you don’t mind touching code.
ink, if you write for a video game.
ChoiceScript, if you want to publish with Choice of Games.
Bindery, if you want a paper gamebook, to leaf through while you write it and send to the printer.

Already have a story in Twine? Bindery opens .twee files: passages become cards, links become arrows.

Try Bindery Back to Bindery

Sources, checked on 29 September 2026

Twine: https://twinery.org/
Twine — la mappa della storia: https://twinery.org/reference/en/editing-stories/linking-passages.html
Twine — il formato di bozza: https://twinery.org/reference/en/story-formats/proofing.html
ink e Inky: https://www.inklestudios.com/ink/
ChoiceScript: https://www.choiceofgames.com/make-your-own-games/choicescript-intro/
ChoiceScript — la licenza: https://www.choiceofgames.com/LICENSE-1.0.txt

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