Yarn Spinner

7.3easy start · #4 of 25
in Game Narrative Design Software

Free to practise onyes
Free trialnot on record
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows.

Yarn Spinner is ranked #4 of 25 in game narrative design software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Browser extension, Linux, macOS, Web, Windows. There is a free plan.

Yarn Spinner plans and pricing

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Free Free free forever · open source · Unity, Godot and Unreal integrations · VS Code extension yarnspinner.dev · 1 Oct 2026

Yarn Spinner+ for Unity $75 once $75.00 USD or more Text Animator integration · dialogue presenters · priority support and bug fixes · early access yarnspinner.itch.io · 1 Oct 2026

Compared on game narrative design software

Free plan: Yes
Branching dialogue: Yes
Quest design: Yes
Authoring model: document-based
Game engine support: Unity, Godot, Unreal Engine
Localization workflow: Yes

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The record

Purpose: Yarn Spinner creates narrative game tools for writers, programmers and game designers to plan, write, integrate and test game dialogue.
Scripting language: Yarn is a human-readable scripting language for writing interactive dialogue and branching narratives.
Engine integrations: Official integrations support Unity, Godot with C# or GDScript, and Unreal Engine with Blueprint or C++.
Editor: The free open-source Visual Studio Code extension provides syntax highlighting, error checking, graph view and in-editor dialogue preview.
Localization: Yarn Spinner exports dialogue strings with unique IDs, supports runtime language switching and can use Unity Localization.
Voice over: The feature set includes built-in voice-over support with audio asset management, localization synchronization and playback timing.
UI add-ons: Ready-made add-ons include speech bubbles, dialogue wheels and Text Animator effects, with Text Animator included in Yarn Spinner+.
Browser tool: Try Yarn Spinner is a zero-setup browser tool for writing and running Yarn scripts.
Browser data limit: Scripts in Try Yarn Spinner remain in browser localStorage, are not sent to the team and are not backed up or synchronized.
Security and privacy: The company says web traffic uses HTTPS, infrastructure is secured, access is limited to team members who need it, and analytics are anonymized through Umami.
License: The core of Yarn Spinner is provided under the MIT License.
Support: Support is available by email, with replies usually within a few business days, and through a community Discord server.
Services: Yarn Spinner Pty. Ltd. offers consulting, custom integrations, feature development, training and narrative design services.
Headquarters: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Game Narrative Design Software in 2026#4 of 25

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