NOT ON THE LIST IN 2026
Twine is an open-source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories.
Website: twinery.org
Ranking in the surveys
Twine’s only appearance on the list was in 2021 when it was ranked 133
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Comments on Twine
“Twine is my favorite tool for creating branching scenarios. After struggling to write them and make them work in linear tools, it’s amazing how much faster I can develop multiple connected paths in Twine. Plus, it’s free and open source, with an active developer community working to extend its functionality and user communities for support.” Christy Tucker, Learning Experience Design Consultant, USA, 2022
“This is a great tool for designing s branching scenarios for learning – makes the whole process of planning and prototyping branching scenarios much, much easier.” Keith Quinn, Digital Learning Consultant, Scotland, 2022
“Twine is my favorite tool for creating branching scenarios. After struggling to write them and make them work in linear tools, it’s amazing how much faster I can develop multiple connected paths in Twine. Plus, it’s free and open source, with an active developer community working to extend its functionality and user communities for support.” Christy Tucker, USA, 2021
“Simply brilliant for quick scenario creating.” Digital Learning Developer, UK, 2021
