Which mapping tools work on Mac?

Question

What software or tools do you use to map out rooms in IF? Both when you're playing and when you're writing. It's been hard to find something which works on Mac natively, and I would love some kind of tool which can produce a map like this. Have tried Inform 7's tool but I'd like something which I can draft out spaces with before writing them in.

Answer 1

I'm biased but I like Trizbort for Windows. It's specific to parser games, though I suppose it could be used as a flowchart for Twine games. Also, Twine may be its own mapping tool if you just concentrate on creating nodes.

 

Jason Lautzenheiser has been adding features and fixing bugs, and it's on version 1.582 now. Trizbort lets you use a lot of keyboard shortcuts to build a world. I was able to use it for pretty much all the ParserComp games.

 

I also think Trizbort is really good for planning out an area and updating what you have. You can color rooms/regions and, with the next revision, add subtitles.

This is a link to a released binary. I wouldn't be surprised if a new version comes by in 2 weeks.

 

For Mac users, apparently Trizbort can run under wine. I have no clue how a Mac user would get it running, but it can be done.

Comments

I would love to create a native Mac version and I don't think it would be too awfully difficult, just don't have the tools to do so....anyone want to buy me a Mac?  :)

I am hoping to get some feedback though on people who may or may not have it running on the Mac.

Answer 2

I haven't experimented much with mapping software, but maybe these threads will have useful suggestions.

http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=799
http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=591