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Yarn Spinner is the friendly tool for writing interactive dialogue in games. Whether you're a writer who's never coded or a programmer who wants better narrative tools — we've got you.

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Start.yarn 
title: Start
---
Guide: Welcome, traveller!
Guide: Where would you like to go?

-> The enchanted forest
    <<jump Forest>>
-> The village market
    <<jump Market>>
-> I'm just looking around
    Guide: Take your time!
===
01

Learn the Yarn Language

A scripting language designed to be readable by humans. If you can write a screenplay, you can write Yarn.

1

First Steps

Nodes, lines, and your first choices.

title: Start --- Mae: Hey, how's it going? -> Pretty good! -> Not great...   Mae: Yeah, me neither. ===
2

Fundamentals

Variables, flow control, and options.

<<declare $gold = 0>> <<set $gold to $gold + 10>> <<if $gold >= 50>>   Shop: Welcome back, big spender! <<else>>   Shop: Take a look around. <<endif>>
3

Advanced

Storylets, saliency, and node groups.

title: TavernGossip when: visited("Tavern") > 3 --- Barkeep: You again? I heard a   rumour about the old mine... <<jump OldMineIntro>> ===
02

Choose Your Engine

Yarn Spinner integrates with the game engines you already use.

Unity

Components, add-ons, samples, and more.

C#

Godot

Open-source engine, full Yarn Spinner support.

C# GDScript

Unreal Engine

Blueprint and C++ integration.

C++ Blueprints
03

Editors & Tools

Write, preview, and test your dialogue before it ever reaches your game.

Try Yarn Spinner

Write and run Yarn scripts right in your browser. Zero setup.

Web App

Yarn Spinner for VS Code

Syntax highlighting, graph view, preview, and debugging.

Extension

Story Solver

Verify your narrative logic. Find soft locks and broken quest states.

Verification Tool

Playground

A new standalone editor for Yarn Spinner.

Coming Soon
04

Reference & Community

First Steps FAQ Crediting Yarn Spinner Changelog About Yarn Spinner Community Discord