Pardon our dust

We're moving Yarn Spinner's documentation to this new site. For now, only the Godot (GDScript) docs are here. Everything else is still on our current docs site:

New to Yarn Spinner?
Start here.

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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Already know what you want? Choose your engine

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!
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What are you working with?

Pick the engine you're using, or choose "Just Writing" if you want to try Yarn Spinner without a game engine.

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Choose your editor

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How much Yarn do you know?

We'll tailor your reading list based on where you're starting from.

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Learn the Yarn Language

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

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First Steps

Nodes, lines, and your first choices.

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Fundamentals

Variables, flow control, and options.

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Advanced

Storylets, saliency, and node groups.

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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
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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

Playground

A new standalone editor for Yarn Spinner — includes Story Solver.

Coming Soon

Story Solver

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

Verification Tool
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Reference & Community

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