https://github.com/dcsch/yazmin

Z-machine Interpreter for macOS
https://github.com/dcsch/yazmin

c-plus-plus interactive-fiction macos objective-c z-machine

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Z-machine Interpreter for macOS

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/dcsch/yazmin
• Owner: dcsch
• License: mit
• Created: 2011-03-17T13:35:55.000Z (almost 14 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-01-03T05:42:42.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-01-03T06:37:52.067Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: c-plus-plus, interactive-fiction, macos, objective-c, z-machine
• Language: Objective-C
• Homepage:
• Size: 7.73 MB
• Stars: 14
• Watchers: 7
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 12
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# Yazmin

## Introduction

Yazmin is a Z-Machine Interpreter for Mac, allowing you to play classic Interactive Fiction titles such as Zork[*](#zork),

along with hundreds of modern z-code stories available through the [Interactive Fiction Database (IFDB)](https://ifdb.tads.org).

Yazmin includes the interpreter, as well as a library manager that allows stories to be organized. Metadata and cover art can

be edited as well as downloaded from the IFDB. The display fonts are fully configurable, and speech output is available.

## Features

- Dark-mode support

- Plays Z-code story files v3 to v8 (except v6)

- Management of story library

  - Handles zblorb file format and iFiction metadata, including cover art

  - Updates metadata and cover art from IFDB

  - Metadata editing

  - Reset metadata to original blorb version

- Font preferences

- Z-machine feature support:

  - Color

  - Sound effects

  - Timed input

  - Formatted text

  - Multi undo

  - Unicode

  - Quetzal-format saved games

  - Transcript

  - Command files

## Requirements

macOS 10.14 or greater is required.

## Useful Links

- [The Z-Machine Standards Document v1.1](https://www.inform-fiction.org/zmachine/standards/z1point1/)

- [Inform 6.21 Technical  Manual](https://www.inform-fiction.org/source/tm/TechMan.txt)

- [Z-machine Common Save-File Format Standard](http://inform-fiction.org/zmachine/standards/quetzal/)

- [Blorb: An IF Resource Collection Format Standard](https://www.eblong.com/zarf/blorb/)

- [The Treaty of Babel: Software and a standard for IF bibliography](http://babel.ifarchive.org)

* Zork is a trademark of Activision Publishing, Inc.