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AIFSTUDIO

Interactive Fiction, your way

Discover, play, and author Interactive Fiction — all in your browser, on your own server. Z-machine, Glulx, and TADS out of the box. Inform 7 authoring with AI assistance.

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> CAPABILITIES
Everything you need to run IF

A complete platform for interactive fiction — from browsing the IFDB catalogue to compiling your own Inform 7 stories, all running on your own hardware.

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IFDB Catalogue
Browse thousands of published IF titles from the Interactive Fiction Database, filtered to formats your server can run.
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Play in the Browser
Z-machine (.z3–.z8, .zblorb), Glulx (.ulx, .gblorb), and TADS 2/3 (.gam, .t3) via dfrotz, glulxe, and frob.
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Durable Sessions
Save files and transcripts persisted to local storage. Resume any game in under 200 ms — even after container restarts.
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Inform 7 Authoring
Create Inform 7 projects, compile on the server, and play your own builds immediately — no local toolchain needed.
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AI Workspace
Write and iterate on Inform 7 source with an AI assistant. Generate story text, puzzle logic, and room descriptions.
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Voice I/O
Optional Web Speech API integration. TTS reads interpreter output; STT captures commands hands-free. Toggles persist per browser.
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Multi-User
Local session auth with bcrypt passwords. Each user has their own run history, projects, and save files.
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Zero Cloud Dependencies
SQLite for metadata. Local filesystem for storage. No GCP, no Firebase, no S3. Runs on any machine with Docker.
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Community Builds
Share compiled stories with other users on the same instance. Browse and play what others have authored.
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> SUPPORTED FORMATS
Broad format support

Powered by the most widely-used open-source IF interpreters. If IFDB knows about it and it runs on one of these engines, AIFStudio can play it.

.z3 / .z4 / .z5
.z6 / .z7 / .z8
.zblorb
.ulx
.gblorb
.gam (TADS 2)
.t3 (TADS 3)
Inform 7 source
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> SCREENSHOTS
See it in action
IFDB Game Catalogue — search results showing Zork titles with cover art

IFDB Catalogue

Browse thousands of published Interactive Fiction titles. Filter by genre, author, or format. One click to start playing.

Zork I game detail page with cover art and Play Game button

Game Detail

Cover art, author info, rating, and a direct Play button. No setup, no downloads — the interpreter runs server-side.

Playing Zork I in the browser — terminal interface showing game output

Play in the Browser

A faithful terminal-style interface for the classic IF experience. Full keyboard control, save/restore, and transcript download.

My Games history page showing Zork I session with Continue button

Game History

Every session is saved. Pick up exactly where you left off — continue, restart, or delete any game from your history.

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SCREENSHOT PLACEHOLDER
INFORM 7 AI WORKSPACE

AI Authoring Workspace

Write Inform 7 source with AI assistance. Compile and play your story without leaving the browser.

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> DEPLOYMENT
Up in four commands

AIFStudio ships as a single Docker image. All you need is Docker Compose.

01

Clone and configure

Copy the example config and set your OpenAI key if you want AI features.

git clone https://github.com/vpoluyaktov/aifstudio.git
cd aifstudio
cp .env.example .env
# edit .env — set OPENAI_API_KEY
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Create data directories

SQLite and file storage live on the host so data survives container updates.

mkdir -p data/db data/storage
sudo chown -R 999:999 data/
03

Start the service

docker compose up -d
04

Open and register

Navigate to the app, create your account, and start playing.

http://localhost:9901/register
TO UPDATE
docker compose pull && docker compose up -d
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