Welcome to the official web site for TADS, the Text Adventure Development System. TADS is a freeware programming system that can help you create high-quality interactive fiction. This site is devoted to news and information about TADS.

TADS 3. The latest generation of the system. You can find everything you need to write and play TADS 3 games here.

TADS 2. This is the older, but still very much alive, generation of the system.

MJR Games. The author of TADS has used the system to create several full-scale games over the years. This page has download links.

Introduction to Interactive Fiction. If you've never heard of IF or text adventures before, read this.

TADS Overview. If you're new to TADS, this will explain what it is and what it does.

Screen shots. Have a look at this page if you want a more concrete idea of what this is all about.

HTML TADS vs. plain TADS. TADS interpreters come in two varieties: text-only and multimedia. This explains the differences between the two.

Neil. K Guy's TADS Page. Neil's site offers friendly getting-started information, tips and tricks, and many helpful pointers.

Links. Visit this page for pointers to sites with more information about TADS in particular and interactive fiction in general.

Technical Articles. This is a small collection of how-to articles for TADS authors.

Information for vision-impaired users. Most TADS games can be used with screen-reader software, which makes them accessible to people with vision impairments. This page provides some helpful set-up information.