Load or write HTML articles in the Editor panel,
then tap Render. For more info, tap Guide.
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No Fluff Guide to Quire
“The universe is made of stories, not atoms.” —Muriel Rukeyser (poet and political activist) in her poem “The Speed of Darkness,” 1968.
“Hypertext is a way of writing that is not linear, but associative—a web of ideas.” —Ted Nelson (pioneer of hypertext and coined the term), Literary Machines, 1981
Overview
Quire links articles into a choice-based story, self-correcting quiz, personal wiki—any hypertext document. You write articles and connect them with links.
You’ll like Quire because it’s not about the tech. It’s about the story. The choices. The paths you carve—the worlds you build. You don’t have to learn a new language. Just write. Link. You let the story breathe.
Quire is pen and paper for the digital age.
Here’s what makes Quire special:
- Jump from one scene to another with easy links
[like this|NEXT_SCENE]
. No fussing with code—just words that open doors. - Take this, lose that, remember something. Quire lets you keep track with simple flags that say: “Yeah, you got that.” No complicated bookkeeping.
- Want your story to surprise … change … keep readers guessing? Use a little magic called
random
andreplace
. Your words can shift without breaking a sweat. - Secrets and hidden meanings? Quire lets you hide details behind little «tokens». Click ’em, and the story unfolds a bit more—no clutter, just layers.
- No coding required—plain HTML with a few simple tags and classes. So write anywhere.
- And share everywhere. Your story is a file you can edit in any text editor and share with anyone. It just works.
- Quire comes with a smart editor to help you write faster—snippets, search, syntax highlighting—all the good stuff without the bloat.
- Works in any modern browser, on desktop or mobile.
How to Get Going:
- Write your scenes as articles with unique names and titles.
- Link them with simple wiki-style links.
- Use the tutorials and snippets to add some spice—variables, tokens, random bits.
- Hit Render and watch your story come alive.
- Save your work. Share it. Let others wander your world.
So write. Link. Create. And let your story run wild.
Version 0.5
Copyright © 2025 Roger A. Kenyon. Permission is granted to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software under the terms of the MIT License. Use at your own risk; no warranties provided.
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