Ren'Py

Ren'Py Visual Novel Engine
	Ren'Py's mascot, Eileen, surrounded by a python.
	An example of a Ren'Py-created scene.
Original author(s)	Tom "PyTom" Rothamel
Developer(s)	Tom "PyTom" Rothamel
Initial release	August 24, 2004
Stable release	8.2.0 / January 27, 2024
Repository	github.com/renpy/renpy ;
Written in	Python, Cython
Middleware	Pygame (LGPL); SDL (zlib); FreeType (FTL);
Operating system	Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Android, iOS
Size	115 MB
Available in	English for the engine – UTF-8 use for resulting programs
Type	Game engine (visual novel)
License	MIT
Website	www.renpy.org

The Ren'Py Visual Novel Engine (or RenPy for short) is a free software game engine which facilitates the creation of visual novels. Ren'Py is a portmanteau of ren'ai (恋愛), the Japanese word for 'romantic love', a common element of games made using Ren'Py; and Python, the programming language that Ren'Py runs on.

^ "Art Card Information". www.renpy.org. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
^ Lin, Maria (December 2005). "Returning the Love: Three Fans Taking the Next Step". Animefringe. ISSN 1705-3692. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
^ "License". Ren'Py. Retrieved 4 May 2019.

[1] "Art Card Information". www.renpy.org. Retrieved 2021-07-06.

[animefringe_interview-2] Lin, Maria (December 2005). "Returning the Love: Three Fans Taking the Next Step". Animefringe. ISSN 1705-3692. Retrieved 4 May 2019.

[license-3] "License". Ren'Py. Retrieved 4 May 2019.

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