Easily build visual novel JSON files.
Godot-based tool to create and manage dialogue data in JSON format.
Features
- Add, edit, delete dialogue entries
- Save/load from
user://dialogue.json - JSON saved as a dictionary , not an array
- Live preview of JSON in a
RichTextLabel
/main/DialogueEditor.tscn - Main editor
/ui/DialogueLineEditor.tscn - Per-entry UI
dialogue.json - Auto-generated
- Open
DialogueEditor.tscnin Godot and run it - Use the buttons to add, edit, save, and load entries
- Fields: ID, Speaker, Text, Next, Choices, Avatar, ItemRequired, ItemGive, Event
{
"intro_001": {
"ID": "intro_001",
"Speaker": "",
"Text": "",
...
}
}- Saved as dictionary, sorted by ID suffix
- Keys follow consistent order
- File saved to
%APPDATA%/Godot/app_userdata/YourProject/dialogue.json - Do not edit JSON manually unless needed
| Field | What to write / example |
|---|---|
| ID | Unique identifier for this dialogue line, e.g."line_001" |
| Speaker | Name of the character speaking, e.g."Alice" |
| Text | The actual dialogue text shown to the player |
| Next | The ID of the next line to go to if there’s no branching, e.g."line_002"or leave empty if end |
| Choices | Branching options, format:Label1:ID1,Label2:ID2e.g.Yes:line_003,No:line_004 |
| Avatar | Path or name of speaker’s avatar image, e.g."res://avatars/alice.png"or "alice_avatar" |
| ItemRequired | Item ID that player must have to see this line or to take a branch, e.g."keycard"or empty if no requirement |
| ItemGive | Comma-separated item IDs given to player on this line, e.g."coin,sword" |
| Event | String event key to emit on this line, e.g."unlock_door"or empty if none |