MUD Clients

Various clients you can use to play multi-user (MU*) games. For single-player text games, see Interactive Fiction - it has its own ecosystem of players and authoring tools.

Downloadable

Clients you can download to your computer:

Client	OS	Notes
Atlantis	macOS
AxMUD	Win, Linux	Includes a screen reader version/config
Mudlet	Win, macOS, Linux	Fast and highly configurable with accessibility features
MUSHclient	Win	Popular client for Win users
Potato	Win, macOS, Linux
Savitar	macOS
Telix	Win, macOS, Linux	MUD + BBS client, installs with pip
TinTin++	Win, macOS, Linux
VIP Mud	Win	Accessibility-oriented but costs $30
ZMud	Win	Older client, no longer supported

Browser-based

Clients you can use from your browser:

Client	Notes
MudForge	Modern, full-featured web client
LociTerm	Runs on just about anything, read about it in RahjIII’s interview

Mobile apps

Clients that can be used on your smartphone:

Client	Notes
Fado	Google Play
MUDBasher	Apple Store
MUDlark	iOS, currently in open beta

On GitHub

Available on GitHub in various forms (not recommended for beginners):

Client	Notes
BeipMU
BlightMUD	Inspired by TinyFugue. See also Blightspell, a spellchecker for BlightMUD
Chrysalis	Browser-based, read about it in Morwen’s interview
KMuddy
Mudlet
Mudpie	Android client, apk on GitHub
MUDWammer	Mobile, still in development

Retired

Clients that are no longer maintained, distributed, or available. Listed here for historical reference:

Client	Notes
DuckClient	duckclient.com [HTTP only]
Mudslinger	Browser-based
Blowtorch	Mobile, Google Play
MUDRammer	Mobile, Apple Store. Retired as of 3/18/25 but the code is still available on GitHub
Mukluk	Mobile, Google Play