Quaddicted

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What Quaddicted is

Quaddicted is a free web and API database for Quake maps and files. Its database interface lets visitors browse releases, while map pages load comments and ratings from the Quaddicted forums. Users rate releases with one to five hearts and continue discussion in the forums. The archive tracks dependencies and offers filtering when those filters are enabled. To submit a release, users post its download URL to the release tracking forum; guidance requests a standard ZIP containing a compiled BSP and a text file describing the level, author, and requirements. The maintainer describes a PostgreSQL API and also provides a read-only Solr API for queries by tags and fields such as authors, filenames, and release dates. API behavior may change, contain bugs, and omit total result counts. Quake Injector can read its existing XML database but receives no further updates without a new export feature or rebuild.

Who it suits

It suits Quake players looking for map records, ratings, comments, and dependencies, plus developers interested in release data APIs. Map creators can submit releases through the forum workflow without paying.

What it does well

Free database for Quake maps and files
Forum comments and one-to-five-heart ratings
Dependency tracking is available
Read-only Solr API supports tag queries
Standard ZIP submission guidance is provided

What to know first

API may change or contain bugs
Pagination is uncertain without total result counts
Quake Injector receives no further data updates
New website was not open source in October 2024

Limits

The API may change or contain bugs and does not provide total result counts, making pagination guesswork. Archive filters are available only when enabled.

Getting started

Open quaddicted.com
Browse releases through the database interface
Continue discussions in the forums to add comments or ratings
Post a release download URL to the release tracking forum
Prepare a standard ZIP with a compiled BSP and descriptive text file
Request beta access to the PostgreSQL API if needed

Verdict

Quaddicted offers a community-linked Quake release catalog with ratings, comments, dependencies, and API access. Developers should account for changing API behavior and the stated limits around pagination and Injector updates.

Questions

Does Quaddicted cost anything?

Quaddicted is free, and map submitters do not need to pay.

Which platforms are supported?

Quaddicted is available through web and API access.

How are releases rated?

Users rate releases from one to five hearts, with comments and discussion handled through the forums.

How do I submit a map?

Post its download URL to the release tracking forum. The guidance requests a standard ZIP containing a compiled BSP and a text file describing the level, author, and requirements.

Can developers use an API?

Developers can request beta access to the PostgreSQL API. A read-only Solr API supports queries by tags and fields including authors, filenames, and release dates.

Is the new website open source?

The maintainer said in October 2024 that the new website was not yet open source.

Facts from Quaddicted's own pages

Account and authentication: The forum migration was intended to let the maintainer work on the rest of the site without handling user accounts and authentication there. · discuss.quaddicted.com, 4 Oct 2026
API: The maintainer describes the database as having a PostgreSQL API and invites developers to request beta access. · discuss.quaddicted.com, 4 Oct 2026
API limits: The maker says the API may change, may contain mistakes or bugs, and does not indicate the total number of results, making pagination guesswork. · discuss.quaddicted.com, 9 Oct 2026
API queries: The API supports querying by tags and promoted fields such as authors, filenames, and release dates. · discuss.quaddicted.com, 9 Oct 2026
Attribution: The maker asks third-party tools using Quaddicted data to credit Quaddicted prominently. · discuss.quaddicted.com, 9 Oct 2026
Community ratings: Map pages load comments and ratings from the Quaddicted forums. · discuss.quaddicted.com, 9 Oct 2026
Database: The site has a new database interface at quaddicted.com/db/. · discuss.quaddicted.com, 4 Oct 2026
Database interface: The site provides a database interface for browsing Quake releases. · discuss.quaddicted.com, 9 Oct 2026
Discussion workflow: Users add comments and ratings by continuing the discussion in the forums. · discuss.quaddicted.com, 4 Oct 2026
Filtering: The map archive offers more capable filtering, but the maker says filters are available only when enabled because of site performance or JavaScript concerns. · discuss.quaddicted.com, 9 Oct 2026
Forum features: Forum users can edit comments, preview Markdown, and upload images. · discuss.quaddicted.com, 9 Oct 2026
Map comments and ratings: Map pages load comments and ratings from the Quaddicted forums. · discuss.quaddicted.com, 4 Oct 2026
Map submissions: A submitted release is added to the Quaddicted database after its download URL is posted to the release tracking forum. · discuss.quaddicted.com, 4 Oct 2026
Pricing: The maintainer says map submitters do not need to pay anything. · discuss.quaddicted.com, 9 Oct 2026
Purpose: Quaddicted is a database and archive for Quake maps and files. · discuss.quaddicted.com, 9 Oct 2026
Quake Injector status: The Quake Injector can still read its existing XML database, but it will not receive further data updates without a new export feature or a rebuild. · discuss.quaddicted.com, 4 Oct 2026
Rating scale: Users can rate releases on a scale from one to five hearts. · discuss.quaddicted.com, 4 Oct 2026
Search API: Its API is powered by a read-only Solr API that the maker invites others to use. · discuss.quaddicted.com, 9 Oct 2026
Security: The maker says the forum migration lets them work on the rest of the site without handling user accounts and authentication there. · discuss.quaddicted.com, 9 Oct 2026
Submission format: The submission guidelines call for a standard ZIP archive containing a compiled BSP and a text file describing the level, author, and requirements. · discuss.quaddicted.com, 4 Oct 2026
Submissions: Map additions go through the maintainer; the submission guidance asks for a standard ZIP with a README text file. · discuss.quaddicted.com, 9 Oct 2026
Support: The maintainer invites reports of API issues and says users can email them about security issues. · discuss.quaddicted.com, 9 Oct 2026
Website status: The maintainer said in October 2024 that the new website was not yet open source. · discuss.quaddicted.com, 4 Oct 2026

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