# Mod Archive > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mod_Archive > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mod_Archive.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mod_Archive > Source revision: 1355088330 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) English-language website dedicated to the archival of module files This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article may be too technical for most readers to understand. Please help improve it to make it understandable to non-experts, without removing the technical details. (March 2026) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This article's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia. See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for suggestions. 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Find sources: "Mod Archive" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2026) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Mod Archive Type of site Module file digital library Available in English Founder(s) Morgan Green Patrick Nelson Chris Tchou Robert Watson URL modarchive.org Commercial No, accepts donations Launched February 1996; 30 years ago (1996-02) Current status Active Content license Public domain or Creative Commons licenses, if mentioned by the uploader[1] Demoscene Concepts Chiptune Effects Demogroup Diskmag Module file Tracker Alternative demo platforms Amiga Commodore 64 ZX Spectrum Amstrad CPC Current parties Alternative Party Assembly Chaos Constructions The Gathering Revision X Websites Scene.org Mod Archive Magazines Scene World Hugi Software OpenMPT Protracker Scream Tracker FastTracker 2 Impulse Tracker Jeskola Buzz Renoise MilkyTracker ModPlug Player SunVox Chiptune and tracker musicians Demosceners v t e **The Mod Archive** is a [website](/source/Website) dedicated to the indexing and archival of playable music [module files](/source/Module_file). It allows anyone to upload modules, and provides charts, reviews and ratings of music files based on a community effort. ## Formats - [MOD](/source/MOD_(file_format)) - [IT](/source/IT_(file_format)) - [XM](/source/XM_(file_format)) - AHX - [MED](/source/OctaMED) - [STM](/source/Scream_Tracker) - STX - [S3M](/source/S3M) - [MO3](/source/MO3) - MTM - 669 - AMF - AMS - DBM - DIGI - DMF - DSM - DSym - FAR - FMT - GDM - IMF - J2B - MDL - [MPTM](/source/OpenMPT#MPTM_file_format) - MT2 - OKT - PLM - PTM - STM - SymMOD - ULT - HVL ## History The Mod Archive was established in February 1996 as a place for [tracker](/source/Tracker_(music_software)) artists to upload their work.[2] Since then, the site has emerged into being a community for artists and module enthusiasts. In an effort to make the website more [dynamic](/source/Dynamic_web_page), the community part of the site was added around 2000, in the form of [message boards](/source/Message_boards) and an indexed [search engine](/source/Search_engine). Having lacked proper maintenance since around 2004, however, the site went through a complete reimplementation, beginning in November 2005 and leaving private beta in August 2006. In 2007, the site moved onto dedicated hardware to cope with a sudden increase in popularity following these improvements.[2] Since 2006, the site has also provided a method of doing bulk downloads of archive files via [BitTorrent](/source/BitTorrent_(protocol)). ## Operations and quality control Having moved from a sponsored, shared platform in 2007, the website currently resides on a dedicated [server](/source/Server_(computing)). As a result of the increased costs related to running on dedicated hardware, the site seeks the help of the community in covering the running costs. Since anyone can upload files to the website, all uploaded files have to go through a manual screening process where they are checked for integrity and quality by site staff. Reusing the tracker music files published on the website requires the song's author permission.[3] ## Mentions in publications ModArchive was mentioned in the PC music freeware roundup in *[Sound on Sound](/source/Sound_on_Sound)* magazine.[4] ModArchive (v3.1) was featured as Site of the Month in [*Computer Music*](/source/Computer_Music_(magazine)) magazine.[5] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Licensing Modules and Copyright"](https://modarchive.org/index.php?faq-licensing). The Mod Archive. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-modarchive-about_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-modarchive-about_2-1) The Mod Archive (2007). ["About"](https://modarchive.org/index.php?article-about). Retrieved 2009-01-19. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Adam Dawes (2010). [*Windows Mobile Game Development: Building games for the Windows Phone and Other Mobile Devices*](https://books.google.com/books?id=8pYpcIbc7OAC). [Apress](/source/Apress). p. 158. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-4302-2929-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4302-2929-2). Retrieved 27 May 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Walker, Martin (July 2014). ["PC Music Freeware Roundup"](https://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jul04/articles/pcmusician.htm). [Sound on Sound](/source/Sound_on_Sound). Retrieved 2014-09-05. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** "Site of the Month". *Computer Music* (114). Future Publishing Ltd. July 2007. ## External links - [Official website](https://modarchive.org/) - [BitTorrent tracker](http://tracker.modarchive.org/) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mod Archive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mod_Archive) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mod_Archive?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.