WadGadget

	WadGadget
Developer(s)	Simon Howard (Fraggle)
Initial release	0.1 (2024-08-10, 20 months ago)
Latest release	0.2 (2026-01-04, 4 months ago)
Development status	Active
Written in	C
Target platform	Unix-like; macOS
License	GPLv2+
Source Repository (Git)	GitHub

WadGadget is a WAD editor for Unix-like systems developed by Simon Howard (Fraggle) using the curses library.

WadGadget's current target is Unix-like operating systems, which includes Apple's macOS. It does not yet run on Microsoft Windows, with a port being a future goal.

Features[edit]

Editing of texture and PNAMES directories
Copying between WADs, and importing/exporting from files
Support for the lump formats for: graphics, flats, sound effects, MUS, palette and colormaps, and Heretic/Hexen graphic formats
Suport for a variety of file formats: PNG, WAV, VOC, FLAC, MID
Using Sixel, allows graphics to be viewed in terminals that support it
Use of hypertext help system with documentation, and copies of technical references (Unofficial Doom Specs, Hexen Specs, Boom and MBF References).

Screenshots[edit]

Texture editor
Help system
Hexdump view, with the Unofficial Doom Specs in a separate pane
Image lumps being exported to PNG files
"Commander" mode reproduces the look of orthodox file managers like Norton Commander