How to Find Custom Tracks, Texture Hacks, and Custom Characters on the MK7 Wiki (mk3ds.com)

MK7 (mk3ds.com) is a community wiki for Mario Kart 7 modding, and you can find custom tracks, texture hacks, and custom characters through its navigation menu and main page: the Track Directory lists custom tracks (including console-specific categories like SNES, N64, GBA, DS, and Wii), while Texture Hack Distributions and Custom Characters and Vehicles lead to those resource types. The wiki states it has 308 articles and was largely restored after modders had moved to Gamebanana, so expect a mix of active and older pages. Use the wiki when you want a browsable, categorized index; use Gamebanana when you want the most current modding activity.

Start with the main navigation

The main page's navigation menu is the fastest entry point. It groups links into these areas:

• Track Directory — the central index of custom tracks
• Custom Track Distributions — packaged track collections
• Texture Hack Distributions — packaged texture mods
• New Custom Tracks — recent additions
• Custom Characters and Vehicles — character and vehicle mods
• Custom Battle Arenas, Custom Music, Item Hacks, Custom Fonts — other mod categories
• All Tutorials — installation and creation guides

If you already know what type of mod you want, jump straight to the matching link rather than browsing the full directory.

Find custom tracks by console

The Track Directory splits custom tracks by the game the track originates from. The listed categories are:

Pick the console category that matches the style of track you want. If you don't have a preference, New Custom Tracks shows the latest additions, and Custom Track Distributions gives you ready-made packs instead of individual tracks.

Find texture hacks and custom characters

• Texture hacks: open Texture Hack Distributions for packaged sets, or Texture Hacked Tracks and Texture Hacked Battle Arenas for track-level texture edits.
• Custom characters: open Custom Characters and Vehicles. Retro Characters and Vehicles covers characters and vehicles brought back from earlier games.
• Misc. Hacks collects smaller modifications that don't fit the other categories.

Distribution pages are the practical choice if you want a consistent set of mods rather than assembling individual files.

Use search and recent changes

• The Search box in the navigation menu finds pages by name — useful when you know a track or character name.
• Recent Changes (linked from the main page) shows what the community has edited or added recently, which helps you spot newer content.
• Random page is a quick way to browse if you have no specific target.

Before you download: check the tutorials

The wiki separates playing from creating. If you're new to MK7 modding, read Installing/Playing Custom Tracks under All Tutorials before grabbing files. The tutorial section also covers Creating Custom Tracks, Creating Battle Arenas, Porting Models from Other Games, Creating Custom Vehicles, and Custom Music if you want to build your own.

Practical notes

• The wiki notes it was largely abandoned in favor of Gamebanana and has since been mostly restored, with modders slowly returning. Some pages may be outdated or incomplete; cross-check active distributions before committing to a large download.
• The main page links to a Wiki User's Guide and Wiki FAQ if you want to contribute or edit pages.
• Page formats are provided for creating a custom track page, texture hack page, custom character page, and distribution page, plus a user link template and an author directory.

In short: start at the navigation menu, choose the category that matches your mod type, and use console-specific track categories or distributions to narrow down. If you need the newest releases, check Recent Changes and compare with Gamebanana activity.