Use this page also to download MatchMaker Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest Version 2.1.
If you want to download the program to your own computer for use without a CD, choose "Download Program Free for Hard Drive" above. In you want to download the files that would appear on a MatchMaker CD, choose "Download Program Free to Make CD".

MatchMaker is a program to help identify mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. It contains a database of about 4000 descriptions of gilled and nongilled mushrooms. There is an interface for entering mushroom characteristics to find species that fit those characteristics. There are about 5000 illustrations of almost 2000 species, from 150 different photographers.

It is a non-profit educational project, downloadable for free. If CDs are sent by mail to people who do not have a previous version of MatchMaker, there is a $10 fee for materials and mailing.

The earliest versions of the program were available in 1999. Version 1.3 was completed in August 2008. Version 2.0, which added the ability to enter characters of nongilled mushrooms, was completed in 2010. Version 2.1 is the current finished version.