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Many monotonic and cyclic tests have been conducted on cold-formed steel framed shear walls in the last 20 years. Cold-formed steel framed shear wall provisions in AISI S240, AISI S400, and ASCE 41 are supported by the data obtained through these tests. The main objective of this article is to introduce a recently compiled cold-formed steel framed shear wall test database, to reveal the database structure, and to explain how to access and present the data. Most recently, the database has been standardized and expanded to include additional tests, complete cyclic information from tests, limit states, and code prediction information. The database structure incorporates a central Excel spreadsheet that includes descriptive information; ordered plain text files for each individual test; and custom MATLAB codes, which can read, process, and plot designated database subsets. The provided database can advance the understanding and modeling of cold-formed steel framed shear walls.