Addons are an important part of the World of Warcraft and are wonderful enhancements to the game. The following websites are great places to start searching for addons of your choice:
Attention Mac Users: The following files are in a zip format that Mac OS X's native decompression engine doesn't handle cleanly, which will usually cause attempts to install and/or unzip to fail. You'll need to download a program for Macs, like The Unarchiver. It is very simple to use and install - simply copy it into your Applications folder or wherever you prefer, and then set archive filetypes to open using it. This can either be done the usual way, or by double-clicking the icon to show The Unarchiver's preferences. This program is for Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later. Alternatively, you can try using Stuffit Expander which works on Mac operating systems OS X 10.4 or later.
Installation of Addons:
- Download the addon and use an unzipping program such as 7zip for Windows-32 bit or 7zip for Windows-64 bit to extract the files into your World of Warcraft/Interface/Addons folder.
- For Vista users, the WoW 3.0 Patch prompted you to move your game during the patching process. If you followed that prompt then you should extract your addon files into the following folder: C:/Users/Public/Games/World of Warcraft/Interface/Addons
- Still having trouble? Here is a tutorial for installing Warcraft addons.
Click on the Addon Name to go to the addon's main description page or choose Download for a quick and easy direct download.
Ackis Recipe List (makes a list of missing trade recipes) Download (11/13/11)** 4.3 **
Achievement Check (checks group/raid members for achievement completion) Download (7/8/11) **4.2 **
Advanced Trade Skill Window (more complete trade skill window) Download (6/29/11)** 4.2 **
Altoholic (search alts' bags, banks, and guild banks) Download (12/10/11) ** 4.3 **
Atlas v1.21 (in-game instance maps) Download (11/29/11) ** 4.3 **
AtlasLoot Enhanced v6.05.00 (shows instance and faction loot/drop rate) Download (11/29/11) ** 4.3 **
AtlasLoot Tooltip (adds a line to show where/who drops item) Download (10/3/11) ** 4.2 **
Auctioneer Suite 5.13 v5244 (auction house utilities and average prices) Download (12/3/11)** 4.3 **
Autobar v4.20.00 (creates a new bar with up to 12 autoloading buttons) Download (7/29/11)** 4.2 **
Auto Reputation Watch (automatically sets the watched reputation) Download (10/28/10) **4.0**
BankGUI (tracks all your items all characters including banks) Download (10/18/11) **4.2**
Bartender4 (highly customizable bar addon; up to 12 bars) Download (11/29/11) ** 4.3 **
Bazooka (Data Broker display similar to looks and feel of FuBar) Download (7/9/11) ** 4.2 **
Collectinator (shows a list of pets/mounts you don't have) Download (11/13/11) ** 4.3 **
Corpse (shows online status, etc. of corpses on mouseover) Download (11/29/11) ** 4.3 **
Coords (adds coordinates under minimap for easier locating of things) Download (7/27/11) ** 4.2 **
Critline (tracks your crits) Download (6/29/11) ** 4.2 **
Dominos (action bar addon; 10 customizable action bars) Download (12/3/11) ** 4.3 **
DoTimer (dot timers) Download (12/28/10) ** 4.0 **
DrDamage (displays average damage/healing on action bar buttons) Download (8/17/11) ** 4.2 **
Enchantrix v5.13 (shows what stuff disenchants to) Download (11/30/11) ** 4.3 **
EventAlert (notifies you of your procs in middle of screen) Download (1/21/11) ** 4.0 **
Fishing Ace (double right click casts rod; autoloots fish) Download (11/30/11) ** 4.3 **
FlightMap (gives time for arrival when flying; marks FPs) Download (12/4/11) ** 4.3 **
Friend & Ignore Share (creates a global friend list among alts) Download (4/27/11) ** 4.1 **
FriendsWithBenefits (syncs your friends list across your alts) Download (8/23/09) ** 3.2 **
Gatherer v3.2.4 (tracks & records herbs/mines/treasure) Download (6/29/11) ** 4.2 **
** Click here to download the Wowhead database of nodes for Gatherer. Click here for instructions to import this data **
GearScore (mouseover of players shows their average gear score) Download (6/28/11) ** 4.2 **
GemHelper (gem encyclopedia like AtlasLoot) Download (11/29/11) ** 4.3 **
Gladius (adds enemy frames to arenas for targeting/focusing) Download (7/14/10) ** 3.3 **
GoodNewsEveryone (displays proc buffs) Download (5/8/11) ** 4.1 **
Grid (grid for party/unit frames for easy casting) Download (7/18/11) ** 4.2 **
HealBot continued (very all inclusive healing addon) Download (11/30/11) ** 4.3 **
Healerbuttons 3 (adds small heal buttons beside party frames) Download (11/28/10) ** 4.0 **
HotCandy (Heal over time tracker for healing classes) Download (6/29/11) ** 4.2 **
ItemRack (like Outfitter) Click here for patch to make it work in 4.0 Download (4/17/09) ** 3.1 **
JPack (quickly resorts & stacks up items automatically to bank from bag) Download (11/9/11) ** 4.2 **
LightHeaded (frame that shows Wowhead quest comments) Download (7/13/11) ** 4.2 **
Link Wrangler (open multiple itemlink windows from chat links) Download (6/30/11) ** 4.2 **
**Get the plugin for this addon to stop its conflict with Auctioneer here**
LittleWigs (BigWigs boss warnings for 5-man instances) Download (12/3/11)** 4.3 **
LootCount v1.50 (shows/counts items you are grinding) Download (10/19/10) ** 4.0 **
Loot Filter (filters what you pick up by value and/or quality) Download (11/13/10) ** 4.0 **
LunarSphere (sphere of class buttons; works for any class) Download (11/15/10) ** 4.0 **
Mage Nuggets (insanely helpful mage addon with tons of useful things) Download (9/4/11) ** 4.2 **
Mapster (map enhancement addon with coords) Download (12/1/11) ** 4.3 **
MetaMap (notes on map; records herbs/mines; coords) Download (11/29/11) ** 4.3 **
Minimap Button Frame (collects all your minimap buttons in one frame) Download (10/14/11) ** 4.2 **
Misspelled (highlights misspelled words you type in chat) Download (11/29/11) ** 4.3 **
MoveAnything (allows moving, hiding, adjusting of transparency of stuff) Download (12/4/11) ** 4.3 **
Necrosis LdC v3.1.4 (fantastic warlock button bar addon) Download (11/14/10) ** 4.0 **
NPCScan (alerts you when you are in proximity to a rare mob) Download (11/29/11) ** 4.3 **
NPCScan.Overlay (adds map overlays for rare mob patrols) Download (11/29/11) ** 4.3 **
Ogri'Lazy (Apex Relic Quest helper starts when quest starts) Download (10/16/08)
Outfitter v5.4 (equips stuff for circumstance) Download (12/4/11) ** 4.3 **
Overachiever (helps when working on achievements) Download (8/13/11) ** 4.2 **
Pawn (compare & decide which items are better than others) Download (11/29/11) ** 4.3 **
Perl Classic Unit Frames (replaces the default frames) Download (6/29/11) ** 4.2 **
PetList+ (better frame for pet & mount page; also randomizes) Download (1/23/09)
Power Auras Classic (provides visual cues for procs) Download (12/2/11) ** 4.3 **
QuestHelper v.180r (makes questing easier; shows locations) Download (6/14/11) ** 4.1 **
RecipeBook v3.3.2b2 (know what recipes alts have/need) Download (3/14/10) ** 3.3 **
RuneWatch (moveable rune bar to easily watch cooldowns) Download (6/22/10) ** 3.3 **
Sell-O-Matic2 (button to sell greys at vendors; customizable) Download (12/1/11)** 4.3 **
SimpleGold (tooltip to show money for all your characters) Download (6/28/11)** 4.2 **
Spy (scans for enemy players and announces their presence) Download (7/3/11) ** 4.2 **
Stay Focused! (movable focus/energy/mana bar for all classes) Download (6/29/11) ** 4.2 **
Stay Focused Hunter Helper (requires Stay Focused; for hunters) Download (11/19/10) ** 4.0 **
Swindler Preventer (tooltip info telling you where to buy it) Download (11/22/11) ** 4.2 **
TB Reputation Watcher (auto switches to current reputation gain) Download (7/14/11) **4.2**
Titan Panel v5.0.10.40300 (makes drop down bars for your UI) Download (12/1/11) ** 4.3 **
TotemTimers (creates timer icons for shaman totems) Download (7/4/11) ** 4.2 **
Trav's Unit Frame Extensions 1.54 (shows targets' class icons) Download (1/11/10) ** 3.3 **
VuhDo (raid frames to make healing easier) Download (11/29/11) ** 4.3 **
WarlockReminder (shows missing lock buffs, tracker for Dark Intent, more) Download (10/4/11) **4.2**
WeakAuras (cooldowns, timer bars, aspect checker, etc.) Download (11/29/11) **4.3**
WhatKilledMe (filters to show combat log what actually killed you) Download (4/28/11) **4.1**
WiseStarfire (cool down monitor addon with built in rotation advisor) Download (12/14/09) ** 3.3 **
XBar (smaller Interface/action bars modifiable by class) Download (11/29/11) ** 4.3 **
XPerl UnitFrames (a custom user interface) Download (11/29/11) ** 4.3 **
Achievement Check (checks group/raid members for achievement completion) Download (7/8/11) **4.2 **
Advanced Trade Skill Window (more complete trade skill window) Download (6/29/11)** 4.2 **
Altoholic (search alts' bags, banks, and guild banks) Download (12/10/11) ** 4.3 **
Atlas v1.21 (in-game instance maps) Download (11/29/11) ** 4.3 **
AtlasLoot Enhanced v6.05.00 (shows instance and faction loot/drop rate) Download (11/29/11) ** 4.3 **
AtlasLoot Tooltip (adds a line to show where/who drops item) Download (10/3/11) ** 4.2 **
Auctioneer Suite 5.13 v5244 (auction house utilities and average prices) Download (12/3/11)** 4.3 **
Autobar v4.20.00 (creates a new bar with up to 12 autoloading buttons) Download (7/29/11)** 4.2 **
Auto Reputation Watch (automatically sets the watched reputation) Download (10/28/10) **4.0**
BankGUI (tracks all your items all characters including banks) Download (10/18/11) **4.2**
Bartender4 (highly customizable bar addon; up to 12 bars) Download (11/29/11) ** 4.3 **
Bazooka (Data Broker display similar to looks and feel of FuBar) Download (7/9/11) ** 4.2 **
Collectinator (shows a list of pets/mounts you don't have) Download (11/13/11) ** 4.3 **
Corpse (shows online status, etc. of corpses on mouseover) Download (11/29/11) ** 4.3 **
Coords (adds coordinates under minimap for easier locating of things) Download (7/27/11) ** 4.2 **
Critline (tracks your crits) Download (6/29/11) ** 4.2 **
Dominos (action bar addon; 10 customizable action bars) Download (12/3/11) ** 4.3 **
DoTimer (dot timers) Download (12/28/10) ** 4.0 **
DrDamage (displays average damage/healing on action bar buttons) Download (8/17/11) ** 4.2 **
Enchantrix v5.13 (shows what stuff disenchants to) Download (11/30/11) ** 4.3 **
EventAlert (notifies you of your procs in middle of screen) Download (1/21/11) ** 4.0 **
Fishing Ace (double right click casts rod; autoloots fish) Download (11/30/11) ** 4.3 **
FlightMap (gives time for arrival when flying; marks FPs) Download (12/4/11) ** 4.3 **
Friend & Ignore Share (creates a global friend list among alts) Download (4/27/11) ** 4.1 **
FriendsWithBenefits (syncs your friends list across your alts) Download (8/23/09) ** 3.2 **
Gatherer v3.2.4 (tracks & records herbs/mines/treasure) Download (6/29/11) ** 4.2 **
** Click here to download the Wowhead database of nodes for Gatherer. Click here for instructions to import this data **
GearScore (mouseover of players shows their average gear score) Download (6/28/11) ** 4.2 **
GemHelper (gem encyclopedia like AtlasLoot) Download (11/29/11) ** 4.3 **
Gladius (adds enemy frames to arenas for targeting/focusing) Download (7/14/10) ** 3.3 **
GoodNewsEveryone (displays proc buffs) Download (5/8/11) ** 4.1 **
Grid (grid for party/unit frames for easy casting) Download (7/18/11) ** 4.2 **
HealBot continued (very all inclusive healing addon) Download (11/30/11) ** 4.3 **
Healerbuttons 3 (adds small heal buttons beside party frames) Download (11/28/10) ** 4.0 **
HotCandy (Heal over time tracker for healing classes) Download (6/29/11) ** 4.2 **
ItemRack (like Outfitter) Click here for patch to make it work in 4.0 Download (4/17/09) ** 3.1 **
JPack (quickly resorts & stacks up items automatically to bank from bag) Download (11/9/11) ** 4.2 **
LightHeaded (frame that shows Wowhead quest comments) Download (7/13/11) ** 4.2 **
Link Wrangler (open multiple itemlink windows from chat links) Download (6/30/11) ** 4.2 **
**Get the plugin for this addon to stop its conflict with Auctioneer here**
LittleWigs (BigWigs boss warnings for 5-man instances) Download (12/3/11)** 4.3 **
LootCount v1.50 (shows/counts items you are grinding) Download (10/19/10) ** 4.0 **
Loot Filter (filters what you pick up by value and/or quality) Download (11/13/10) ** 4.0 **
LunarSphere (sphere of class buttons; works for any class) Download (11/15/10) ** 4.0 **
Mage Nuggets (insanely helpful mage addon with tons of useful things) Download (9/4/11) ** 4.2 **
Mapster (map enhancement addon with coords) Download (12/1/11) ** 4.3 **
MetaMap (notes on map; records herbs/mines; coords) Download (11/29/11) ** 4.3 **
Minimap Button Frame (collects all your minimap buttons in one frame) Download (10/14/11) ** 4.2 **
Misspelled (highlights misspelled words you type in chat) Download (11/29/11) ** 4.3 **
MoveAnything (allows moving, hiding, adjusting of transparency of stuff) Download (12/4/11) ** 4.3 **
Necrosis LdC v3.1.4 (fantastic warlock button bar addon) Download (11/14/10) ** 4.0 **
NPCScan (alerts you when you are in proximity to a rare mob) Download (11/29/11) ** 4.3 **
NPCScan.Overlay (adds map overlays for rare mob patrols) Download (11/29/11) ** 4.3 **
Ogri'Lazy (Apex Relic Quest helper starts when quest starts) Download (10/16/08)
Outfitter v5.4 (equips stuff for circumstance) Download (12/4/11) ** 4.3 **
Overachiever (helps when working on achievements) Download (8/13/11) ** 4.2 **
Pawn (compare & decide which items are better than others) Download (11/29/11) ** 4.3 **
Perl Classic Unit Frames (replaces the default frames) Download (6/29/11) ** 4.2 **
PetList+ (better frame for pet & mount page; also randomizes) Download (1/23/09)
Power Auras Classic (provides visual cues for procs) Download (12/2/11) ** 4.3 **
QuestHelper v.180r (makes questing easier; shows locations) Download (6/14/11) ** 4.1 **
RecipeBook v3.3.2b2 (know what recipes alts have/need) Download (3/14/10) ** 3.3 **
RuneWatch (moveable rune bar to easily watch cooldowns) Download (6/22/10) ** 3.3 **
Sell-O-Matic2 (button to sell greys at vendors; customizable) Download (12/1/11)** 4.3 **
SimpleGold (tooltip to show money for all your characters) Download (6/28/11)** 4.2 **
Spy (scans for enemy players and announces their presence) Download (7/3/11) ** 4.2 **
Stay Focused! (movable focus/energy/mana bar for all classes) Download (6/29/11) ** 4.2 **
Stay Focused Hunter Helper (requires Stay Focused; for hunters) Download (11/19/10) ** 4.0 **
Swindler Preventer (tooltip info telling you where to buy it) Download (11/22/11) ** 4.2 **
TB Reputation Watcher (auto switches to current reputation gain) Download (7/14/11) **4.2**
Titan Panel v5.0.10.40300 (makes drop down bars for your UI) Download (12/1/11) ** 4.3 **
TotemTimers (creates timer icons for shaman totems) Download (7/4/11) ** 4.2 **
Trav's Unit Frame Extensions 1.54 (shows targets' class icons) Download (1/11/10) ** 3.3 **
VuhDo (raid frames to make healing easier) Download (11/29/11) ** 4.3 **
WarlockReminder (shows missing lock buffs, tracker for Dark Intent, more) Download (10/4/11) **4.2**
WeakAuras (cooldowns, timer bars, aspect checker, etc.) Download (11/29/11) **4.3**
WhatKilledMe (filters to show combat log what actually killed you) Download (4/28/11) **4.1**
WiseStarfire (cool down monitor addon with built in rotation advisor) Download (12/14/09) ** 3.3 **
XBar (smaller Interface/action bars modifiable by class) Download (11/29/11) ** 4.3 **
XPerl UnitFrames (a custom user interface) Download (11/29/11) ** 4.3 **
Useful Raiding Addons:
SimpleBossWhisperer (if whispered sends reply in boss fights) Download (10/20/11) ** 4.2 **
BigWigs BossMods (boss alert mod/timer bars) Download (11/30/11) ** 4.3 **
Deadly Boss Mods v4.10.2 (boss alerts, timers, etc; click here for BC boss) Download (12/1/11) ** 4.3 **
Decursive 2.7.0.4 (helps to remove debuffs with ease) Download (11/30/11) ** 4.3 **
DoTimer (highly customizable timer bars) Download (12/28/10)** 4.0 **
GTFO (Stop standing in fire, etc, this alerts you to move) Download (12/4/11) **4.3**
oRA3 (lighter CT Raid Assist replacement) Download (8/6/11) ** 4.2 **
Omen Threat Meter (shows your aggro in combat) Download (12/3/11) ** 4.3 **
PallyPower (helps with pally buffing) Download (11/1/10) ** 4.0 **
Quartz (shows casting bars, timers, and durations) Download (11/30/11) ** 4.3 **
RaidComp (mmo-champion's tool but ingame) Download (4/28/11) **4.1**
Recount (a better damage meter) Download (12/3/11) ** 4.3 **
TargetCharms v1.53 (frame for easy access to assigning icons) Download (4/27/11) ** 4.1 **
TargetPercent (shows target health pool as normal but adds % to left of it) Download (11/29/11) **4.3**
VisualHeal (shows incoming heals to you and heals to others) Download (11/30/11) ** 4.3 **
SimpleBossWhisperer (if whispered sends reply in boss fights) Download (10/20/11) ** 4.2 **
BigWigs BossMods (boss alert mod/timer bars) Download (11/30/11) ** 4.3 **
Deadly Boss Mods v4.10.2 (boss alerts, timers, etc; click here for BC boss) Download (12/1/11) ** 4.3 **
Decursive 2.7.0.4 (helps to remove debuffs with ease) Download (11/30/11) ** 4.3 **
DoTimer (highly customizable timer bars) Download (12/28/10)** 4.0 **
GTFO (Stop standing in fire, etc, this alerts you to move) Download (12/4/11) **4.3**
oRA3 (lighter CT Raid Assist replacement) Download (8/6/11) ** 4.2 **
Omen Threat Meter (shows your aggro in combat) Download (12/3/11) ** 4.3 **
PallyPower (helps with pally buffing) Download (11/1/10) ** 4.0 **
Quartz (shows casting bars, timers, and durations) Download (11/30/11) ** 4.3 **
RaidComp (mmo-champion's tool but ingame) Download (4/28/11) **4.1**
Recount (a better damage meter) Download (12/3/11) ** 4.3 **
TargetCharms v1.53 (frame for easy access to assigning icons) Download (4/27/11) ** 4.1 **
TargetPercent (shows target health pool as normal but adds % to left of it) Download (11/29/11) **4.3**
VisualHeal (shows incoming heals to you and heals to others) Download (11/30/11) ** 4.3 **
** Updated December 4, 2011 at 8:20 PM EST (December 5, 2011 at 12:20 PM Sydney) **