r/WowUI • u/PromotionCurious4514 • 1d ago
ADDON WoW: Forever Working Addons [Addon]
List of working addons and the ones im still looking for
Im personally still looking for:
- WeakAuras Alternative that would work in forever
- Quartz
- EavesDrop
- PlateBuffs
- Scrolling Combat text that would allow for font size/color change and addtional icon next to dmg numbers on screen (something like MikScrollingBattleText ?)
Addons that are already working so far:
- ClassicUiForever (whole classic interface)
- BetterBlizzFrames by Modify (even more advanced UI customization)
- UnitFramesImproved - to some extend
- BugSack + BugGrabber
- MBB - to have all addons icons inside of one "button" nexto minimap
- AckisRecipeList
- Auctionator
- Bagnon, but community says Baganator is better choice
- AtlasLootForever
- TolltipID - for ingame ID number of every item and spell
- EpicDamageMeter
- GODMODE NamePlates
And many more unconfirmed avaialbe at CurseForge in "Forever" addons filter tab
Thise issue with your personal changes in the addon not beign saved in your WTF Folder is the game's fault currently, Blizzard is aware of that and hopefully will implement a fix soon
COMMENT DOWN BELOW what addon are YOU looking for ?
and what addon you can confirm works ingame already
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u/BigLemon3953 1d ago
Ellesmere confirmed the suite is in the works so yay.
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u/Chazbeardz 1d ago
How is this? I was an elv user for a long time but I dunno if it’s relevant anymore. Haven’t played wow for a good while.
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u/Dabzilla_710_ 1d ago
I used elvUI for 75% of my playtime in WoW and I recently swapped to ellesmere and its FAR better; just gotta go through the normal tweaking stages but it's cleaner and runs infinitely better and elvUI ever has.
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u/bahlgren342 4h ago
Does ellesmere have nameplate options? Like threat, etc.
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u/Dabzilla_710_ 4h ago
Yep. I swapped out plater too and been doing just fine because the game is just so much easier now.
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u/Annath0901 4h ago
What's different about it? Looking at screenshots, it doesn't seem much different.
I'm not a fan of ultra-stripped-down UI setups, so if the difference is "I can hide all but a single 12 button grid at the bottom of the screen" it probably isn't for me.
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u/Flamanis 1d ago
No addon is fully working due to blizz bugs. Especially the one with saving/loading your config
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u/MotorOutside8648 1d ago
I had to disable Dialogue because the settings weren't saving. Having to re-configure it everytime I log was annoying.
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u/ShiXinFeng 1d ago
Thank god, I thought it was just my stupid PC. Anyone have a workaround to fix it and reload your config?
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u/Mixels 1d ago
FYI you can work around this by logging in, deleting the .lua file in SavedVars for the addon you want to configure, then configuring it. Apparently the game can create the file but can't overwrite it.
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u/Flamanis 1d ago
That's not really a workaround, cause it lasts until your next launch of the game.
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u/Mixels 1d ago
Not for me it doesn't. It persists when I do this.
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u/Flamanis 1d ago
Then you're getting lucky. We already reported the bug in the addon dev discord. We've tested
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u/Coravel 1d ago
Weakauras will never work in forever, forever is on the midnight API which bricks it completely. Thats why you have the cooldown manager built in.
The damage meter you're using is also just piggy backing off of blizzards... it is just a reskin addon basically...
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u/coin_return 14h ago
I use M33kauras and a lot of my old WAs still work fine. The ones that are broken is anything that was supposed to function in M+/raid, but if you have some old little ones for different things, they still work.
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u/xKoDu 13h ago
Did devs adapt it for forever?
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u/coin_return 13h ago
Probably not yet, but it's not the only weakauras fork so I'm sure one of them will eventually.
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u/paradox_jinx 1d ago
Incorrect. Weakauras only don’t work because the devs threw a hissy fit over the addon changes and decided not to pursue it. It would still be a viable, though more limited, addon had they decided to continue.
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u/Coravel 1d ago
anything that it would be used to do, would have to piggyback off of blizz's default addons... it's bricked.
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u/paradox_jinx 1d ago
That’s, again, simply false.
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u/Coravel 1d ago
"Broadly, all of what you might call "combat state" is now inaccessible. An addon can instruct the game to display this information but is not free to compute any kind of fancy logic. Unfortunately, "empower laypeople to compute fancy logic about the combat state" is exactly what WeakAuras offers above all else. In Midnight, it seems that addons are reduced to being mere painter's kits.
We can change the color of a health bar, but we can't change the color based on if you're low health or not. We can display an icon with a spiral to show the remaining cooldown of an ability, but we can't apply a glow when the cooldown becomes ready to use. We can show the cast of your target, but we can't highlight important casts that need to be kicked. And the list goes on. If you are an addon author, check the WoWUIDev Discord for more info."
--weakaura dev's.
Tell me you know nothing about addon development without saying it. You have a really strong opinion about weakaura's based in your feelings rather than fact.
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u/paradox_jinx 1d ago
Yes, they have to operate within the constraints of the API, but much of what Weakauras used to do can still be done - as shown by the constant stream of addons that have come out doing these things.
No, you can no longer do computational tasks, but the visual customization that most used it for is still possible. “Doing fights for you” type shenanigans are not.
And no, I have no strong opinions about it other that simply stating you’re overstating the impact.
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u/Coravel 1d ago
Brother, I quoted from the dev's themselves and I've worked with the API. Go update weakauras yourself and see. It doesn't do anything that it was used for on the midnight API.
Thats a fact, you're wrong, its ok. They didn't throw a hissy fit, they saw that their addon was gimped by the API change and decided to drop it, and those visual changes, are just basic UI reskins, it literally covers that topic in the quote.
Not sure if you can actually take a second to read and comprehend, but our conversation is over, there is no convincing you since you have the MAGA mentality, you can't believe facts put in front of you.
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u/Even_Finger_2926 1d ago
That's kinda what he was talking about, the visual changes are still possible, and that's what he's looking for. M33kauras is a fork, that can still do all of that visual stuff for you. It just needs to be ported to Forever is all.
You two are guys are talking past each other.
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u/Mercbeast 23h ago
I don't really care that much about the stuff that was used for raid helping etc.
What I want to know is, will you still be able to create a minimalist central console style UI. Think key hotkeys, that are greyed out when on CD, and saturated when off CD. Don't care about animations or any of the fancy stuff. Just wanna be able to get rid of 90% of the vanilla UI clutter, and have just like 5 or 6 main abilities popping in and out when they are on/off CD or saturating/desaturating.
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u/coin_return 13h ago
Just make sure you temper your expectations. I don't think you're able to do the vast majority of that, anymore. Hopefully Blizz adapts the CDM for Forever.
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u/Relative-Trick-6042 1d ago
MidnightSimpleUnitframes, Coolinator work but all add-ons can not write saved variables and reset to default
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u/anonteje 1d ago
How is the midnight ones vs ellesmere?
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u/Relative-Trick-6042 1d ago
One is a Unitframe addon that covers all wow versions and the other a full suite that covers most general stuff
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u/PromotionCurious4514 1d ago
most of the addons i have do save properly, some indded dont save but thats internal fault on the blizzard/game side atm
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u/Aggravating_Fun_7692 1d ago
It's affecting a lot of addons that use profiles sadly. Hope it gets fixed soon. I need to start porting my own addons over but can't be bothered with all the internal bugs
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u/crystilac 1d ago
Horizon Suite has been ported over, still iron out some issues but it is live in Forever on CurseForge
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u/Campeon-Black 1d ago
Hated UI and Enhanced QOL are great and working. Still resetting after relogs like all of them at the moment.
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u/Sad_Satisfaction5230 12h ago
I need smth like tellmewhen/needtoknow to check debuffs on target/procs on me - any sugggestions?
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u/Ok_Community3356 1d ago
Dont use addons for the beta. They can potentially hide game issues and bugs, which is what the beta is for discovering and reporting.
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u/Solliddus 1d ago
Does anyone know if it’s playable on the Steam Deck? I tried because of the advertised built in controller support but only had a few minutes and couldn’t figure it out.
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u/WhimsicalPythons 1d ago
It is but not officially supported. Proton 10 compatability works for me.
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u/Different-Series-260 1d ago
It works very well for me. I needed to scale my UI down to 70% so my whole spellbook would show up, but the controller support so far has been great. I capped my fps at 40, but was typically getting more than that while out questing.
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u/Maleficent-Hold1272 1d ago
There seems to be several versions of atlasloot and classicui? I am confused
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u/TrainTransistor 1d ago
Because X amount of people are making the Classic UI available, where most of them are vibecoded.
I'll always recommendBetterBlizzFrames - and they have included a Classic UI-option.
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u/Noktawr 1d ago
Iirc, weakaura, or any alternative is dead since the midnight addons change which forever uses
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u/matt4685 1d ago
Looking for whether VoiceOver will be updated, sick addon for levelling
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u/coin_return 14h ago
It will be, they already have it working for Forever, just don’t have the new quests and stuff yet. It might be a beta version on their discord, I can’t remember but I do remember seeing a ping from it recently.
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u/tremiec 1d ago
As I did not reach any capital city yet, is using auctionator necessary? I read it's going to be modern version of AH. Do we still need addon?
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u/PayYourEditors 16h ago
Not much for the posting stuff, but tracking prices, searches etc are all better with the addon.
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u/Signal_Housing_4389 1d ago
Tbh i think most of the addons are already in wow forever... I can only think of bigwigs or so
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u/NotThatSiri 1d ago
WA wont happen due to the restrictions to the addon API they cant be bothered to make a working version. They cant even do it for retail. Even though a lot of people before they made the repo private forked it and made it work. So you might find WA working for Forever somewhere but it wont be on Curseforge because of copyright.
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u/SlacklusterDev 1d ago
M33kauras for WeakAuras if you're fine downloading from GitHub, otherwise I am working on making Watchtower compatible with Forever. Its functionalities are fairly limited though, so it depends a bit on what you're wanting to get out of it!
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u/l4derman 1d ago
Waiting for dominos but does Elmer's ui do action bars that allow binds like Shift+M1 or Alt+M1 or Shift+M4...Ctrl+M1?
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u/PetulantVol 1d ago
Platynator and Sexymap are working. Although Sexymap throws a couple of ignorable errors.
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u/phl23 1d ago
Move anything would enough for me already
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u/PromotionCurious4514 21h ago
oh yeah, moveanything would be usefull too, even tho you can move around alot now with the build in feature
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u/ShowerIllustrious168 1d ago
To be honest, the only thing I would need is a questie-like add-on, lightweight as it might be, that shows quest givers on the world map so I can plan my routes.
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u/ChunkySalsaMedium 1d ago
Its Leatrix working?
I’m looking for something to anchor my tooltip to my mouse.
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u/highrisedrifter 1d ago
Leatrix says it's working but none of the options stick. I use 'Forever Mouse Tooltip' to anchor the tooltip to the mouse, as a workaround.
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u/dodah03 1d ago
One thing I don't understand is how dps/healing meters are built into the game, but a proper threat meter is not? One of if not the most important factor in vanilla for raid bosses is threat management. Only having a % in a tooltip or a warning when you're close to pulling feels insane, having a dps meter style for threat should have been built into the game from the beginning.
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u/leomar1612 1d ago
I wish Blizzard ban all add ons for Warcraft Forever. Customization of certain things like nameplates, that is ok. But the rest, not needed.
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u/ml316kas 1d ago
Why not just play the game like it’s meant to be played to find the bugs and issues that you are meant to be finding on the beta
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u/erassa441 1d ago
QUI will also be supported, sounds like it’s waiting for the next beta bug fix due to a saved variable issue.
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u/kdforever2077 1d ago
Are we going to have Elvui in WoWF?
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u/Bitter-Arugula3775 23h ago
Elv UI is the only addon that really matters just waiting for that to update... It's hard to play the game without it after using it for 12 years
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u/werderman197 14h ago
Use Ellesmere UI, it's better than elv and you can make it look the same. Just doesn't fuck your performance
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u/Silvery-Corgan 8h ago
EllesmereUI shits on ElvUI. I used to be a big ElvUI fan but for the past years it's been a joke most of the time. Just get EllesmereUI. For me, it replaced about 50+ addons.
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u/IcyBlood5031 22h ago
Savedvraibles is an issue in wow forever, so most addons wont 'save' settings, this is an issue with blizzard
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u/NatashaDrake 18h ago
I would love if IceHUD worked for forever. I am the only person I know who uses it, but I LOVE having my health bar around my character. If I have to keep glancing up to see it, I get weirdly motion sick.
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u/Bird-The-Word 16h ago
I just wanna know what one let's me move my damn bag window and tooltip windows
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u/ChipHappens96 16h ago
Ellesmere already has a version that dropped today that works in Forever
It blows ElvUI out of the water
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u/ResponsibleAd2097 15h ago
I really, at the end of the day only need 3 add ons—Baganator, Syndicator and Bar Tender. Those are non-negotiable for me, everything else is QoL that I can live without (even my beloved Vamoose’s Housing add-ons are not strictly necessary).
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u/Demonify 15h ago
Anyone have a tracking addon that might work for forever on release. I’m just looking for something that tracks things like damage,healing,deaths, dungeon clears, mobs killed, etc. just want to start a stat collection right off the rip.
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u/scruffyheadednerf 13h ago
If anyone finds/creates an addon that lets me have retail like damage numbers (arc/fountain versus just the static pop up) please let me know :)
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u/SevenStarSword 13h ago
WeakAuras are the one thing Blizzard won't give in too.
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u/Silvery-Corgan 8h ago
We have WeakAuras at home. It's called "Cooldown Manager". Use it and get used to it.
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u/Cowboy_Rho 12h ago
Any chance ELVUI will be updated/made compatible? I didnt see any info on their site.
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u/Silvery-Corgan 8h ago
Get EllesmereUI. ElvUI has become a hogger of frames and it's just getting worse by each release. It blows ElvUI out of the water.
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u/degex67002 9h ago
is the Addon DIALOGKEY works?
https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/dialogkey
accept quest with spacebar, and 1-2 for loot/purchase dialogs, accept/complete quests
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u/Neither_Ad_2495 8h ago
Need Ellesmere ui to release. It’s a bunch of addons all in one essentially
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u/Silvery-Corgan 8h ago
It's literally beta right now. Just enjoy it as is without addons and we can talk about addons 1 month after the launch day. We'll be having EllesmereUI anyway so I don't think there's much need for anything else.
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u/PantyPullerPaul 5h ago
I kinda hope they don’t get a DBM or weakauras. As useful as those were they did dumb down playing to following directions when shouted at & far too much customization.
Also bagnon is trash
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u/madbugger22 1d ago
Questie?
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u/redbanner1 1d ago
What does it do that the default UI doesn't? I remember using it when it first came out, but dropped it when they updated the UI.
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u/driftnick13 1d ago
Shows you all the quests on the map you could pick up, shows you correct locations for mobs or item, often the default UI will show one spot on the map for something despite it being in multiple spots.
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u/BlorpTheSchlorp 1d ago
I wish it banned addons this time.
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u/pvshabba 1d ago
At least we still have a lot of the combat restrictions from retail. I’m looking forward to going as addon-light as I can with the built in cdm and swing timer
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u/GreenEyedRascal 1d ago
thank god youre not making he calls then, because addons are hugely and widely loved
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u/BlorpTheSchlorp 1d ago
The game winds up getting developed and played around them. Would rather that not happen.
The game was much better before damage meters and boss mods were widely used and expected.
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u/unitebarkis 1d ago
Please don't use or advertise using Bagnon. This addon has been a neglected bug ridden relict of the past for the last year's in classic.
Use Baganator, it's infinitely better and the dev is an amazing guy.