Best WoW Forever Addons That Work at Launch

WoW Forever launches on November 4, and for the next few days most players are doing the same thing: building the interface they will level in. The good news is that the addon scene is already huge. CurseForge lists 7,102 projects for Forever, from old staples like Questie, Details! and Leatrix Plus to new tools written only for this game, such as GearQuest Forever and Talents Forever.

There is one catch that surprises Classic veterans. Forever runs on the modern WoW client, and Blizzard confirmed that the Midnight addon restrictions apply here too. Combat addons work within limits, the official WeakAuras and TradeSkillMaster have no Forever version, and an addon built for Classic Era only works if its author has shipped a Forever file. That is why we checked every addon in this guide for a Forever build before it made the list.

Below you will find a status table of the addons players ask about most, what replaces TSM, the must-have list, leveling, UI, dungeon and PvP addons, a step-by-step install guide with the right folder, and the settings that keep your frame rate up.

WoW Forever Addon Status: What Works at Launch

An addon works in Forever only when its author has uploaded a file for the Forever game version. Some authors ship one file for every version of WoW, others upload a separate "-forever" file, and a few big names have not released anything yet. A beta file means the author is still testing: it usually loads, but expect errors, and the CurseForge app hides such files unless you ask for them.

Status checked 29 Oct 2026, six days before launch. Authors are still uploading new builds every day, so a "No" today can turn into a "Ready" by launch week.

Most of the "No" rows have a working replacement already, so nothing on this list should stop you from logging in on day one. If an addon you rely on is still missing, check its Files tab again in launch week before you replace it.

Why Some Addons Don't Work in Forever

Forever shares its interface code with retail Midnight. Blizzard described Forever and Midnight as two game types of the same client, and the addon restrictions Midnight introduced are active in both. For players that means an addon has to be rewritten for the modern client, and even then some of its old features are off the table.

Three limits explain almost every broken or reduced addon:

• The combat log is closed to addons. Anything that read combat events directly, such as old damage meters or WeakAuras triggers, has to use Blizzard's own data instead. That is why Details! and other Forever meters now build on the game's built-in damage meter.
• Some aura and cooldown values are hidden in combat. The game hands them to addons as so-called secret values: an addon can still show a bar or an icon, but it cannot read the exact number or do math with it. Trackers may freeze or estimate durations once you are in combat.
• Instances hide more. Other players' casts, enemy names and IDs are hidden inside instances, and addons can no longer say or yell there, so automatic announce messages are gone.

Blizzard's answer is built-in tools that work around these limits: a damage meter, the Cooldown Manager and Edit Mode. The Cooldown Manager was still a work in progress in the beta, and some timers, such as pet cooldowns and weapon enhancements like poisons, could not be tracked yet.

WeakAuras in WoW Forever: Forks and Built-In Options

The official WeakAuras has no Forever version, but WeakAuras is not dead in Forever. Several forks ported it to the Forever client and work within the limits above. ForeverAuras is the most downloaded one, and Musca Auras is a port of WeakAuras 5.22.0 that also installs a ready-made HUD for your class in one click.

Two rules apply to every fork. Install only one of them, because they share the WeakAuras folder name and saved settings and will overwrite each other. And expect to rebuild old auras: anything that used combat log triggers will not fire, and buffs only update in combat with the modern aura trigger. If you only need cooldowns and procs, the built-in Cooldown Manager does that without any addon.

TSM in WoW Forever and the Best Alternatives

TradeSkillMaster has no Forever version. Its CurseForge page shows no Forever file, its changelog lists only Retail and Classic updates, and its authors have not said whether a Forever build is coming. Do not install the Classic file into your Forever folder: it will not load.

The auction house itself also needs less help than in Classic. Forever has no WoW Token, and items can no longer be posted in "pretty stacks", so much of what TSM automated is gone. These addons cover the rest:

• Auctionator is the main replacement: fast full scans, prices in tooltips, shopping lists and quick posting. Other addons, such as gathering counters, read its price data.
• ForeverArtisan is a tradeskill suite for all 12 Forever professions with priced shopping lists and a market view with price trends.
• Profession Master tracks your own recipes and your guild's crafters, so you know who can make what before you buy.
• Baganator shows item counts across all your characters, which replaces TSM's inventory tracking.

A few small new projects call themselves TSM alternatives for Forever, such as AzerothCharts and Hammerprice. They have only a few hundred downloads so far, so try them on a bank character before you trust them with your gold.

Must-Have Addons for WoW Forever

Before you install anything, check what the game already does for you. Forever ships with the modern interface, so a damage meter, a swing timer, a Cooldown Manager for tracking spells and buffs, and Edit Mode for moving bars and frames are all built in. You can find them under Options → Advanced and in Edit Mode. That removes the need for several addons Classic players used to install on day one.

What the base UI does not cover is information: where quests are, what a dungeon drops, which upgrade to chase next and what an item is worth. The addons below fill those gaps. Most players need five or six of them, not all fourteen, so treat the table as a menu rather than a shopping list.

If you are short on time, start with Questie or RestedXP, Leatrix Plus, Dungeon Journal and GearQuest Forever. That covers routing, comfort, dungeons and gear, and everything else can wait until you know what bothers you. For a full plan of what to sort out before the servers open, see our WoW Forever launch checklist.

Leveling and Quest Addons

Leveling from 1 to 60 is where addons save the most time. Forever added more than a thousand new quests on top of the original ones, so even players who know the Classic routes by heart will meet unfamiliar quest givers in every zone.

Questie or RestedXP: Pick Your Routing Style

Questie is the free choice. It marks every available quest, objective and turn-in on your map, so you decide the route yourself and simply see where to go. The Questie team shipped official Forever support in September, and the current release also lists Forever's dungeons in its journal. Ignore older unofficial "Questie Forever" uploads from other authors. RestedXP Guide takes the decisions away: it gives you a step-by-step route with arrows and an order of quests built for speed. The free guides take you to about level 20 on Alliance and 22 on Horde, and the paid guides cover the route past that point.

Most players pick one of the two. If you enjoy exploring, take Questie. If you level several characters or play with half an eye on a second screen, RestedXP pays off. Quest Master - Forever is a lighter free alternative that pins quests you have not picked up yet on the map and can point you to the nearest one.

If you would rather not install a guide addon at all, our WoW Forever leveling guide embeds a free step-by-step route with a map for every step, which you can keep open in a browser next to the game.

Plan Talents, Training and Gear Ahead

Three addons answer the questions every leveling player asks at each new level. Talents Forever plans your build on the reworked Forever trees, loads the most popular builds for your spec and can remind you where the next point goes. What's Training? adds a list to your spellbook that shows what the trainer will teach at the next levels and what each rank costs. It also shows which weapon skills you are missing and which city teaches them. If the next ranks are minor, you can skip a trip to town and keep questing.

GearQuest Forever is the addon most creators call the best new tool of the beta. Right-click any gear slot and it lists the best upgrades for your class, spec and level, with the exact source: a quest reward, a dungeon boss, a crafted item or a rare spawn. You can track an item like a quest and get a pop-up when it drops. Two tips make it more useful:

• Run the simulator every five to ten levels, not every level. Items that keep showing up across several simulations are the ones worth a detour.
• Untick world drops, containers and seasonal sources in the filters, unless you want to farm for hours. The list then shows only gear you can plan for.

For talent builds you can test outside the game, our WoW Forever talent calculator covers every class.

Spot New Forever Quests

If you want to see which quests are new, two small addons help. Forever Quest Tint tints the quest text teal whenever the quest did not exist in original Classic. Forever Loot Sparkles brings back the sparkle on lootable quest items and also makes herbs and ore veins sparkle, so you stop hovering over every object in the area.

Voiceover and Lore Addons

The most talked-about addons of the beta are not about speed at all. Spoken reads quest text aloud with AI voices that differ by NPC, so you can accept a quest and keep moving while the story plays. The voices come in separate audio packs: shared, Alliance and Horde quests, gossip, places and readable books. Install the core addon plus the packs you want, and expect a large download. Lore Forever tells you the history of every zone and subzone you enter, can narrate it and keeps a library of everything you have unlocked.

Neither addon makes you level faster. They are for players who want this run to feel different from the speedruns of 2019. Some players dislike AI-generated voices, and both addons can be muted or turned off at any time.

If you are still choosing a character, our best leveling class in WoW Forever guide compares all nine classes.

UI and Unit Frames

Forever's interface is the modern one: new frames, a bronze action bar, a different minimap and Edit Mode for moving everything. Some players love it and some want 2004 back. Interface addons cover both camps, from a full Classic restoration to a modern suite that replaces every frame.

ClassicUI Forever for the Original Look

ClassicUI Forever puts the original Classic art on top of Forever's interface: the gryphon action bar, the old unit frames with elite dragons, the 1.x spellbook, quest log and talent window, the round minimap and the old loot frames. Every piece is a separate toggle in /fcui, so you can keep any modern window you like. Download the version by justawower, because several projects with almost the same name sit next to it in search results.

The addon is only one part of the old look. Character models, quest markers and the screen layout are game settings. Our WoW Forever Classic look guide walks through each of them along with the addon's full command list.

Modern Frames and Full UI Suites

If you like the modern interface and only want it tidier, start small. BetterBlizzFrames keeps Blizzard's unit frames but adds a dark mode, class colors, cleaner cast bars and ready-made profiles from streamers you can import. Its sister addon BetterBlizzPlates does the same for nameplates. Both are marked "WoW Forever ready" by their author.

Players who want to replace the whole interface have four options with Forever builds:

• ElvUI added initial Forever support in version 16.00. It is not on CurseForge: download it from tukui.org and update it there too. Gamepads are not supported yet, and popular plugins such as WindTools and BenikUI already have Forever builds.
• EllesmereUI is a full suite of frames, nameplates, raid frames and meters. It has a Classic WoW UI style and a Forever style with bronze frames and gryphons.
• ForeverUI is an all-in-one interface written for Forever: raid frames with click-casting, a damage meter, action bars, nameplates, bags and chat, set up from one window.
• Bartender4 and Plater Nameplates are the classic pair for players who build their own interface piece by piece.

Healers who used HealBot or Clique should try the built-in raid frames and click casting first. HealBot Continued has a Forever file but mixed reports, and Clique has only a beta file so far.

Small Fixes That Clean Up the Screen

A few tiny addons fix what bothers most players in the first hour. BlizzMove lets you drag windows that Edit Mode does not touch, such as the spellbook, bags, character panel and professions. MoveAny does the same and also resizes them. MinimapButtonButton collects the buttons that every addon drops around the minimap into one button. Once you run ten addons, the minimap is otherwise unreadable.

Dungeon and PvP Addons

Dungeons in Forever are worth running with the full quest set in your log. In one beta run of Shadowfang Keep at level 24, clearing the whole instance gave about 1,800 experience from mobs, roughly the same as a single quest out in the world. The quests and their rewards are what make the trip pay off, and that is exactly what the dungeon addons track.

Dungeon Journals and Quest Trackers

Dungeon Journal is the addon almost every creator puts in their top three. It works like the retail journal, rebuilt for Forever's dungeons. For each instance you get the level range, the route to the entrance, a map with boss locations, the loot of every boss, and the quests for both factions with the exact spot where each chain starts. Quests you have finished turn green, and you can search for an item or save favorites.

Three more addons fill the gaps around it:

• Attune tracks attunements and dungeon quest chains. Type /attune before a run to see which quests you are still missing for that instance.
• MapUtils adds inside maps for every dungeon level with bosses and quest items marked, plus dungeon entrances and travel routes on the world map.
• AtlasLoot Classic Forever shows loot tables with drop rates, best-in-slot lists and the materials for crafted items. The original AtlasLootClassic has no Forever file, so this fork and AtlasLootClassic Continued are the ones to install. Their Forever data is still being filled in, so double-check new profession recipes.

We list every dungeon quest, where to pick it up and what it rewards in our WoW Forever dungeon quests guide.

Boss, Threat and Gear Swap Tools

Deadly Boss Mods and BigWigs both have Forever builds. Pick one, not both, because they do the same job of timing and announcing boss abilities. Keep in mind that the Midnight restrictions apply in Forever, so boss and combat addons work within the limits Blizzard sets and some old features are gone.

Tanks and threat-sensitive damage dealers should add ThreatClassic2, a simple threat meter with a Forever version. Forever's leveling hands out several on-use trinkets by level 30. ItemRack TBC Classic & Forever puts your trinkets on quick-swap buttons and saves whole gear sets, such as a tanking set or a PvP set, under one key.

For a list of every Forever dungeon by level, see our WoW Forever dungeons overview.

World PvP and Battleground Addons

The biggest PvP addon of the beta is Overlord Forever. It turns world PvP into a game of its own: zones are split into capturable fronts with guild keeps and outposts, a map shows which faction controls what, and players can send a call to arms for reinforcements. It also keeps a leaderboard of honorable kills. The big world PvP raids led by streamers in the beta ran on it, though it is ambitious and can still be buggy.

For battlegrounds, DBM PvP Mods adds objective and capture timers, and Capping Battleground Timers is a lighter alternative. Both have Forever versions.

If you plan to chase ranks this season, our WoW Forever PvP overview explains the honor system, rulesets and rewards.

How to Install Addons for WoW Forever

Forever has its own entry in addon managers, separate from Retail and Classic Era. Most install problems come from downloading the right addon for the wrong game version, so the one thing to watch is that the Forever flavor is selected.

Install with the CurseForge App

The CurseForge app is the easiest way, because it also keeps every addon updated. Updates will come often in the first weeks after launch.

1. Download the CurseForge app from curseforge.com and open World of Warcraft in it.
2. In the version selector at the top right, choose Forever. If Forever is missing, open the three-dot menu, pick "Scan computer for games" or add the game folder by hand.
3. Open Browse, search for an addon by name and click Install. With Forever selected, the app only shows addons that have a Forever file. Sort by downloads to see what other players use most.
4. For an addon that has only a beta or test file, such as Clique or GatherMate2, open its menu in your installed list and switch the release type to Beta or Alpha. Otherwise the app will not offer it.
5. Restart the game fully the first time you add new addons. Later changes only need /reload.

Find the Forever File on the CurseForge Website

On any addon page, open the Files tab and filter the game version by Forever. The Forever client shows up as game version 1.60.1. Some authors upload a separate file with "forever" in its name, as Leatrix Plus, Pawn and ThreatClassic2 do. Others, like Questie, Deadly Boss Mods, Details! and Auctionator, ship one file that lists Forever among several game versions. If the filter shows "No Results", the addon has no Forever version yet.

Install Addons Manually

If you prefer not to use an app, download the Forever file from the Files tab, or from tukui.org for ElvUI, and copy it into the game folder yourself.

1. Open the Battle.net launcher, select World of Warcraft, choose the Forever version and click the gear icon → Show in Explorer (Finder on Mac).
2. Open World of Warcraft\_forever_\Interface\AddOns. Create the Interface and AddOns folders if they do not exist yet.
3. Unzip the addon there. The addon's own folder, with its .toc file inside, has to sit directly in AddOns, not inside a second folder with the same name. If you download from GitHub, the .toc file should list interface 16001, the Forever client.
4. Launch the game and click AddOns in the lower left of the character select screen to check that it is enabled.

Move Your Beta Interface to Live

The beta lived in its own folder, World of Warcraft\_classic_beta_, so your beta addons and settings do not carry over by themselves. If you want to keep them, do it before you set anything up on live:

1. Back up the live _forever_ folder if you have already logged in once.
2. Copy the Interface and WTF folders from _classic_beta_ into _forever_.
3. Open the CurseForge app and update every addon. Copying files does not update them, and many beta builds are already outdated.

First Login: Turn Addons Off at Character Select

During the beta, the Questie team advised logging in with all addons disabled, because addons loaded at login could break for good on that character. Enabling them once you could move in the world worked fine. Nobody has confirmed whether launch still needs this, but it costs ten seconds. Untick everything in the AddOns list at character select, log in, then turn your addons on through Esc → AddOns and type /reload.

Addons Not Saving Settings: A Beta Bug

The most common beta complaint was addons forgetting their settings after a /reload or a relog. The game did not keep the files where addons store their settings, so every login started from defaults. Some testers said it worked again by mid-October, but Blizzard has not confirmed a fix for launch.

Until it is confirmed, protect your setup:

• After you change addon settings, type /reload or log out properly, so the game writes them to disk. A crash or Alt+F4 skips that step.
• Relog once and check that your settings stuck before you spend an evening on a full interface.
• Copy the WTF folder next to Interface somewhere safe. It holds the settings of most addons, so a client reinstall or a reset does not wipe the interface you built.
• Skip third-party tools that promise to fix saved settings from outside the game. Addon authors do not recommend them.

If an Addon Does Not Load

The addon list on the character screen shows a reason next to anything that fails. The three common ones:

• Out of date. The author has not yet updated it for the current Forever build. Tick "Load out of date AddOns" to try it anyway, or wait for an update.
• Wrong game version. A Classic Era or Retail file sits in your Forever folder. Remove it and download the Forever file.
• Missing dependency. Some addons are split into parts. Voiceover addons like Spoken need their audio packs, and DBM PvP Mods needs Deadly Boss Mods. Install every part the addon page lists.

Best Settings and FPS Fixes to Pair With Your Addons

Addons rarely cost much frame rate on their own. The new lighting, fog and render resolution decide how smoothly Forever runs, so a few game settings matter more than any FPS addon.

Best Graphics Settings for WoW Forever

Lower Secondary Lighting to Good and Compute Effects to High first: on most PCs those two settings hold the biggest share of lost frames. If that is not enough, take 10% off the render scale before you touch anything else. HD and SD character models make no FPS difference, so pick the look you prefer, and set Max Foreground FPS at or slightly below your monitor's refresh rate. Press Ctrl+R to see your FPS while you test.

Skip FPS optimizer addons that change your settings for you. In tests, their defaults narrowed the camera field of view and caused objects to pop in, and the same frames come back by changing a few settings by hand.

FPS and Ping Fixes

If your frame rate drops after installing addons, disable them all and turn them back on one at a time in the same busy spot to find the culprit. Crowded capitals are the hardest test, and friendly nameplates are a common cost there. For high ping, open Options → Network, untick "Optimize network for speed", turn on IPv6 and restart the client. The 600 to 800 ms many European players saw in the beta came from the beta's US-only servers, and launch opens EU realms.

Every setting with its tested FPS cost, the 60 FPS cap bug and the console commands for denser grass are in our WoW Forever graphics settings guide.

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More WoW Forever Guides

Once your interface is ready, these guides cover the rest of your launch prep:

WoW Forever Addons FAQ

These are the questions players ask most in beta threads and under addon videos.

Does Questie work in WoW Forever?

Yes. The Questie team added official Forever support in September and keeps updating it, including Forever's dungeons in the journal. Download it from the official Questie page and remove any older unofficial "Questie Forever" upload, which was not made by the Questie team.

Do Classic Era addons work in WoW Forever?

Only if the author has released a Forever version. Forever runs on the modern WoW client, so an addon written for Classic Era will not load as it is. Addons that already work in Midnight are much easier to port, which is why many retail favorites had Forever builds within weeks of the beta.

Is WeakAuras available in WoW Forever?

Not the official addon: WeakAuras has no Forever version. Forks such as ForeverAuras and Musca Auras ported it to Forever and work within the Midnight limits, so combat log triggers do not fire and some values freeze in combat. Install only one fork. The built-in Cooldown Manager tracks spells and buffs without any addon.

Is there TSM for WoW Forever?

No. TradeSkillMaster has no Forever file and its authors have not announced one. Auctionator is the main alternative for scans and posting, and ForeverArtisan and Profession Master cover crafting prices and recipes.

Where is the WoW Forever addons folder?

In World of Warcraft\_forever_\Interface\AddOns. The beta used World of Warcraft\_classic_beta_, so copy your Interface and WTF folders from there if you want to keep your beta setup, then update every addon.

Why do my addons not save settings in WoW Forever?

In the beta, the game often did not keep addon settings after a /reload or relog. Blizzard has not confirmed that the fix is in the launch client. Type /reload after changing settings, relog once to check they stuck, and keep a copy of your WTF folder.

Does WoW Forever have a built-in damage meter?

Yes. Forever has a damage meter, a swing timer and a Cooldown Manager in the base interface. Details! is still worth installing if you want more detail than the built-in meter shows.

Will addons get me banned in WoW Forever?

No. Addons from CurseForge use the game's own addon interface, and Blizzard limits what they can do through that interface rather than banning players for using them. Third-party programs that automate gameplay outside the game are a different matter and break the rules.

Is RestedXP free in WoW Forever?

The addon is free, and so are the guides to about level 20 on Alliance and 22 on Horde. The guides past that point are paid. Questie and Quest Master - Forever are free alternatives that show quests on the map without a fixed route.

Can I get the Classic interface back without addons?

Partly. Edit Mode's Classic preset moves the frames to their old positions, but the art stays modern. The old frames, bars and windows come from ClassicUI Forever.

How many addons should I install for launch?

Five to ten is plenty. Every addon is one more thing that can break after a patch, and the first weeks after launch bring frequent client updates. Start with the must-have table above and add tools only when you miss something.