We will show you how to install AddOns for World of Warcraft and unlock new features for your interface.
What do Addons bring? Unlike many other MMORPGs, World of Warcraft allows players to customize their experience massively with Addons. These provide a variety of additional functions and can greatly expand the interface. Whether you want to see the current damage dealt, special warnings for boss fights, analysis tools for the auction house, or character descriptions for role-playing.
Manually install WoW Addons
If you don’t want to use additional programs, you have to install the Addons manually. But don’t worry, it’s quite simple and doesn’t require much knowledge.
- Find an Addon that you want to use. The largest Addon database for this is Curseforge.
- Download the Addon and extract the file if it is compressed as .rar or .zip.
- Open the Addons folder of World of Warcraft. It is located at the WoW installation path. The folder is called “World of Warcraft/_retail_/Interface/Addons”.
- Copy the downloaded and extracted Addon to the Addons folder.
- Start World of Warcraft and activate the Addon in the character selection under “AddOns” or when you are logged in to the game in the main menu (Escape key) also under “AddOns”.
If you want to install Addons for the Classic version of WoW, you proceed almost identically. However, the target folder is “World of Warcraft/_classic_/Interface/Addons”.
Install WoW Addons with software
Installing WoW Addons with additional software is much more relaxed. There are different options, and it depends on personal preference. Some swear by “WowUp”, while others use a tool from Curseforge.
The advantage here is that you can usually update Addons with just a few clicks and are always informed whether you have the latest version.
Addons not working – What to do?
If your Addons in World of Warcraft are not working, there can be several reasons that you should rule out one by one:
Do you have the current version of the Addon? You need to regularly update them and download new versions to ensure functionality.
Is the Addon activated in the game? Open the section “Addons” at the character selection or in the main menu and check if the desired Addon is activated with a checkmark.
Sometimes multiple Addons do not work well together. Deactivate all other Addons and activate only the one whose functionality you want to check. If it works perfectly, there may be complications with one of the other Addons.
Especially after a new patch, errors with Addons are common. Addon developers usually need time to update them. Since they usually are not paid for their work and often it’s fan projects, this can take a few days.
We have the currently most popular Addons on Curse for you here.
