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| name | URL | supported platforms | GUI | CLI | supported hosts | add-on reconciliation | game detection | search | can install add-ons from URL | supports pre-releases | can install old versions of add-ons | supports ignoring and/or pinning add-ons | host swapping | can be configured to update add-ons without user input | can export and import list of installed add-ons | supports updating installed weakauras from wago.io | makes backups | self-updates | licence | user tracking | installed add-on database | configuration location | language | availability | approximate binary size | version as of writing | |
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| CurseBreaker | https://github.com/AcidWeb/CurseBreaker | all | no | TUI | wowi, tukui, addons.wago (requires access token), github releases | optional | implicit; has to be placed in game folder | wago through their API | yes | curse and github only | no | pin | no | in headless mode | yes | yes | WTF folder on demand and every 24h | yes | gpl3 | none | JSON file in WTF folder | WTF folder | Python | binaries | ~10 mb | 4.3.1 | |
| instawow | https://github.com/layday/instawow | all | yes (WebView) | yes | curse (requires access token), wowi, tukui, addons.wago (requires access token), github releases | optional | none | combined catalogue of curse, wowi, tukui and github add-ons | yes | curse and github only | curse and github only | version pinning for curse and github only; unreconcile to ignore | yes | no | CLI only | yes | no | no, reports outdated | gpl3 | none | SQLite database in configuration folder | Platform-dependent, XDG, can be overridden | Python (core and CLI), TypeScript (GUI) | binaries, pip(x) | varies by platform and UI, ~50 mb for the win and mac GUI | 2.0.2 | |
| strongbox | https://github.com/ogri-la/strongbox | Linux (natively); Mac (JAR) | yes (JavaFX) | small subset of GUI | wowi, tukui, github and gitlab releases | automatic | none | combined catalogue of wowi, tukui and github add-ons | github only | no | github and gitlab only | ignore to prevent reconciliation; pin for version pinning | yes | no | yes | no | no | no | agpl3 | none | JSON file in each add-on folder | XDG, can be overridden | Clojure | binaries, AUR | ~50 mb | 5.4.1 | |
| WowUp | https://github.com/jliddev/WowUp | all | yes (Electron) | no | curse (thru ad), wowi, tukui, addons.wago (ad or access token), github releases; separate clients for wago and curse | automatic | automatic, can be overridden | curse, wago and tukui through their respective APIs | github only | curse and github only | no | ignore | yes | yes, periodically | no | no | WTF on demand backup and restore | yes | gpl3 | opt in | JSON file in configuration folder | Platform-dependent | TypeScript | binaries | varies significantly by platform, up to 100 mb or more | 2.9.1 |
This list is outdated. Ajour supports classic TBC addons since May 19th, 2021.
Thank you, I omitted to update that column. I believe they all do now so I took it out.
@layday Great. Thanks a lot for making this list. :)
Here's 1 more change: townlongyak is now supported by Ajour catalog search.
Thanks! Fixed.
Thanks. By the way, there's another addon updater (I haven't tried it) called Singularity. Maybe someone will like it.
Personally I think Ajour and instawow are the best ones. :)
There's a more extensive list at https://ogri-la.github.io/wow-addon-managers/ which includes Singularity. I personally have some reservations about Singularity because it mirrors add-on files. This might simply be done for load balancing purposes, but it will definitely rub some people the wrong way.
Ah, Singularity is horrible then. Mirroring the files is not okay. They should be pulled from the original sites
Ajour has had a lot of recent updates. The ones relevant to the list are:
- can export and import list of installed add-ons: Yes (it has export to YML, and can import and install the list)
- makes backups: Addons, WTF, Screenshots, Ajour Data (you pick which of these 4 things you want)
Updated, thanks.
With my beloved Ajour gone... what are alternatives that can still be use in the future? I just refused to use overwolf shit.
ty mate!
Would you mind adding WowMatrix as well? Thanks ahead.