Gone are the days of manually adding and removing addons in your folder every single time there is an update. With these addon managers you can update all your addons and download new ones with a click of a button!
Curseforge and WowUp.io are two awesome addon managers that are easy to set up and get started with.
Our top addon picks
This Add-on allows you to put custom icons and overlays on your UI. Anything from helping with your rotation, to displaying visual tank ques for raids. You can make WeakAura for just about anything.
GTFO provides an audible alert when you're standing in something you're not supposed to be standing in. In some cases, you'll be warned before you start taking damage. This mod improves your situational awareness and is recommended for dungeon divers and raiders of all skill levels as even the most seasoned veteran sometimes needs a reminder to GTFO.
DBM sends audio and visual alerts for all PvE content, such as raids and dungeons. Vital for all who plan on raiding.
Pawn helps you find upgrades for your gear and tell which of two items is better for your spec. Start with built-in advice from Ask Mr. Robot, or customize Pawn's stat weights to have it suggest items based on your favorite class guide or simulator. Pawn can help you decide whether it's better to use the cloak with 100 mastery or the one with 80 crit—whether you're just starting out, or you're an advanced player who plans out gear upgrades and regularly simulates and evaluates performance.
Although this is a simple addon, the amount of information it enables is amazing. This addon generates a string of your character's gear, talents, and other borrowed power mechanics. You can then use that information on sites like Raidbots.com to simulate your DPS, generate your stats weights (for use with Pawn), the best gear in your inventory and even what dungeons you should focus on for your BiS gear.
ElvUI is a powerful addon that allows you to customize your entire UI and organize it in any style you like.
Handy Notes for your maps. This addon is intended to be a small and simple replacement for Cartographer_Notes and functions in a similar manner.
WIM (WoW Instant Messenger) is a World of Warcraft addon which brings an instant messenger feel to communication in game.
[Guild] [Yourchar]: Some chat message
becomes
[Guild] [Yourchar]: (Yourname): Some chat message
Incognito adds your name in front of your chat messages. Can be enabled for guild (and officer), party and raid chat messages.
This addon provides a simple frame where you can view and store all your to-do’s, and everything can be sorted as daily or weekly, in which cases it will reset automatically when the time comes!
Do you find yourself completing old content just so that you can get literally everything for your Collections? Say no more! ALL THE THINGS will help you with your endeavor by giving you the ability to track your completion for everything.
Tired of not being able to Transmog incomplete sets or the many dungeon/leveling sets not found in the default set list? Better Wardrobe & Transmog was created to solve these issues and to improve the transmog experience without needing a host of additional addons installed. It adds new features to the Collection Journal, Transmog Vendor, Dressing Room and tooltip pages.
MogIt is an in-game catalogue of transmogrification items with the aim of helping players build their own sets! (Unsure how much longer it will be maintained)