WowAdder

A lightweight, native World of Warcraft addon manager

Built with Tauri v2, React 19, and the CurseForge Core API v2.
No Electron. No ads. No accounts. Just addons.

Features

Browse & Search

Find addons on CurseForge by name, category, or game version

Category Sidebar

Browse 60+ CurseForge categories with multiple sort options

One-Click Install

Install directly to your Interface/AddOns folder

Version-Aware Filtering

View only compatible files per WoW patch

External Addon Detection

Scans for unmanaged addons and matches them to CurseForge

Batch Sync

Match and adopt multiple external addons at once

How It's Different

Lightweight & Native

Built on Tauri v2 with a Rust backend and a compiled MSI installer (~5 MB). No Electron overhead, no bundled Chromium.

No Account, No Ads

Connects directly to the CurseForge Core API v2. No CurseForge account needed. No ads. No telemetry.

CurseForge Downloads

By default, installing opens the CurseForge download page directly in your browser, supporting addon authors by counting your downloads.

Smart Addon Detection

Scans your Interface/AddOns folder by parsing .toc metadata files. Detects addons installed outside WowAdder and can match and adopt them.

Safe Upgrades

Downloads and extracts the new version before removing old folders — no window where addon files are missing.

Customizable Themes

Choose from 5 color schemes inspired by World of Warcraft: Classic, Emerald, Crimson, Night Elf, and Frost.

Tech Stack

Desktop FrameworkTauri v2 (Rust backend)
FrontendReact 19 + TypeScript
Data FetchingTanStack Query v5
StylingTailwind CSS v4
API Clientcurseforge-v2
RoutingReact Router v7
Markdownreact-markdown
Build ToolVite 7
Package ManagerBun
InstallerWiX MSI

Windows (MSI installer) — other platforms can build from source