It maintains a WoW addon called the Wowhead Looter, which collects data as you play the game! It uploads the collected data to Wowhead in order to keep the database up-to-date! Submitting frequently, at least once each day, helps to ensure the front page 'Today In...' section remains up-to-date.

Get Started

Note: the Mac Version of the Wowhead Client has been discontinued. We're looking to provide support again for our Mac users in the future once we create a new client. Apologies for the inconvenience in the meantime.

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Installing the Wowhead Client

Download the Wowhead Client. Place it anywhere you wish on your computer. Start it up, and go through the initial configuration process, which includes entering your Wowhead username/password information.

Uploading Data

Location — The Wowhead Looter provides a little tool to quickly check your location on the zone map in x-y-coordinate form. There are three ways to display this information; in the chat box, on the World Map, and in a special tooltip. Alternative chat commands are /wl loc , /wl loc map , and /wl loc tooltip respectively, following the image order.



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— The Wowhead Looter provides a little tool to quickly check your location on the zone map in x-y-coordinate form. There are three ways to display this information; in the chat box, on the World Map, and in a special tooltip. Alternative chat commands are , , and respectively, following the image order. NPC Id — The Wowhead Looter allows you to find out NPC ids conveniently for purposes such as finding the correct NPC to upload a screenshot for. Ids are displayed in a tooltip, with targeted NPCs taking priority over mouse-over targets. An alternative chat command for this is /wl id .





— The Wowhead Looter allows you to find out NPC ids conveniently for purposes such as finding the correct NPC to upload a screenshot for. Ids are displayed in a tooltip, with targeted NPCs taking priority over mouse-over targets. An alternative chat command for this is . Data Reset — If you for whatever reason want to delete data gathered in the current session, you can do so with this functionality. An alternative chat command is /wl reset.





Main Window — Data gathered by the Wowhead Looter will be displayed here.





— Data gathered by the Wowhead Looter will be displayed here. Self-Maintenance — The Wowhead Client keeps itself and the Wowhead Looter addon up to date.





— The Wowhead Client keeps itself and the Wowhead Looter addon up to date. Options — Several options and preferences can be set, among others your World of Warcraft folder location, startup and uploading options.





— Several options and preferences can be set, among others your World of Warcraft folder location, startup and uploading options. Upload Process — Uploading is done easily; simply click 'Upload', and the client will do the rest for you. Make sure you have closed the World of Warcraft client before uploading!



