TacoTip

Better player tooltips for World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Classic Phase 5

A stable build is also maintained for Cataclysm Classic and MoP Classic Phase 4.

TacoTip enriches the default unit and item tooltips with information that matters in group play — GearScore, item level, talents, guild data, target, and more — while staying lightweight: no FPS drops, no slowdowns, no Lua errors.

Every feature is configurable. You decide exactly what gets shown.

Features

Unit Tooltips

• Class-colored names
• Player titles
• Guild name and rank
• Talents and active specialization (with Dual-Spec support on WotLK clients and further)
• GearScore
• Average item level
• Pawn score (requires the Pawn addon)
• Current target of the unit
• Faction icon (Horde / Alliance)
• PvP flag icon
• Health and power bars under the tooltip

Item Tooltips

• Item GearScore
• Item level

Character Frame

• GearScore
• Average item level
• Repositionable indicators (lockable)

Equipped Items Overlay

• Quality color border on item slots
• Item level shown directly on the icon
• Durability shown directly on the icon

Extras

• Class-colored chat names
• Custom tooltip position / mouse anchor
• Instant tooltip fade
• Disable enhancements during combat
• Configurable tooltip style (Full / Compact / Mini)

Installation

1. Download the latest release from the CurseForge page.
2. Extract the TacoTip folder into your WoW install:
   • MoP Classic: World of Warcraft\_classic_\Interface\AddOns\
3. Restart the game (or /reload).

"Addon out of date" error

Press ESC → AddOns → enable Load out of date AddOns.

Configuration

Open the options panel from:

• Esc → Options → AddOns → TacoTip, or
• the chat command /tacotip

The panel is grouped into clear sections (Unit Tooltips, Character Frame, Item Tooltips, Enhanced Tooltips, Extra) and includes a live preview tooltip plus a Reset button to restore defaults.

Compatibility

Optional dependencies: Pawn (for Pawn score in tooltips), LibSharedMedia-3.0.

Embedded libraries: LibStub, CallbackHandler-1.0, LibDetours-1.0, LibClassicInspector, LibClassicGearScore, LibEQOLSettingsMode-1.0.

For Addon Developers

LibClassicInspector — the inspection library that powers TacoTip — is publicly released and reusable. Current version: 19 (2025-01-24).

It exposes a single API for inspecting other players across every Classic-era client:

• Inventory, item links and item IDs (slots 1–19 on Classic/TBC/WotLK/Cata, 1–17 on MoP)
• Talents, talent points and active spec, including dual / multi-spec on WotLK+ and the 4-tab MoP Druid layout
• Achievements and statistics (WotLK+)
• Glyphs (WotLK+)
• Client-version helpers (IsClassic / IsTBC / IsWotlk / IsCata / IsMop)
• Inspection queue is handled automatically — callbacks fire when data is ready

Full reference: API.txt — header lists supported clients and client-specific quirks (DEATHKNIGHT requires WotLK+, MONK is MoP-only, MoP removes the Ranged inventory slot, etc.).

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for the full release history. Latest: 0.5.7.

Feedback

Bug reports, suggestions, and translation help are all welcome — open an issue or PR on the repository.

Credits

• Original author: @anzz1 (kebabstorm)
• Cataclysm port: Zik
• Cataclysm compile / debug & current MoP port: @Nailuj1992

Contributors

• @Kisanen — development & testing help
• @Oshiri — development & testing help
• @nullKomplex — bugfix
• @ForestJ316 — bugfix

Translators

Credit is based on the Translators: header in each Locale/<locale>.lua file and the git history of that file. Translations marked (machine-assisted) were drafted by the MoP port maintainer and are looking for native-speaker review.

If you'd like to improve or review a translation, edit the matching Locale/<locale>.lua file and open a PR.