A World of Warcraft addon for Vanilla WoW (1.12.1) and Turtle WoW that gives whispers an instant messenger feel.
WIM provides a dedicated chat window for each person you whisper with, keeping your conversations organized and separate from the main chat frame.
- Individual Chat Windows: Each whisper conversation gets its own resizable window
- Character Information: Display player details (guild, level, race, class) via background /who queries
- Class Icons and Colors: Visual indicators for player classes in the title bar
- Message History: Record and browse past conversations with the built-in history viewer
- Alias System: Assign nicknames to players for easier identification
- Message Filtering: Block unwanted messages by keywords/phrases
- Shortcut Bar: Quick access to common actions (inspect, trade, invite, target)
- Timestamps: Optional timestamps on all messages
- Window Cascading: New windows automatically cascade to avoid overlap
- Minimap Button: Access conversations and options from a freely movable minimap icon
- Titan Panel Integration: Built-in support for Titan Panel
- URL Detection: Clickable web addresses in messages
- GM Detection: Whispers from Game Masters are flagged with a special icon and
<GM>tag - Block Low Level: Option to block whispers from players below level 10 (excludes friends, guild members, and players you've whispered)
- Multi-Language Support: Available in 9 languages (English, German, Spanish, French, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese)
- Cross-Faction Whispers: Full support for Turtle WoW's cross-faction communication
- Optimized WHO Cooldown: Respects Turtle WoW's 30-second WHO cooldown (5 seconds on vanilla)
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
/wim |
Open options window |
/wim help |
Open help window |
/wim history |
Open history viewer |
/wimdebug |
Toggle debug mode for WHO system |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
/wim reset |
Reset all options to default |
/wim reset filters |
Reload built-in filter definitions |
/wim clear history |
Clear all message history |
Check your Key Bindings screen (Escape > Key Bindings) for WIM's available actions:
- Show/Hide all message windows
- Toggle through recent conversations
- Shift + Left-Click the close button to permanently end a conversation
- Shift + Scroll Wheel to page through messages quickly
- TAB key toggles between open whisper windows
- Drag the minimap icon anywhere on your screen (enable "Free moving" in options)
- Link items from your inventory, character frame, trade skill windows, and more
- Download and extract to your
Interface/AddOnsfolder - Ensure the folder is named
WIM - Restart WoW or type
/reload
- Pazza (Bronzebeard) - Original WIM creator
- Sloans (Bronzebeard) - Original concept and ideas
- shirsig - Major refactoring, WHO system improvements, block low level feature, /r hotkey fix, whisper autocompletion
- KasVital - Vanilla compatibility fixes, Cyrillic character support
- me0wg4ming - Async WHO loading, GM detection, Turtle WoW optimizations
- Refaim - Current maintainer, localization system, code cleanup
- DBFBlackbull - Dynamic class colors
- Kirchlive - Macro whispers fix
- Claude (Anthropic) - AI-assisted development and localization
- Nachonut (Bronzebeard)
- Everyone in Resurgence (Bronzebeard)
- The communities at ui.WorldOfWar.net and Curse-Gaming.com