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My Complete ESO Addon Guide (2026)

If you’ve watched my channel for any length of time, you’ve probably heard me recommend dozens of different ESO addons over the years. The question I get more than any other is always the same:

“Okay Kal…but what addons do you actually use?”

So, I finally did something I really, really did not want to do… I deleted my entire addon folder and rebuilt my interface from scratch so I could document everything.

One quick piece of advice before you go download my list: don’t install all of these at once.

This guide accompanies the full video and includes every addon I currently use in The Elder Scrolls Online, along with download links and my recommendations for each.

It’s much easier to customize your UI if you install addons one at a time (or in small batches). Otherwise, it becomes difficult to figure out which addon is changing what. Think of this as a starting point rather than a checklist. Depending on your playstyle, you might decide you don’t need every addon I use.

Addon Manager

Core HUD

NAVIGATION

Combat

Crafting

Trading

Fashion & Roleplay

Installing ESO Addons

Before we jump into the addon recommendations, let’s talk about installation.

I use Minion to manage all of my addons. It’s definitely not required, but for ESO it’s a solid option. It automatically identifies addon dependencies, makes installing new addons easier, and keeps everything up to date with just a couple of clicks.

If you’d rather install addons manually, that’s completely fine too. You can download them directly from ESOUI.com and drop them into your AddOns folder yourself. Minion just saves me a bit of time, and after using it for years, it’s my preferred method.

Common Minion Problems (and Easy Fixes)

Over the years I’ve run into a few common Minion issues, and thankfully they’ve all had pretty simple solutions.

  • Minion can’t find your AddOns folder? Even if the file path is correct, I’ve had success simply uninstalling and reinstalling Minion.
  • The 64-bit version suddenly stops working? Try installing the 32-bit version instead. I had to do this myself, and most of the advice I found online suggested just sticking with the 32-bit version.
  • Fresh install but things still aren’t working? Before you uninstall anything, restart your PC. When I upgraded my computer last year, Minion didn’t work until after a reboot.

How I Organized This Guide

I’ve organized these recommendations by complexity rather than importance.

If you don’t have the time (or patience) to spend hours customizing your UI, just install the first couple of addons from each category. They’ll give you the biggest quality-of-life improvements with the least amount of setup.

As you get more comfortable, you can always come back and add the more advanced options later.

Core HUD Customization

Let’s start with the foundation of my interface. These are the addons I think almost every PC player should consider installing.

Perfect Pixel

Perfect Pixel is where I recommend everyone starts. It cleans up the default ESO interface, makes menus much easier to use, and extends many of the interface windows so you can simply see more information at once. Once you’ve gotten used to seeing more than a dozen inventory items on screen, it’s really hard to go back.

LUI Extended

This is the addon that handles nearly all of my HUD customization. I use it for my unit frames, action bars, combat text, and several other interface improvements. It also allows you to move around many of ESO’s default interface elements.

Some of that functionality is finally coming to the base game with Update 51 on PC, which is fantastic news. That said, I still expect LUI Extended to be worth using thanks to its much deeper customization options.

There are a lot of settings inside LUI Extended, and in the companion video I walk through the exact modules I enable, the ones I disable, how I clean up my combat text, and how I customize my unit frames. Those choices are definitely personal preference, so don’t feel like you have to copy my setup exactly.

navigate eso like a pro

If you’re finding it a bit tricky to navigate Tamriel, this next collection of addons is for you. These are the addons I rely on whenever I’m exploring, hunting collectibles, leveling new characters, or chasing down achievements. They dramatically improve your ability to coordinate your adventures and make it much easier to keep track of everything the game has to offer.

Decluttered Scrying Leads

If you’re into Antiquities, this is one of those “install it and forget it” addons. Decluttered Scrying Leads removes the basic green leads from your active list so you can immediately spot the Antiquities that actually matter. There’s no customization required—just install it and enjoy a much cleaner leads menu.

Pithka’s Achievement Tracker

If you’re a dungeon runner looking for your next challenge, Pithka’s Achievement Tracker is a must-have. It provides a convenient interface that tracks all of the dungeon, trial, and arena achievements you’re still missing, making it easy to decide what to tackle next.

Simply type /pat to bring up the tracker whenever you need it.

Urich’s Skill Point Finder

Whenever I’m leveling a new character, skill points are always at a premium, and that’s where Urich’s Skill Point Finder comes in clutch. It tracks every missing skyshard and skill point your character can still collect, making it incredibly easy to finish off those last few you’re missing.

Just type /uspf to bring up the HUD element and start tracking your progress.

Map Pins

Map Pins is the first of three addons that completely transform your map. It adds an enormous variety of useful pins, including achievements, Lore Books, chapter collectibles, wayshrines, and much more. Best of all, you can decide exactly which pins you want to see using the Filters tab on your map. If you like having information available without constantly checking outside resources, this one is an easy recommendation.

HarvestMap

HarvestMap is one of my favorite quality-of-life addons for gathering. It records and displays resource nodes, treasure chests, heavy sacks, and other valuable containers directly on your map. By default, every node starts out as unknown and gets added as you discover it naturally.

If you’d rather skip the exploration, though, there’s also downloadable map data available from the addon page that fills everything in for you immediately. One of my favorite features is the ability to show only currently spawned resource nodes, making farming routes incredibly efficient.

Recommended Companion Downloads

To get the most out of HarvestMap, I also recommend installing:

  • HarvestMap Data – Adds the complete community resource node database.
  • HarvestPins by Hatory – Improves the appearance of HarvestMap’s icons and makes them much easier to read at a glance.

LoreBooks

While Map Pins covers a surprising number of books throughout Tamriel, LoreBooks fills in the gaps. It tracks the rest of Shalidor’s Library as well as Eidetic Memory, making it an essential addon for lore collectors and completionists.

These books won’t help you level your Mages Guild skill line, but if you’re determined to find every scrap of Elder Scrolls lore hidden throughout the world, LoreBooks is absolutely worth installing.

Votan’s Minimap

Rounding out this category is Votan’s Minimap, my personal favorite minimap addon for ESO. Honestly, I think a minimap is 100% required in any MMO.

There’s plenty you can customize here—I know a lot of players like keeping the clock, region names, and other information visible—but I prefer a much cleaner, more minimal setup. More importantly, having a minimap makes all of the other exploration addons in this category even more useful. Once you’ve played with one for a while, it’s incredibly difficult to go back.

Combat Mastery

If you’re planning to tackle any serious PvE content in ESO, this next group of addons is non-negotiable.

Most of these don’t require much setup, but they’ll dramatically improve your awareness of boss mechanics, help you coordinate with your group, and make challenging content significantly more manageable. Personally, I think you’re doing both yourself and your group a disservice if you step into Veteran content without these installed.

Code’s Combat Alerts

If I had to recommend just one combat addon, this would be it. Code’s Combat Alerts provides on-screen notifications for countless mechanics that aren’t always communicated clearly by the base game. Whether it’s a dangerous attack, a mechanic you need to react to immediately, or simply information that would otherwise be easy to miss, this addon has you covered. Honestly, if you aren’t running Combat Alerts, you’re basically playing ESO on extra-hard mode.

Player Role Indicator

This one’s nice and simple, but surprisingly useful. Player Role Indicator places role icons above your group members so it’s easy to identify your tank, healer, and damage dealers at a glance. That becomes especially helpful when everyone’s stacked together… or lying in a pile of bodies. It’s also practically essential for Veteran Cloudrest, where being able to instantly identify your tank makes it much easier to know when it’s safe to resurrect fallen teammates.

RaidNotifier

While Combat Alerts already covers a huge number of mechanics, RaidNotifier expands on that even further. It adds notifications for additional mechanics, phase transitions, ultimate coordination, and plenty of encounter-specific information that becomes increasingly valuable as you move into Veteran Trials. If endgame PvE is your goal, I’d install both.

Combat Metrics

Combat Metrics is the gold standard for combat analysis in ESO. When you hear players talking about parsing, this is almost certainly the addon they’re using.

After combat, simply type /cmx to open a detailed breakdown of everything that happened. You can save parses, export them, or grab screenshots to share with friends or guildmates.

Combat Reticle

Combat Reticle simply lets you customize your cursor and crosshair so you can pick a style that you like better than the default. There’s not much setup involved here, just choose your favorite design and you’re good to go.

AlphaGear 2

Once you start taking PvE seriously, you’re almost certainly going to want a build manager. I use AlphaGear 2, but if I’m being completely honest, Wizard’s Wardrobe is probably the easier recommendation for most players.

So why do I still use AlphaGear?

It lets me assign outfits and cosmetics to each build. For me, that’s worth putting up with an older addon that isn’t actively maintained. Nico… if you ever add outfit and cosmetic swapping to Wizard’s Wardrobe, I’m all yours.

A Note About AlphaGear 2

If you’re following me into the abyss here, there’s something you should know. AlphaGear 2 hasn’t received an official update since 2022. Despite that, it still works remarkably well with one notable exception: scribed skills.

Fortunately, Bregol maintains an unofficial fix on GitHub that’s linked in the comments section of the ESOUI download page. I’ve tested it myself without any issues. All you have to do is download the updated files and replace the originals in your AddOns folder.

Auto Recharge & Repair

There are several addons that can automatically repair your gear, but most of them do it by spending your gold at merchants.

I’m not down with that.

I’ve got what feels like an infinite supply of repair kits, so I’d much rather save my gold. Thank you. That’s why Auto Recharge & Repair still has a permanent spot in my addon list.

Craftmaxxing Artisan

When it comes to crafting in ESO, my addon list is actually pretty short.

That said, if you’re someone who runs Daily Crafting Writs, these first three addons are absolute game changers. Together, they’ll cut your writ routine down to about 60 seconds or less per character, turning what used to be a chore into one of the fastest and most profitable activities in the game.

Dolgubon’s Lazy Writ Crafter

Dolgubon’s Lazy Writ Crafter automates nearly the entire crafting process, dramatically speeding up your daily routine.

Several years ago it didn’t support Provisioning or Alchemy, but that’s no longer the case. Today it handles both just fine, meaning you could honestly stop here if you wanted a single all-in-one solution.

Potion Maker

Outside of writs, it’s also incredibly useful because it completely eliminates the need to memorize reagent combinations or constantly look them up online. You can search for the effects you want, craft the potion you need, and even save your favorite recipes for quick access later.

Furniture Catalogue

If you’re into housing, Furniture Catalogue is an absolute must-have. It tells you where every furnishing in the game comes from, along with the crafting recipe, required profession, and crafting station for every craftable furnishing.

Personally, I can never remember which furnishings I already know how to craft—or even which crafting station I need to use half the time—so I’m referencing this addon constantly. If housing isn’t your thing, you can safely skip this one. But as a housing main…I LOVE THIS ADDON.

trading addons for eso

Now that you’ve explored Tamriel, perfected your builds, and become a Grand Master Crafter… it’s time to make some gold.

Whether you’re flipping items on Guild Traders, pricing rare drops, or squeezing every last voucher out of your Master Writs, these are the addons I rely on to keep my trading game efficient.

Item Cooldown Tracker

If you’ve watched some of my previous videos, you’ve probably heard me talk about loot bag cooldowns. Many daily quest reward containers and event reward coffers have hidden daily cooldowns on their best rewards. Open a second bag too soon, and you might miss out on the valuable stuff. If you’re still on cooldown, it’ll warn you before you open the container, giving you the chance to save it until the next day when you’re eligible for another rare reward.

Awesome Guild Store

If you’re an active Guild Trader, Awesome Guild Store is practically mandatory. It dramatically improves both buying and selling. On the buying side, it adds a wealth of new filters, including things like known versus unknown recipes and motifs, and even lets you save searches so you don’t have to rebuild them every time you visit a trader. Selling is just as nice. It can automatically fill in your last listing price and makes it much easier to split item stacks into individual listings.

Tamriel Trade Centre & Show TTC Price

If you’re serious about making gold, Tamriel Trade Centre (TTC) is indispensable. Together with Show TTC Price, these addons help you quickly determine whether an item is valuable or just vendor trash before you accidentally destroy or sell it.

I do make one small tweak to Show TTC Price, though. By default, it displays the TTC average sale price alongside the total stack value. Personally… I can do the math. I’d much rather see the average TTC price and the vendor value side by side. That lets me instantly decide whether an item is worth listing on a Guild Trader or if I should just sell it to an NPC merchant and move on.

Writ Worthy

WritWorthy analyzes your Master Writs and helps you determine which ones are actually profitable and which ones are going to cost more in materials than they’re worth.It’s useful whether you’re completing Master Writs yourself or simply deciding which ones are worth selling to other players. Just keep in mind that WritWorthy relies on pricing information from a trading addon like Tamriel Trade Centre, so you’ll want one of those installed if you want accurate profitability calculations.

aesthetic addons for fashion & rp

This last category is every bit as important to me as the rest. After all… ESO is an RPG.

Sure, these addons won’t increase your DPS or make you rich, but they will help your character look better, feel more alive, and make the game a lot more immersive. Some of these are pure quality-of-life improvements, while others have become indispensable parts of how I play.

Action Bar Skill Styles

Action Bar Skill Styles updates your skill bar so your icons actually reflect the Skill Style you’ve equipped.

Vestige Mirror

Vestige Mirror is one of the newer additions to my addon list, but it’s already earned a permanent spot. It gives you a nice way to showcase your character with a shallow depth-of-field effect while also displaying your outfit, motifs, dyes, collectibles, and other customization options.

Personality Designer

This has been one of my favorite addons for years, and I even have an entire video dedicated to it. Personality Designer lets you create automated loops of emotes and mementos that bring your characters to life. I wish more players used this addon because it adds so much personality to the world. Nearly all of my characters have their own custom “personality,” and it’s completely changed how I think about collecting emotes and mementos.

NTak Camera

NTak Camera can do a lot, but I really only use it for two features. First, it remembers my preferred camera position so it naturally resets back where I like it after moving around. Second, it automatically zooms my camera out whenever I enter combat.

AlphaStyle

If you were wondering why I still use AlphaGear 2 instead of Wizard’s Wardrobe…This is the reason.

AlphaStyle extends AlphaGear by letting you assign complete fashion loadouts to your combat builds, including your outfit, title, cosmetics, pet, and mount. That makes it easy to identify your current build at a glance, but it’s also fantastic for roleplay or simply showing off your collection of looks.

Screenshot Helper

When you hide your UI, it can automatically remove additional interface elements that normally remain visible, and it also lets you fine-tune your camera position using your keyboard’s arrow keys. Just remember to assign a hotkey in the settings first.

That wraps up my complete ESO addon setup for 2026! I hope this guide helps you build an interface that fits your own playstyle, and if you have any questions, feel free to ask here or on Discord. If you’d like to see exactly how I configure every addon, be sure to watch the companion video, and if you enjoy approachable ESO guides, consider subscribing to my YouTube channel for more builds, guides, housing, and fashion content: https://www.youtube.com/@Kalam0n.

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