AddOn Studio for World of Warcraft Readme
Table of Contents
1. System Requirements for 2010 (v3.0)
1.1 Supported Architectures
1.2 Supported Operating Systems
- Windows XP (x86) with Service Pack 3 - all editions except Starter Edition *
- Windows Vista (x86 or x64) with Service Pack 1 - all editions except Starter Edition *
- Windows 7 (x86 or x64) *
- Windows 7 SP 1 (x86 or x64)
- Windows 8 (x86 or x64)
- Windows 8.1 (x86 or x64)
- Windows 10 (x86 or x64)
- Windows 11
- Windows Server 2003 (x86 or x64) with Service Pack 2 *
- Windows Server 2003 R2 (x86 or x64) *
- Windows Server 2008 (x86 or x64) with Service Pack 2 *
- Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64)
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2022
* Windows XP, Vista, 7 before SP1, Server 2003, and Server 2008 before R2 are only supported with version 3.0.220514.0, released 5/14/2022 or earlier
1.3 Hardware Requirements
- Computer that has a 800MHz or faster processor
- RAM: 512 MB RAM for x86, 1 GB RAM for x64
- An additional 256 MB RAM if running in a Virtual Machine
- 20MB of available hard disk space
- Recommended: DirectX 9-capable video card that runs at 1024 x 768 or higher display resolution
1.2 System Requirements for 2015 (v4.0)
1.2.1 Supported Architectures
1.2.2 Supported Operating Systems
- Windows 7 SP 1 (x86 or x64)
- Windows 8 (x86 or x64)
- Windows 8.1 (x86 or x64)
- Windows 10 (x86 or x64)
- Windows 11
- Windows Server 2008 R2 SP 1
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2022
1.2.3 Hardware Requirements
- 1.6 GHz or faster processor
- 1 GB of free RAM
- An additional 500 MB of free RAM if running on a virtual machine
- 4GB of available hard disk space, 5400 RPM or better hard disk drive
- DirectX 9-capable video card running 1024 x 768 or higher display resolution
1.3 System Requirements for 2022 (v7.0)
1.3.1 Supported Architectures
1.3.2 Supported Operating Systems
- Windows 10 1909 or newer (x64 install version only)
- Windows 11 21H2 or newer
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2022
1.3.3 Hardware Requirements
- 1.8 GHz or faster processor, 64-bit only. ARM not supported.
- 3 to 4 GB of free RAM. 8 GB or better total RAM recommended.
- An additional 500 MB of free RAM if running on a virtual machine
- 850 MB up to 210 GB of available hard disk space. SSD recommended, regular HDD will still be fine.
- Display resolution of 1366 by 768 minimum. 1080p or better recommended.
- Windows 365: 2 vCPU and 8 GB RAM minimum. 4 vCPU and 16 GB of RAM recommended.
- Installation on an NTFS partition.
2. Resources
2.1 Product Home
2.2 Installation
2.3 Support
2.4 Documentation
- Getting Started
In-depth systems level guide and tutorial for getting AddOn Studio for World of Warcraft up and running.
- AddOn Creation Tutorials
Provides tutorials for creating a new add-on with AddOn Studio for World of Warcraft.
(*Run AddOn Studio > Choose 'Help' from the Menu > Look for 'Tutorials' in the Sub-Menu)
3. Known Issues
3.1 Installing
3.1.1 Generic
Starting AddOn Studio for World of Warcraft may take a few extra seconds the first time, where a splash screen is not yet shown.
Please be patient.