Game: WoW Forever and Retail. Version: Forever 1.3.9-forever; Retail 0.5.8.
AltoLite is a dashboard of characters this installation has seen. It saves snapshots of gold, level, item level, currencies, lockouts, and other available progression information when you play each character. Forever emphasizes leveling and character details; Retail adds Mythic+, Great Vault, and weekly progression views.
Install
Use the CurseForge app first. Select your Forever and Retail game installation, search for AltoLite, and install the matching release. The catalog lists https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/altolite.
For a manual install, place the release folder at World of Warcraft/_forever_/Interface/AddOns/AltoLite/. Keep AltoLite.toc directly inside that folder, with its Lua files and media beside it. Avoid an extra nested release folder. Fully close and restart the game, then enable the addon for the character in the AddOns list.
For Retail, use World of Warcraft/_retail_/Interface/AddOns/AltoLite/. Keep each client's installation separate.
Quick start
- Install the correct build for each client, then log into each character you want in the dashboard.
- Open
/alto setup, then use Overview, search, realm selection, and column headings to explore the recorded characters. - Open
/alto options, select any currencies you want to track explicitly, and revisit each alt to update its snapshot.
Slash commands
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
/alto | Toggle the dashboard in either build. |
/alto options, /alto settings | Open settings. |
/alto setup, /alto guide, /alto tutorial | Open the setup guide. |
Settings and controls
Defaults below describe a new installation. Existing saved choices can carry forward after an update.
| Setting or control | Default | Where | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| Realm filter | All realms | Dashboard header, where the client provides the dropdown | Limit the character list to a recorded realm. |
| Search | Empty | Dashboard header | Filter recorded characters by the supported searchable text. |
| Sort | Name, ascending | Click column headings | Choose a sortable column and reverse its direction. |
| Selected tab | Overview | Dashboard tabs | Remember the last selected tab. |
| Show realm beside character | On | Settings > Display and tracking | Include the realm beside names. |
| Hide minimap button | Off | Settings > Display and tracking | Hide the launcher while keeping slash commands available. |
| Tracked currencies, Forever | None explicitly selected | Settings > Tracked currencies | With none selected, capture available owned/listed currencies; explicit choices restrict capture. |
| Tracked currencies, Retail | None explicitly selected | Settings > Tracked currencies | With none selected, use currencies marked for the backpack; explicit choices restrict capture. |
| Forever Overview columns | Name, Level, Item Level, Gold, Zone, Professions, Rested, Last Seen on; Played off | Settings > Columns | Toggle each of these nine columns independently. |
| Retail Overview columns | Name, Level, Item Level, Rating, Keystone, Vault, Gold, Last Seen on | Settings > Columns | Toggle each of these eight columns independently. |
| Window dimensions | 960 × 480 | Drag bottom-right resize grip | Save size; minimum 760 × 430. |
| Window position | Center | Drag header; Reset window position | Save or recenter placement. |
| Minimap position | 220 degrees | Drag icon | Save icon placement. |
| Forever Theme | AltoLite | Settings > Appearance | AltoLite, Clean, Glass, WoW Classic, Midnight, or Minimal HUD. |
| Forever Background opacity | 98% | Settings > Appearance | 0–100%. |
| Forever Border | On | Settings > Appearance | Show the theme border. |
| Forever Window scale | 100% | Settings > Appearance | 70–130% in 5% steps. |
| Retail Accent color | RGBA 0.25, 0.72, 0.95, 1 | Settings color swatch | Change the accent. |
| Retail Window background | RGBA 0.035, 0.045, 0.06, 0.98 | Settings color swatch | Change background color and alpha. |
| Retail Header bar color | RGBA 0.10, 0.15, 0.21, 1 | Settings color swatch | Change header color. |
| Retail Row stripe color | RGBA 0.14, 0.17, 0.21, 0.18 | Settings color swatch | Change alternating row color. |
| Retail Row hover color | RGBA 0.25, 0.72, 0.95, 0.18 | Settings color swatch | Change row-hover color. |
| Retail Text color | RGBA 0.9, 0.92, 0.95, 1 | Settings color swatch | Change ordinary text color. |
| Retail Border color | RGBA 0.24, 0.30, 0.37, 1 | Settings color swatch | Change border color. |
| Retail presets | Default Dark values initially | Settings > Presets | Default Dark, Transparent, Midnight Purple, Light, or Class Color Accent. Preset buttons change the color values they provide. |
| Retail Class-colored names | On | Settings | Use class colors for character names. |
| Retail Show header summary | On | Settings | Show account summary chips. |
| Retail Compact mode | Off | Settings | Use a denser presentation. |
| Retail Background opacity | 98% | Settings | 0–100%; changes the background alpha. |
| Retail Border width | 1 | Settings | 0, 1, or 2; zero removes the border. |
| Retail Font size | 12 | Settings | 10–16. |
| Retail Row height | 24 | Settings | 18–32. |
| Retail Window scale | 100% | Settings | 75–125% in 5% steps. |
| Retail Reset appearance | Action | Settings | Restore appearance defaults without deleting character records. |
Features and windows
Install the matching build
The Forever source folder is named AltoLite-Forever, but its installed folder must be AltoLite. The Retail build also installs as AltoLite in its own client directory. Do not install both builds into one AddOns directory or put AltoLite-Forever beside AltoLite there. Each client uses its own AltoLiteDB saved file. There is no automatic cross-client merge.
Shared dashboard behavior
The dashboard only knows characters you have logged into with this addon installed. Offline rows are snapshots, not live queries. Gold, item level, currencies, and other details update from available events and reads while you play. Logout updates last-seen time rather than rereading every value from a client that is shutting down.
Search and realm selection narrow the list. Click sortable headings to change order. The window remembers its position, dimensions, scale, and selected tab. Hover character information for more details. Currency choices depend on what the client exposes; an unchecked default list does not mean “track nothing.” Select explicit currencies when you want consistent choices, then log into each alt to refresh them.
Forever views
Forever has Overview, Currencies, Lockouts, and Weekly. Overview can show level, item level, gold, zone, professions, rested XP, played time, and last seen. Played starts hidden. Professions use the available skill/profession information; played time is requested at login without the usual chat output. Level-cap or XP-disabled characters do not have ordinary leveling XP progress.
Currencies uses available currency information and can display owned currencies without explicit selections. Lockouts shows saved instance difficulty and boss progress where the client supplies them. Weekly can show configured weekly quest IDs, but no IDs ship by default and this version exposes no weekly-ID editor. Do not expect a complete automatic Forever weekly checklist.
Forever also reads available major-faction information when those client functions exist. This does not mean every reputation has a dedicated tab. Right-click a character row to remove its saved record after confirmation. Logging into that character adds it again. This removal menu is a Forever feature in the supplied builds.
Retail views
Retail has Overview, Mythic+, Great Vault, Currencies, Lockouts, and Weekly. Overview includes rating, current keystone, and vault progress. Mythic+ summarizes available map/season and weekly run information. Great Vault displays activity progress supplied by the game. Weekly summarizes available vault categories, weekly key information, and any configured quest IDs. The default quest-ID list is empty and there is no editor for it in the settings UI.
Currencies includes each character's gold and the captured currencies. With no explicit choices, Retail tracks currencies shown on the backpack. Lockouts reflects recorded saved-instance information. Weekly-sensitive information can show Reset since last login after a reset boundary. Log into that character to refresh it; the dashboard cannot complete a remote rescan of an offline alt.
Appearance and windows
Forever's settings use a theme dropdown, background opacity, border toggle, and scale. Retail exposes individual color swatches, presets, font size, row height, compact mode, summary visibility, border width, and scale. These interfaces are different; a Retail color-setting instruction does not apply to Forever.
Left-click the minimap icon to toggle the dashboard; right-click opens a menu with Settings and More from Korivash. Drag the icon to reposition it. The addon compartment can also open AltoLite on clients that expose it. Use the header drag area and bottom-right grip to arrange the main window. Setup introduces the tabs and tracking limits. Forever defers a setup request made during combat. Settings includes Reset window position, Setup guide, and More from Korivash.
FAQ
Can AltoLite discover every alt without logging in?
No. Each character must be seen by this installation.
Can I use the Retail file on Forever?
Use the matching build. Both install as AltoLite, but into separate client directories.
Why are there no Mythic+ or Great Vault tabs on Forever?
Those are Retail views. Forever has four tabs.
Why is my alt's gold old?
It is a snapshot. Log into that alt to refresh it. Recent versions avoid overwriting gold during logout.
Why are currencies missing when none are checked?
Retail defaults to backpack currencies; Forever uses available owned/listed currencies. Choose currencies explicitly and revisit the alt.
Why does a weekly row say Reset since last login?
The saved weekly boundary has passed. Log into that character for current data.
Can I remove a character?
Forever has a confirmed right-click removal action. The supplied Retail build does not expose that same menu.
Does Weekly automatically know every weekly quest?
No. The optional quest-ID list is empty by default and has no current UI editor.
Where is played time on Forever?
Enable Played under Columns; it is off by default.
Troubleshooting and saved data
Both builds store settings and character snapshots in AltoLiteDB. Retail uses _retail_/WTF/Account/<Account>/SavedVariables/AltoLite.lua; Forever uses the corresponding _forever_ path. If rows are missing, clear search and select All realms before checking backups. After installing the recent gold/currency fixes, log into affected alts once.
The addon does not appear. Check the game installation selected in CurseForge, the folder name above, and the AddOns checkbox for this character. A full game restart is needed when adding an addon or new files; a UI reload is not a substitute for that first restart.
A manual update seems to disappear. Check whether CurseForge is managing the same folder. An app update or reinstall can replace a hand-installed build. Keep a backup outside AddOns and use one update method for that installation.
Settings are missing or reverted. WoW writes saved settings during a normal logout or UI reload. Back up saved files while the game is closed. Account data is normally under _forever_/WTF/Account/<Account>/SavedVariables/AltoLite.lua, with a .lua.bak backup when present. Do not confuse that file with the addon's source files in Interface/AddOns. A different account or game installation has a different saved-data folder.
Something still looks wrong. Use the recovery controls described above, then reload. For help, include the addon version, game flavor, what you clicked, and the exact error text: https://discord.gg/YxFRuEPSxZ.
Recent changes
- Forever 1.3.9-forever — Added More from Korivash.
- Forever 1.3.8-forever — Logout no longer overwrites other characters' recorded gold with zero; revisit each character to refresh it.
- Forever 1.3.7-forever — Setup requests defer during combat.
- Retail 0.5.8 — Added More from Korivash.
- Retail 0.5.7 — Preserved alt data on logout, added gold to Currencies, and defaulted currency tracking to backpack selections.
- Retail 0.5.6 — Setup visibility and unfinished-guide fixes.