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How to install Tinker, keep your addons current on every computer, and move over from the CurseForge app.

New here? Start with Install Tinker. Coming from the CurseForge app? Read Migrate from CurseForge first.

Getting started

Install TinkerDownload Tinker for macOS, Windows or Linux and open it for the first time. Find your gameHow Tinker finds World of Warcraft, and how to add a game folder yourself. Install your first addonFind an addon, read about it, and install it into your game.

Using Tinker

Updates and channelsHow Tinker keeps addons current, and how to choose Stable, Beta or Alpha files for each one. Sync between computersKeep the same addons on every computer, with a synced folder or your CurseForge account. Share an addonSend a link that opens an addon right in Tinker, and open CurseForge links in Tinker. Keyboard shortcutsSearch, filter, open Settings and show or hide the sidebar in Tinker without the mouse. Settings and your dataWhat each setting does, and where Tinker keeps your data.

Moving over

Migrate from CurseForgeTinker reads the same AddOns folder as the CurseForge app, so your addons come along on their own. There is nothing to export.

Help

FAQShort answers about what Tinker is, what it does with your addons and data, and how it works with the CurseForge app. TroubleshootingTroubleshooting for Tinker on macOS, Windows and Linux: opening the app, finding your game, addons that don't update, and links.