CopyBox – Chat History Capture & Live Copy Tool

CopyBox is a lightweight, standalone World of Warcraft addon that captures your chat history in a clean, scrollable window — and keeps streaming new messages live while it's open.

Perfect for saving conversations, documenting raids, reporting issues, or exporting chat logs for guild management.

Features

• Full chat capture — loads existing messages from any chat frame the moment you open it
• Live message streaming — new chat appends in real-time while the window is open
• Channel cycling — left-click to go forward, right-click to go back through channels
• Settings panel — Font Size, Max Lines, Lock Scroll, Timestamps, and Live Updates toggle
• Select All / Clear — one-click highlight or clear the text box
• Theme support — cycles through color and texture themes (Retail-enhanced, Classic-safe)
• Position memory — saves where you dragged it, restores on next login
• Combat safe — defers open if you're in combat, auto-opens when combat ends
• Hyperlink-safe — item/spell/achievement links preserved in copied text
• No dependencies — works standalone on all modern WoW flavors

How It Works

1. Type /copybox or /cb to open the window
2. Your current chat channel loads instantly
3. New messages stream in live while the window stays open
4. Click Select All, then press Ctrl+C to copy
5. Right-click Select All to clear the box
6. Click Settings to customize font size, max lines, scroll lock, and timestamps

Compatibility

Retail / The War Within — Full support, all themes including texture themes

Cataclysm Classic — Full support, color themes with manual borders

Mists of Pandaria Classic — Full support, color themes with manual borders

Classic Era / Hardcore — Full support, color themes with manual borders

Zero external libraries required. No Ace3, no AIOS dependency.

Slash Commands

/copybox — Open CopyBox

/cb — Shortcut

Why Use CopyBox?

WoW's default chat copy is limited, slow, and sometimes unavailable. CopyBox gives you an instant, reliable, and easy-to-read export of your chat — with live updates, scroll lock for reading, and timestamps for logging.

Support & Feedback

If you run into issues or want new features, please leave a comment on the project page.