iChat

An iMessage-style whisper client for World of Warcraft.

Replace the default whisper system with a modern messaging UI featuring chat bubbles, conversation threads, emoji, notification sounds, and more.

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Conversations Settings Quick Replies

Features

Conversation UI

iMessage-style chat bubbles with rounded corners (9-slice pill textures) and optional bubble tails
Conversation list on the left panel, sorted by most recent activity
Pinned conversations — pin favorites to the top of the list
Unread badges on conversations with new messages
"New Messages" separator — visual divider when scrolling to unread messages
Date separators — "Today", "Yesterday", "Jan 5" between messages on different days
Message previews in the conversation list
Relative timestamps (now, 5m, 2h, etc.) — hover any bubble for exact time
Resizable window (350x400 to 700x800) with drag-to-move
Minimize to title bar with the - button
ESC to close — registered with the UI special frames system
Version displayed in title bar

Bubble Colors

Blue (right-aligned) — your sent messages
Blue (left-aligned, lighter) — incoming from friends
Green (left-aligned) — incoming from non-friends

Delivery Status

"Sent" — gray indicator below your messages when delivery is confirmed by the server
"Failed" — red indicator when the recipient is offline or not found

Typing Indicator

Animated "typing…" in the conversation header when you're typing in the input box
Cycles through "typing." → "typing.." → "typing…" animation
Auto-clears after 2 seconds of inactivity
Toggle in Settings → Behavior

Item Links

Clickable item/spell links in chat bubbles — hover for tooltip, shift-click to link

Search & Navigation

Search bar — filter conversations by name or message content
Keyboard shortcuts — Tab/Shift+Tab to cycle between conversations
Right-click context menu — pin, mute, add note, or delete conversations

Online Status & Notifications

Online status indicator — green dot for online friends, gray for offline
Class-colored names — friend names colored by their WoW class
Online/offline toast notifications — popup at top of screen when a friend you've chatted with comes online or goes offline. Click the toast to open their conversation. Toggle in Settings → Behavior.

Battle.net Integration

Full BNet (RealID) whisper support — send and receive whispers to Battle.net friends
Smart display format — shows real name in the header, "Name (CharacterName)" in the conversation list
BNet cyan-blue coloring — Battle.net names use Blizzard's signature cyan-blue throughout
Character class colors — BNet character names shown in their WoW class color
Cross-game messaging — message friends playing Diablo 3, Hearthstone, Overwatch, StarCraft, and more
Game info display — header shows what game they're playing (e.g., "WoW: CharName (L60 Warrior)" or "Diablo 3")
Mixed conversation list — BNet and regular whispers appear together, sorted by activity
Chat filter — suppresses BNet whispers from the default chat frame (respects "Suppress whispers" setting)

Titan Panel Integration

Native Titan Panel plugin — appears in your Titan bar alongside other plugins
Left-click to toggle the iChat window
Right-click for Titan Panel context menu with quick options
Unread count display — shows unread message count (e.g., 3, 99+) or empty when caught up
Tooltip — hover for unread count and usage hints
Optional — no errors if Titan Panel is not installed

Player Info & Portraits

Level, race, class, and location displayed in the conversation header subtitle (e.g., "Lv70 Human Warrior Stormwind")
3D portrait when the player is visible as a unit (target, party, raid)
Class icon fallback when a player is out of range but class is known — hidden entirely when no info is available (no question marks)
Data sourced from friends list, guild roster, and visible units

Guild & Party Awareness

Guild rank shown in conversation header (green)
Party role with tank/healer/DPS icon (blue)
Raid membership indicator (orange)
Updates automatically on roster changes

Account-Wide Conversations

Share conversations across characters — optional toggle in Settings → Behavior
When enabled, all characters on the account share one conversation history
Intelligently migrates existing per-character data when toggling on
Off by default — each character has separate history

Contact Management

Add Friend / Block buttons in the conversation header
Contact notes — add a personal note for any contact (shown in header)
Per-contact mute — suppress notification sounds for specific contacts
Pin conversations — keep important contacts at the top of the list

Compose & Quick Reply

Compose button — start a new conversation with any player
5 configurable quick reply buttons — set your own canned responses (afk, brb, etc.)
Send via Enter key or the send button

Auto-Reply

Configurable auto-reply — automatically responds to incoming whispers with a custom message
One reply per contact per session — prevents spam
Quick toggle — /ichat autoreply to enable/disable

Emoji

75+ bundled emoji from Google's Noto Emoji — type :shortcode: to use (e.g. :thumbsup:, :fire:, :heart:)
Emoji picker button next to the input box — click to browse and insert emoji
/ichat emoji — prints all available emoji with previews to chat
Emoji-Core support (optional) — if the Emoji-Core addon is installed, its emoji and autocomplete work alongside the built-in set

Notification Sounds

3 built-in notification sounds — Glass, Tritone, Chime
LibSharedMedia support — any sounds registered by other addons (ElvUI, SharedMedia packs, etc.) appear as additional options
Taskbar flash — the Windows taskbar icon flashes on incoming whisper

Floating Button

Draggable floating button — left-click to toggle window, right-click for settings
Faction-themed icon — blue shield for Alliance, red shield for Horde
Unread badge — red dot with count for unread messages
Whisper flash — pulses on incoming whispers until you open iChat
Configurable button size (24–64px) — slider in Settings → Behavior
Freely positionable — drag anywhere on screen, position saved between sessions
LibDBIcon support — also registers with minimap button manager addons (MinimapButtonButton, etc.)

Settings Panel

Settings panel font size slider (8–14) — adjust the settings UI text size with smooth live preview
Font selection dropdown — 6 built-in WoW fonts, plus all LibSharedMedia fonts if available
Font size slider (8–16) for chat bubbles
Background opacity slider (30%–100%)
Message history slider (50–500 messages per conversation)
Open on incoming whisper toggle
Suppress default chat whispers toggle
Display toggles — date separators, hover timestamps, item links, class colors, online status
Window scale slider (0.5x–2.0x) — scales everything including fonts, icons, and buttons
Behavior toggles — keyboard shortcuts, minimap button, hide in combat, auto-fade, fade while moving, typing indicator, online/offline notifications, ElvUI theme, shared account
Auto-reply section — enable/disable with custom message editor
Quick reply editor — configure up to 5 quick reply messages
Export conversation — copy conversation history as plain text
Clear history — per-conversation or all conversations (with confirmation)

ElvUI Integration

Auto-detect ElvUI and match backdrop, border, and accent colors
ElvUI DataText — "iChat" appears in the DataText list (right-click any ElvUI info panel → select "iChat"). Shows unread count with ElvUI's value color. Left-click toggles the window, right-click opens settings.
Only overrides font if you haven't explicitly chosen one
Toggle in Settings → Behavior

WeakAuras Integration

Custom events for WeakAuras triggers:

ICHAT_WHISPER_RECEIVED (sender, text)
ICHAT_WHISPER_SENT (target, text)
ICHAT_FRIEND_ONLINE / ICHAT_FRIEND_OFFLINE (name)
ICHAT_UNREAD_CHANGED (total)

Auto-Fade

Window fades to 25% opacity after 1.5 seconds when the mouse leaves
Instantly restores when hovering anywhere on the window (chat area, input box, conversation list — not just the title bar)
Fade is disabled while the settings panel or emoji picker is open
Fade while moving — optional setting to fade when your character moves, restores when stopped
Can be fully disabled in Settings → Behavior → "Auto-fade when mouse leaves"

LibSharedMedia Integration

Optional dependency — works without it, enhanced with it
When LibSharedMedia-3.0 is available (bundled with ElvUI, etc.), all registered fonts and sounds appear in iChat's settings dropdowns

Installation

Download and extract to your AddOns folder. The same folder works for all WoW versions — the client automatically loads the correct TOC file:

Version	AddOns Path	TOC File
Classic Era	`_classic_era_/Interface/AddOns/iChat/`	`iChat_Vanilla.toc`
TBC Anniversary	`_anniversary_/Interface/AddOns/iChat/`	`iChat.toc`
Retail	`_retail_/Interface/AddOns/iChat/`	`iChat-Mainline.toc`

Restart WoW or /reload if already in-game.

Usage

Command	Action
`/ichat`	Toggle the iChat window
`/ichat clear`	Clear the active conversation's history
`/ichat export`	Export current conversation to copyable text
`/ichat scale <n>`	Set window scale (0.5–2.0)
`/ichat emoji`	Print all available emoji shortcodes to chat
`/ichat autoreply`	Toggle auto-reply on/off
`/ichat search <text>`	Search conversations
`/ichat version`	Show version and storage mode

Sending Messages

Click a conversation on the left, or use the compose button (chat bubble icon) to start a new one
Type in the input box and press Enter to send
Click the smiley button to open the emoji picker
Use quick reply buttons for canned responses

Keyboard Shortcuts

Custom keybind — bind "Toggle iChat Window" in WoW's Options → Key Bindings → iChat
Tab — cycle to next conversation
Shift+Tab — cycle to previous conversation
Escape — close the window

Context Menu

Right-click any conversation in the list for:

Pin / Unpin — keep at top of list
Mute / Unmute — suppress notification sounds
Add / Edit Note — personal note for the contact
Delete Conversation — remove conversation and history

Emoji Shortcodes

Type :name: in your message — it renders as an inline icon in the chat bubble.

Smileys: :grin: :smile: :laughing: :joy: :wink: :heart_eyes: :sunglasses: :thinking: :cry: :angry: :skull: :party: and more

Gestures: :thumbsup: :thumbsdown: :wave: :pray: :muscle: :clap: :ok_hand:

Symbols: :heart: :fire: :star: :100: :check: :x: :sparkles: :boom: :eyes:

Objects: :swords: :shield: :trophy: :crown: :gem: :beer: :dragon: :ghost: :rocket:

Saved Variables

iChat uses two storage modes:

ICHAT_DATA (per-character) — default, each character has separate history
ICHAT_ACCOUNT (account-wide) — optional, toggle "Share conversations across characters" in settings

Stored data includes:

Conversation history — messages, timestamps, read state, delivery status
Settings — font, font size, opacity, sound, quick replies, display/behavior toggles, auto-reply
Pinned conversations — which contacts are pinned to the top
Contact notes — personal notes per contact
Muted contacts — contacts with suppressed notifications

Data persists across sessions. Use /ichat clear or the settings panel to manage history.

Optional Dependencies

Addon	What it adds
Emoji-Core	Unicode emoji autocomplete in the input box, additional emoji rendering
LibSharedMedia-3.0	Extra fonts and sounds from other addons appear in settings
LibDBIcon-1.0	Minimap button manager integration (MinimapButtonButton, etc.)
ElvUI	Auto-applies ElvUI's color theme to iChat
WeakAuras	Expose iChat events for custom triggers
Titan Panel	Native iChat plugin in the Titan bar with unread count

Compatibility

Classic Era (1.15.x) — Interface 11508
TBC Classic Anniversary (2.5.x) — Interface 20505
Retail (12.x Midnight) — Interface 120001

Known Issues

WIM conflict: If WoW Instant Messenger (WIM) is installed, iChat automatically disables "Suppress default chat whispers" to avoid double-suppression.
Typing indicator is local-only — only shows when you are typing. Cross-addon typing detection would require addon-to-addon messaging (both parties need iChat).
ElvUI skin may not apply if ElvUI loads after iChat — a 1-second delay is used, but edge cases are possible. Toggle the setting off/on in that case.

Credits

Author: paradosi (Dreamscythe)
Emoji: Google Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0 License)
Emoji Integration: Emoji-Core by KittenBall — optional emoji autocomplete and rendering library