MacroForge

Write smarter macros, faster, with real-time analysis, autocomplete, syntax highlighting, and a full toolkit built for serious players.
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MacroForge

The macro editor that WoW should have shipped with.
<sub>Write smarter macros, faster — with real-time analysis, autocomplete, syntax highlighting,
and a full toolkit built for serious players.</sub>

WoW Retail Version Ace3 License

📦 Install • ✨ Features • 📝 Commands • 🖼️ Screenshots


💡 Why MacroForge?

WoW's built-in macro editor is a plain text box. No syntax checking. No autocomplete. No way to know if your macro is broken until you press it mid-pull and nothing happens.

MacroForge changes that.

It gives you a real editor — syntax highlighting, live error detection, spell verification from your spellbook, intelligent autocomplete, one-click templates for every class, and a visual condition builder that makes [mod:shift,@focus,harm,nodead] feel effortless.

Whether you're a Mythic raider optimizing cooldown sequencing, a PvP player chaining arena macros, a healer perfecting mouseover casts, or someone writing their very first /cast — MacroForge has your back.

TL;DR — It's like having an IDE for WoW macros. Inside WoW.


✨ Features at a Glance

Feature Description
🔍 Real-Time Analyzer Live validation of commands, conditions & spell names as you type
🎨 Syntax Highlighting Color-coded commands, conditions, spells, items & errors
⌨️ Smart Autocomplete Context-aware suggestions for /commands[conditions] & spells
🧩 Condition Builder Visual dropdown UI to compose conditions — no syntax memorization
📋 40+ Templates Ready-to-use macros for every class, role & situation
✂️ Macro Shortener Compress macros to save characters (255 limit) intelligently
🔗 Share & Send Export/import codes + send macros directly to online players
📖 Spell Browser Full spellbook with icons — search and insert any spell instantly
🎯 Command Palette All slash commands categorized and searchable
💾 Spec Profiles Per-specialization macro sets with auto-swap on spec change
🔄 Backup & History Up to 10 backups + undo/redo per macro
🔎 Duplicate Detector Find and clean up duplicate macros
🌐 Localization English & French

🖼️ Screenshots

📋 Macro Manager ✏️ Smart Editor
Main macro list with icons and previews Editor with syntax highlighting and analysis
🔮 Spell Browser ⚡ Command Palette
Searchable spell and item browser Full slash command reference

🔍 Deep Dive

Real-Time Macro Analyzer

Your macros are validated live — every command, condition, and spell is checked against WoW's slash command database and your actual spellbook.

  • Instant error detection — Unknown commands, invalid conditions, and unverified spells are flagged immediately
  • "Did you mean?" — Typo in /csatsequence? MacroForge suggests /castsequence via Levenshtein fuzzy matching
  • Macro health score — Each macro gets a 0–100% quality rating so you spot problems at a glance
  • Line-by-line explanations — Plain-English breakdown of what each line actually does

Context-Aware Autocomplete

MacroForge knows where your cursor is and suggests accordingly:

/           → slash commands with categories
[           → conditions (@target, help, harm, mod:shift…)
/cast [...]  → spells from YOUR spellbook, with icons
 

Navigate with ↑ ↓ Tab Enter — full keyboard control, no mouse needed.

Visual Condition Builder

Build complex condition blocks visually:

Target:     [@mouseover]     ← dropdown
Condition:  [help]           ← dropdown  
Condition:  [nodead]         ← dropdown
Modifier:   [mod:shift]      ← dropdown + sub-dropdown

Preview:    [@mouseover,help,nodead,mod:shift]
 

One click to insert directly into your macro. Supports all WoW conditionals — targets, modifiers, stances, specs, talents, forms, groups, buttons, and more.

40+ Class Templates

Every template is battle-tested and organized by role:

Category Examples
Universal Mouseover cast, modifier combos, mount macro, trinket usage, cast sequences
Interrupt Focus > Mouseover > Target priority chains for every class
Offensive Stealth openers, burst sequencing, startattack combos
Defensive Bubble+cancel, Evasion/Cloak combos, defensive CD stacking
CC Smart CC (stealth=Cheap Shot, else Blind), Polymorph focus, trap @cursor
Healer Mouseover heal chains, smart dispels, emergency self-heal
Tank Mouseover taunt, defensive modifier macros
PvP Arena1/2/3 targeting, PvP trinket

Auto-detects your class and highlights relevant templates alongside universal ones.

Macro Shortener

Hitting the 255-character limit? One click to compress:

- /castsequence [mod:shift] reset=target Spell One, Spell Two, Spell Three
+ /castse [mod:shift]reset=target Spell One,Spell Two,Spell Three
  ↳ Saved 14 characters
 

Uses shortest command aliases, strips whitespace inside conditions, removes redundant spaces — all while respecting WoW's syntax specification. Only safe transformations are applied.

Share, Import & Send

  • Export → Generates a compressed code string (LibDeflate + AceSerializer) for Discord, forums, guild chat
  • Import → Paste a code, get a live preview with syntax highlighting, create or edit in one click
  • Direct send → Type a player name, macro arrives as an in-game popup via AceComm
  • Legacy support → Reads MF5, MF6, and MF7 format codes

📦 Installation

  1. Download the latest release or clone:
  2. Copy the MacroForge folder into:
    World of Warcraft/_retail_/Interface/AddOns/
    
     
  3. Reload — restart WoW or type /reload in-game

Tip: Type /mf in chat to open MacroForge. That's it.


📝 Slash Commands

Command Description
/mf Toggle the main window
/mf analyze Run analysis on all macros
/mf builder Open the visual condition builder
/mf commands Open the slash command palette
/mf templates Browse macro templates
/mf share Export the current macro
/mf import Import a macro from a code
/mf send Send a macro to another player
/mf duplicates Detect duplicate macros
/mf save / load Save/load spec profiles
/mf backup / restore [n] Backup/restore macros
/mf settings Open settings panel
/mf help Show all commands

⚙️ Configuration

MacroForge integrates into WoW's Interface → AddOns settings panel, or access via /mf settings:

  • Editor font & size — LibSharedMedia support for custom fonts
  • Syntax coloring — Toggle color-coded highlighting
  • Auto-save drafts — Never lose work in progress
  • Sound effects — Audio feedback for actions
  • Minimap button — Show/hide toggle
  • Keybindings — Bind keys to toggle editor, builder, etc.
  • Backup depth — Configure max backup & history slots

🏗️ Built With

Library Purpose
Ace3 Full addon framework — AceAddon, AceDB, AceEvent, AceGUI, AceConfig, AceConsole, AceComm, AceSerializer, AceHook, AceTimer, AceLocale
LibDeflate Data compression for sharing codes
LibDataBroker + LibDBIcon Minimap button integration
LibSharedMedia Custom font support

📄 License

MIT — Use it, fork it, improve it.


MacroForge
Stop writing macros blind. Start forging them.
<sub>Made with ❤️ by Antigravity</sub>

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