SmoeBag – Fast, Minimalistic One-Bag Replacement for TBC Anniversary & Classic

SmoeBag is a lightweight, performance-focused all-in-one bag addon designed for smooth gameplay in TBC Classic (Anniversary servers) and other Classic versions.

Clean modern visuals, zero bloat, maximum responsiveness.

Features

Unified single-window view – combines all backpack bags into one clean frame
Fully resizable frame with smooth live drag-to-resize (ghost slots preview during resize)
Instant live search – type directly to filter items (no search button needed)
Search matches item name, type and subtype – dims non-matching slots including empty ones
Click anywhere outside the frame (left or right mouse button) to drop search focus – keeps filter text
Automatic idle unfocus after ~2.2 seconds when search is empty
Modern item rarity glow & subtle overlay (using action-button border style)
Bag family border coloring (quiver, ammo, soul, herb, enchant, engineering, etc.)
Inner pixel-perfect borders – no offset or 1px-top bugs
"Sort" button with intelligent two-phase sorting:
- First stacks same items to maximum
- Then defrags by moving items forward
Throttled & fail-safe sort system (won't get stuck on locked items)
Merchant window integration – auto-closes default Blizzard bags and opens only SmoeBag
"B" key opens/closes only SmoeBag (overrides default backpack toggle)
Bag bar highlight & checked state syncs with SmoeBag window
Footer shows current gold/silver/copper (honor removed for clean look)
Dynamic header layout – search bar scales with frame width, hides sort button when too narrow
Position & column count saved between sessions
Supports TBC Classic Anniversary Edition launch-day behavior & API

Performance & Technical Highlights for Devs

Extremely low overhead – layout caching rebuilds only on real structural changes
Partial per-bag updates on BAG_UPDATE events (no full redraw spam)
Dirty-flag system + throttle (0.06s) prevents CPU spikes during heavy loot
Optimized sort queue with pre-built empty/full slot lists – no repeated scans
Ghost slots & live-resize use zero extra frames during drag (texture-only preview)
Minimal global namespace pollution & secure action button usage
No unnecessary libraries or dependencies
Designed for high-item-count scenarios (AoE farming, vendor runs) without stutter

Perfect for players who want Bagnon-style convenience without the occasional lag, outdated feel or feature bloat of bigger addons.

Feedback, bug reports and suggestions welcome!

Feel free to whisper me in-game, my name is Smoebody.

I'm building (and using) this addon myself. Feature wishes?

Hit me up - you might see them the very next day.

Gold donations are welcome - I'm a dev, but also just a gamer grinding like everyone else. 😄