promotional bannermobile promotional banner

Transparent Chat Bubbles

Remove the background and border of chat bubbles
This is what it looks like in game

This is what it looks like in game

Where to put it

Where to put it

This is what should be inside your newly copied tooltip folder. So it will Go Interface\Tooltips then these three files

This is what should be inside your newly copied tooltip folder. So it will Go Interface\Tooltips then these three files

Description

These files create transparent replacement for the graphics files of the background, border, and tail of chat bubbles. They make your chat bubbles well transparent (text only).

 

Until Blizzard decides to redo the images for these, this will continue to work without having to run any addon that modifies the chat bubble frame (these tend to taint and bug every patch so this method is far less invasive).

 

To use this, simply download the images, extract the tooltip folder, close your game client, and place within your interface folder (not the addon folder within). That's it. If you want to restore your chat bubbles, simply delete the tooltip folder and relaunch your game client.

 

So it will be: World of Warcraft\Interface\Tooltips

 

This comes as is but should work regardless of patches (until Blizzard  one day changes these images that is). Should Blizzard change the structure of the chat bubble graphics, this will no longer work and may be abandoned. ;)

The Transparent Chat Bubbles Team

profile avatar
  • 1
    Followers
  • 1
    Projects

More from transitbus

  • Details! Damage Meter project image

    Details! Damage Meter

    • 347.0M
    • Addons

    Complete combat analysis, gathering damage, healing, and other importante stuff.

    • 347.0M
    • May 25, 2026
    • Addons
    • +2
  • Auto Seller project image

    Auto Seller

    • 859.5K
    • Addons

    Makes the process of selling items more easy, selling gray/junk, green/blue equipments, soulbound/epic, everything configurable

    • 859.5K
    • January 25, 2026
    • Addons
  • Details! Damage Meter project image

    Details! Damage Meter

    • 347.0M
    • Addons

    Complete combat analysis, gathering damage, healing, and other importante stuff.

    • 347.0M
    • May 25, 2026
    • Addons
    • +2
  • Auto Seller project image

    Auto Seller

    • 859.5K
    • Addons

    Makes the process of selling items more easy, selling gray/junk, green/blue equipments, soulbound/epic, everything configurable

    • 859.5K
    • January 25, 2026
    • Addons