Editing WoW:Interface AddOn Kit (section)

== History ==
* Originally there was a separate and special AddOnKit executable for download from the wow website, that allowed extracting the wow user interface code and art files for AddOn development. Previously downloadable at <s>http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/ui/</s>.
:: Windows - http://ftp.blizzard.com/pub/WoW/other/AddOnKit.zip 1.62MB
:: Macintosh - http://ftp.blizzard.com/pub/WoW/other/AddOnKit.dmg 1.81MB
:: ''Note: these work only on old versions of WoW.''

* Some versions of WoW had a Interface ToolKit downloadable from blizzard with both the code and art, each downloadable separately. These were updated fairly randomly.
:: <s>[//us.battle.net/support/en/article/download-the-world-of-warcraft-interface-addon-kit WoW Interface AddOn Kit] (US, [//us.battle.net/support/en/article/download-the-world-of-warcraft-interface-addon-kit EU])</s> - Battle.net Support download page. <s>[//us.battle.net/support/en/article/33747 Another older link]</s>
:: See also [[w:c:vanilla-wow:World_of_Warcraft_Interface_Addon_Kit#World_of_Warcraft_Interface_Addon_Kit|1.12.1 - AddOn ToolKit]] link to article on ''vanilla-wow.fandom.com''.
:: ''Note: the last downloadable toolkit from the WoW website was for interface version '40000', or patch 4.0.''

* As of patch 4.0.1, files were no longer extractable using the original special downloadable Interface 'AddOnKit' executable. Instead, was replaced by [[Extracting WoW user interface files]] locally from inside the game itself. They were also still available via download from the wow web site. 
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bluepost|Blizz|Download the WoW Interface AddOn Kit. (2010/10/15 14870034736)<br/>With the recent release of patch 4.0.1 many add-on authors may have noticed that the AddOn Kit will no longer automatically extract the lua/xml and art files from the player’s installed version of WoW. These files are now available on the World of Warcraft site in our Technical Support pages here and can be downloaded directly.<br/><s>http://us.blizzard.com/support/article/addonkit</s><br/>It is important to note that customising the interface can be a very technical endeavour, and you should not attempt it unless you have a good working knowledge of XML and Lua. There is no official support for modifying the WoW interface.}}

* The downloadable Interface AddOn Kit links no longer updated by [[Blizzard]], the last being for patch 4.0.

* The downloadable Interface AddOn Kit page is no longer hosted by blizzard, however the last interface kit can still be downloaded from the wow website using direct links. See UI [[#AddOn Kit Downloads]] links.