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Srpak wrote: Tue Sep 08, 2026 3:15 pm It still doesnt work on windows 7.

I dropped Windows 7 support somewhere between releases. I’ll bring it back in v1.4.

However, since several people have requested that this behavior be configurable, I've added an option in the Settings menu to control it.

Note that both mods and addons have a clickable link icon that lets you check their sources.


any chance we could do this per addon? Like disable just one ...

Steamroller wrote: Fri Aug 21, 2026 6:36 pm UPDATE : Patch-O.mpq is the cause of the problem 100%, narrowed it down

Patch-O (Raid Visuals) is optional and downloaded directly from the octowow.st server. It is developed by the OctoWoW team and not related to OctoUpdater. So any issues with patch-O hould be reported directly to OctoWoW devs.

Minipipino wrote: Fri Aug 14, 2026 3:54 pm Updater does not work for me, Download Mirror is marked as offline while on the launcher is online. I guess is due to the bittorrent migration.

Fixed in v1.3.

Do you have plans of updating this superior launcher? Just asking, no pressure. At this point I'm worried launching "official" download client will mess up my setup of addons and dlls


New version v1.3 has been released!

The Octo devs overhauled their download system last Friday and ...

would appreciate a toggle for it to not touch .dlls or addons at all
ran it for the first time, only wanting to patch the game, and it updated my .dlls which i now don't know if are from the same sources as before, and also tried to install a bunch of addons i didn't previously have nor want
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Open-source, transparent alternative to OctoLauncher with improvements and new features. OctoUpdater automatically installs essential mods, recommended addons, and applies optimized client configurations — no manual AIO setup required.

Designed to be user-friendly, it brings together the knowledge ...