BrannFilterBag
Inventory management in World of Warcraft has always been a love-hate relationship. You collect gear, reagents, quest items, and cosmetics until your bags look like a tornado hit them. BrannFilterBag solves that chaos by replacing every native bag window with one fully configurable master bag built around virtual filter groups. Instead of hunting through pages of clutter, you define rules and let the addon sort everything automatically.
What BrannFilterBag Does
At its core, BrannFilterBag swaps the default bag interface for a single unified window. From there, you create any number of virtual groups with custom names and icons. Each group acts like its own bag, but without physically moving items around. The addon evaluates your inventory against your rules and displays matching items in the right place.
The filter engine is genuinely deep. You get 15 combinable filter fields that support AND, OR, and per-rule NOT inversion. That means you can build something as simple as "all Soulbound gear above item level 600" or as specific as "Warband-bound housing decorations from the current expansion that are not already in another group." Fields include item name, quality, item level, equipable status, slot, type, class, bind type, housing item status, gear loadout, expansion, upgrade status, and whether an item was already matched by a previous group.
Virtual Groups and the Other Section
Exclusive groups keep your items from appearing twice. If something matches an exclusive rule, it lives only there. Anything that slips through every filter lands in the automatic "Other" section, so nothing ever disappears. The reagent bag gets its own separate window with independent filter groups, toggled by a button on the master bag.
Quality of Life Features
Beyond filtering, BrannFilterBag packs a serious set of interface tools:
- Drag and drop reordering of filter groups
- Icon picker with the full macro icon library and search
- Integrated search bar that filters by name, type, and subtype
- Item level display with quality-colored text and rarity-colored borders
- Comparison tooltips when hovering over gear
- Free slot counter, optionally broken down per physical bag
- Sort button powered by C_Container.SortBags()
- Adjustable column count from 1 to 10 via a resize handle
- Opacity slider and movable windows with saved positions
- Shift+Click to insert an item link into chat
Merchant selling is handled smartly too. Each filter group shows a sell button with a coin icon when you visit a vendor, and only items actually visible in that group get sold. No accidental vendor trash incidents.
Keybindings and Slash Commands
You can set a custom keybind through the WoW keybinding menu under "BrannBagFilter - Toggle Bags." The addon also overrides native bag keybinds for the backpack, bags 1 through 4, and the reagent bag. If something goes wrong, typing /bbf reset restores your settings and reloads the UI.
Configuration
Open settings through the gear icon in the master bag title bar. The Settings tab controls opacity, the search bar, the Other group, and free slot display. The Filters tab lets you create, edit, delete, and reorder groups, with separate lists for main bags and the reagent bag. The rule editor uses clear column headers and AND/OR/NOT logic so complex rules stay readable.
Version Compatibility
BrannFilterBag for World of Warcraft targets the Retail client, where the modern container API and Warband systems live. If you play on Classic, TBC, WotLK, Cataclysm, or MoP realms, check the addon page for the matching build before you download BrannFilterBag, since older clients handle bags and reagents differently. Running the correct version avoids errors and missing features.
If you want the smoothest setup, the foxygame.net launcher handles BrannFilterBag installation in a single click and keeps it updated automatically, so you never have to unpack folders manually after a patch. The launcher's addon catalog also flags which game versions each build supports, which takes the guesswork out of choosing the right file.
How to Install
Installing BrannFilterBag is straightforward. Close World of Warcraft completely, then place the addon folder inside your Interface/AddOns directory. If you use a launcher, simply search the catalog, hit install, and let it handle the rest. Launch the game, log in, and open your bags. The master bag should appear immediately, and you can start building filter groups right away.
Final Thoughts
BrannFilterBag is one of those addons that quietly changes how you play. Once your inventory sorts itself into meaningful groups, you stop dreading bag cleanup and start spending that time actually playing. Whether you are a transmog collector, a raider juggling gear sets, or someone who simply refuses to let reagents pile up, the virtual group system keeps everything exactly where you expect it. Download BrannFilterBag, spend ten minutes setting up rules, and your bags will never look messy again.