GroupNotes
Every World of Warcraft player knows the feeling. You join a Mythic+ key, a raid, or a battleground, and halfway through you realize you have grouped with this person before. Maybe they were the healer who went offline mid-boss. Maybe they were the tank who pulled the entire dungeon. Or maybe they were the DPS who carried the whole run. The problem is, you cannot remember, because nobody remembers. That is where GroupNotes comes in. This addon turns your memory into a searchable, shareable database of every player you have ever grouped with, so the next time you meet them, the verdict is already there.
Your Verdict on Anyone
GroupNotes gives you a simple but powerful toolkit to judge every player you encounter. When you group with someone, you can give them a rating from 1 to 3 stars, write a free-form note about the experience, and pin tags to their profile. The addon ships with twelve ready-made tags, including Toxic, Leaver, Boosted, Whiner, Good Heal, Big DPS, Good Tank, and No kick. You can rename, recolor, create, or delete tags to build your own vocabulary. The system is flexible enough for a casual player and deep enough for a hardcore raider.
The Group Banner: Instant Intel
When you join a party or raid, GroupNotes displays a card for every member above the standard group list. Each card shows the player's name, class color, and everything you already know about them. You do not need to open a separate window or dig through menus. One glance when the group forms tells you who you are playing with and what to expect. This feature alone can save you from joining a group with a known leaver or a player you have flagged for poor performance.
Favorites and Alerts: Play with the Best
People you actually enjoy playing with deserve recognition. GroupNotes highlights your favorite players in gold and pushes them to the top of your list. When one of them joins your group, the addon tells you immediately. Conversely, the alert system works for the players you want to avoid. If someone you flagged applies to your group through the Group Finder, GroupNotes warns you before you accept. Your notes and tags also appear on Group Finder applicants and in player tooltips, so the information is always visible when you need it most.
Sharing Opinions Between Carriers
GroupNotes is not just a personal tool; it is a community one. Everyone running the addon in your party, raid, or guild automatically exchanges opinions. Each opinion stays attributed to its author, so nothing you write is ever overwritten by someone else's judgment. The Verdict column shows the consensus: the average rating, the number of opinions, and the tag most people agreed on. Expanding a card lists each opinion individually, so you can see who said what and decide how much weight to give their perspective.
A Tag Vocabulary That Survives Sharing
One of the cleverest features in GroupNotes is how it handles custom tags. When you create a tag, its identifier comes from its label. This means two players who both write "AFK" land on the same tag, and their opinions line up automatically. Tags you receive from other players are kept in a separate list and displayed with their author's label and color. They never clutter your own filters until you choose to adopt them. This design makes the shared opinion system work smoothly across different languages and playstyles.
Combat Performance and Everything Else
GroupNotes reads damage and healing from the game's own damage meter, so it does not require a third-party addon. The last fight's performance is displayed right on the player card. Beyond that, the addon includes encounter history (when and where you met), collapsible sections, filters by rating and tag, and a search function that accepts tag names. A carriers list shows who runs the addon and on which version. There is even a leaver notice in dungeons that offers to tag the player who left, but it never tags anyone automatically. Deletion comes with an undo link, so you can reverse mistakes.
Commands and Languages
GroupNotes is easy to control. The /gn command opens and closes the main window. Other commands include /gn tags for the tag manager, /gn carriers to see who runs the addon, /gn sync to request opinions from present carriers, and /gn export and /gn import to back up or restore your list. The minimap icon does the same as /gn, and you can resize or scale the window by dragging its corners. The addon supports English and French, picked automatically from your game client, or forced with /gn lang fr | en | auto. Tag identifiers never change with language, so a verdict posted by an English player lands on the right tag for a French one.
When you are ready to try it, download GroupNotes from a trusted addon manager. The installation process is straightforward, and how to install is documented in the addon's readme. For those who prefer a streamlined approach, the foxygame.net launcher offers a one-click install for GroupNotes for World of Warcraft, and its addon catalog keeps your version in sync automatically, so you never have to worry about compatibility after a patch.
Supported Versions and Compatibility
GroupNotes is built for the modern era of World of Warcraft, but it also respects the past. The addon works on Retail, Classic, TBC, WotLK, Cataclysm, and MoP clients. Each version of the game has its own quirks, and GroupNotes adapts to the API differences without losing core functionality. Whether you are pushing keys on Retail or leveling through Outland on TBC, the addon tracks players and shares opinions the same way. The data is stored locally in WTF\Account\<ACCOUNT>\SavedVariables\GroupNotes.lua, so you can copy it before reinstalling or use the export feature from the settings.
GroupNotes is more than a memory aid. It is a social contract between players who want to make the community better. By rating, tagging, and sharing opinions, you contribute to a network of knowledge that helps everyone avoid toxic groups and find reliable teammates. The next time you join a +12 key with four strangers, you will know exactly who you are dealing with before the first pull. That is the power of remembering.