SmexyMats - Revived: Profession and Crafting Tooltips for World of Warcraft
Every World of Warcraft player knows the feeling. You are cleaning out your bags after a long questing session, and you find a stack of something you vaguely remember picking up. Is it vendor trash? Is it a crafting reagent your tailor desperately needs? Should it go to the guild bank? Without leaving the game, SmexyMats - Revived answers all of that the moment you hover the item.
This addon adds profession and crafting information directly to item tooltips, and it has been lovingly restored for every current version of the game. Whether you play Retail, Classic Era, Burning Crusade, Wrath of the Lich King, Cataclysm, or Mists of Pandaria, this tool has your back.
What SmexyMats - Revived Actually Does
At its core, SmexyMats - Revived puts four clean lines under every item tooltip. You get the expansion the item comes from, the source or sources of the material, every profession that uses it, and the item ID. That last one is a lifesaver when you are searching databases or writing macros.
The lines sit under a SmexyMats heading, so you always know which addon added them. Prefer the classic look? Each line can also start with the [SM] prefix, just the way the original addon marked its output. Both the heading and the prefix can be switched off in the options if you like a cleaner tooltip.
Where Items Show Up
The information appears everywhere items do: your bags, the bank, the auction house, loot windows, and chat links. On Retail and WoW Forever, the lines also show on comparison tooltips and on item tooltips opened by other addons, such as a profession browser. That means you never have to hunt for the data in a separate window.
The Where To Get It Window
Alt+Click any material and a dedicated window opens, listing every way to obtain it. One row per source, with five columns: Source, Name, Zone, Chance, and Spawns. You can see which creatures drop it and at what rate, which vendors sell it, and which ore veins, herbs, fishing pools, or chests contain it.
Conditional drops are labeled clearly. A chance might read "(quest)" if the drop only happens while you are on a specific quest, or "(Horde)" if only one faction can get it. Hover a row and map coordinates appear. Vendors from the opposing faction stay hidden until you press the button in the top right corner, keeping your faction first. If you run the Questbook addon, clicking a row sends you on your way, with a stop icon to end the guidance.
Built For The Version You Play
Compatibility is where this addon truly shines. On Classic Era, Burning Crusade Anniversary, Mists of Pandaria, and WoW Forever, the tooltip data is built from that specific game version's own tables, so what you see matches the game you are actually playing. Where that data has gaps, the original SmexyMats material tables fill in the blanks. Wrath, Cataclysm, and Retail rely on those original tables.
If you want a hassle-free setup, the foxygame.net launcher offers a one-click install for SmexyMats - Revived, pulling the addon and its libraries straight into your AddOns folder without any manual file juggling. The launcher's built-in catalog also keeps track of version compatibility, so you always grab the build that matches your client.
How To Install SmexyMats - Revived
Getting started could not be simpler. If you prefer the traditional route, here is how to install it manually:
- Close World of Warcraft completely.
- Place the SmexyMats folder into your Interface/AddOns directory.
- Make sure the Ace3 and VersionCheck libraries are present; they usually ship with the addon.
- Launch the game and log in.
That is it. There is nothing to configure. The addon works out of the box with sensible defaults, and you can tweak everything later by typing /sm. From there you can toggle individual lines, switch to profession icons instead of names, enable expansion logos, or set up a color-blind mode with two colors of your choosing.
Handy Slash Commands
- /sm opens the options panel.
- /sm where opens the Where To Get It window on the item under your mouse.
- /sm where <item link or ID> opens the window for a specific item.
You can also bind a key under Key Bindings > AddOns > SmexyMats to open the window on whatever you are hovering, which is perfect if another addon already claims Alt+Click.
Why Crafters And Gatherers Love It
Crafters see at a glance which of their professions wants an item. Gatherers learn which materials are worth keeping and who will buy them. Guild bank managers can finally decide what to keep, sell, or hand to the guild's crafters. And farmers can locate the exact creatures, vendors, and nodes for the material they need.
No more alt-tabbing to a database. No more guessing. SmexyMats - Revived puts the answer right on the tooltip, every single time.
Final Thoughts
SmexyMats - Revived is one of those quality-of-life addons that quietly makes everything smoother. It respects the original work by LunixiaLIVE, runs on every current game version, and requires zero setup. If you have ever stared at a stack of materials and wondered what they were for, download SmexyMats - Revived and never wonder again.
--- **Update Oct 5, 2026:** Added 1 file for version 5.5.4, 4.4.2, 3.4.5, 2.5.6, 12.1.0, 12.0.7, 12.0.5, 1.60.1, 1.15.9.