A lightweight World of Warcraft addon that hides all Battle.net (Real ID and BattleTag) friends from your in-game friends list. Only your character-level WoW friends remain visible.
- Streaming & content creation - Prevents accidental display of real names and BattleTags on stream or in screenshots.
- Cleaner friends list - See only your WoW friends from the same server/faction, without the clutter of cross-game Battle.net contacts.
- Privacy - Keep your Battle.net social graph private while still playing normally.
The addon overrides BNGetNumFriends() to return zero, so the WoW friends UI simply sees no Battle.net friends to display. That's it - 4 lines of Lua.
Nothing is deleted or modified server-side. You can still:
- Receive and reply to Battle.net whispers
- Send and accept Battle.net friend requests
- See your Battle.net friends in the Battle.net app
| Client | Supported |
|---|---|
| Retail (The War Within / Midnight) | Yes |
| Classic (Cataclysm / MoP) | Yes |
| Classic Era | Yes |
| Anniversary Edition | Yes |
Interface versions are automatically kept up to date via CI.
Install via CurseForge or any CurseForge-compatible addon manager (CurseForge app, WowUp, etc.).
- Download
HideBattleNetFriends.zipfrom the latest release. - Extract the
HideBattleNetFriendsfolder into your WoW addons directory:- Windows:
C:\Program Files (x86)\World of Warcraft\_retail_\Interface\AddOns\ - macOS:
/Applications/World of Warcraft/_retail_/Interface/AddOns/
- Windows:
- Restart WoW or type
/reloadin-game.
Clone this repository and copy (or symlink) the HideBattleNetFriends/ folder into your AddOns directory.
Friends list with the addon enabled: only WoW character friends are shown.
Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests.
This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0.