RestedXP vs Questie in WoW Forever: do you need both?

Routes and quest help are different jobs.

Questie is a free quest helper, RestedXP (affiliate link, opens in a new tab) supplies leveling guides, and neither project's docs say whether both can run together on the same WoW Forever client.

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TL;DR

No. RestedXP sells leveling routes and Questie is a free quest helper. Both list Forever files, but neither documents running them together.

RestedXP routeRestedXP says its paid Forever route plans quest order, travel, training and hearthstone use.
Built-in arrowThe arrow is part of RestedXP's free addon, so you need no TomTom.
Questie map helpA free quest helper; hold Shift over a map icon for details "like quest XP".

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What does each addon do?

Pick RestedXP for an authored leveling route and Questie for quest-focused help and map information.

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Addon	Project description	Pick it when you want
RestedXP Guide	In-game leveling guides. The Forever guide is sold separately from the free addon.	An authored leveling route.
Questie	The Classic Quest Helper, listed under quests, leveling, maps, and minimaps.	Quest-focused help and map information.

RestedXP describes its addon as free on its download page and sells the Forever leveling guide separately. To get the addon, follow our install steps. To see the guide itself, start with RestedXP's Forever leveling guide.

RestedXP manual image of the in-game guide menu with Available Guides, Unused Guides, and Import guide — An example from the RestedXP manual showing its guide import menu, not a Forever route. Source: RestedXP setup manual.

Questie tooltip on the Eastern Kingdoms map listing quests from Barkeep Daniels, Darcy, Magistrate Solomon and Wiley the Black, marked Available or Complete — Questie's README shows its map tooltips, which list each quest giver, the quest level and its status.Source: Questie README.

Do RestedXP and Questie work together?

Questie's Forever release trail is its own, not evidence of an integration with RestedXP. Its September 25 release notes say it added Forever client support, and its September 26 CurseForge listing shows the newer v12.0.1+v1.0.4 file.

The project pages, RestedXP setup manual and Questie release notes we checked don't say whether both addons can run at once, and none of them names a conflict between the two. Treat simultaneous compatibility as undocumented, not guaranteed.

Which one should you choose?

Pick the addon that does the job you want.

If you want an authored leveling route, choose RestedXP.
If you want quest help and map information, see Questie.
If you want both jobs, both list a Forever file.

Check the Forever guide details before buying RestedXP. Questie's project listing describes it for quest help and map information. The documentation we checked doesn't settle how the two addons behave together. Two Forever labels are not a compatibility guarantee.

For a wider look at your options, see leveling addons for WoW Forever. To compare paid leveling products, read RestedXP vs. Zygor.

What Changed in Questie's Forever Build

Questie's Forever build comes with its own fixes, not just a "Forever" flavor on its CurseForge listing. Its GitHub release notes for bundle v12.0.1+v1.0.3, published September 25, 2026, carry seven Forever lines: client support, five fixes and a set of translations.Source: Questie bundle/v12.0.1+v1.0.3 release notes, checked Sep 28, 2026.

Questie GitHub release v12.0.1+v1.0.3 notes, with Added Forever client support first under New Features and Forever fixes below — Questie's September 25 bundle release starts its feature list with Forever client support.Source: Questie release notes on GitHub, captured Sep 30, 2026.

The fixes add safeguards against manipulating Secret Values, which the notes say "fixes lua error spam in instances." They also repair networked objective tooltips, hide Blizzard's tooltips when Questie's are on, tie Forever into QuestieDB and support native Forever quest greetings.

Three of those lines first shipped in a September 23 pre-release. The September 26 release, v12.0.1+v1.0.4, lists no further Forever lines.Source: Questie GitHub releases, checked Sep 28, 2026.

Why Forever Needed a Separate Build

Per Wowhead, every Forever addon will need to adapt to the new API, so quest helpers like Questie are not a special case. Wowhead reports a Blizzard statement from the WoW UI Discord. It says Forever shares modern WoW's UI architecture, including most APIs from patch 12.1.5, and that the Midnight addon changes, secret values included, are active in Forever.Source: Wowhead: WoW Forever Will Have Addon Changes from Midnight, checked Sep 28, 2026.

The same statement calls Forever "Camelot (to be renamed before launch)" inside that code family, which explains the file name Questie uses for its Forever build.

Guidelime hit the same wall. Its September 24 release includes "fix: skip secret values in UNITSPELLCASTSUCCEEDED on WoW Forever."Source: Guidelime v6.000 release notes, checked Sep 28, 2026. Two unrelated projects patching the same restriction in the same week shows how broad the change is.

The Interface Number to Check

WoW's out-of-date flag is a quick way to spot a download that was not built for Forever. Questie's Forever TOC file declares ## Interface: 16001.Source: Questie repository, Questie_Camelot.toc, checked Sep 28, 2026. The Warcraft Wiki lists 16001 as the Forever Beta interface number, and WoW flags an addon with an older number as out of date.Source: Warcraft Wiki: TOC format, checked Sep 28, 2026.

For background on the newer addon API, see what changed for addons in WoW Forever.

Questie's Data Already Feeds Another Addon

Guidelime, a free leveling-guide addon, draws on Questie's database. A September 22 Guidelime commit reads "Added races and zones from QuestieDB forever branch, not tested yet."Source: Guidelime on GitHub, checked Sep 28, 2026. Guidelime's v6.000 release on September 24 describes "Initial work to support WoW Forever." The RestedXP vs Guidelime comparison covers that route-guide choice.

Installing Both Addons for a Forever Character

Getting RestedXP's Addon Running

RestedXP's setup manual lists three steps: download the addon, let your guides bind to your account and Battle.net ID, then right-click the in-game overlay and choose "Import guide."Source: RestedXP setup manual community.restedxp.com/start/, checked Sep 28, 2026. The manual does not mention Forever by name.

RestedXP download page describing a free, open source addon with default 1-30 and 1-20 routes, a Download RestedXP button and GitHub and CurseForge links — RestedXP's getting-started page calls the addon free and open source; the default routes it names are for older Classic versions.Source: RestedXP getting started `community.restedxp.com/start/`, Sep 30, 2026.

CurseForge lists the addon's Forever file as v4.11.11, dated September 25, 2026.Source: RestedXP Guide on CurseForge, checked Sep 28, 2026. The RestedXP setup guide covers the import window and its error messages.

Getting Questie Running

Pick Questie's file under the "Forever" flavor on CurseForge, not MoP Classic or Classic. Questie's own page suggests the CurseForge client for managing addons. On September 28 that file was "WoW Forever v12.0.1+v1.0.4," dated September 26, 2026.Source: Questie on CurseForge, checked Sep 28, 2026.

Dvalin Gaming installs Questie through CurseForge and shows its map markers in Classic, December 5, 2024.

Dvalin Gaming's walkthrough shows the CurseForge route on Classic: search for Questie, install it, and quest givers and objectives appear on your map. Pick the Forever flavor instead of Classic when you do the same for Forever.

The download holds one TOC file per client. Questie_Camelot.toc is the Forever one; a September 23 commit titled "Fix Forever toc name" gave it that name.Source: Questie GitHub repository, checked Sep 28, 2026.

Load Order and Known Limits

None of the sources we checked gives a load order. Neither project's release notes mention the other. RestedXP's Forever changes cover its routes, quest and flight compatibility and profile saving, and Questie's cover quest data, tooltips and Secret Values.

Map Features: Arrows and Quest XP

TomTom for Questie

Questie's objective arrow needs the TomTom addon. Its CurseForge description lists "Point arrow towards objective (requires TomTom addon)."Source: Questie on CurseForge, checked Sep 28, 2026. TomTom is a separate free download with its own Forever file, "WoW Forever v4.3.11-release," dated September 23, 2026.Source: TomTom on CurseForge, checked Sep 28, 2026.

RestedXP's Built-in Arrow

RestedXP builds its arrow into the guide addon. Its homepage describes the free addon's "real-time quest tracking, automatic waypoint generation" and "Follow the Arrow system."Source: RestedXP homepage restedxp.com/, checked Sep 28, 2026. If you want an arrow without a third addon, that difference matters. The leveling addons roundup covers other waypoint options.

Quest XP on Questie's Map

Questie's description says holding Shift over one of its map icons "displays more information, like quest XP."Source: Questie on CurseForge, checked Sep 28, 2026. That may matter more in Forever. Principal Designer Kris Zierhut told The Sun that dungeon monster-kill XP was brought way down while dungeon quest XP went much higher.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: The Sun: World of Warcraft Forever developer interview, checked Sep 28, 2026. No source says whether Questie's XP figures already reflect Forever's values.

License and Cost Differences Worth Knowing

Two Free Downloads, Different Licenses

Both downloads are free, but their licenses differ. Questie's CurseForge page lists GNU General Public License version 3. The addon is free, with an optional PayPal donation.Source: Questie on CurseForge, checked Sep 28, 2026.

RestedXP's addon carries two license labels. CurseForge marks it "All Rights Reserved."Source: RestedXP Guide on CurseForge, checked Sep 28, 2026. Its GitHub LICENSE file reads "Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International."Source: RXPGuides on GitHub, checked Sep 28, 2026. Neither source explains the conflict.

What RestedXP's Paid Guide Adds

RestedXP sells the Forever leveling guide for $30.00 per faction or $45.00 for both.

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The store says the product "is not yet fully complete" and that routes for levels 35 to 60 "will be released after launch." Until then, its Era guides stay available for those levels, and the shop names no finished level range for the guide.Source: RestedXP Forever guide page, checked Sep 28, 2026. The free addon already bundles Forever starter routes to about level 21 or 22.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: RXPGuides at tag v4.11.13, guide files in Guides/forever/, checked Oct 2, 2026. Questie has no paid tier.

Blizzard's Add-on Policy

Blizzard's UI Add-On Development Policy says add-ons "must be free of charge" and bars charging "for services related to the add-on."Blizzard: Blizzard UI Add-On Development Policy, checked Sep 28, 2026. The policy predates Forever and never names it.

RestedXP and Zygor Guides both give the addon away and charge for guide content or a subscription. We found no Blizzard statement applying the policy to either one. The free RestedXP addon page explains that split.

What Blizzard Has Said About Add-Ons in Forever

Blizzard chose the modern API approach for Forever addons. The built-in damage meter and cooldown manager it named for Forever don't track quests, so neither replaces Questie. At the September 17, 2026 Developer Q&A, a Blizzard developer said "we did opt for the modern API approach" for Forever addons, at about 01:20:52.Blizzard: WoW Developer Q&A, Sep 17, 2026, checked Sep 28, 2026.

He described the choice as one between a modern approach, a Classic approach or a third option, and cited empathy for addon developers who have to keep up with API changes. About a minute later, he said the team does not want players to feel they need addons to play.

The developer then named a built-in damage meter and cooldown manager for Forever, and said a swing timer may follow. Blizzard's September 24 beta notes put the cooldown manager in the beta, off by default, for five classes.Source: WoW Forever Beta Development Notes, updated September 24, checked Sep 28, 2026. Neither tool tracks quests, so neither replaces Questie.

Is a quest helper built into Forever?

We found no Blizzard post describing a built-in quest helper, only an unconfirmed player claim. On Blizzard's Forever beta forum, one player answered a Questie question with "No questie required. It's baked in."Source: Do I not need the Questie addon? (player thread), checked Sep 28, 2026. Blizzard's Q&A named a damage meter and cooldown manager, not a quest helper.

How Often Each Addon Updates Its Forever Support

RestedXP's Release Trail

RestedXP shipped three releases with Forever lines between September 22 and 25: v4.11.9, v4.11.10 and v4.11.11. They cover Durotar, Mulgore, Teldrassil, Darkshore and Redridge routes plus quest and flight compatibility.Source: RXPGuides releases on GitHub, checked Sep 28, 2026.

Unreleased commits on September 26 and 27 add a work-in-progress Westfall route for Night Elves, Darkshore and Loch Modan adjustments and a Mulgore update.Source: RXPGuides on GitHub, checked Sep 28, 2026. Commits are not releases, so check the CurseForge file date before assuming a fix has reached you.

Questie's Release Trail

Recheck each release page before relying on these counts, because both repositories had pushes on September 28. Questie's Forever work sits in two releases: the September 23 pre-release and the September 25 bundle. The September 26 release lists no Forever changes. That does not mean Forever support stalled.

Not Announced or Unresolved

Running bothNeither project documents running both addons at once.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does RestedXP replace Questie?

The sources give them different roles: RestedXP provides in-game leveling guides, and Questie is a quest helper. None of them says one replaces the other.

Do both addons have WoW Forever files?

Yes. The captures we checked on September 28, 2026 list RestedXP Guide v4.11.11 and Questie v12.0.1+v1.0.4 under the Forever flavor. Listings can change, so check each project's current file page before installing.

Does RestedXP require Questie?

The RestedXP setup material we reviewed doesn't list Questie as a requirement.

Can they conflict when both are enabled?

The sources we used don't report a conflict, and they don't guarantee that both run together either. Simultaneous compatibility is undocumented in the sources we checked.

Does Questie need TomTom to work?

No. Questie's CurseForge description lists TomTom only for one feature, the arrow that points toward an objective. Nothing else in that description says it needs TomTom.

Is RestedXP's addon free like Questie?