Console addon for The Elder Scrolls Online

NQOL

Console-focused quality-of-life tools for ESO

NQOL is an ESO console addon that brings HUD, chat, UI, map, mount, gear, combat, buff, food, fishing, progress, reminder, and utility tools into one gamepad-friendly settings menu.

Features

Everyday QOL tools

One addon. Every essential ESO quality-of-life upgrade. Fast, polished, and built for gamepad-first play.

Movement

Mounts

Small protections and reminders for everyday travel.

Remain mountedBlocks interact prompts while mounted to reduce accidental dismounts.
Random mountSelects an unlocked mount from your random mount pool before riding.
Training checkReminds each character when riding speed, stamina, or carrying capacity can be trained.

Exploration

Antiquities

Faster lead review and less friction at dig sites.

ESO All Active Leads list with the NQOL Show Missing gamepad action visible

All Active Leads filterAdds a missing-codex filter to All Active Leads.
Auto-EyeAutomatically uses the Antiquarian's Eye inside active dig sites.

Inventory

Gear

Quiet upkeep for weapons, armor, and set collection unlocks.

NQOL gear notification for automatically charging an equipped weapon

NQOL gear notification for automatically repairing equipped armor

NQOL gear notification for automatically binding collectible set gear

Auto-chargeUses a filled soul gem when an equipped weapon drops below 10% charge.
Auto-repairUses a repair kit when equipped armor drops below 10% durability.
Auto-bindBinds newly looted unbound set gear when it can unlock collection progress.

Combat

Ultimate countdown

Know when your ultimate windows are ending without taking your eyes off the fight.

NQOL Ultimate Countdown HUD preview shown over ESO gameplay

Front bar countdownShows a clear timer after using a front bar ultimate.
Back bar countdownTracks back bar ultimate timing separately.

Social

Grouping

Invite players automatically when they send the group keywords you choose.

Auto-inviteTurns chosen chat keywords into group invites while keeping spam and repeat invites under control.

Social

Friends

Keep online friends visible in a compact HUD that can match your screen and text preferences.

Friends HUDShows currently online friends with optional character names, zones, and status icons.

Consumables

Provisioning

Keep character food and drink buffs refreshed with stock warnings.

Auto-foodReuses each character's saved food or drink when the buff is missing or nearly expired, with optional refresh logs and low-stock warnings.
Check stockWarns when fewer than 5 saved food or drink items remain after an automatic refresh.
Log foodOptionally logs saved and refreshed food or drink in chat.
Saved food actionShows the currently saved food or drink for the character from the settings actions area.

World activities

Fishing

Visual, audio, and completion aids for rare fish hunting.

NQOL Fishing tracker shown vertically with rare fish water type completion

NQOL reel notification showing a large fish icon when a catch is ready

NQOL Fishing tracker shown horizontally with rare fish water type completion

Reel notificationShows a large animated icon and plays a selectable built-in sound when a catch is ready.
Auto-select baitSelects the best available bait for recognized fishing holes.
Report bait switchOptionally reports automatic bait changes in chat.
Fishing trackerDisplays completion icons for rare fish water types in the current zone.

Awareness

Buffs / Debuffs

Keep important Major and Minor effects visible with a tracker you can place and style for your screen.

NQOL buffs and debuffs monitor displayed over ESO gameplay

MonitorTrack active Major and Minor effects.
Trackers / selected effectsSwitch between all, active, or selected effect tracking modes and focus the display on the effects that matter most to your build.

Travel

Map

Speed up travel decisions from console map screens.

NQOL Map settings showing Freeport and bypass confirmation options

ESO Map Locations list with NQOL Freeport gamepad action

ESO map screen with the NQOL Freeport gamepad action visible

FreeportAdds a Freeport button to Map Locations and Wayshrines for free travel through friends and guild members.
Bypass fast travel confirmationSkips the confirmation popup when fast traveling or recalling to a wayshrine.

Interface

UI

Tune the console HUD, combat reticle, alerts, loot log, and Dungeon Finder list to feel cleaner during play.

NQOL UI settings menu showing combat reticle, default frames, alert texts, custom frames, loot log, and Dungeon Finder sorting

NQOL default frame positioning menu showing active combat tips, quest, screen announce, player interaction, subtitles, and synergy prompts

NQOL combat reticle shape options displayed in ESO

NQOL custom player resource bars shown in ESO

Combat reticleCustomize color, scale, animation, and alternate reticle shapes.
Default frames positioningMove active combat tips, active quest, Center Screen Announce, player interaction, subtitles, and synergy prompts to places that work better for your display.
Disable alert textsHide small alert messages near the top-right of the UI.
Frame stylingOpens player, companion, and group frame controls for official frame visibility and NQOL custom frame styling.
Player frameChoose Classic, Pyramid, Stack, or Vertical presets with shield, trauma, no-healing, smooth transition, shadow, and floating resource-change options.
Companion frameKeep your companion's health and name visible where you expect them.
Group frameSee group health, roles, names, leaders, companions, and resurrection status at a glance.
Loot logMake loot messages easier to read with owned counts, values, and display timing.
Sort Dungeons FinderSort console/gamepad Dungeon Finder entries alphabetically.

Communication

Chat

Gamepad chat quality-of-life features that keep messages visible, readable, recoverable, and easier to filter.

NQOL Chat Reminders settings menu showing display, position, typography, and background options

NQOL slash command help output listing available chat commands

NQOL Chat Reminders HUD shown over ESO gameplay

Add timestampAdds the current time before each chat message.
Saved messagesBrings recent chat back after a reload so you do not lose the thread.
Gamepad chat HUDKeeps chat visible during play without opening text entry.
Chat colorsCustomizes whisper colors and public/officer guild chat colors per guild.
Chat filtersHides guild-link ads, plus-prefixed messages, and WTT/WTS/WTB trade messages.
Chat remindersSave useful chat messages with R3 and keep them visible as reminders.
Slash commandsUse /nqol to list quick chat commands for toggling supported settings.

At a glance

Ticker

Keep useful account, character, gameplay, and currency details visible without menu diving.

Long-term tracking

Progress

Follow XP, gold, dungeon, trial, and arena progress while you play.

NQOL XP and gold tracker HUDs with rolling gain charts

NQOL dungeon progress tracker with completion icons and details

XP trackerShows XP or Champion XP, rolling gains, XP/minute rates, goal estimates, and 60-minute charts.
Gold trackerTracks carried, banked, or combined gold, rolling gains, gold/minute rates, session history, and charts.
Base Game DungeonsSee which dungeon achievements are complete and what remains.
DLC DungeonsTrack DLC dungeon completion alongside your base game progress.
TrialsFollow trial progress, including hard mode completion.
ArenasArena progress with completion icons, dates, and extra achievement progress.

Maintenance

Utility

Small automation and safeguard features for recurring console workflows.

NQOL Lua GC settings menu showing debug output and manual garbage collection options

Auto-claim Tome PointsClaims completed Tamriel Tomes challenges that award Tome Points.
Auto-claim Golden PursuitsClaims completed Golden Pursuits rewards that do not require a player choice.
Transmute watchPrevents opening transmute packages when crystals could exceed the account cap.
Skip Logout ConfirmationSkips the logout-to-character-select confirmation from the gamepad menu.
Lua GCRuns incremental Lua garbage collection when addon memory usage is high, can report cleanup details in chat, and includes a manual cleanup action.

Screenshots

See NQOL in game

A quick look at the menus and HUD tools you can enable for your characters.

NQOL in the news

ESO Community on NQOL

Community references, posts, and videos mentioning NQOL.

Are ESO Players Getting Spoonfed?! New Console Addons - Too Much?! YouTube · cujokills · 2026-06-28

Reddit comment mentioning NQOL on the Spiny Guard + Kill Spree post — **Spiny Guard + Kill Spree** Reddit · StrumpetsVileProgeny · 2026-07-03

Facebook post comment recommending NQOL for ESO addon UI reloads — **What Elder Scrolls Online addons won't cause UI reloads?** Facebook

Install

Add NQOL to your ESO

Warning: Please be aware that NQOL is in early development, therefore you can only find it under the "Beta" category for the time being.

Install notes

Open ESO's Add-Ons menu, browse the Beta category while NQOL is in early development, then select NQOL and enable it for your account.

After ESO reloads the UI, open NQOL from the gamepad settings menu to choose the console quality-of-life features you want to use.

Support

Help shape NQOL

Feedback, ideas, bug reports, and rough edges are welcome.

Send feedback

Share what feels useful, confusing, missing, or broken, and submit new ideas so NQOL can remain practical for console play.

Your feedback is handled by a professional ticketing system and you will remain up to date on the status at all times.

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Attribution / Legal

Credits

ESO artwork and wallpaper imagery are credited to the official The Elder Scrolls Online wallpapers media page.

NQOL does not claim ownership of The Elder Scrolls Online, ESO logos, official artwork, or other ZeniMax/Bethesda assets.

This Add-on is not created by, affiliated with or sponsored by ZeniMax Media Inc. or its affiliates. The Elder Scrolls® and related logos are registered trademarks or trademarks of ZeniMax Media Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All rights reserved.