Plugins and mods
Dalamud plugins add features to Final Fantasy XIV while it runs. You install them from the Plugin Installer, which the /xlplugins chat command opens once the game is started through XIVLauncher.
Each plugin is built for one Dalamud API level. When Dalamud moves to a new level, plugins built for the previous one show (outdated) in the installer and stay off until their authors update them.
Mods from Nexus Mods replace the game’s models, textures and sounds on your own client and are loaded with Penumbra or TexTools.
Chat 2
Electric Boogaloo - ♪ A whole new chat, a new fantastic chat window ♪
Submarine Tracker
You do not talk about Fight Club, same for Submarines
Avant-Garde
Displays a list of valid gear pieces beside hints in the Fashion Report minigame.
BeastieBuddy
A searchable mob database with spawn locations for Beastmaster, Blue Mage, or hunts
StatusTimers
Before StatusTimers, my buffs/debuffs were a mystery. Now, it's a well-organized history!
LootView
See every item you and your party pick up, as it drops.
WukLamark
Create custom map markers on the map/minimap! Like <flag> but permanent.
MouseLock
Mouselook without holding right-click.
No Quest Icons
Hides every quest icon above NPC nameplates, sortable by type, with peek and toggle hotkeys.
