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WoWDBDefs

WoWDBDefs records column names, types, relationships and versioned layouts for World of Warcraft DBC and DB2 client databases. Its DBD format represents build ranges and layout hashes, while accompanying C# and Python code reads definitions and converts them for other tools.

Targets: Game
Category: Game analysis tools
Relationship: Learning resource
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-09

Stars: 338
Last commit: 2026-11-07
Language: C#

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Scope: Definitions vary by game build and layout hash.
Limits: Older DB2 entries in the manifest are still being backfilled.
License: Definition data uses CC BY-SA 4.0; code uses BSD-3-Clause.

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BibTeX

@misc{wowdbdefs,
  title = {{WoWDBDefs}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/wowdev/WoWDBDefs}},
  url = {https://github.com/wowdev/WoWDBDefs},
  urldate = {2026-11-09},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/wowdbdefs/}}
}

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WoWDBDefs. https://github.com/wowdev/WoWDBDefs (accessed 2026-11-09). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/wowdbdefs/

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README.md GitHub · wowdev/WoWDBDefs · Revision 9662a03
LICENSE.md GitHub · wowdev/WoWDBDefs · Revision 9662a03