Elite Insights vs EQL Meter
Elite Insights
github.comEQL Meter
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| Figure | Elite Insights | EQL Meter |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Game Damage Meters | 8.0 (#3) | 7.7 (#7) |
| License | The software is licensed under MIT, allowing use, copying, modification, distribution, sublicensing, and sale subject to the license conditions. | The repository identifies EQL Meter as MIT licensed. |
| Purpose | Elite Insights parses binary .evtc files generated by ArcDPS and produces HTML results for review. | EQL Meter tails EverQuest Legends character logs, tracks fights in real time, and displays DPS in a main window and click-through overlay. |
| Support | The maintainers direct users to a Discord server for ArcDPS, addon, and EVTC parsing discussions and troubleshooting. | The README directs feature ideas and questions to GitHub Discussions and bug reports to GitHub Issues. |
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In their own words
Elite Insights
Elite Insights parses binary .evtc files generated by ArcDPS and produces HTML results for review. The interface accepts .evtc, .evtc.zip and .zevtc files through individual selection, directory population or drag and drop. Reports include Statistics, Combat Replay and Healing Statistics. Statistics cover damage, gameplay, offensive and defensive details, support, buffs, damage modifiers, mechanics, graphs, rotations and player or target summaries. Combat Replay includes animation controls, pan and zoom, damage tables, player and target status, mechanics filters, markers and range or cone indicators. Healing statistics depend on the ArcDPS Healing Stats Extension. The EVTC Inspector displays events, agent and skill data, content GUIDs and combat items, with filtering and selectable details. Output settings can generate HTML, CSV, JSON, XML and trace files. Console settings support uploads to dps.report and Wingman, plus Discord webhook messages. An Anonymous setting can obscure player character and account names. The software is free under the MIT license and currently requires .NET 8.0; Linux and macOS users are directed to ASP.NET Core Runtime instructions.
EQL Meter
EQL Meter is a free desktop app for EverQuest Legends that reads character log files on the player’s machine and tracks fights in real time. It shows damage per second (DPS) in its main window and a click-through overlay, which lets the game remain playable underneath. The overlay appears above the game only when it is running windowed or borderless. Combat views include combined results across multiple mobs, an ability breakdown, and a DPS chart; the main meter also has DPS, Heals, Raid, and Loot tabs. When the in-game `/who all raid` roster is known, the Raid tab provides group DPS information. The app runs on macOS and Windows, needs no account or cloud backend, and is MIT licensed. It checks GitHub for releases on startup and offers an in-app update check and installation. A guide is available for Mac players running the game in a Parallels virtual machine. The Mac app is not yet notarized by Apple, so first launch may require clearing macOS quarantine in Terminal.