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I think people are confusing mods with addons.
Mods usually allow the user to change the games environment as well as the UI.
Addons only allow the user to change the UI.
The UI does not include interactable objects of any type like lockpicking the chests or the look of buildings or other objects of varying sizes that are in the game. It is simply an overlay on the screen to display information. The built in UI is very limited on its information so for those that like more information on screen they give us the opportunity to 'clutter' our screen with more information that is usually elsewhere available in a different way.
An example of this is the tradeskill research timer addons. This information is available in game for everyone, as long as they visit the crafting station regularly. What the addons do instead is display that information on screen at all times, so now, if you only need to go to the crafting station when research is available, you can use this addon to let you know.
Similarly with the durability/quality of items you are wearing. If you hover over your equipped items it will show you the quality and durability level. The addons that enhance this show a visual version of this information to save you from hovering over each item to check it.
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