Top 10 RuneLite Plugins for OSRS

RuneLite is the free, open-source third-party client that the overwhelming majority of OSRS players use. It is officially permitted by Jagex— its plugins are approved to stay within the rules, so using them won't get you banned (unlike bots or unauthorised automation). Plugins come in two flavours: built-in ones shipped with the client, and community plugins you install from the in-client Plugin Hub.

Ranked by how much time they save for how little setup. The first five are the “install these today” core; the rest are strong refinements.

1. Quest Helper (Plugin Hub)

Overlays step-by-step directions, required items and highlighted targets for almost every quest and many diary/miniquest tasks. It turns questing from tab-switching to a wiki into simply following arrows. Essential for anyone working through the quest list. Installed from the Plugin Hub.

2. Bank Tags & Bank Tag Layouts

Lets you group items with custom tags and build saved bank layouts — a dedicated “Vorkath” or “herb run” tab you can open in one click. Once you set up gear presets, banking between trips becomes seconds instead of a scavenger hunt.

3. GPU

Renders the game on your graphics card, unlocking a much larger draw distance and far smoother performance. Purely quality-of-life, but it makes the whole game feel better and is the first thing most players enable.

4. Ground Items

Shows dropped-item names and values on the floor, with configurable highlights and price thresholds. Never walk past a valuable drop again — and hide the junk so your screen stays readable.

5. Menu Entry Swapper

Reorders right-click menu options so your most-used action is the left-click default (e.g. always “Attack” a specific NPC, or “Drink” from a fountain). Removes a huge amount of misclicking across skilling and PvM.

6. Tile Indicators & NPC Indicators

Mark tiles (safespots, agility positions) and highlight NPCs so targets and boss models are unmistakable in busy fights. Invaluable when learning bosses where a missed tick costs the kill.

7. Loot Tracker

Records every drop from bosses, Slayer tasks and clues, tallying total value over a session. Great for seeing whether a money method is actually paying what you expected.

8. XP Tracker / XP Globes

Live XP/hr, actions remaining and time-to-level readouts for each skill. Pairs perfectly with the ScapePath calculators: plan the target here, watch the progress there.

9. Better NPC Highlight (Plugin Hub)

A more powerful highlighter than the built-in one, with per-NPC styling, tile outlines and dead-NPC hiding — a favourite for Slayer and boss learners who want targets to pop.

10. Inventory Setups

Saves complete inventory + equipment presets and checks you have the right kit before a trip. Combined with Bank Tag Layouts, it makes gearing up for a specific boss nearly foolproof.

Enable the five core plugins first and play a few sessions before adding more — piling on twenty overlays at once makes the screen noisy and hides which ones actually help. Add refinements as specific needs come up: a highlighter when you start a new boss, Inventory Setups when you're juggling multiple gear kits.