Add-ons

Choose only the pieces you need. Each helper add-on works on its own, so you never have to install features you will not use.

Helper add-ons

The helper add-ons are for registered members: places and routes recorded with them are shared with everyone, so each contribution needs to come from an account. These are for players who want to log raids or record places for others. They show their messages in the chat window. Speech is not included; if you want speech, use the full BlindWoW add-on.

BlindWoW Raid Logger

Switches on the game's combat log when you enter a raid, dungeon or delve, and switches it off when you leave. Upload the log on the Logs page to see every fight.

Type /bwlog to list its commands.
Type /bwlog off or /bwlog on to turn automatic logging off or on.
Type /bwlog status to check whether the combat log is on.

BlindWoW Places Helper

Records places and walking routes in cities, so players using the full add-on can be guided along them. Share what you record on the Import from the add-on page, and it appears on the Routes page for everyone.

Stand where a route should start and type /bwplace route.
Walk to the place, then type /bwplace mark followed by its name, for example /bwplace mark bank. If the name is already used in that city, you are asked first, and the route you just walked is kept. Type the same command again within 15 seconds to replace the old place, or use another name.
Type /bwplace group bank, Vendors to put a place in a group: General, Professions, Travel, Vendors, Other or Danger.
To mark a danger spot, such as a cliff edge, lava or deep water beside a path, stand on it and type /bwplace danger followed by a short name, for example /bwplace danger cliff edge. Players using the full add-on hear a warning, with the direction, when they come within 15 yards of it, and again within 5 yards. Mark the edge itself.
For a long cliff edge or a pool of lava, record the whole edge instead. Type /bwplace danger start, walk along the edge or all the way around the pool, then type /bwplace danger followed by a name. Players are warned about the nearest part of the edge. If you end within 8 yards of where you started, it becomes an area, and players also hear when they walk into it and out of it. Riding as a passenger on a two-seat mount works too, so a friend can drive while you record; ask them to go slowly.
Where a bridge or path crosses a danger, record each side as its own edge with its own name, such as lava north and lava south, starting and ending at the bridge. The bridge then stays outside both, so players are not told they are in the lava while crossing it.
Type /bwplace list to see the places in the city you are in, and /bwplace delete followed by a name to remove one.
Type /bwplace export to open a copy box, press Control C, and paste it on the Import from the add-on page.
Type /bwplace on its own to list its commands.

If you have a helper but not the full BlindWoW add-on, /bw lists the commands of every helper you have installed.

Both helpers

BlindWoW for Windows

A free app that uploads your combat logs to blindwow.com after each raid, dungeon or delve, and shows your price alerts. It works with screen readers and from the keyboard. Uploading needs a free blindwow.com account and an app key from the Windows app page.

Download BlindWoW for Windows (201 KB)

Open the zip, copy the BlindWoW for Windows folder anywhere you like, such as your Documents, and open BlindWoW.exe. The app is signed by Access Technology Institute, LLC.

The full BlindWoW add-on

The full add-on includes speech and reads the game aloud: bags, mail, trainers, quests, professions, chat, menus, the damage meter and more, and it guides you around cities. It is coming to this page soon.

How to install

Download the file you want.
Open the downloaded zip file and copy the folder inside it.
Paste the folder into your World of Warcraft add-ons folder. On Windows this is usually C:\Program Files (x86)\World of Warcraft\_retail_\Interface\AddOns.
Start the game, or type /reload if it is already running.