HoverTTS (v1.5)
Hear the game. Play with confidence.
HoverTTS is an accessibility-focused World of Warcraft addon that reads important UI and chat content out loud using WoW’s built-in Text-to-Speech. It is designed for low-vision players, multitaskers, and anyone who wants spoken feedback while playing.
What it does
HoverTTS reads game information from multiple sources:
Tooltip Reader
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- Reads tooltip content when you hover items, units, and spells
- Includes advanced filter controls so you can silence specific tooltip lines you don’t care about
Menu Button Reader
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- Reads hovered menu/interface buttons and common UI controls
- Supports dynamic Blizzard frames and close buttons
Chat Reader
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- Reads selected chat channels with smart filtering options
- Supports loot message controls, including loot roll announcements
Quest Info Reader
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- Reads quest details/objectives when selecting quests
- Includes per-quest speed and selective text options
New in v1.5
New Feature!
Out of Range Notice
When enabled, if you are out of range and attempt to cast a spell or use an ability that has a range, it will play a small beep letting you know you are not in range.
Bug Fixes
Multiple bug fixes for retail clients.
Accessibility Focus
HoverTTS is built to reduce visual dependency and improve game awareness through spoken feedback.
Key accessibility features include:
- Separate module toggles (Tooltip / Chat / Quest / Menu)
- Adjustable speech speed and volume
- Voice selection from WoW TTS voices
- Optional minimap quick controls
- “Speak Section Help” buttons in settings groups for guided setup
Chat Reader Highlights
- Channel-by-channel control (guild, party, raid, whisper, say/yell, trade/general, system, NPC, etc.)
- Smart filters for links, ads, duplicates, short spam, ALL CAPS
- Custom whole-word text filters
- Optional whisper auto-reply accessibility notices
- Loot-specific controls:
- Read My Loot
- Read Their Loot
- Read Money Loot
- Read Loot Rolls (Need/Greed)
- Loot Roll Read Mode: All Rolls / Need Rolls Only
- Profile system for saving and switching filter setups
Tooltip Reader Highlights
Fine-grained filter controls for:
- Item lines (stats, requirements, effects, set info, flavor, durability, sell price, etc.)
- Unit lines (title, level, classification, health/mana, faction, type, guild, location)
- Spell lines (cast time, cooldown, range, resource cost, description, reagents)
- Optional first-line-only mode
- Global silence toggles for entire tooltip categories (items/units/spells)
- Optional full silence for player-controlled pets
Quest Info Reader Highlights
- Reads selected quest text/details
- Toggle what to speak:
- quest title
- flavor/lore
- description/objectives
- Separate quest text speed option
- Tracker reading improvements for better objective awareness
Menu Button Reader Highlights
- Reads many Blizzard menu and frame buttons on hover
- Dynamic hook/rescan behavior for lazy-loaded UI
- Designed to improve navigation of menus/settings/profession/trainer interfaces
Setup
- Install and enable HoverTTS.
- In WoW, make sure Text-to-Speech is available in Accessibility settings.
- Open HoverTTS settings and configure:
- Global voice/speed/volume
- Module toggles
- Chat channels + filters
(Optional) Use the minimap quick menu for fast switching while playing.
Commands
/hovertts – open addon settings
Notes
- HoverTTS uses WoW’s built-in TTS system and available voices.
- Behavior can vary slightly by game branch/client.
- If you use many addons that heavily alter Blizzard UI, some hover/read timing can depend on frame load order.
Feedback / Support
If something does not read correctly, or reads too much/too little, please share:
- your game version (Retail / Classic variant)
- what UI element/chat line was involved
- what you expected vs what happened
That helps quickly tune filters and improve compatibility.
