Pet Journal Inspector (PJI)

An enhanced companion pet journal for World of Warcraft: Forever.

The WoW: Forever Pet Journal is bugged currently for some people, so this was made as a work-around to help display your Pet Companions for the Pet Journal in the Account Collections.

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Pet Journal Inspector (PJI) expands Blizzard's original Pet Journal with an integrated companion pet viewer, detailed pet information, interactive 3D models, pet management, favorites, and customizable nicknames.

Unlike addons that open separate windows, PJI integrates directly into Blizzard's existing Pet Journal interface.

The addon can also retrieve owned pets through Blizzard's collection APIs when the default Pet Journal fails to display them.

Features

Integrated Pet Journal

Pet Journal Inspector displays directly inside Blizzard's original Pet Journal window.

Click Open PJI near the upper-right corner to switch to the enhanced interface.

Click Close PJI to return to Blizzard's original Pet Journal.

Complete Pet Collection

View your owned companion pets in a scrollable collection.

Each pet displays its original Blizzard icon, name, level, rarity, and favorite status.

Select a pet to display additional information, including its species, attributes, statistics, abilities, collection details, and description.

Unavailable information is identified when Blizzard's APIs cannot provide it.

Interactive 3D Pet Viewer

View your selected companion pet using Blizzard's original 3D models.

Rotate models by dragging with your mouse.

Zoom in and out using the mouse wheel.

Use Reset View to restore the original model rotation and zoom.

Pet Summoning and Management

Right-click a pet to access its available actions.

Summon or dismiss individual companion pets directly from PJI.

Drag individual pet icons onto your action bars to create shortcuts for summoning those specific pets.

Favorite Pets

Mark individual pets as favorites using the right-click menu.

Favorite pets display Blizzard's original gold favorite-star icon and automatically move to the top of your collection.

Favorites are saved between sessions.

Custom Pet Nicknames

Assign custom nicknames to individual pets.

Nicknames are saved between sessions and persist after restarting the game.

The original species name remains visible alongside the nickname.

Nicknames can be changed or cleared at any time.

Note: PJI nicknames are local display names. They do not change the companion pet's actual name in the game world.

Pet Information

Depending on data available from Blizzard, PJI can display:

• Original species name and custom nickname

• Pet level, experience, and rarity

• Health, power, and speed

• Pet family and battle capabilities

• Available pet abilities

• Favorite and summoned status

• Wild, tradeable, unique, and obtainable status

• Species ID, pet GUID, creature ID, display ID, and icon ID

• Pet source and description

Controls

Left-click a pet: Select the pet and view its information.

Right-click a pet: Open the pet management menu.

Drag a pet icon: Place the pet on an action bar.

Drag the 3D model: Rotate the selected pet.

Mouse wheel over the model: Zoom in or out.

Reset View: Restore the original model appearance.

Refresh: Update the displayed pet collection.

Print to Chat: Display your owned pets in the chat frame.

Journal View: Return to Blizzard's original Pet Journal interface.

Slash Commands

/pji — Open or close Pet Journal Inspector.

/petinspect — Alternative command to open or close PJI.

/petlist — Print your owned pets in chat and open Pet Journal Inspector.

Compatibility

World of Warcraft: Forever

Interface: 16001

No external libraries required.

No additional addons required.

Standalone functionality.

Installation

Install Pet Journal Inspector through CurseForge or extract the addon into your WoW Forever Interface/AddOns directory.

Restart World of Warcraft and enable the addon.

Open Blizzard's Pet Journal and click Open PJI.

Additional Information

Pet Journal Inspector uses Blizzard's native addon APIs for accessing companion pet information and performing supported pet actions.

The addon stores custom nicknames and favorite preferences using World of Warcraft's SavedVariables system.

Pet Journal Inspector does not modify Blizzard's game files, automate gameplay, or require external software.

Some pet information and actions may be unavailable depending on the game client's current functionality.

Pet Journal Inspector — Your companion collection, enhanced.