The Waze community has created the following plugins/extensions/addons for use in the Waze web-based environments. See browser requirements and instructions.
Please be aware that these scripts commonly require updates in order to properly work after new releases of the Waze products. While some may update automatically once their authors make changes, others may require manual updating on your part.
Browser requirements
Chrome / Blink / Opera Next
You might need to enable Developer Mode on your browser.
- If a download is available from the Chrome Web Store, choose that.
- Without an add-on to manage scripts, simply download the script file (.js) or Chrome executable package (CRX). Then drag and drop the file into the Chrome Extensions Tab [chrome://extensions] of the browser.
- Install TamperMonkey or equivalent.
Firefox / Mozilla
- Install GreaseMonkey.
Internet Explorer
- Install GreaseMonkey or equivalent.
Safari
- Install script as an extension.
- Install WazeBar for Safari.
GreaseMonkey or TamperMonkey add-on for script management
The easiest way to load and manage add-on scripts is with Greasemonkey, TamperMonkey, or an equivalent browser add-on for script management. When you install a user script, the script manager catalogs it and automatically runs it anytime any page for which it is declared is loaded by your browser.
Map Editor presentation enhancements
WME Color Highlights (WMECH)
by Timbones
This script adds color highlighting to segments and landmarks according to their status and type or other criteria. The highlighting of segments is likely to be most useful, for it shows locked and nameless roads. Traffic locks highlight is available where applicable.
DOWNLOAD WME Color Highlights
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WME Highlighter City
by AlexN-114
Highlighter City (HiLiCi) is a derivative of WME Color Highlights v. 1.7.2. It checks for some countries (Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Liechtenstein, Norway, Australia, France, Mexico and Italy) the correctness of the content of the city field. If you want this feature for your country, ask.
Please note that this conflicts with WME Color Highlights; both should NOT be active at the same time.
DOWNLOAD WME Highlighter City (loader)
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WME Level Highlighter
by Kuhlkatz
This WME script highlights segments based on elevation. Please note that this script conflicts with WME Color Highlights script; both should NOT be active at the same time.
DOWNLOAD WME Level Highlighter
WME Junction Angle info
by milkboy; patched by AlanOfTheBerg; Current version 1.5.9
This script helps with junction maintenance. If two connected segments are selected, it shows the turn angle, otherwise it shows the the angle between each segment.
DOWNLOAD WME Junction Angle info
- from Chrome Web Store.
- from github
- from userscripts.org.
- from Mozilla for Firefox (Once the version gets updated)
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Report bugs, patches, ideas etc preferably on the Github issues page
UR Overview Plus (URO+)
by Twister-UK
- URO+ adds a URO+ tab in the left-hand panel to provide various filtering options to show/hide update requests, map problem, and camera markers according to type, age, comment keyword, etc.
- For any UR markers where a conversation is taking place, the marker is modified to show a small quote icon in place of the Waze icon. The quotes are on a green background or if you have commented on the UR, a yellow background. Optionally, a small circle with the count of comments can be shown too.
- For any markers that are visible, hovering the mouse pointer over the marker generates a pop-up which contains a summary of the marker information and some marker-type specific actions (e.g., opening an update request in a new tab, deleting a camera).
- Optional functionality (Go to subtab Misc, "Enable integrated scripts"):
- Functionality from DrivesTabEnhancer (DTE) script:
- Modifies the Drives tab in the left-hand panel to show more drives per sub-page (up to the WME limit of 50/page), and to inform the user which drives are available to view on the map as a route trail. Although Waze stores the drive summaries (date, distance, etc) for every drive ever made, it stores the actual route data only for the most recent drives.
- Functionality from Select Roundabout Segments (SRS) script.
- Adds a Select roundabout button to the segment edit panel when a single segment from a roundabout is selected. Clicking the button selects the entire roundabout. Note that if the entire roundabout doesn't get selected, it probably means the roundabout itself is broken.
- Functionality from DrivesTabEnhancer (DTE) script:
DOWNLOAD UR Overview Plus
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WME layout tweaking user style
This is a custom stylesheet that tweaks the Waze Map Editor layout to reduce the amount of white-space and increase the editable area.
Custom stylesheets require that you first install the Stylish add-on. (Get Stylish for Chrome or Stylish for Firefox).
Download WME layout tweaking user style
Map Editing
WME Junction Node Fixer (JNF)
by bgodette
Junction Node Fixer has several features. The primary focus of JNF is that it overloads the 'q' (disallowAllTurns) keyboard shortcut to preserve existing turn restrictions. 'Overloading' means that it takes over all functionality of the 'q' hotkey only. The 'q' keyboard shortcut performs the following actions
- Fixes any self and reverse connectivity issues
- Fixes closed loop roads (by splitting into two segments with a joining junction)
- Terminates dead-ends with a junction
- Makes dead-ends two-way (only if both ends of the segment are visible)
- Sets the Type of a roundabouts using lowest of two highest rule and sets country/state if needed
- For UK sets Type of roundabouts using highest type excluding Freeway rule.
- Does a traditional 'qw' (clears reverse connectivity, and locks turns)
- Causes the turn arrows to refresh (the side effect of 's' but without the shifting).
Since you end up with the same turns restricted, that means you need to press 'w' if you really want all turns allowed. This is why it overloads 'q' instead of 'w'. Ultimately this will be a separate hotkey that's editable through WME's '?' interface.
JNF also:
- Saves the state of WME's ShowAllTurns, ShowTurns, and Full-screen mode across Refresh/F5/Permalink.
- Forces data model reload after successful save.
This has been tested only in Chrome; it has been reported to work in Firefox with GreaseMonkey.
DOWNLOAD WME Junction Node Fixer
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WME Toolbox
by OyyoDams
This script adds many features like small junctions highlight, redo roundabout, convert roundabout to standard road, clear road geometry, many permalinks to external sites, and more.
DOWNLOAD WME Toolbox
- Toolbox is available for Chrome, Firefox and Safari here
More information
- English: Script WME Toolbox forum thread
- Français: Script WME Toolbox discussion dans le forum
WazeBar for Safari
by Mike Bronner; maintained by edsonajj (Edson Jiménez)
WazeBar for Safari is an alternative menu bar for WME that integrates other scripts to make them available on Safari.
Currently integrated scripts are:
- WME Colour Highlights by timbones.
- UR Overview by Twister-UK.
- GeoWipe by bgodette.
- Junction Node Fixer by bgodette.
Additional features:
- Autosave at a certain number of edits.
- More features and script integrations are underway.
DOWNLOAD WazeBar
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Roundabout Angles and Landmark
by davipt
Roundabout Angles and Landmark is a script with two features:
- selecting a roundabout node, on the left side there is a button to automatically create a "junction" landmark around the landmark. Roundabout segments shall not have street name set, but the roundabout name should be added to this landmark in the middle, so the label appears horizontally.
- selecting a roundabout node, on the left side there is a button to create a temporary landmark in the form of a leaf, which will denote the approximate 90º, 180º and 270º range that Waze uses to switch from the "take the nth exit" to the "straight ahead/turn left/turn right" on roundabouts with two to four connections.
If the created landmark is not round, it means the roundabout has something screwed up, usually a reversed A->B segment, so it also helps ensuring proper roundabouts.
DOWNLOAD Roundabout Angles and Landmark
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WME Aerial Shifter (WAS)
by byo; patched and packaged by berestovskyy
This script helps you adjust the position of underlying satellite imagery to work on road alignment inside WME. Generally the GPS points layer will be displayed on the map at a location parallel to the visual roadway. Adjust the setting until the GPS points are aligned with the visual map. Different sections of the map may or may not have this same amount of misalignment, so it is best to use this same technique in other areas before you use the same offset as a prior area.
Before downloading a new version, uninstall or disable all previous versions of this script. DOWNLOAD Waze Aerial Shifter version 1.3.2 (Oct 07, 2013):
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Street to River PLUS
by EduardoCarvajal based on aeytom script
The script is designed as a helper for creating river landmarks for the free Waze navigation system. The script transforms the geometry of a new unsaved street to a river landmark. You can predefine the width and the name for the new landmark in the form of a special street name.
Mini how-to:
To add a new river:
- Install this script and go to WME.
- Draw a new street but do not save the street.
- Add and apply a street name to define the rivers name and width. This step is optional.
- Example: 20m Spree creates a 20 meters wide river named Spree
- Select the helper street.
- Click the Street to river button.
- Delete the helper street.
- Edit the new landmark as you like. You can even set the landmark to another type. Here it is used to mark a railroad, using landmark type 'other'.
To expand an existing river:
- Draw a new Street that starts inside an existing river, but do not save the Street.
- Make sure that you see on map the begining of the Street (the instersection point of the street and the river)
- Select the helper Street.
- Click the "Street to river" button.
- Delete the helper Street.
- Edit the new landmark as you like.
Examples of rivers created by the script are Sixaola River and Telire River.
Multilingual interface: English, Spanish, Russian and French.
DOWNLOAD Street to River PLUS
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Road Type Calculator
by edsonajj (Edson Jiménez)
This is a calculator meant as an aid to classify roads, specially when faced with routing issues or difficulties on applying the current classification found on the wiki.
The current version is only designed to work for Mexico, but anyone interested in adapting it to another country can contact edsonajj and work together in developing a version for another country.
The extension is currently available for the four major browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari).
DOWNLOAD Road Type Calculator
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Map validation and routing
WME Route Tester
by Timbones
This script allows you to see the current navigation instructions in the editor. Simply select two segments, and click on the Routes tab that appears on the left.
Screenshot: wme-routes.png
DOWNLOAD Route Tester
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WME Validator
by berestovskyy
This script validates a map area in Waze Map Editor, highlights issues, and generates a very detailed report with wiki references and how-tos.
- Validator reports issues for your country and provides links to the country wiki. See How to adjust Validator for your country.
- Validator highlights issues not features. For example, it highlights not just any locked segment, but only if the lock is an issue.
- There are many country-specific checks on every segment. See complete list of validations.
- You may define your own custom validations.
Validator is BETA software. Please report any issues/suggestions in the forum thread.
DOWNLOAD WME Validator
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WME Chat
WME Chat Addon
by: dummyd2 Version: 0.4
This script improves the WME chat GUI:
- Configuration panel: link "Settings" next to the welcome message at top of message list
- removes duplicates messages: it hides messages, but you still receive or (perhaps) emit duplicates.
- adds a link on user names in each message to add a "bip" message (customizable in settings)
- adds a target link next to the user name allowing to jump to without looking for the user in the list
- adds rank after user names
- adds date and time or time only to each post (taken from your computer when the message is received)
- formats links to clickable links and opens in new tab
- formats permalinks to clickable target and jump to position, zoom, and select objects (no WME reload)
- light blue (editable in settings) background on new messages posted by you
- small "+" and permalink icon next to the input message area to insert current permalink
- Chat top pannel (if open) or chat button (if closed) change color to dark red (editable in settings) if someone type a message containing a word in a custom list (see tool tip text) in settings (case unsensitive). Returns back to original color when you send a message, or close chat window.
- Play sound on new message (mutable in settings)
- Play sound on alert (mutable in settings)
- Remove messages of users not in the room (optional in settings)
- System message when a user join or leave the room (optional in settings)
- Bell icon next to each user in the users list to insert the "bip" in the message
Download WME Chat Addon
Compatible with WME Chat jumper: so each "jump" with WME Chat addon is reversible using WME Chat jumper.
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WME Chat Jumper
by: tkr85
This script allows a users last location to be saved when clicking on a user name and moving to their location. By clicking on the "jump" button, you will be taken back to your previous editing location.
Download WME Chat Jumper
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Device
Geocaching
by davipt
Geocaching-Waze bookmarklet is a iOS Safari bookmarklet that allows driving to a given Geocaching coordinate. It assumes a fixed flow within iOS and the official Geocaching client, but it could be adapted to other situations.
Open the iOS Geocaching app, pick up a cache, click on Open on external map, which will open Google Maps on the browser. From this page, click on the bookmarklet which will display the lat+lon; then open Waze on that point, ready to drive there.
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Live Map
Live Map UR Overlay (LMUR)
by Twister-UK
LMUR allows update requests and map problems to be displayed on the Live Map, with various filtering options to show/hide requests/problems by type, age, keyword, etc. Requires Live Map to be viewed via the secure (https) URL - LMUR will prompt you if a non-secure URL is used.
DOWNLOAD Live Map UR Overlay (LMUR)
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Bookmarklets
Several very useful bookmarklet scripts have been developed to enhance the map editing process. A complete list of available scripts are on the Bookmarklets Wiki page along with instructions on how to add them to your browser.
Developing scripts
Obsolete scripts
| Name | Superseded by |
|---|---|
| WME Add-Ons | WME Toolbox |
| WME Permalink+ (WP+) | |
| Drives Tab Enhancer (DTE) | URO+ (v3.0) |
| Live Map Navigation List | WME Route Tester |
| Select Roundabout Segments (SRS) | URO+ (v3.0) |
| WME Tools (WMET) | WME Validator |