BuckleUp Sidecar

BuckleUp Sidecar is a lightweight World of Warcraft addon that extends Blizzard's native Cooldown Manager instead of replacing it.

If you like Blizzard's cooldown system but want a clean place for the things Blizzard does not handle well by default, Sidecar gives you that extra space without turning your UI into a full cooldown replacement addon.

Blizzard keeps ownership of Blizzard-managed spell cooldowns and built-in aura behavior. Sidecar focuses on the supplemental pieces:

trinkets
racials
items
additional spells

BuckleUp Sidecar hero screenshot

Sidecar extends Blizzard's cooldown bars with trinkets, racials, and custom utility while keeping the same visual language.

Why Try It

Sidecar is for players who:

like Blizzard's default cooldown manager and want to keep using it
want a clean place for racials, trinkets, potions, healthstones, and niche utility
want addon-owned bars that still feel like part of Blizzard's UI
do not want a giant all-in-one cooldown replacement

In short: Sidecar gives Blizzard's cooldown manager a little more room to breathe.

What Makes It Different

it works with Blizzard's cooldown manager rather than competing with it
it embeds directly into Blizzard's cooldown settings
Sidecar bars are placed in Blizzard Edit Mode and can snap to Blizzard UI
bars can live-match Blizzard presentation settings
an optional unified visual style can make Sidecar and Blizzard cooldowns look a bit more modern

BuckleUp Sidecar unified style screenshot

Optional unified visual style keeps Blizzard and Sidecar cooldowns visually aligned with square icons, tighter crop, and matching borders.

Key Features

embedded Sidecar tab inside Blizzard's cooldown settings
drag-and-drop organizer with user bars
drag a spell from your spellbook or an item from your bags into Sidecar to add it
create, rename, and delete Sidecar bars
move and adjust Sidecar bars in Blizzard Edit Mode
optional live Match Essential Bar / Match Utility Bar presentation modes
optional unified square-style visual treatment for both Sidecar and Blizzard cooldown viewers
spec-based bar assignments with copy/import support
account-wide custom item/spell catalog

BuckleUp Sidecar configuration panel screenshot

Placement And Customization

Sidecar bars are moved in Blizzard Edit Mode.

Sidecar bars can:

snap to Blizzard cooldown viewers and other Blizzard UI elements
keep following Blizzard elements after being placed
use a Sidecar-owned Edit Mode panel that feels consistent with Blizzard's settings flow
have their own styling, match the Blizzard Essential Bar, or match the Blizzard Utility Bar

When match mode is enabled, Sidecar follows the matched Blizzard bar's presentation settings live.

BuckleUp Sidecar edit mode example

Sidecar bars move in Blizzard Edit Mode, snap to Blizzard UI, and keep following the elements they are anchored to.

Slash Commands

/bus config opens Blizzard's Cooldown Viewer settings and shows the Sidecar panel
/bus remove <entryID|rawID> removes a custom entry by entry ID or raw spell/item ID

Limitations

this is not a replacement cooldown manager
Blizzard-owned spell cooldowns are intentionally left to Blizzard
Sidecar focuses on reliable supplemental cooldown display, not complete Blizzard aura-parity emulation

Feedback / Bugs

If you try the addon and run into issues, feedback is encouraged.

Bug reports are especially useful if they include:

class/spec
what Blizzard bar(s) you were matching, if any
whether unified visual style was enabled
what you expected to happen
what actually happened

License

MIT. See LICENSE.