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GCD Cast Bar

A sleek addon that displays a perfectly synced, Blizzard-style cast bar for your global cooldowns.
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Description

GCD Cast Bar adds a smooth Global Cooldown progress bar that follows Blizzard’s player cast bar, matching its size, scale, position, and presentation.

Configuration

Open the configurator with /gcd or through the GCD Cast Bar category in Blizzard’s AddOn settings.

Features

  • Tracks and displays GCD progress after instant-cast abilities.
  • Automatically adapts to Blizzard cast-bar positioning, scale, and Edit Mode changes.
  • Hides during normal spell casts and channels to prevent visual overlap.
  • Includes an integrated Spell Proc Alert icon with draggable positioning, adjustable scale, and glow presentation.
  • Optionally displays the triggering spell’s icon and name.
  • Supports normal or reverse fill direction.
  • Shows or hides the moving edge spark.
  • Can be limited to combat only.
  • Can be disabled while mounted or in Druid Flight Form.
  • Adjusts bar opacity with a precise slider.
  • Supports custom bar colors, class color, and Blizzard’s standard color.
  • Includes custom textures such as Smooth, Minimal, Flat, Skills, Standard Castbar, Target Bar, Gloss, Modern Unit Frame, and Crafted.
  • Provides spark size and spark color controls.
  • Includes global, character-specific, and per-specialization profiles.
  • Automatically switches profiles when changing specialization.
  • Includes Test Bar, Debug Mode, and Reset Defaults controls.
  • Uses animated toggles, custom sliders, visible setting descriptions, page transitions, and conditional scrolling.

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