HazeCooldowns

A World of Warcraft addon that displays cooldown text on abilities, items, and spells.

Features

Digital cooldown text overlay on action buttons, inventory items, and spell icons
Configurable text styles based on time remaining (soon, seconds, minutes, hours, days)
Finish effects when cooldowns complete (pulse, shine, flare, alert)
Theme system for customizing appearance (fonts, colors, scaling)
Rule-based configuration for different UI elements (action bars, auras, nameplates)
Profile system with per-character support
No external library dependencies

Installation

Download the addon
Extract to World of Warcraft/_retail_/Interface/AddOns/HazeCooldowns
Restart WoW or /reload

Usage

/hazecooldowns or /hcd - Open configuration panel
/hcd version - Show addon version
/hcd debug - Toggle debug mode

Configuration

Themes

Customize how cooldown text appears:

Font face, size, and outline
Colors for each timer state (soon, seconds, minutes, hours, charging, controlled)
Text scaling based on icon size
Position anchoring and offsets

Rules

Control which UI elements show cooldown text:

Pattern-based frame matching (Lua patterns)
Priority ordering (first match wins)
Per-rule theme assignment
Built-in rules for auras, nameplates, action bars

Finish Effects

Visual effects when cooldowns complete:

Pulse - Icon scales up with glow
Shine - Star burst animation
Flare - Custom radial effect
Alert - Center-screen notification

Timer States

State	Time Remaining	Default Color	Scale
Soon	< 5.5 seconds	Red	1.5x
Seconds	< 60 seconds	Yellow	1.0x
Minutes	< 60 minutes	White	1.0x
Hours	< 24 hours	Gray	0.75x
Days	24+ hours	Gray	0.75x
Charging	Charge ability	Green-Yellow	0.75x
Controlled	Loss of control	Red	1.5x

API

Addon developers can interact with HazeCooldowns:

-- Disable cooldown text on a specific frame
cooldown.noCooldownCount = true

-- Force a specific theme on a cooldown
cooldown._hcd_settings_force = themeTable