Top 6 Cooldown Manager Addons Compared (Plus a New Challenger) | WoW UI Guide

Описание: I tested the top 6 World of Warcraft cooldown manager addons — plus a new challenger — so you don’t have to.

This video compares Cooldown Manager Centered, NephUI, Better Cooldown Manager, TweaksUI, Action Bars Enhanced, asCombatInfo, and TavernUI, breaking down customization, layout control, performance, and real gameplay use.

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00:00 – The Problem with Blizzard’s Cooldown Manager
01:17 – Cooldown Manager Centered (Overview & Pros)
03:27 – NephUI Cooldown Manager (Standalone Breakdown)
06:55 – Better Cooldown Manager (Advanced Features)
09:39 – TweaksUI: Cooldowns (Flexible but Complex)
13:56 – Action Bars Enhanced (Deep Customization)
18:39 – asCombatInfo & asPowerBar (Lightweight Option)
20:49 – A New Challenger Appears: TavernUI (Beta)
24:18 – Which Cooldown Manager Should You Choose?
24:32 – Final Thoughts & Recommendations

If you’re using World of Warcraft’s modern UI, you already know the problem:
the default Blizzard cooldown manager feels half-finished.

It tracks major abilities… but that’s about it.
No proper skinning. Rigid spacing. Limited filtering. No real layout control.

So I tested every major cooldown manager addon on CurseForge — so you don’t have to.

In this video, I break down the top 6 cooldown manager addons (by downloads), compare their strengths and weaknesses, and show them in real gameplay. I also cover one new addon currently in development that you’ll absolutely want to keep an eye on.

Whether you want something lightweight, deeply customizable, or visually clean and centered, this video will help you pick the right cooldown manager for your UI.

If this saves you an hour of testing, consider hitting 👍
And let me know in the comments which one you’re running.

🧩 Addons Covered
🔹 Cooldown Manager Centered

Developed by WilduTools — 478k+ downloads
https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons...

  / discord  

Center-out growth (essential, utility, buffs)

Assisted Highlight support

Square icons, font & color control

Excellent edit-mode visual helpers

Lightweight and focused

🔹 NephUI – Cooldown Manager (Standalone)

Developed by Nephuhlim — 198k+ UI downloads / 27k+ standalone
https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons...

Customizes Blizzard’s cooldown manager

Includes mana & class resource bars

Cast bar support

Clean, integrated layout

Modular — no forced unit frames or action bars

🔹 Better Cooldown Manager

Developed by UnhaltedGB — 161k+ downloads
https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons...

  / discord  

Pixel-perfect borders & textures

Power & secondary power bars (width-matching)

Custom spell, item, and trinket bars

Cast bar support

Advanced anchoring & API support

🔹 TweaksUI: Cooldowns

Developed by Meltheran — 114k+ downloads
https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons...

Highly flexible layout system

Center-growth buffs & cooldowns

Visibility rules (combat, target, mouseover, instance)

Custom trackers for spells & items

Masque & Edit Mode support
(Powerful, but requires careful setup)

🔹 Action Bars Enhanced

Developed by Hndrxuprt (Hendrix-upert) — 21k+ downloads
https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons...

  / discord  

Presets for fast setup

Deep animation & proc glow control

Skinned Blizzard action bars

Advanced buff bar coloring

Cast bars (player, target, boss)

Extremely customizable visuals

🔹 asCombatInfo & asPowerBar

Developed by asMOD_kr — 19k+ downloads
https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons...

Very lightweight

Basic cooldown & resource tracking

Minimal configuration

Limited real-time feedback
(Simple, but constrained)

🆕 A New Challenger: TavernUI (Beta)

Co-Developed by Mondo & LiQuiDgg
https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons...

  / discord  

Early active development

Modular & performance-focused

Cooldown manager + resource bars

oUF unit frame support

Inspired by Quazii UI features

One-click FPS optimization

Auto-loot, auto-sell, auto-repair

Huge potential as it matures

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