Swing Auto Hide
If your screen is cluttered with swing timer bars that sit there doing nothing between pulls, Swing Auto Hide is the addon you have been waiting for. This lightweight World of Warcraft addon automatically hides Blizzard's swing timers when you are not attacking, giving you a cleaner interface without losing the information you actually need during combat.
What Swing Auto Hide Does
Blizzard's built-in swing timer is useful, but it never stops showing. Whether you are standing in town, sorting your bags, or waiting for a raid to start, those bars remain on screen. Swing Auto Hide changes that behavior with a simple rule: if you are not swinging, the timer disappears.
The addon is smart about which bar it shows. Melee bars only appear for the weapon currently swinging, so you see your main hand timer when the main hand attacks and your off hand timer when the off hand swings. The ranged bar behaves the same way, showing only while Auto Shot or Shoot is active. The result is a minimal, reactive display that matches what is actually happening in combat.
Why Players Use It
- Cleaner UI during downtime, questing, and social play
- Melee timers tied to the specific weapon that is swinging
- Ranged timer visible only during Auto Shot or Shoot
- No configuration required to get started
- Works alongside Edit Mode visibility settings
For melee classes, the main-hand and off-hand separation is a genuine quality-of-life improvement. You no longer have to guess which weapon is about to land. For hunters and other ranged users, the ranged bar appearing only when you are actually firing keeps the screen tidy without hiding anything important.
Visibility Options and Edit Mode
Swing Auto Hide respects Blizzard's Edit Mode system. You can set swing timer visibility to always visible or to appear only in combat, depending on how much information you want on screen. This makes it easy to blend the addon with your existing layout instead of fighting against it.
Slash Commands
Controlling the addon is simple. Type /sah or /swingautohide to turn it on or off. That is the entire command set, which keeps things approachable for players who do not want to memorize a long list of options.
Supported Game Versions and Compatibility
Swing Auto Hide for World of Warcraft supports the major versions players are running today, including Retail, Classic, The Burning Crusade (TBC), Wrath of the Lich King (WotLK), Cataclysm, and Mists of Pandaria (MoP). Because swing timer behavior differs across these clients, having a single addon that covers multiple branches saves you from hunting down separate builds.
Compatibility with other UI addons is generally smooth. Swing Auto Hide focuses on one job, so it rarely conflicts with action bar replacements, unit frame suites, or weak aura setups. If you already run a heavily customized interface, this addon slots in without demanding major changes.
When you download Swing Auto Hide through the foxygame.net launcher, the client keeps the addon matched to your current game branch automatically, so a fresh Classic patch or a Retail update will not leave you running a stale build. The launcher's addon catalog also makes it easy to spot when a new version is ready.
How to Install Swing Auto Hide
Installing the addon follows the standard World of Warcraft process:
- Download Swing Auto Hide for World of Warcraft from your preferred addon source.
- Extract the folder into your World of Warcraft installation directory under Interface/AddOns.
- Confirm the folder name matches the addon's .toc file so the game recognizes it.
- Restart the game client or reload your UI with /reload.
- Enable the addon on the character selection screen if it is not already active.
Once loaded, the addon works immediately. You can toggle it with /sah whenever you want to compare your interface with and without the swing timers visible.
Final Thoughts
Swing Auto Hide solves a small but persistent annoyance in World of Warcraft. By hiding swing timers when you are idle and showing only the bar that matters during combat, it keeps your UI focused on the fight in front of you. Whether you play Retail, Classic, TBC, WotLK, Cataclysm, or MoP, the addon delivers a cleaner screen with almost no setup. If you value a tidy interface and accurate combat information, this is an easy addition to your addon list.