XIVBARS
A Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Cross Hotbar (XHB) Layout Tool and Controller Keybinding Setup Guides
This app lets you simulate and Plan your Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Hotbars (HB) and Cross Hotbars (XHB). Create your own layouts and keybindings to optimize your Job action rotations and cooldowns or explore player-created setups and guides. Take advantage of drag-and-drop functionality for easy keybindings and personalizations for use with keyboard and mouse or game controllers and export your keybindings to macros for direct import into the game and share your setups with others.
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Magic DPS
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Recent Layouts
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XHB
PVEPictomancer
Right side of LT/RT for instant cast actions, to make movement easier. Left side for things with cast timers and Scenic Muse, which has a long cooldown.
RT, RT for actions that are used less frequently (or that I haven't unlocked and don't have a home for yet). LT, LT is the standard layout for my ranged/caster DPS classes.
MINXHBPVE7.1 Controller Miner Collectables
0: Cordial 1: Hi-Cordial
Set up to be convenient with these rotations: https://www.icy-veins.com/ffxiv/gathering-collectables-in-ffxiv
DNCXHBPVEMy dancer hotbar
1 RT right -> single target 1 RT left -> aoe 1 LT right -> dances 1 LT left -> Fan dances LT LT -> Position actions RT RT -> rest + role actions 6 is my shared hotbar
DRG
HBPVEDRG MMO Mouse for Lvl 100
NOTE: The "Stance" key there is for you to replace with your Draught of Strength since I couldn't find the item on this tool.
1 is normally mapped 2 is usually Ctrl + {Number} 3 is usually Shift + {Number} 4 is usually Alt + {Number}
SMNXHBPVEDa'momo's Summoner
I created my chotbars to be comfortable, practical, and aesthetic.(to me anyway) Nearly all same/similar skills are in the same position across all jobs/roles while allowing for as little finger gymnastics as possible.
My XHB is split between chotbars 2(left) and 7(right)
NINXHBPVENinja
Comfy layout with all frequently used skill in easy to press range
VPRXHBPVEAyria's New Parch Viper
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AOE Combos
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Single Target Combo. Potion goes LT Right D-pad
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Ex and WX Face Button Viper
Built around RT Single Target LT AoE split, with most class buttons on the face buttons (A,B,X,Y), and role buttons on the D-Pad. Several buttons doubled to maintain comfortable play between AoE and Single Target combos. Assumes Sprint on L3 macro. Limit Break placed where I would have it if I didn't have a controller with keyboard command programmable buttons.
This layout puts most of the work on the face buttons and being comfortable with switching between Expanded and WXHB
DRKHBPVEMMO Mouse DRK - Tashaxe
Hotbar 1 uses the 12 MMO mouse buttons. Hotbar 2 uses those 12 buttons with Shift as the modifier. Hotbar 3 uses those 12 buttons with Alt as the modifier.
RDMXHBPVEPS5 Edge Controller Layout
Up and down on the Dpad are the left and right back paddle respectively.
XHB 3 can the accessed with either LTRT or RTLT
PLDXHBPVESetup from Scratch after long Absence - PLD
Lost my saved settings and have to adjust and set up the entire game from scratch. Dimly remember my layout but it'll probably change from here. Also have a normal hotbar for out of focus cooldown overview.
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Filmire's Lv.100 Pictomancer 🎮
View a full explanation for this layout:
https://youtu.be/7aFMChLVchg - DRGHBPVE
DRG MMO mouse hotbar setup, Dawntrail v1
Maybe this hotbar will make me like playing DRG more. I've now come to accept that the AoE combo will have to sit away from the first hotbar.
Note: I haven't really tried this yet. Will update if needed.
SCHXHBPVESCH Patch 7.05
##For General Content (not tested with Extreme/Savage)
I have trouble remembering what's in my 2nd crossbar, so I always copy 2 to 3. Until I decided to play Scholar XD
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Volanare's Viper
Shoutout to Fyuria Tsukimori & Nanaki.
Single target on XHB 1 AOE on XHB 2
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Pally Controller CrossBars
Main Bar 1: Single Target Main Bar 2: AOE the middle bar i use for defensives and dash and shield lob and such. Dye: Pots
Sprint and Mount Roulette are macro to L3 and R3 respectively
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Popular Layouts
Warrior
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Juce Warrior
Single target on RT + face buttons, AOE on LT + face buttons
Damage mitigation on LT + D pad, barriers and healing on double LT + face buttons
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Warrior WIP
WIP for current warrior hotbar. Expanded XHB is enabled both LT - RT and RT - LT are set to Right 2. This allows for easy access to mits/healing regardless of which side of the HB you are working on. Right side for single target, left side for AOE, top bars for lesser used actions roughly based on the single target/aoe split.
Paladin
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Paladin Lvl 100 DT MMO mouse
Peripherals are Corsair Scimitar Elite
All jobs will follow a similar pattern to make job transitioning simple and not so overwhelming
Dark Knight
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DRK 7.0
Current WIP for updated hotbars in 7.0, focusing on minimising swapping hotbars in combat and keeping visual clarity on relevant buff cooldowns and maximising consistency across all jobs. Bar 1 is for single target, and Bar 2 for AoE.
The Glamour Plate button is being used in place of the newly added skill as needed, and the dye represents potion. Sprint and LB are macroed to L3/R3 respectively.
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Dark Knight Controller Hotbars
I've watched Bun Boss and a few others to get an idea of how things should flow on controller. This is a setup that works for me and I wanted to share it! I like to keep things consistent across my jobs.
Gunbreaker
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GNB 100 Test
Not too far off from my lvl 90 hotbar that made sense to my brain. Thinking this will work out well
Scholar
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SCH Hotbar
Hi! This and paladin are my mains, so I hope these hotbars help someone! The inventory button should be replaced with the best potion of mind for your level.
White Mage
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Personal MMO Mouse WHM
Note: I haven't leveled this up to 100 yet.
Hotbar 1: Starting with the single target filler, regen, and DoT on the first row. Next row has the WHM-specific actions. The rest is the same: heal, weak AoE heal (in case of sync-down), esuna, zoomies, weak heal (ONLY for sync-downs that the normal heal isn't there), sprint.
Astrologian
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AST_Sev_7.0
DT 7.0
Macro Info
1 = Play I Macro
2 = Play II Macro
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Personal MMO Mouse AST
Hotbar 1: My healers tend to follow this format, with the exception being Sage of course.
Row 1: Single target, regen, DoT Row 2: The job specific goodies. These are three cards. Row 3: Stronger heal, weak regen (in case of roulette sync), esuna Row 4: Zoomies, weak heal (in case of roulette sync), sprint.
Sage
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SGE 7.0
General notes:
- "Main" hotbar is RT
- Frequently used abilities or important ones to use while moving go on the face buttons
- AoE versions of things go on expanded hotbar
- Only using one expanded hotbar so no LT>RT vs. RT>LT confusion during combat
- Infrequently used abilities go on WXHB
- Star button on WXHB is a focus target macro
Sage-specific notes:
- Sage has lots of single-target vs. AoE abilities, so placement on expanded hotbar mirrors this (Dosis/Dyskrasia, Diagonosis/Prognosis, Taurochole/Kerachole, Druochole/Ixochole, Haima/Panhaima)
- Philosophia placement mirrors that of Soteria (LT vs. LT-LT)
- Krasis on d-pad down to make it easy to cycle down to the tank and target them for it (down, down, RT+down)
- Remember to adjust your party list job priority!
- Zoe and Pneuma next to each other since they usually get used together
- Eukrasia on WXHB is a macro to turn it off
- Speech button on WXHB is a macro to indicate Swiftcast cooldown (i.e., when I will attempt to res again)
Red Mage
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Personal MMO Mouse RDM
Hotbar 1: White mana on the left side, black mana on the right side. Single target above, AoEs below. Both/neutral down the middle. I used to put acceleration on Hotbar 3, but it's better this way for quick succession to the relevant actions.
Hotbar 2 (ctrl): The 1-2-3 melee combo on top. I usually have my gap close/make on those two middle positions. Sleep, lucid, cure, and the DPS buff are just rollovers from my old hotbar as Summoner, my first job, and that was before I put more thought into hotbar setups. AoE and run+gun spenders on the bottom row.
Summoner
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Althea's SMN layout
A SMN layout that makes sense for my brain and how I play. Single Target on main, AoE on hotbar 2, which I usually switch to by hitting right bumper (R1) and then staying on that hotbar as needed.
Updated for 7.0!
Black Mage
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7.0 Black Mage
I have my hotbars set up so that pressing R1 toggles between hotbars 1 and 2, with hotbar 3 as the WXHB.
"1" icon is Aether Compass, "2" icon is Gysahl Greens.
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BLM 7.0
Current WIP for updated hotbars in 7.0, focusing on minimising swapping hotbars in combat and keeping visual clarity on relevant buff cooldowns and maximising consistency across all jobs. Bar 1 is for single target, and Bar 2 for AoE.
The Glamour Plate button is being used in place of the newly added skill as needed, and the dye represents potion. Sprint and LB are macroed to L3/R3 respectively.
Pictomancer
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Althea's Picto Layout
A first run of a layout, influenced by my SMN and RDM layouts. ST on hotbar one, AoE on hotbar 2, other stuff on 3. I usually sit on either hotbar 1 or 2, depending on my needs, and switch between them with the R1 bumper.
Tweaked on 7/28/2024 - I added Rainbow Drip to the main two bars because it has a proc mechanism at times - you need to see that, not have it hidden on third bar!
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Picto Controller Layout
Just tried my best have a good flow that made sense. I put the painting actions on dpad and regular attack actions on face buttons this helped me most to have a good muscle memory flow and have painting and attacks be separated and bounce between them. Also made sure to have all painting actions in the same spot for muscle memory so creature will always be left, weapon bottom center, and scenery is always on the right.
Viper
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Easy Viper
Easily distinguish between your 'left' and 'right' dual blade combos and your twinblade combos, even making our reawaken phase as simple as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Keybinds: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Q, E, R, T, F, M4, M5 (+ Shift / Ctrl for Hotbars 2/3)
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EZ Weaving and Positionals on Controllers
All important combo GCDs and oGCDs are on the face buttons for max mobility while weaving/doing positionals
I tend to put AOEs on the D-pad since they aren’t as important but Viper actually has more AOE GCDs than most jobs, so Pit of Dread (aoe Twinblade starter) was able to get a spot on the R2 + Square since there was real estate.
Dragoon
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ESDF _ DRG
- Buffs on top. (Ordered according to the optimal rotation)
- Weaponskills in the middle. ("Cross" shape on both sides)
- oGCD attacks below. (Parallel to top oGCD buffs)
- Extras in top corners, sides. (General: `~ 7 , Job: Ins H )
- Role actions on shift. (Prefer AQWRTG but ZXCV available)
- Consumables on alt. (Potion: Alt+W, Tincture: Alt+R) (Companion actions = placeholders)
[Hotbar 2] Left fingers: Ring or Pinky 1 2 3 Tab Q W Ins A `~ Z X C
Ninja
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2 active hotbars, lvl 100
HB 2 is expanded as well cause double tapping triggers sucks :) HB 3 for aoe and the space to fit single target rotation on 2 htobars
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NIN Dawntrail
Nothing much changed
Huraijin is gone and replaced with Hide (which is even more useless)
Monk
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Da'momo's Monk
I created my chotbars to be comfortable, practical, and aesthetic.(to me anyway) Nearly all same/similar skills are in the same position across all jobs/roles while allowing for as little finger gymnastics as possible.
My XHB is split between chotbars 2(left) and 7(right)
Samurai
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FFXIV - SAM 7.0 (v1)
My current SAM hotbar layout as of 7.05
HOTBAR LAYOUT/DESIGN LOGIC:
Reaper
Dancer
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DNC 7.0
I show Cross Hotbar 3 (Left) with both of the expanded trigger controls, so you can easily add in another 8 actions if you prefer, I use XHB 8 as a shared bar between all classes for traversal and general actions outside of combat. Role actions are consistent among my layouts, and so are general actions. The macro icon is a placeholder for a Tincture/Gemdraught.
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Dawntrail DNC for Left Handed
Puts most of the strain on the left hand, and off of the right.
Bard
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FFXIV EW BRD LG G600
Playing with an LG G600 MMO mouse.
Group 1 is standard 1-9 Group 2 is Shift + 1-12 - (DEX POT is the heart macro) Group 3 is Ctrl + 1-12
MachinistHow To Use This Planner
Creating the perfect hotbar interface setup in Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker using a controller is clunky and time-consuming. This simulator allows you to plan out your hotbar layouts using a web-based drag-and-drop interface to simulate different configurations before commiting it to your controller HUD in-game.
Select a FFXIV Job/Class
Choose from and plan your hotbars for any of the FFXIV Jobs
Toggle between FFXIV Hotbar layouts
Simulate either a Cross Hotbar (XHB) or standard Hotbars layout.
Drag and Drop Actions to Slots
Slot any of the Combat and Role actions for your selected Job, as well as any Menu Command, Macros, and other Actions.
Export to a Macro and Share With Others
Once you’re done configuring your Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker hotbar layout, save or share your layout with the generated URL. You can also export your layout to a macro that you can use to import your layout into the game.
