{"id":5976,"date":"2018-04-17T06:09:28","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T05:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaming-tools.com\/warcraft-3\/?p=5976"},"modified":"2025-08-30T10:08:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T09:08:03","slug":"customkeys-txt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaming-tools.com\/warcraft-3\/customkeys-txt\/","title":{"rendered":"Customkeys.txt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome Warcraft 3 ladder &#038; Dota players! Here is an extensive guide, how to setup the <strong>Customkeys.txt<\/strong> the right way. Read on&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"tyellow\">Overview:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. What is the Customkeys.txt?<\/li>\n<li>2. Customkeys.txt Download <span class=\"tgrey\">( Dota \/ Warcraft 3 )<\/span><\/li>\n<li>3. Guide howto install the Customkeys.txt<\/li>\n<li>4. Customkeys.txt editing Tools<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><span class=\"box greenbox\">Info: We published a <a href=\"https:\/\/gaming-tools.com\/warcraft-3\/hotkeys\/\">newer Warcraft 3 Customkeys guide here<\/a>, that we recommend. (WC3 Customkeys + Inventory Keys)<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>1. What is the Customkeys.txt?<\/h2>\n<p>In <strong>Warcraft 3<\/strong> Reign of Chaos and The Frozen Throne every unit command, building and shop item has a code that can be adressed. In the <strong>Customkeys.txt<\/strong> you can bind all of these commands to specific keys of your hardware devices (keyboard &#038; mouse).<br \/>\nTo these commands belong attack, move, stop, hold position, patrol, all spells and so on.<br \/>\n<span class=\"tgreen\">In Warcraft 3 it is advantageous to feel confident to know every key of every command. Like this you can act faster inside the game, with less effort.<\/span> The <strong>Customkeys.txt binds all keys on QWER<\/strong> to simplify and step up your gameplay.<\/p>\n<p>In fact there are three main types of customkey configurations: <strong>Qwertz, Qwerty and Azerty<\/strong>. These things depend on the keyboard of the different countries and the need of the player. The QWER settings won the most recognition and it is just the best <strong>config<\/strong>, your hand has to move less and the item keys 1-6 are reachable perfectly. This fits great together to play Dota and Warcraft 3 on a high level with a good <strong>customized Customkeys.txt<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"tyellow\">Once you have learned all of the keys by heart your skill and your <strong>APM (Actions per Minute)<\/strong> will increase. For skilled players APM is an important value.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>2. Download Customkeys.txt<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gaming-tools.com\/warcraft-3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/customkeys-txt-dota-warcraft-3.jpg\" alt=\"Customkey.txt Guide\" width=\"950\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaming-tools.com\/warcraft-3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/customkeys-txt-dota-warcraft-3.jpg 950w, https:\/\/gaming-tools.com\/warcraft-3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/customkeys-txt-dota-warcraft-3-300x63.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gaming-tools.com\/warcraft-3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/customkeys-txt-dota-warcraft-3-768x162.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gaming-tools.com\/warcraft-3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/customkeys-txt-dota-warcraft-3-450x95.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/>There are different Hotkeys for different usage. Here you can download <strong>QWER Customkeys.txt<\/strong> for <strong>Dota Allstars<\/strong> and for the <strong>Warcraft 3 ladder<\/strong>. Dota has many different heroes and custom spells, as well as items and shops. These things need a precise configuration particular for Dota. There are even more <strong>Customkeys settings for RGC Dota<\/strong>. Check the different <a href=\"\/warcraft-3\/hotkeys\">Hotkey solutions<\/a> in our archive.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the <strong>Customkeys.txt Download for Dota and Warcraft 3<\/strong>:<br \/>\n[su_table]<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>Dota\/RGC Customkeys.txt (QWER)<\/td>\n<td>296,897 Downloads<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/gaming-tools.com\/warcraft-3\/?ddownload=5858\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"ddownload-link id-5858 ext-\">Download<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Warcraft 3 ladder Customkeys.txt (QWER)<\/td>\n<td>444,109 Downloads<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/gaming-tools.com\/warcraft-3\/?ddownload=5583\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"ddownload-link id-5583 ext-\">Download<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/su_table]<\/p>\n<h2>3. How to install the Warcraft 3 Dota Customkeys.txt? (Guide)<\/h2>\n<p>In the past years, many many people had some issues installing the Customkeys.txt.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"tyellow\">Good news: Installing the Dota QWER Cusotmkeys.txt Hotkeys is really simple. Here is a guide where you have to paste the <strong>downloaded Customkeys.txt<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"tgreen\">Step 1:<\/span> Download the <strong>Dota Customkeys.txt<\/strong> (click on of the Download buttons on top and get the keys for Warcraft 3 or Dota).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"tgreen\">Step 2:<\/span> Copy the Customkeys.txt into your Warcraft 3 folder:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"tyellow\">The new way:<\/span><br \/>\nJust copy the <strong>Customkeys.txt<\/strong> file into: <span class=\"tgrey\">C:\/Documents\/Warcraft-III\/CustomkeyBindings<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gaming-tools.com\/warcraft-3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/03\/warcraft-3-hotkeys-installation.jpg\" alt=\"Warcraft 3 Hotkeys Installation\" width=\"850\" height=\"185\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaming-tools.com\/warcraft-3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/03\/warcraft-3-hotkeys-installation.jpg 850w, https:\/\/gaming-tools.com\/warcraft-3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/03\/warcraft-3-hotkeys-installation-300x65.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gaming-tools.com\/warcraft-3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/03\/warcraft-3-hotkeys-installation-768x167.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gaming-tools.com\/warcraft-3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/03\/warcraft-3-hotkeys-installation-450x98.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"tyellow\">The old way:<\/span><br \/>\nCopy the Customkeys.txt file into: <span class=\"tgrey\">C:\/Programs\/Warcraft-III<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gaming-tools.com\/warcraft-3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/03\/wc3-customkey-guide-how-to-install.jpg\" alt=\"WC3 Customkey Guide - How to Install\" width=\"850\" height=\"500\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaming-tools.com\/warcraft-3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/03\/wc3-customkey-guide-how-to-install.jpg 850w, https:\/\/gaming-tools.com\/warcraft-3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/03\/wc3-customkey-guide-how-to-install-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gaming-tools.com\/warcraft-3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/03\/wc3-customkey-guide-how-to-install-768x452.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gaming-tools.com\/warcraft-3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/03\/wc3-customkey-guide-how-to-install-450x265.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"tgreen\">Step 3:<\/span> Check the box inside the <span class=\"tyellow\">Warcraft 3 &gt; Settings  &gt; Gameplay Options<\/span>.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gaming-tools.com\/warcraft-3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/warcraft-3-gameplay-options-customkeys.jpg\" alt=\"Customkeys.txt Warcraft 3 Settings\" width=\"600\" height=\"520\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaming-tools.com\/warcraft-3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/warcraft-3-gameplay-options-customkeys.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gaming-tools.com\/warcraft-3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/warcraft-3-gameplay-options-customkeys-300x260.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After that, restart Warcraft 3 and test if your QWER Hotkeys work! bizeps bling<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"tgrey\">Any problems? You can ask anything in the comment section and we will try to help you!<\/span> 8)<\/p>\n<h3>4. Customkeys.txt editing Tools<\/h3>\n<p>The basic <strong>Customkeys.txt<\/strong> is limited in it&#8217;s functions as it does not allow great item inventory Hotkeys by default. Also maps like Dota get further development and in many cases also the Customkeys.txt file has to be updated.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the best <strong>Hotkey Tools<\/strong>, depending on your needs:<\/p>\n<p>Recommended <strong>Customkeys.txt tools<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"gamelist wc3-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/warcraft-3\/warkeys\">Warkeys<\/a><span class=\"best\">Best<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/warcraft-3\/rgc-warkeys\">RGC Warkeys<\/a><span class=\"best\">Best<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More tools:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"gamelist wc3-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/warcraft-3\/keycraft\">Keycraft<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/warcraft-3\/dota-hotkeys\">Dota Hotkeys (Item Keys)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/warcraft-3\/autohotkey\">AutoHotkey<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/warcraft-3\/config-dota\">Config.Dota file (QWER)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/warcraft-3\/dota-allstars-editor\">Dota Allstars Editor<\/a> (for config.Dota)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dotacustomkeys.appspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i> Dota Customkey Web App<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you need any help, tell your question and we will help you!<br \/>\nHave fun playing!<\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome Warcraft 3 ladder &#038; Dota players! Here is an extensive guide, how to setup the Customkeys.txt the right way. Read on&#8230; Overview: 1. What is the Customkeys.txt? 2. Customkeys.txt Download ( Dota \/ Warcraft 3 ) 3. Guide howto install the Customkeys.txt 4. 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