My FFXIV UI Setup | HUD Tips & Tricks + Job Change Menu! 

This video doesn't go over my keybinds, as that's going to vary depending on what's comfy for you personally. But for those curious, I use 1-6, Shift 1-5, Ctrl 1-5, Alt 1-3, and a bunch of random letters, like Q and E, shift+Q and shift+E, C, shift+C, ctrl+C, and so on. I also use a few extra gaming mouse buttons. You can free up Q and E by changing "Strafe Left" to A and "Strafe Right" to D, & then using your mouse to turn. I freed up C by making the Character Panel open with Page Down. Basically, buttons like "C" that are near movement keys are better for combat abilities, and I like to put menu buttons further away on the keyboard from QASD.

The other day I made a macro where I dismount and level sync at the same time. I felt like I should interview with google after that lmao

Oh hey, I’m Garnet Divine at 7:07. I’m glad you like it!

The amount of customization the Squeenix put into the UI design is honestly fantastic. Also, I made job switch macros so that when it switches jobs, they'll automatically draw their weapon and do either a battle stance or victory pose depending on which looks more battle ready ^_^ I love it

Didn't know you could split your own buffs/debuffs, that's actually so helpful :O

I want you to know videos like this will be appreciated by people for years to come. Thank you!

Welp... I guess it's time I finally do something about my HUD setup 😅 Great video as always!

Thanks for this! I actually use the different HUD layouts keybind them like this: 1=F1-MSQ (tons of stuff on screen) 2= F2-Dungeons/DPS (streamlined) 3=F3-Dungeons/Healer/Tank (streamlined with party and enemy list larger and centralized) 4= F4-unused. I think I'll use #4 for job. switch menu now!! It's nice to just hit an F key to quickly switch HUDS.

This was really inspirational and helpful! Also, whenever you say "hey, buns." my heart melts.

Awesome video, you not only showed us how to change the hudl but also why it's important vs difficult content and being able to see it more clearly :)

you can also just go to Keybind > System and set the HUD Layouts to a key

I'm super new to FFXIV and i gotta say your videos keep popping up. Thank you for being such a legend and super helpful with everything. You're truly of a fountain of knowledge!

This video is bunderful! I cannot wait to split up those status bars and target info bars. Thank you for taking the time.

I recently made some modifications to my HUD that are closer to what you use and it's made things so much better! I already had a lot of the same stuff going on; the gigantic flying text or putting the target's progress bar near the middle. However, splitting up the personal debuffs and buffs is a complete game changer that I never thought of before! Thank you so much for the guide!!

I saw the job switcher you had in another video of yours and immediately looked to see if you had a UI video to learn it. Exactly what I was looking for! Thank you.

Thanks for that! I was so curious about the Job Menu thing. Love it!

I def felt like an expert about making "menus" and stuff but you taught me a whole new thing about going to other hud layouts! I am not sure I'll use it with my current set up but thats really really cool that we have that option!

This is probably the most helpful video I've found for explaining how to customize the UI. Thank you so much!

I was familiar with most of this but the job change menu using a different HUD layout was actually a brilliant idea, so thank you for that. :D

DAMN! Yes! I did not know I would get such a usefull info out of this, but hell yeah. That boss casting split is huge! Thank you

The jobs one is so awesome! Thank you for sharing! 🥰

Thank you, this was sosososososo helpful - I've been working on my UI for a couple of days and a few of these things were just stumping me - flying text, where to put effects and enemy bars, and also wanting an easy access job switch. This was exactly what I needed.

Just recently started playing about a month ago and I'm finding this video SUPER helpful. Thank you for making it!

Thank you bun! I started using the macro one :D Didn't know about the splitting of the target bar. Gonna help a lot with mechanics!

Thanks to both you and the Masters of reddit simplicity! Got some ideas from this video. Had the most common jobs always showing on the screen and was contemplating ways to hide them since they were taking up so much space.

You are a lifesaver! You have no idea how much this helped me!

i literally was looking at lots of guides and videos on UI and neat hud tricks.. i didn't even watch this but i know i will be using lots of these tips (a month of playing at my own pace and loving it, thank you for encouraging me to try this game ^^)

Thank you! The HUD's customizability is pretty overwhelming and it helps a lot to have someone show me a few tricks to make my life easier. I especially liked your tips for making critical combat info more visible - I'm hitting my stuns a lot more often. I'm going to come back to the job macros someday. Too much for me to change and learn all at once. :3 Thank you again!

Thank-you, this is just what I was looking for, you answered all my questions in one video! Like others, I have found the HUD to be a bit overwheming with the changes you can make. I've been wanting to find a way to simplify my HUD when in a party and was not sure how to do it.

This is awesome, i love the idea of a different hud layout for the classes and jobs, my screen looks so much cleaner, ty for sharing

Wow this looks so useful! I'll come back to it some day when I'm not overwhelmed with a lot of things I don't understand yet, since I just started playing this haha

How do you keep making videos on things I'm literally thinking about going over or working on?! Thanks, lol. I needed this.

Yooooo! This is something I NEEEEEED!!! Thank you, Zep! :D

Took me yrs to get a UI I am finally comfy with but you have gave me some amazing new things to try. Really love the job menu thingy. Thank you. Great Info.

I'm grateful for the tips and tricks shared within this video. they helped to clean up my interface further.

Very helpful. I look forward to trying some of this out when I get the opportunity to start playing. This game seems so vast!

Thank you so much for this video!! My HUD looks so much cleaner now!!

This video was very helpful! I'm glad you showed what all the HUD stuff is! Literally couldn't figure it out until now XD tysm!

that class/job macro system is amazing. Thank you for sharing that. I LOVE it :D

Thank you for all of your helpful videos, just started playing and im loving the game, but it can be a little overwhelming and your videos help alot! :)

This video helped me so much to improve my HUD, thank you so much, Zepla ^^

how did i not found out about this earlier! Thank you so much Zepla

Not one minute into the video and you solved the problem that nearly drove me to claw my eyes out. I cannot thank you enough. Neither can my eyes.

OMG, I have been playing for a month and never knew u can customize the UI so much! O_o Thanks for the vid!

Recently built a new PC and had this for my old set up. When I logged into ff14 today on my new rig I about had a heart attack lol! So glad I found this. Thank you Zepla and community. It's amazing what you have done for all of us and I really appreciate this.

Love you ZeplaHQ! This wad perfect timing.

Arrrg! I feel like I'm never going to learn all this stuff!!! But...I'm determined to try! A BIG thanx for all your videos!! :)

That class change HUD layout is saving my life and I never thought about it. I'm so tired of having a million gearset buttons on my UI. Thank you and the original Reddit poster for this!

This actually helps me a lot, the enemy castbar is one thing I was having a hard time keeping track off

I've been needing to see something like this thank you

This helped me SO MUCH! Thank you!

This is incredibly helpful. Thank you!

Thanks for this. I've been playing FFXIV since 2014, but I've never spent much time grooming my HUD or playing with macros. You have inspired me to fix that.

Thank you for this! 💚🌱✌🏻

I had no idea it was that customizable! I always wondered why the HUD slots were even a thing. Awesome video. Definitely going to use some of this

The algorithm must love you I watched one ffxiv video and know you and Mr happy are all that come up on my feed

thanks for this! it was so helpful! :)

Thanks for the awesome ideas :D Made me want to play with my hud once more and try to make it even better X3

I've been wanting to rearrange mine into something a bit less clunky. Thank you so much! Lots of good ideas to tweak and use!

Only 2 minutes in and already learned 2 very important features. Much appreciated!

I LOVE that faux menu using shared hot bars, macros, and keybinds. It's so pretty and cleaned up so much of my screen (someone with bad vision so things are usually scaled at least 90%). Brilliant idea I didn't know I needed.

MACROS ARE A THING!!! This was amazing! Thank you for showing off your HUD layouts. I'm definitely going to be spending some time organizing my HUD tonight.

I can't even begin to express how wildly helpful this video is to a newish player who's just getting into the proverbial meat and potatoes of the game. Mastering the UI placement is almost a third of this games skill wall.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I have been so sick of so many job buttons on my screen this helps so much :) as a new player I appreciate it.

omg thank you so much i have been playing the game on and off for a year but i still don't know how to optimize my hud beyond a basic layout :') this is super helpful!

Oh my GOD I had no idea you could split out the target info and status effects! Thank you!!

Good stuff, as a new player this is immensely helpful. Like I knew I needed a solution to better be aware what/ when boss is casting. But never thought to simply move it right in my face. Some times smart people miss the mist obvious solutions.

Super useful! thank you so much! :3

This is the video I needed!😊

This video is incredibly helpful. I'm a brand new FFXIV player and these QOL changes get me excited to play the game. Thanks!

best ui vid ive seen so far. thank you

i was actually planning to create macros to switch gears and change layouts - but was putting it off because i didn't know about the /macroicon command. changing all my job change buttons to macros now. thank you very much! very informative *liked*

Wow there’s so much I did not realize you could do!

I thought that my macro hide bars UI was pretty cool that I got off a friend. It was simple and easy to do as well. But THIS! omg I think i need this menu setup in my life so much! Thanks for this video

Thanks for the super informative video!

Thank you so much I've been trying to figure this all out on my own to no avail

Thanks a bundle, feel it's improved alot now!

That menu! So simple but so friggin’ brilliant!! Thank you! /bow

So glad I watched this just getting into ff14 with my wife and trying to make our uis look nice coming from wow. Also the tank aggro part was needed since I'll be tanking. Thanks for the vid keep up the good work

Awesome info, I just came back to ffxiv after about 3 years and also switched from ps4 to pc so needless to say shit is different! Keep it up !!! \m/

I was scratching my head trying to figure out how to easily jump from job to other in an orderly fashion so thans for the video!

You can also do it like this: /hudlayout 2 /hudlayout 1 If that's too fast for you you can also put the wait timer higher...

Thank you very much, this video really helped! 💪🏻

Wow thanks for that class switching layout and macro advise, its amazing :o definitely gonna change this later, just need to figure out where to put it on controller UI c:

I've been waiting for a video like this!! would love a similar video on hotbars/keybindings maybe?

DAMN that first thing where you display the target options separately, can't believe I missed that. I was struggling so much with trying to see what the boss was casting that I'd get 1 shotted on stuff in crystal tower. totally overlooked that in the options menu. It's a damn life saver.

Great info on HUD! Thanks.

Thank you for the amazing video!

Thanks for Advanced HUD and UI tips!

So, I'll be spending time reorganizing my HUD. Thank you

this help me a lot, my UI kinna of a mess, have all class/job lol. ty for amazing video

Thank you this was so helpful! As a sprout I really appreciate it.

A little tip for newcomers; 1) You can hold SHIFT while moving bars to keep it aligned with the grid instead of having to move it freely. 2) If youre an autist like myself and you want your hotbars perfectly aligned in the middle. Press default all, select hotbar 1, and use your NUMPAD 4862 keys to start moving it to the aligned direction. That way you wont have to worry about your bars being slightly off center. 3) You can use MACROS in this game to hide certain elements like the duty list, level sync, minimap, etc... until you tell the macro to turn on again. For example you can set a macro that shows your quest list for 10 seconds before dissapearing. That way you dont have to disable/enable it all the time.

Hey Zepla! Loved the video. I do something similar to what you showed at the end of the video, but to the menu macro I add a wait of about 5 second and then a macro to switch back to my previous hotbar setup! Thought this might be a nice recommendation so you wouldn't have to add an individual macro for every class!

Thanks you so much! My ui is much cleaner now thanks to that hub swap macro!

Great info. Especially for peeps that know how to properly use HUD. 1st yr i never really messed with it. But once i figured it all out....world of difference

it helped me a lot! thanks

Great video, the job menu macro is a really good idea, thanks for sharing

Thank you for this! Good tips!

Thanks so much for this info