Custom Quick Chats

Instructions

New to Custom Quick Chats? Install the app and run the Setup Wizard from the tray menu to get started.

Get started

Install, activate, and open the app from the system tray.

Before you begin

  • Windows 10 or 11
  • A valid license key (from your purchase email)
  • Controller and/or keyboard — use whichever input you play with

Install the app

  1. Download and run the installer from the downloads page.
  2. After setup, look for Custom Quick Chats in the system tray (near the clock).
  3. If you do not see the icon, click the ^ arrow to expand hidden tray icons.
  4. Double-click the tray icon anytime to open Edit Quick Chats page.
  5. Triple-click the tray icon to open Controls / Keybinds.
  6. Four clicks open Options. Five clicks open Updates.

Activate your license

  1. Right-click the tray icon → Activate.
  2. Paste the license key from your purchase email and confirm.
IMPORTANT

Your license key can only be active on one PC. When switching computers, use the Deactivate button on the Activation page first to free your key, then activate the same license key in Custom Quick Chats on your new computer.

App guide

New to Custom Quick Chats? Run the Setup Wizard from the tray menu to get started.

Basics

  • Custom Quick Chats allows you to send custom messages from your controller and/or keyboard while you game.
  • The app runs from the Windows system tray. You can double-click the tray icon to open the Edit Quick Chats page.
  • Triple-click the tray icon to open Controls / Keybinds.
  • Four clicks open Options. Five clicks open Updates.
  • Custom Quick Chats and the overlays only work while your game is the active foreground window.

Sending a quick chat

  • Under Controls / Keybinds → Chat Controls, bind Chat Keys to match your game's Public, Team, and Party chat keys (Rocket League defaults are often Y, U, and T).
  • Bind each Chat Trigger direction under Controller Triggers or Keyboard Triggers — use whichever input you play with.
  • Primary chats: press two Chat Trigger directions (usually on the D-pad) in a row — for example Left, then Up.
  • Secondary chats: hold, single-press, double-press, or triple-press your Secondary Menu binding first (set under App Controls), then press your first and second Chat Trigger directions.
Tip

For Rocket League, unbind in-game quick-chat bindings on directions you use here so the game and this app do not both send messages.

Tray menu (right-click the icon)

  • Enabled checkbox — turn Custom Quick Chats operations on/off without closing the app.
  • Next Preset — switch to the next customized preset in your list.
  • Switch Chat Type — cycle between Public, Team, and Party chat types (only if enabled).
  • Controls / Keybinds, Edit Quick Chats, and Options open the main setup pages.

Controls / Keybinds

Open Controls / Keybinds from the tray menu.

App Controls

  • Secondary Menu — opens your secondary quick-chat menu messages.
  • Enable/Disable App — turns Custom Quick Chats on/off without closing the app.
  • Chat Type Toggle — cycles between Public, Team, and Party chat (enable only the types you want).
  • Cycle Preset — moves to the next enabled preset in your list, wrapping at the end.
  • Next Preset — switches one preset forward in your list.
  • Previous Preset — switches one preset backward in your list.

Presses can be set to Hold, Single Press, Double Press, or Triple Press for added flexibility. Each action has separate Controller Shortcuts and Keyboard Shortcuts tabs.

Chat Controls

  • Chat Keys — set the keys your game uses for Public, Team, and Party chat. These must match your in-game bindings.
  • Public chat key — match the key that opens public all-chat in your game.
  • Team chat key — match the key that opens team chat only.
  • Party chat key — match the key that opens party chat only.
  • Cycle Toggles — include or exclude each chat type when cycling. At least one chat type must stay enabled.
  • Controller Triggers — Up, Left, Right, and Down map to the four directions on the chat wheel (usually your D-pad).
  • Keyboard Triggers — bind keyboard keys to trigger custom messages the same way.

Game Session Counter (hotkeys)

  • Unlock hotkey — arms the win/loss counter on the overlay so you can enter adjustments (default: + and − together).
  • Commit hotkey — confirms your entry and updates the score. See Game Session Counter below for the full in-game flow.

Edit Quick Chats

  • The grid is 4×4 per menu: Primary and Secondary menus, four category rows, four direction columns — up to 32 messages per preset.
  • Presets are separate message sets — click one to edit, drag to reorder, use the checkbox to enable or disable.
  • Right-click in the preset area to Create New Preset, Save as New Preset, Cut, Copy, Paste, Rename, or Delete presets.
  • Double-click a preset name to rename it.
  • Reset All to Defaults restores every preset to factory Rocket League messages.

Game Session Counter

  • Tracks a running win/loss net score for your game session. Shown on the Game Bar overlay when enabled.
  • Turn the win/loss Game Session Counter overlay on or off from Options.
  • Set hotkeys under Controls / Keybinds → Game Session Counter.

In-game flow:

  1. In-game, press the Unlock hotkey. The overlay arms and shows your current net score with "..." after it.
  2. Once armed, press + for a win or − for a loss. Type the number you want to adjust the score by.
  3. Press the Commit hotkey to apply (default: Enter). Esc cancels. Entering 0 applies no change.

Options

  • First Press Timeout — how long the on-screen chat menu stays open between direction presses.
  • Sound chimes — audio cues when an app operation is used in-game. Toggle each chime and adjust volumes individually.
  • Choose between Dark and Light theme for the Custom Quick Chats app.
  • Toggle on/off the win/loss Game Session Counter Game Bar overlay.
Tip

If two-direction combos misfire, increase First Press Timeout a few hundred milliseconds and test again.

Overlay

Optional Xbox Game Bar widgets — not required for sending chats.

  • Overlay widgets show app status, custom message menus, and the game session counter.
  • Install overlay widgets from the tray menu, then press Win+G to open Xbox Game Bar and pin widgets where you want them.
  • Pin widgets so they stay on screen while in-game. Reposition them to your liking.
  • After app updates, press Win+G once if widgets do not appear.

Backup/Restore

  • Every save creates a timestamped settings snapshot automatically.
  • Open Backup/Restore from the tray menu to browse backups, open the backup folder, or restore a previous snapshot.
  • Your current settings are backed up automatically before any restore.
  • Select a backup and click Restore Selected, or use Open Folder to view files on disk. Click Refresh to update the list.

Quick tips

  • For Rocket League, unbind in-game quick-chat bindings on directions you use here so the game and this app do not both send messages.
  • If nothing sends: check Enabled in the tray, confirm the preset checkbox is on, and verify Chat Keys match in-game.

Troubleshooting

Quick fixes when something does not work as expected.

Common fixes

If something still is not working, try the matching fix below.

Duplicate messages

The game and Custom Quick Chats both reacted to the same input. For Rocket League, unbind conflicting in-game quick-chat keys or clear unused Chat Trigger slots in the app.

Controller not detected

Confirm the controller works elsewhere. For DualShock/DualSense, try WinMM mode or a virtual Xbox wrapper. Check the tray log for the active backend.

Messages not sending

Check Enabled in the tray, confirm the preset checkbox is on, verify Chat Keys match in-game, and make sure your game is the active foreground window. Confirm your license is active and the message slot is not empty.

Wrong chat channel

Public, Team, and Party keys in Chat Controls must match in-game bindings. Disable chat types you do not use so the cycle skips them.

Combos misfire or feel too tight

Increase First Press Timeout under Options — this controls how long the on-screen chat menu stays open between Chat Trigger presses.

Overlay not showing

Install widgets from the tray, enable Xbox Game Bar in Windows, pin widgets with Win+G, and press Win+G once after updates.

License / activation errors

Use Deactivate Key on your old PC before activating on a new one. Include the exact error text from the app when contacting support.

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