💾Software EQBZ Multiboxer 4.7.0

[Razzrr]

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EQBZ Multiboxer - EQ Multiboxer: window management, hot-swap keys, MQ AutoLogin support

EQBZ Multiboxer - EQ multiboxing made easy.

An external window manager that launches, arranges, and instantly swaps between dozens of EverQuest sessions, with configurable hot-swap keys and MacroQuest AutoLogin support.

What it does

• Launch your whole crew: one click launches 1, 3, 6, 9, 12, or 72+ sessions.
• Automatic window layouts: horizontal, vertical, grid, or stacked. It positions and strips borders for you, then re-arranges once every session...

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[Razzrr]

Razzrr updated EQBZ Multiboxer with a new update entry:

3.8.0

Changelog​

All notable changes to EQBZ Multiboxer will be documented here.

3.8.0​

Initial public release of EQBZ Multiboxer.

• Launch and manage many EverQuest sessions from a single window.
• Automatic window layouts (horizontal, vertical, grid, stacked) with auto-arrange once sessions finish loading.
• Configurable hot-swap hotkeys (F1-F12 + End, fully rebindable).
• Live thumbnails of background sessions, optionally on a second monitor...

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[Redfrog]

Sounds interesting and nice to see something new, wish you luck on this. With the EMU updates in the works, I hope you see strong raid use.

 

[Choz]

I tested this just now and never seeing it before, was able to load a team in within minutes. I will update again after messing with it more, but so far extremely clean and easy to use.

 

[Razzrr]

F1 and F2 will auto arrange the windows also. For those who are asking in DM's.

 

[Razzrr]

Razzrr updated EQBZ Multiboxer with a new update entry:

3.8.9

Uncategorized​

• Fixed Global hotkeys by moving the keyboard hook to its own thread with a watchdog running to monitor it.
• Background sessions now keep a configurable amount of memory resident (default 230 to 300 MB, set in Settings or settings.json) instead of being fully trimmed. The aggressive trim was starving the DirectX renderer, causing render glitches and a hard hitch when swapping back to a session. Keeping a resident floor fixes both.
• Fixed vertical...

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[Zebadiah]

Just wondering why the $69.69 and not just a flat $70.00. So we save 31 cents. Also they doing away with the penny. So might want to change it to a nickle. Just a stray thought on the price.

Also wondering is their a trial period to see if this is something I might want to use. (think test drive cars)


Zeb

 

[Razzrr]

Just wondering why the $69.69 and not just a flat $70.00. So we save 31 cents. Also they doing away with the penny. So might want to change it to a nickle. Just a stray thought on the price.

Also wondering is their a trial period to see if this is something I might want to use. (think test drive cars)


Zeb

We are working on a monthly subscription right now and it was priced at 99 for the annual sub but after thinking on it I felt it was best to lower the price initially for the annual sub. The closest thing to a trial would be the monthly sub that is coming soon and yes I can bump it to a flat $70.

 

[Razzrr]

Razzrr updated EQBZ Multiboxer with a new update entry:

3.9.2

Uncategorized​

• Switching sessions from the Windows taskbar or Alt+Tab now stays in sync, instead of leaving the previous session's thumbnail black or showing a session in both the foreground and a thumbnail.
• Launching sessions no longer flashes a series of command prompt windows. Per-session folders are now created natively instead of through the command shell.
• Close All no longer freezes the app while it shuts the sessions down.

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[Debuff]

Decided to give this a try today and on EMU at least, I can't get it to actually launch the game sessions. Well it will launch but they all error out upon eqgame.exe launch with "Error in your GUI XML files. Check UIErrors.txt.

That file reports this. I have verified the file exists, and also tried copying it from other installs. All result in this exact same error sequence.

UIErrorLog created at Wed Jun 17 16:04:41 2026
[Wed Jun 17 16:04:41 2026] Warning: file EQLSUI.xml not found in directory UIFiles\default\. Attempting to use file from Default skin.
[Wed Jun 17 16:04:41 2026] Couldn't open or read UIFiles\default\EQLSUI.xml
[Wed Jun 17 16:04:41 2026] Error reading XML.
[Wed Jun 17 16:04:41 2026] Error loading skin: loading default skin instead.
[Wed Jun 17 16:04:41 2026] Warning: file EQLSUI.xml not found in directory UIFiles\default\. Attempting to use file from Default skin.
[Wed Jun 17 16:04:41 2026] Couldn't open or read UIFiles\default\EQLSUI.xml
[Wed Jun 17 16:04:41 2026] Error reading XML.

Not sure exactly where to go from here, but let me know if you want me to test something out or you need some more advanced logging. Happy to help

 

[Sic]

Decided to give this a try today and on EMU at least, I can't get it to actually launch the game sessions. Well it will launch but they all error out upon eqgame.exe launch with "Error in your GUI XML files. Check UIErrors.txt.

That file reports this. I have verified the file exists, and also tried copying it from other installs. All result in this exact same error sequence.

UIErrorLog created at Wed Jun 17 16:04:41 2026
[Wed Jun 17 16:04:41 2026] Warning: file EQLSUI.xml not found in directory UIFiles\default\. Attempting to use file from Default skin.
[Wed Jun 17 16:04:41 2026] Couldn't open or read UIFiles\default\EQLSUI.xml
[Wed Jun 17 16:04:41 2026] Error reading XML.
[Wed Jun 17 16:04:41 2026] Error loading skin: loading default skin instead.
[Wed Jun 17 16:04:41 2026] Warning: file EQLSUI.xml not found in directory UIFiles\default\. Attempting to use file from Default skin.
[Wed Jun 17 16:04:41 2026] Couldn't open or read UIFiles\default\EQLSUI.xml
[Wed Jun 17 16:04:41 2026] Error reading XML.

Not sure exactly where to go from here, but let me know if you want me to test something out or you need some more advanced logging. Happy to help

i don't think this has anything to do with eqbz

here was a post with another person using graphite who had a similar issue

Problem - Post in thread 'UI issue'

Jul 17, 2020

Your missing the EQLSUI.xml in your default UI folder try patching eq through the launcher and click the gear icon by advanced tools and select validate game assets and let it patch should redownload the missing file.

• Cybris

 

[Debuff]

I am not using a custom UI at all though, just what the ROF2 client comes standard with. Yeah I know, its awful, just never got around to finding one I liked. I did try pulling that file over from the live client and the same behavior is present. Launching through MQ2 works fine, as does innerspace, so I am open to any other suggestions you experts might have.

 

[Razzrr]

I am not using a custom UI at all though, just what the ROF2 client comes standard with. Yeah I know, its awful, just never got around to finding one I liked. I did try pulling that file over from the live client and the same behavior is present. Launching through MQ2 works fine, as does innerspace, so I am open to any other suggestions you experts might have.

I will test this out.

 

[Debuff]

That did bring up an idea though, what if the file being reported wasn't actually the real issue. So I tried to replace ALL files in the default folder with those from another emu install. This time I found a couple of files that were hung open for some reason. Rebooted, and relaunched to ensure I still had the error, then the full copy was able to replace those two files. So it is functioning now.

 

[Razzrr]

That did bring up an idea though, what if the file being reported wasn't actually the real issue. So I tried to replace ALL files in the default folder with those from another emu install. This time I found a couple of files that were hung open for some reason. Rebooted, and relaunched to ensure I still had the error, then the full copy was able to replace those two files. So it is functioning now.

Awesome let me know if you have any other issues.

 

[MagesRock]

Wow so this can replace isboxer? I may have to give this a try. Thank you.

 

[Debuff]

Since I can't leave well enough alone, I went through and uninstalled eqbz and did a fresh reinstall just out of curiosity. Deleting the eqbz folders prior to the reinstall. The "Error in your GUI XML files. Check UIErrors.txt" was back post reinstall. I did a fresh copy of the entire default folder from a base ROF2 client and that immediately resolved the issue without the file locking that I was experiencing yesterday. So there is still something up. Does the installation itself attempt to modify those files by chance?

On another note, my current struggle is now to get autologin and eqbz to work together. If eqbz is out of the mix, autologin works as it should when running one or more clients from the mq context menu of the system tray icon. Launching one or more in eqbz results in the autologin reporting as not active and a weird string being placed into the username field. In my case eqbz_perky is what appears in the username. Perky Crew is the server name I am playing on (and yes autologin will not work without a space in the short name) so that string kind of makes sense. Removing the space results in an immediate kick back to the server selection screen from the character select screen which is related to the wrong short name being used.

Overall, the program is great, simple to use and setup, but I would like to get over the auto login hump. Open to suggestions but here is what I have done so far.

1. Removed ALL accounts, characters, and profiles from MQ
2. Recreated by hand all accounts, then using mq2 only, logged into character select to so that it would detect the characters.
3. Removed all of the eqbz folders from the game directory.
4. Uninstalled eqbz
5. Rebooted
6. Reinstalled eqbz
7. Relinked the login.db file from the fresh recreation of all accounts and characters.

This process resulted in exactly the same behavior as before where the eqbz_perky string is in the username and the autologin is inactive. Selecting the character from autologin works fine and does what it should so I know autologin is working, there must be an issue with the hand off between the two (related to the space in the short server name maybe?)

One last thing I have noticed is that since I use multiple desktops in Windows 11, Ctrl+Windows+Right Arrow switching between them will move the thumbnails to whatever desktop I am active on. The main display stays on the desktop where I left it. Might not be anything that can be done about that, but thought I would mention it as I know my use case is likely different than most folks.

 

[Razzrr]

Razzrr updated EQBZ Multiboxer with a new update entry:

4.3.4

Fixed​

• Couldn't assign hotkeys with certain modifier combos.** With Ctrl+Alt (AltGr) or Alt+Shift held — common on international keyboard layouts or with multiple input languages installed — the final key was dropped during capture, so the combo wouldn't save and cleared when you released the keys. All key variants are now captured correctly.
• Re-assigning a cleared/disabled hotkey silently did nothing.** Editing a slot whose hotkey had been cleared (or...

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[Razzrr]

Razzrr updated EQBZ Multiboxer with a new update entry:

4.4.0

Highlights for 4.4.0:​

Split-monitor mode — active session fullscreen on your main monitor, every other session tiled live on a second monitor (Grid / Horizontal / Vertical, aspect-correct). Now rock-solid at any session count, engages automatically on launch, and "Leave a hole" marks the active session.Single shared EverQuest install: no more per-session cloned folders; your UI follows the character and the per-folder crashes are gone.Drag-to-edit layouts: click/drag/resize boxes with snapping, an "Edit Large" pop-out, and a Custom hand-edited style."Arrange All" button + Ctrl+Alt+B one press re-tiles every session into your layout (works in split and on still-loading sessions).Frame-limiter toggle (off by default).Fixes: autologin on servers with spaces in the name, Alt+Tab no longer shuffles sessions, sessions land on the correct monitor, layouts honor your row/column counts, international-keyboard hotkeys capture correctly, and several stability fixes.​

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[Razzrr]

Big updated posted and there are alot of fixes.

 

[Husky87]

Will this provide any sort of hotkey broadcasting? Just currious if that could be a thing

 

[Razzrr]

Will this provide any sort of hotkey broadcasting? Just currious if that could be a thing

Not currently I believe I would have to have some type of hooks into the game session in order to do that. It can be added but I would prefer maybe to have the hotkey broadcasting as an add on so not everyone has to use it that way if they dont want or need to.

 

[Razzrr]

Will this provide any sort of hotkey broadcasting? Just currious if that could be a thing

First I will do the Autologin groups so people can set up different sets of autologins then I can come up with a solution for this.

 

[Husky87]

Ok, Understandable. Was just somthing I was thinking about earlier. Instead of having to flip between each account for ones we dont use MQ on to auto attack and heal so on so forth

 

[Razzrr]

Razzrr updated EQBZ Multiboxer with a new update entry:

4.4.3

Fixed​

• Reconfigured Foreground session for split monitor configurations to not overtake the start menu and account for the correct sizing.
• Reconfigured Foreground sessions for non split monitor to not overtake tiled sessions in the background preventing GUI windows from showing correctly.

Changed​

• Increased performance on swapping sessions.

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[Razzrr]

Razzrr updated EQBZ Multiboxer with a new update entry:

4.4.3

Fixed​

• Reconfigured Foreground session for split monitor configurations to not overtake the start menu and account for the correct sizing.
• Reconfigured Foreground sessions for non split monitor to not overtake tiled sessions in the background preventing GUI windows from showing correctly.

Changed​

• Increased performance on swapping sessions.

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[dezeran]

Works like a champ. better imo than isboxer in everyway.

Very easy out of the box preset options. aditional optional setting for a more custome experience.

 

[Razzrr]

Razzrr updated EQBZ Multiboxer with a new update entry:

4.5.2

Added

- AutoLogin teams. Save more than one set of slot-to-character assignments and switch between them from the Launcher or AutoLogin tab, so
you can run different groups without redoing your slots every time. Your current setup carries over automatically as the "Default" team.
Teams only store which character goes in which slot passwords stay in MQ2AutoLogin's database like always.

Fixed

- Re-applying a split-monitor layout no longer grows the foreground window by 25% on scaled displays. The first apply was always fine; it
was the re-apply from the Window Layout Manager that inflated it.
- Preview tiles no longer sit on top of other programs. They stay above the game while you play, but any other window you switch to now
covers them like normal and they restack correctly on every swap.
- Clicking the desktop no longer makes the active session disappear.
- After swapping to a session that was minimized, clicking the desktop or another window no longer makes that session pop back up and steal
focus.
- Sessions that come back from minimize (or launch at the wrong size) are now resized back to the layout size when arranging or swapping,
instead of staying small or stretched.
- Preview tiles no longer flicker on Alt-Tab.
- The preview tile row no longer runs off the screen with 3 to 5 sessions.
- Fixed a crash when closing all sessions.
- A session launched through a launcher could occasionally be flagged as exited right after it started. Fixed.
- Cleaner shutdown of session processes when closing the app

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[Razzrr]

Razzrr updated EQBZ Multiboxer with a new update entry:

4.5.15

Added​

• Custom play window for split monitor mode. Tick "Custom play window size" and enter a size, or click Edit Large and drag the play window right on the play monitor. Every session runs at that size while the thumbnails stay on the second screen, and swapping keeps everything locked to it.
• Watch grid controls for split monitor mode: exact Rows (up to 12), Columns (up to 12), and a Fill direction. Set Fill to Down with Rows at your group size and each group...

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[Razzrr]

Razzrr updated EQBZ Multiboxer with a new update entry:

4.7.0

Added
- Layouts are now files you can edit and share.** Every saved layout is its own json in %AppData%\Multiboxer\layouts, named after the layout. Edit it by hand with the app closed, or drop a layout file from another PC into the folder and it just shows up in the Layout Manager. Your existing layouts convert automatically, nothing gets deleted, and resetting settings leaves them alone.
- Crashed sessions keep their spot.** When a session dies or logs out, its slot stays open as a hole and nothing else moves. Your slot to character mapping stays intact for AutoLogin.(No more shifting down to fill the spot.)
- Launch button on every AutoLogin row** (first column, hard to miss). One click sends just that character back into its own slot to fill the hole.
- New setting: "Render EverQuest at native resolution"** (on by default, which is the old behavior). Turn it off if you'd rather have Windows display scaling size the game up for readability. Either way, the app now leaves any compatibility flags you set on eqgame.exe yourself alone.
- New option under the frame limiter: "Re-apply the caps if the game changes them."** EQ writes its own FPS values back to eqclient.ini whenever a session exits, which quietly undoes your caps. Classic symptom: background sessions stuck at 8 or 9 fps no matter what you set. Turn this on and your values go back in whenever the file disagrees. Off by default.

Fixed
- Swap keys now work while a session is zoning or loading.** Before, the app gave up on taking focus if the client was busy, so swapping during a zone did nothing. Now the swap keeps trying in the background until it lands, and your newest keypress always wins.
- MQ Lua windows dragged outside the game no longer get claimed as sessions.** A popped out ImGui panel could grab a slot and shift every account after it by one. Session detection now only accepts the game's actual main window, and one game process can never hold two slots.
- Old layouts with a custom main window position are honored again.** Layouts saved before 4.5.10 went back to the left edge; they now apply where you built them, even if one slot's numbers drifted by a pixel.
- "Optimize Windows for running alot of sessions" now raises the desktop heap to 128 MB.** The old 64 MB could still run out around 50 sessions, at which point new programs fail to start (error 0xc0000142) and clients can crash. If you enabled this before, tick the checkbox again on the Settings tab and restart Windows to get the new size.(This does require rebooting/restarting your pc.)

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