About DotaSense
DotaSense publishes a free Dota 2 timing core, a Windows desktop companion, a manual browser timer, and decision-focused guides. This page explains who publishes those surfaces, how public claims are checked, where the limits are, and how to request a correction.
- Published as DotaSense
- Independent from Valve
- Free core timing
- Public release evidence
Last reviewed:
Published and maintained under the DotaSense name
The product, website, timing library, and public releases identify DotaSense as their organization-level author and publisher. The project does not present an invented personal byline or unverified professional credential.
DotaSense is an independent third-party project. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Valve Corporation, and it cannot promise future Valve or tournament-policy decisions.
How product and release claims are checked
Claims are tied to inspectable product or release evidence instead of popularity language.
Release facts come from one reviewed record
Version, filename, size, publication date, release URL, and SHA-256 are drawn from the same release configuration used by the download and changelog pages.
Inspect the release evidencePromotion is stricter than artifact availability
A downloadable artifact is not automatically treated as launch-ready. Broad Windows promotion remains held until signing and source-build QA gates pass.
Broad Windows launch heldProduct proof names its recording limits
The 23-second walkthrough identifies its app version, synthetic staged data, silent format, and absence of gameplay or personal match data.
Watch the disclosed app demoCapabilities include their boundaries
DotaSense describes manual timing, optional local GSI, configured capture/input helpers, and what the app cannot see or decide. It does not claim protected-memory access or hidden information.
Read safety and setup answersHow timing pages handle a changing game
Dota 2 changes. Maintained timing pages separate reviewed schedules from patch-sensitive map, hero, item, and mode behavior; show an editorial review date; and route current-match truth back to the live client.
Historical changes are grounded in Valve's update record. A timer cue starts a map check—it does not prove an objective spawned, reveal a rune, inspect hidden state, or make the decision.
What DotaSense does not hide
- Desktop platforms
- Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit. macOS and Linux desktop artifacts are not currently published.
- Installer signing
- v1.4.35, published , is unsigned and may show SmartScreen or “Unknown Publisher.”
- Browser and mobile
- The browser timer is manual. There is no native Android or iOS app, and phone background audio is not guaranteed.
- Overlay display mode
- Use Borderless Window for the visible overlay. Exclusive fullscreen can hide it; audio alerts and configured hotkeys remain separate.
For data handling, storage, optional screen-region capture, analytics, and third-party services, read the privacy policy.
A cue should return attention to the match
DotaSense exists to reduce repeated clock arithmetic and make one upcoming timing easier to notice. The player still reads the map, checks the live state, chooses the move, and owns the result.
Found a stale timing or inaccurate claim?
Include the page, exact sentence, current patch or app version, and the evidence that contradicts it.