The Material Skin is ready for you again this year!

 

It's based on the colors of the skin created for previous editions of the game, with the addition of a couple of custom backgrounds. For now, this version is based on the game still in beta, so there may be structural issues unrelated to the skin.

 

I hope you like it, and if you'd like to support my work, I'd be very grateful. 🙂

 

If you'd like information on how to change any colors, DM me and I'll try to help you as much as I can. 🙂

 

Cheers

 

To use the default attribute colors go to preferences -> details -> audio and video and choose preset 3 on "player attributes"

 

Thanks to Darkside for the default skin and to all the other mods for their contributions to the community!
 

v2.2.6
- Redesigned panels for World Cup
- Added the possibility to use 2 different templates for the player profile (read the readme inside the file you download)
- Added faces instead of kits in formations during the match
- Fixed bg of some buttons


v2.2.5
- Fixed the portal messages in Polish languages (you must use the file in the "polish" folder)

v2.2.4
- Fixed player popup not show correctly

 

v2.2.3
- Changed color of the search panel and result
- Fixed deadline day agents panel that wasn't visible

 v2.2.2
- Fixed Popup player not show attributes on MAC
- Restored the new Youth Setup screen
 

v2.2.1
- Fixed Popup player not show attributes

v2.2.0
- Fixed everything after update
- Added faces in tactics screen (Combined, IP, OOP, Both)
- Added faces in squad block during a match
- Added low-res for layouts during a match
- Applied new style to buttons and team squad during a match
- Added new profile player with big face of the player
- Fixed bug of MatchStats where show number#2 instead a real number
- Fixed ClubVision which had a transparent background and did not allow reading

v2.1.0
- Fixed everything after update

- Fixed picture staff overlapping text
- Resized some fonts (match commentary, attribute name etc)
- Fixed some bg button that was too bright and no readeble (button make offers, button in prematch press conference etc)

v2.0.1
- Fixed everything after hotfix
- Resized some fonts


v2.0
- Fixed everything after update break all
- Redesigned some screens using FM Skin Builder
- Changed fonts
 

v1.2
- Fixed everything after update break all

 

v1.1
- Fixed everything after update break all

 

v1.0
- Fixed everything after update break all
- Added colors of number sub in the prematch pitch
- Removed circle background from player (maybe not everywhere)
- Removed gradient for player, no player, retired player (read the instructions in the file you download because I also included a version that restores the gradients for those who like it)

 

v0.7
- Fixed everything after update break all
- Removed, for now, colors of number sub in the prematch pitch (i need find a way to restore it because they change the code of that files)

 

v0.6.1
- Fixed crash on tactics screen when you a role without player assigned
- Fixed crash when ask agent about teams that are interested in player
- Fixed crash on Data hub on Mac (it should not be)

 

v0.6
- Fixed recrutiment highlighted search by role
- Fixed press conference pre-match
- Fixed preference menu
- Added Mac compatibility

 

v0.5.1
- Fixed crash on match screen
- Fixed press conference journalist
- For Mac version removed for now the 2 file causing issue but i can't test now and i hope should work

 

v0.5
- Added Mac compatibility

 

v0.4
- Fix color label trendy in inbox message
- Fix bg number popup search result
- Fix circle end graphics total income in finance income popup
- Fix number in nxgn for list player
- Fix calendar purple in processing panel
- Fix circle this month total income in finance income popup
- Fix circle this month total expenditure in finance income popup
- Fix border bottom tab income breakdown tab
- Fix border bottom tab expenditure breakdown tab
- Fix bg opposite team news prematch
- Fix pitch lineup prematch
- Fix bg staff advice prematch
- Fix bg top card offer player
- Fix color label CL, EL, Conference in league table
- Fix color of current transfer budget cost text
- Removed gradient bg of transfer budget cost text


v0.3
- Fix everything after update break all


v0.2
- Fix colour circle news unread
- Fix color icon news
- Fix color must respond button
- Fix color icon and sub number in pre-match table
- Removed green bars in tactic panel
- Added new pitch for pre-match
- Fix color league table in pre-match
- Added file for default color attributes and instruction file

 

Download the file.

  1. Unzip the file.
  2. Locate the Game Directory: Navigate to your Football Manager installation directory.
    The standard path for Windows is typically:
    \Steam\steamapps\common\Football Manager 26\fm_Data\StreamingAssets\aa\StandaloneWindows64\
     
  3. And for Mac:
    ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Football Manager 26/fm.app/Contents/Resources/Data/StreamingAssets/aa/StandaloneOSX
  4. Locate the original files (SEE ABOVE) in the game's data folder and make a backup copy before proceeding.
  5. Copy and paste the files into the game directory. When asked, choose to overwrite/replace the existing files.

DONATION
https://paypal.me/manuelalterio

 

 

Comments
budwaiser4
18 years ago
17 hours ago
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By red33bull 30 November 2025 - 08:54 AM UTC 

HELP

ik kan de bestanden niet in de map vinden en krijg de skin er niet in 

 

Waar kun je FM krijgen? Op Steam of Game Pass?

budwaiser4
18 years ago
17 hours ago
343

v1.0
- Fixed everything after update break all
- Added colors of number sub in the prematch pitch
- Removed circle background from player (maybe not everywhere)
- Removed gradient for player, no player, retired player (read the instructions in the file you download because I also included a version that restores the gradients for those who like it)

Zeus69
12 years ago
18 hours ago
3
Premium

Hello, I don't understand why the budwaiser4 - v1.0 version crashes (see image), while the material-skin-26-v0.7 version works fine. Should I stick with the material-skin-26-v0.7 version?

Holzi_85
2 years ago
1 hour ago
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By Zeus69 07 December 2025 - 03:11 AM UTC 

Hello, I don't understand why the budwaiser4 - v1.0 version crashes (see image), while the material-skin-26-v0.7 version works fine. Should I stick with the material-skin-26-v0.7 version?

 

This probably depends if you updated to the beta branch of the game or not… if you didn't update your game then better don't update the skin.

budwaiser4
18 years ago
17 hours ago
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By Zeus69 07 December 2025 - 03:11 AM UTC 

Hello, I don't understand why the budwaiser4 - v1.0 version crashes (see image), while the material-skin-26-v0.7 version works fine. Should I stick with the material-skin-26-v0.7 version?

 

It works only with the update 26.1.0..if you don't have this update you must use the older version of the skin so the 0.7..if you are for example on Epic or Game pass and the patch has not been applied you have to use the 0.7..when it is released you can also insert the 1.0 version there

raiden sama
1 year ago
5 months ago
4

why is mine error?
 

leeebakeer
15 years ago
4 months ago
1

How do you do this on GamePass?

budwaiser4
18 years ago
17 hours ago
343
By raiden sama 10 December 2025 - 06:17 AM UTC 

why is mine error?
 

 

You are on 26.0.6 version of the game the skin works only with 26.1.0 so you must update the game to use the skin

budwaiser4
18 years ago
17 hours ago
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By leeebakeer 11 December 2025 - 18:58 PM UTC 

How do you do this on GamePass?

 

Right click on FM26 → manage → file → browse and i think you have this path after FM26/content/fm_Data/StreamingAssets/aa/StandaloneWindows64/

raiden sama
1 year ago
5 months ago
4
By budwaiser4 11 December 2025 - 20:34 PM UTC 

You are on 26.0.6 version of the game the skin works only with 26.1.0 so you must update the game to use the skin

it's already up to date, but still error when i put the skin

Kreech
1 year ago
1 month ago
3

Why is the skin not showing the usual teal/blue/green color but purple still? is it an download error? since AlexMorak´s skin works perfectly fine with the orange UI being displayed. Playing on Macbook on the latest FM26 update

Kreech
1 year ago
1 month ago
3

Why is the skin not showing the usual teal/blue/green color but purple still? is it an download error? since AlexMorak´s skin works perfectly fine with the orange UI being displayed. Playing on Macbook on the latest FM26 update

budwaiser4
18 years ago
17 hours ago
343

v1.1
- Fixed everything after update break all

budwaiser4
18 years ago
17 hours ago
343
By raiden sama 13 December 2025 - 09:28 AM UTC 

it's already up to date, but still error when i put the skin

 

If you see your previous screen with the skin error you can see the version of your FM and it's 26.0.6

 

budwaiser4
18 years ago
17 hours ago
343
By Kreech 13 December 2025 - 19:04 PM UTC 

Why is the skin not showing the usual teal/blue/green color but purple still? is it an download error? since AlexMorak´s skin works perfectly fine with the orange UI being displayed. Playing on Macbook on the latest FM26 update

 

Download now the skin that is compatible with the 26.1.1 version, you download the version not compatible with the last update of FM. Now i released the compatible one

Burak Enes
2 years ago
2 months ago
3
Premium

I'm a Macbook user. I get an error the moment I click on a football player's profile. In some skins, the background of areas resembling player profiles is black. Why?

Kreech
1 year ago
1 month ago
3
By budwaiser4 13 December 2025 - 22:34 PM UTC 

Download now the skin that is compatible with the 26.1.1 version, you download the version not compatible with the last update of FM. Now i released the compatible one

Cheers for the fast response! looks wayyy cleaner and better now 😉 Love the skin btw my favourite one out of all the available ones. 

 

Steven Barry
4 years ago
4 months ago
1

Keeps crashing for me, downloaded the newest one too. I am on Mac. Lovely skin tho, thanks for the hard work! 

budwaiser4
18 years ago
17 hours ago
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By Steven Barry 14 December 2025 - 03:37 AM UTC 

Keeps crashing for me, downloaded the newest one too. I am on Mac. Lovely skin tho, thanks for the hard work! 

 

You are on Steam? You have the public beta on?

From Steam, right-clicking on the game -> properties -> installed files -> and clicking the "verify integrity of game files" button. This will restore all the original game files. After that, re-insert the skin files and any other mods you used, such as no-fake

budwaiser4
18 years ago
17 hours ago
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By Burak Enes 14 December 2025 - 00:27 AM UTC 

I'm a Macbook user. I get an error the moment I click on a football player's profile. In some skins, the background of areas resembling player profiles is black. Why?

 

Hi you have the 26.1.1 beta on?

From Steam, right-clicking on the game -> properties -> installed files -> and clicking the "verify integrity of game files" button. This will restore all the original game files. After that, re-insert the skin files and any other mods you used, such as no-fake

However i'll check what is happened

Burak Enes
2 years ago
2 months ago
3
Premium
By budwaiser4 14 December 2025 - 08:42 AM UTC 

Hi you have the 26.1.1 beta on?

From Steam, right-clicking on the game -> properties -> installed files -> and clicking the "verify integrity of game files" button. This will restore all the original game files. After that, re-insert the skin files and any other mods you used, such as no-fake

However i'll check what is happened

 

I switched to the public beta and reinstalled the game, and it fixed the problem. However, I don't know which action caused the fix: reinstalling the game or switching to the public beta?

budwaiser4
18 years ago
17 hours ago
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By Burak Enes 14 December 2025 - 13:05 PM UTC 

I switched to the public beta and reinstalled the game, and it fixed the problem. However, I don't know which action caused the fix: reinstalling the game or switching to the public beta?

 

The beta, the skin now works only with the beta because works only with 26.1.1. When the update will release in public and not more beta you can switch off the public beta

Burak Enes
2 years ago
2 months ago
3
Premium
By budwaiser4 14 December 2025 - 13:22 PM UTC 

The beta, the skin now works only with the beta because works only with 26.1.1. When the update will release in public and not more beta you can switch off the public beta

 

Thank you very much. Excellent work, well done!

Bandes
9 years ago
1 hour ago
108
Premium

How can I uninstall it? Thanks for the skin

budwaiser4
18 years ago
17 hours ago
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By Bandes 08 January 2026 - 16:52 PM UTC 

How can I uninstall it? Thanks for the skin

 

If you don't have a backup you must restore the original files..if you are on steam you must right click on the game → properties → installed files → verify integrity of game files…click on it restore every files of the game, so if you use for example no fake you must reapply it

guti81
2 years ago
6 days ago
1

so scheisse wie heuer war das noch nie mit dem skin laden

es wird mir einfach nicht angezeigt, man kann ihn auch nicht laden

RyanRaff
6 months ago
2 weeks ago
4
By budwaiser4 02 November 2025 - 20:23 PM UTC 

You're right

Download the file.

  1. Unzip the file.
  2. Locate the Game Directory: Navigate to your Football Manager installation directory.
    The standard path for Windows is typically:
    \Steam\steamapps\common\Football Manager 26\fm_Data\StreamingAssets\aa\StandaloneWindows64\
     
  3. And for Mac:
    ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Football Manager 26/fm.app/Contents/Resources/Data/StreamingAssets/aa/StandaloneOSX
  4. Locate the original files (SEE ABOVE) in the game's data folder and make a backup copy before proceeding.
  5. Copy and paste the files into the game directory. When asked, choose to overwrite/replace the existing files.

 

I am on Mac and I can only go as far as Football Manager26 as there is no fm.app. Is there a way around this?

 

budwaiser4
18 years ago
17 hours ago
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By RyanRaff 14 January 2026 - 19:40 PM UTC 

I am on Mac and I can only go as far as Football Manager26 as there is no fm.app. Is there a way around this?

 

Can you show me what folder you have in Football Manager 26?

RyanRaff
6 months ago
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budwaiser4
18 years ago
17 hours ago
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By RyanRaff 14 January 2026 - 23:49 PM UTC 

Here it is 

 

The path is this → ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Football Manager 26

Have you try to open in FM? It's a folder?

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