Skin in the Navy Blue color scheme. Optimized several vanilla screens to suit my needs. Changed fonts and backgrounds


The concept is based on displaying the most important team management elements on the portal screen

 

Note! If you want to use the default colour scheme, just do not copy ui-styles_assets_default.bundle from the archive or replace it with the original file if you have already copied it into the bundles folder

 

 

How to install

Open your Football Manager installation directory.

WIndows:
\Football Manager 26\fm_Data\StreamingAssets\aa\StandaloneWindows64\

MacOS:

/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Football Manager 26/fm.app/Contents/Resources/Data/StreamingAssets/aa/StandaloneOSX

 

Locate the original files in the game's data folder and make a backup copy before proceeding.
Copy and paste the files into the game directory. When asked, choose to overwrite/replace the existing files.

 

 

Low-Res 16:9 screenshots

 

 

 

 


Low-Res 4:3 screenshots

 

 

 

 

 

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 Update 1.0.8 - updated to FM 26.3.1 patch

 

 Update 1.0.7 - Added new optional colour theme - Emerald Green. No new features, so if you already use the skin, and want to try the new colour theme, no need to redownload all the skin files. You can download only files by the link 

https://www.mediafire.com/file/cvres9bujzvew6o/Emerald_Green_Colour_Theme_FM26.3.zip/file

 

More Screenshots

 

 

 

 

 

 Update 1.0.6 - updated to FM 26.3 patch. I didn’t have much time for testing, so if you faced problems write about them in the comments

 

Update 1.0.5 - Reworked the competition sites screens. Added “Todays Top Fixtures” tile under the Stages table on the Portal screen. Added optional files with attributes spider-graph on the player overview screen. 

 

 

Now available 3 options for player overview screen: 

1) Scrollable without attributes spider-graph (Default)

 

2) Scrollable with attributes spider-graph (Optional files 1)

 

3) Not scrollable (Optional files 2)

For MacOS use files by the link instead of files from the archive

https://www.mediafire.com/file/g7gsaes702d73i6/playerreport_non_scrollable_MAcOS.zip/file

 

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Update 1.0.4 - HotFix - fixed an issue with font colors. 

 

Update 1.0.4 - Updated for FM 26.2.0. Reworked Player Report screens for high resolutions.

 

Update 1.0.3 - Reworked layouts for the most important menus for all screen resolutions. Fixed a bug that may have caused crashes on the Player Report screen on low resolutions. Added tile switchers to additional info on Portal and Player Report screens.

 

 

-Update 1.0.2 - Updated for FM 26.1.3 hotfix. MacOS compatibility bundles added. Also added a script for SkinBuilder that allows you to change the backgrounds of the interface to any other image fast and easily

Special thanks to @clarkiebaby for testing MacOS version 

 

-Update 1.0.1 - (Optional) Update 1.0.1 - Attribute table on player report screen replaced with a larger one

 

 

 

Credits

 

Thanks to the creator of FM_Skin_Builder Tom aka Lotsgon and FM Match Lab community for sharing their knowledges about FM26 skinning

 

Comments
_ErHaN_
17 years ago
5 days ago
29

Is is possible to use on macOS?

AnSeOs
3 years ago
15 hours ago
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By _ErHaN_ 16 February 2026 - 18:20 PM UTC 

Is is possible to use on macOS?

 

Unfortunately, I don't have the opportunity to test the skin on macOS. It is possible that some bundles will cause errors due to incompatibility. 
I would appreciate it if someone could check the skin for compatibility on macOS.

 

The two most important files in the skin are ui-tileslayouts_assets_all.bundle and ui-styles_assets_common.bundle
These files contain the tile layout and color scheme. If the FM works with these files, then you can try adding the rest of the skin files one by one in the following order:

 

ui-backgrounds_assets_common 
ui-mainmenu-assets_assets_all
ui-styles_assets_default
ui-tiles_assets_all
ui-widgets_assets_all
ui-fonts_assets_production

 

Path for files on macOS:
/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Football Manager 26/fm.app/Contents/Resources/Data/StreamingAssets/aa/StandaloneOSX

clarkiebaby
18 years ago
2 months ago
63
Premium

love the look of this unfortunately neither the original nor the update work with mac both crash with same reason the top bar just reads “item” soon as this is clicked on it crashes see attachment. i'm happy to try help or test. i also tried loading via skinbuilder but failed to build but i am not familiar with using this  

AnSeOs
3 years ago
15 hours ago
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By clarkiebaby 18 February 2026 - 11:00 AM UTC 

love the look of this unfortunately neither the original nor the update work with mac both crash with same reason the top bar just reads “item” soon as this is clicked on it crashes see attachment. i'm happy to try help or test. i also tried loading via skinbuilder but failed to build but i am not familiar with using this  

Thanks for the info. Have you tried installing only the ui-tileslayouts_assets_all.bundle and ui-styles_assets_common.bundle files? If not, try copying only these two files to the original files folder and see if the game works. Please let me know the results

 

clarkiebaby
18 years ago
2 months ago
63
Premium

managed to install most bundles and working well but still not looking like the full version only 1 bundle that crashes it thats ui-widgets_assets_all. not sure where to go from here 

FM Rensie
16 years ago
1 month ago
23

A very nice skin, great job, @AnSeOs, just spent a couple of in-game weeks with it, and it's very good. The player profile tiles are perfect. 

 

Maybe I will change the background image to something darker if I find a way how to do it 🙂

AnSeOs
3 years ago
15 hours ago
74
By FM Rensie 22 February 2026 - 12:16 PM UTC 

A very nice skin, great job, @AnSeOs, just spent a couple of in-game weeks with it, and it's very good. The player profile tiles are perfect. 

 

Maybe I will change the background image to something darker if I find a way how to do it 🙂

 

Thanks for the feedback! Backgrounds can be replaced using Skinbuilder using the script in the archive. But you have to change the text in the mapping.json file to the one above in the post under the spoiler cause i add in archive file with syntaxis mistake 🙂

FM Rensie
16 years ago
1 month ago
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By AnSeOs 22 February 2026 - 12:33 PM UTC 

Thanks for the feedback! Backgrounds can be replaced using Skinbuilder using the script in the archive. But you have to change the text in the mapping.json file to the one above in the post under the spoiler cause i add in archive file with syntaxis mistake 🙂

 

I tried, but I haven't had luck so far. It always displays this error, even after I change the text. Will try again.

 

AnSeOs
3 years ago
15 hours ago
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By FM Rensie 22 February 2026 - 13:05 PM UTC 

I tried, but I haven't had luck so far. It always displays this error, even after I change the text. Will try again.

 

 

Can you send logs in dm?

quiix
5 years ago
3 days ago
3

I tried to change the backgrounds, but i get errors

AnSeOs
3 years ago
15 hours ago
74

It’s not errors. What do you see in the logs after completing the process?

AnSeOs
3 years ago
15 hours ago
74

 

 

Oh! I see in the mapping.json file the code with the error I mentioned. It should look like this:

 

{
  "background 3840x2160.png": ["fm-skin-v2", "efl-bst-skin", "efl-championship-skin", "efl-league-cup-skin", "efl-league-one-skin", "efl-league-two-skin", "fm-bundesliga-skin-min", "fm-conference-league-skin-min", "fm-europa-league-skin-min", "fm-super-cup-skin-min", "pl-premier-league-skin", "premier_league_skin_fm26"],

  "background_mainmenu 3840x2160.png": "start_screen_main_texture",
  "background caution screen 1920x1080.png": "dynamic-pattern-dark-texture"
}

quiix
5 years ago
3 days ago
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By AnSeOs 22 February 2026 - 16:41 PM UTC 

 

 

Oh! I see in the mapping.json file the code with the error I mentioned. It should look like this:

 

{
  "background 3840x2160.png": ["fm-skin-v2", "efl-bst-skin", "efl-championship-skin", "efl-league-cup-skin", "efl-league-one-skin", "efl-league-two-skin", "fm-bundesliga-skin-min", "fm-conference-league-skin-min", "fm-europa-league-skin-min", "fm-super-cup-skin-min", "pl-premier-league-skin", "premier_league_skin_fm26"],

  "background_mainmenu 3840x2160.png": "start_screen_main_texture",
  "background caution screen 1920x1080.png": "dynamic-pattern-dark-texture"
}

 

it`s sorted now, thanks

neves14
14 years ago
5 days ago
34

How difficult would it be be to apply your tiles and widgets to the default color scheme? Is it that hard?

 

AnSeOs
3 years ago
15 hours ago
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By neves14 23 February 2026 - 22:35 PM UTC 

How difficult would it be be to apply your tiles and widgets to the default color scheme? Is it that hard?

Not difficult at all. If you want only to apply my layout to the default color scheme, take only the ui-tiles-assets and ui-tiles-layouts from the archive

 

quiix
5 years ago
3 days ago
3

I really like your skin, it looks really clean.
Would it be possible to add the attribute polygon to the Player Profile screen, in the Performance Data area on the right?

I think it would fit really well there and give a quick visual overview of the player.

Thanks again for the awesome skin!

AnSeOs
3 years ago
15 hours ago
74
By quiix 24 February 2026 - 16:55 PM UTC 

I really like your skin, it looks really clean.
Would it be possible to add the attribute polygon to the Player Profile screen, in the Performance Data area on the right?

I think it would fit really well there and give a quick visual overview of the player.

Thanks again for the awesome skin!

 

Thanks for your feedback! I'll not promise that, but I'll think about doing this

neves14
14 years ago
5 days ago
34
By AnSeOs 23 February 2026 - 22:42 PM UTC 

Not difficult at all. If you want only to apply my layout to the default color scheme, take only the ui-tiles-assets and ui-tiles-layouts from the archive

 

You're a true legend! Worked like a charm

StuartNG
11 years ago
8 hours ago
4,790
Premium

Any chance of an update mate of your skin when you get a chance?  Best skin out there.  Cheers

AnSeOs
3 years ago
15 hours ago
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By StuartNG 10 March 2026 - 06:57 AM UTC 

Any chance of an update mate of your skin when you get a chance?  Best skin out there.  Cheers

 

Hi! It looks like in the new update devs rewrote parts of UI code and that causes issues with modifying interface layout. No skins work properly now. skinners community is seeking a solution

StuartNG
11 years ago
8 hours ago
4,790
Premium

Thanks for the response pal.

Marcin Szalkiewicz
2 years ago
2 days ago
6
Premium

When will there be a fix after the FM26 update? I really like this skin. It's the best. Is there any progress on the fix yet?

 

AnSeOs
3 years ago
15 hours ago
74
By Marcin Szalkiewicz 10 March 2026 - 12:58 PM UTC 

When will there be a fix after the FM26 update? I really like this skin. It's the best. Is there any progress on the fix yet?

Unfortunately, interface modding tools suddenly became incompatible with FM after the new update due to UI code changes by devs. I'll start working to update my skin to the new version as soon as there is a technical possibility to modify the new version of FM interface

 

Marcin Szalkiewicz
2 years ago
2 days ago
6
Premium
By AnSeOs 10 March 2026 - 17:18 PM UTC 

Unfortunately, interface modding tools suddenly became incompatible with FM after the new update due to UI code changes by devs. I'll start working to update my skin to the new version as soon as there is a technical possibility to modify the new version of FM interface

I hope you fix this soon because I don't want to play without this skin. Great job. Keep it up. Thanks for the reply.

 

merengue59
13 years ago
11 hours ago
27
Premium

Hi everyone, I wanted to start by thanking everyone who dedicates their time to improving FM26. I'd like to know exactly where the skin files need to be placed for them to work in FM26, as I don't think they just need to be put in a single folder called "skins". Could someone please make a post showing the correct folder path for the skins to function in FM26? I apologize for my limited English. A big THANK YOU to everyone! 😉

AnSeOs
3 years ago
15 hours ago
74
By merengue59 11 March 2026 - 04:04 AM UTC 

Hi everyone, I wanted to start by thanking everyone who dedicates their time to improving FM26. I'd like to know exactly where the skin files need to be placed for them to work in FM26, as I don't think they just need to be put in a single folder called "skins". Could someone please make a post showing the correct folder path for the skins to function in FM26? I apologize for my limited English. A big THANK YOU to everyone! 😉

 

Hi! Open your Football Manager installation directory.

WIndows:
\Football Manager 26\fm_Data\StreamingAssets\aa\StandaloneWindows64\

MacOS:

/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Football Manager 26/fm.app/Contents/Resources/Data/StreamingAssets/aa/StandaloneOSX

 

Locate the original files in the game's data folder and make a backup copy before proceeding.
Copy and paste the files into the game directory. When asked, choose to overwrite/replace the existing files.

Berkeedv2
8 years ago
5 hours ago
15

Will there be a skin builder version?

AnSeOs
3 years ago
15 hours ago
74
By Berkeedv2 11 March 2026 - 10:35 AM UTC 

Will there be a skin builder version?

 

Nope

Guliwer74
3 years ago
6 hours ago
3
Premium

First of all, Your skin is a favorite of mine, so thanks for an amazing work! Therefore, after the update (in the newest version of skin) font color for player info and match score is set to white. In player info case, it makes it a bit difficult to read, especially on light background. In case of a match score in Europa League it makes teh score simply invisible. Is there some way to alter the color specifically in those two places (as far as I have noticed)?

AnSeOs
3 years ago
15 hours ago
74
By Guliwer74 11 March 2026 - 15:20 PM UTC 

First of all, Your skin is a favorite of mine, so thanks for an amazing work! Therefore, after the update (in the newest version of skin) font color for player info and match score is set to white. In player info case, it makes it a bit difficult to read, especially on light background. In case of a match score in Europa League it makes teh score simply invisible. Is there some way to alter the color specifically in those two places (as far as I have noticed)?

 

Thanks for your feedback! I know about this issue with the font colors. I will fix it as soon as I figure out what is causing it

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