Update 07.04.2026:
Update to version 5.1
For updates and further information, please check here
To install the skin, do this:
- Download the bundles archive
- Locate your game directory. For steam this will usually be:
\Steam\steamapps\common\Football Manager 26\fm_Data\StreamingAssets\aa\StandaloneWindows64\ - For Gamepass installations it should be
\XboxGames\Football Manager 26\Content\fm_Data\StreamingAssets\aa\StandaloneWindows64\ - Make sure you have an unmodded Game, as you will otherwise create an unhealthy mix of modded files and those from this skin
- In case you're unsure, verify your gamefiles first!
- Copy and paste the files form the skin archive into the above game directory. When asked, choose to overwrite/replace the existing files.
The mirror links will now directly point to the Skinbuilder site - where you can download them and directly manage the Skin (including easy updates!) in the tool.
For some quick guidance, you might want to check here.
Credits:
My special thanks goes to lotsgon, sic, MW90, MrTini23, LuckyLuke - and in general to the community on FMML discord, for massive support and sharing stuff and ideas while trying to work into this new environment, as well as ongoing - as this is and has been incredibly valuable - and finally to my old friend Flut who teached me so many things in the past. To show my respect, I selected two of his backgrounds for the Startmenu.
Additional credits going to
- TinyHips for sharing his prematch lineups
- Ferrigi97 for providing a load of additional prematch lineups as of V3.0
Enjoy.
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xxx Darkside xxx
Correct. User-folder where all you're facepack/shirt/logo or whatever resides is no issue.
Zoti03
jeffnijmegen
Thanx for this update butt i also have a problem with the player profile.
It looks like this.
I did restore the skin and put the 4.1 in the right map.
xxx Darkside xxx
That's on purpose.
xxx Darkside xxx
This is weird, as I just tried in Dutch… Shwos like this for me:
What resolution you're on what what text size selected? I highly suggest using small… Standard MIGHT work but will make poor tile layouting in the game even worse… Pretty much nothing I can do from side side to remarkable improve that…
xxx Darkside xxx
Version 4.2
(ready for SI Hotfix as of 19.02.2026)
- Fixed bug in indiviual Training, readded missing Player interaction
- Added improved PlayerRecommendation View (tnx to SAS for creating and approving using this)
- Added new PlayerPerformance Report for loaned out Players
- added detailed player form overview to Player Report
- added comprehensive Player analytics to the PlayerPerformance screen for easy Access
- added Player Milestones view to Player Career page
- some minor adjustments
As usual, enjoy…
Copywriter
@Darkside63 can i put the files over the last version from your skin or do i have to set FM first to the original files?
xxx Darkside xxx
In theory it should be possible to copy them over but the safe way is always, reset original - then copy over… With that you will stay safe, even if there would be one file missing from one version to another one…
kwiatek23
Does anyone have base skin v 2.5 for mac?
kwiatek23
Because I don't know if the newest skin v 4.2 will work on Mac
xxx Darkside xxx
It does work on Mac.
kwiatek23
Cool skin, but it freezes on my Mac on the continue button and I can't continue.
xxx Darkside xxx
See first posting for some new addon…. ;-)
ARookieKeeper
The background pictures seem to be all the same.
Oh wait, I get it. Those are placeholders for us to put our own in there. 🙂
xxx Darkside xxx
Just like that ;-)
swiss_lis
This has been really useful - has meant i can update to latest and still have background i want easily. Thanks for this 👍
kwiatek23
Finally it works on mac, no crashes, very nice skin
xxx Darkside xxx
Great, glad to hear!
kwiatek23
If we could manage to make some aboards, it would be great
llluan
hi everyone! could someone help me install it on a Mac?
ARookieKeeper
Don't forget to put your original game files back before today's update, fellow managers.
John Wilmott
Evening DarkSide, props on the skin really made my all round experience so much more enjoyable in-game :-) Will there be an amended version to suit the update that came out today?? I'm just getting stuck on the loading screen with it ….. tried re-installing your version again but to no avail :-(
ARookieKeeper
Skins are broken … we have to use the default skin until skin fixes are applied
xxx Darkside xxx
For now no good news, unfortunately … Todays update has seriously broken a couple of things for us, so we can not simply update the skins to the new versions.
In a combined effort, we're curently trying to sort out why some things are broken and how we can fix it.
So be patient and stay tuned… :-)
ARookieKeeper
Best of luck, team!
Bielsa is a legend
Good old SI, they really don’t care about the customer
olas nick
The problem isn't SI. The problem is that customers will eat this shit again, and they'll even talk about how delicious it is. Zero self-respect.…
Bielsa is a legend
Why I’m sticking with 24,and the new v10 Flut skin
samOM2605
Hi team! Good luck and thank you for your dedication!
xxx Darkside xxx
Thanks to all for your support and kind words.
We're all trying to release again as soon as possible, but a couple of things still need to be sorted out. After that, we might be able to succesfully compile our bundles again and bring back most of the features…
Though, for now it looks that for the time being, we need to go with the default playerprofile. Scrolling layout should still be possible, so most of the features are still accessible through that single page. But the nice redone attributes block might not be editable for now…