MrTini23 FM26 Skin v4.0

Last Edited: 13th March (v4.0)

Note: This skin is built to my own personal spec. I also work alongside Darkside and Luke on skins so I know about the features in their skins. Help and support available on https://discord.gg/Dr9gaChvRG. The Skin Builder version is no longer included within the download package following an incident where someone took the skin and tried to claim it as their own on Sortitoutsi. A skin builder version is available to Patrons. Any request to 'revert' will be ignored.
 

Changelog v4.0
- Renamed to 4.0 to avoid patch-related confusion
- Fixed a bug that saw player profile images being duplicated
- Fixed a bug that saw staff images being cut off

Changelog v3.4.1
- Fixed two bugs related to the player profile (had to rework the layout)

Changelog v3.4
- Modified Portal to include news (Replaced tiles now in a stack with the data hub) 
- Player profile modified with larger player images and working polygon switch

Changelog v3.3.1
- Player profile edited to readd Pros and cons and polygon as standard
- Added a 1 tile spacing to stop the top of the scrollable layout from showing on the overview page.

Changelog v3.3
- v26.2 patch now supported
- Edited new fixtures panel to remove some blank spacing
- Reverted player profile attributes block to default (Tom is working on a Skin Builder fix)
- Added scrollable player profile option as default whilst also keeping in other tiles for those who prefer not to scroll (best of both)

Changelog v3.2
- Fixed bug with role selector panel and font in default colours mode

- Added option for scrollable player profile as standard

- Reworked player profile tooltip

- Additional stacked tiles added thanks to Darkside
- Personal and Performance layouts added for loaned out players

Changelog v3.1
- Player profile rework
- Changes to the individual training screen to readd some unintentionally removed features and fix some issues
- Some small bug fixes to various page

Changelog v3.0.1
- Fixed an issue where edit search was failing to load correctly

Changelog v3.0
- v26.1.3 hotfix patch now supported
- Added new version for those on low res setups 

!IMPORTANT! Only use low res if high res tile layouts don't show

- Individual training screen reworked to add weak foot and pros and cons
- New portal and squad layouts to include more information
- Removed purple colour from club vision
- Removed circle background from behind player faces
- Player profile reworked to have more info, plus additional pros and cons toggle
- Passmap pages in Data Hub have been enlarged
- New club site layouts with thanks to WorkTheSpace
- Transfer history layout reworked so In and Out have their own page
- 2d match viewer option added to in-match screen
- Fixed issue where training tile would leave a blank space on players not at user club - now shows transfer status
- Fixed issue where the scout report and traits tiles weren't appearing correctly on player tooltip
- Fixed issue where agent offers weren't appearing on deadline day
- Fixed colour of familiarity lines and some graphs
- Fixed issue where icons weren't displaying correctly on the staff page
- Fixed issue where reputation segments weren't displaying correctly

Changelog v2.0
- v26.1.3 patch now supported (I hope, let me know of any issues)
- Pass maps and other patch-specific things should now be added
- I'm hoping the new build will fix crashes related to the previous version being a pre-patch build
- Staff page now works again
- Notification icon colour changed to make it more noticeable
- Border colours changed to make them a little bit more subtle
- Fixed an issue with overlapping text within the team talk section
- Fixed League Table view when clicking live league table in match
- Added a coach report tile to individual training to allow pros and cons to be viewed properly. 
- Changed shape of header buttons which thanks to MW90 on Discord 
- Various other bug fixes (I'm rubbish at taking notes)


Here we are, the first release of a skin I've ever done! Thanks to Lotsgon and his excellent Skin Builder tool, we have been able to edit not only colours but also tile layouts, giving the game a fresh feel and making things a little bit easier to see. A version with default colours is also available.

Here we are, the first release of a skin I've ever done!  Thanks to Lotsgon and his excellent Skin Builder tool, we have been able to edit not only colours but also tile layouts, giving the game a fresh feel and making things a little bit easier to see. A version with default colours is also available.

Tutorial Videos

PC

MAC

Bundle Text Tutorial

For those who don't want to make any changes to the skin, there is the option for a copy-and-paste install.  In the download folder, you will find a 'Copy + Paste' folder which will contain bundle files.  One set of bundles is for the dark skin and the other is for the default colours with the changed layouts.

Choose which one you want to use and copy all of the bundle files. Then paste them into your game installation files.  The default location for PC Steam users is C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Football Manager 26\fm_Data\StreamingAssets\aa\StandaloneWindows64. You will be prompted to replace files; do this.  The MAC file location will differ; to find it, in the Football Manager folder, you need to right-click the Football Manager icon and click ‘show package contents’ . The files will then show up.  From there, navigate to the bundles folder as above.

It is also good practice to make a backup of anything you replace before installing.

FM Skin Builder Install (Inactive for now)

IMPORTANT

Whenever a patch is announced, restore to the original game files before the patch is rolled out and downloaded. This will mean the Skin Builder tool always uses the most up-to-date default files.

To do this on Steam, right click on Football Manager 26, click properties, installed files then choose Verify Integrity of game files

This installation method is for anyone who fancies making changes to the skin.  There will be a tutorial video coming out for this soon, which I'll link as soon as I have it.

The first thing you need to do is download the FM Skin Builder tool that can be found here https://fmskinbuilder.com. Make sure to always download the latest beta version. Help and support for using the tool can be found in the FM Matchlab Discord here: https://discord.com/invite/Dr9gaChvRG

To do this, make sure beta is highlighted, then go ahead and download the installer and run it.

Once installed and run for the first time, the program should create a skins folder in your Documents folder (Documents\FM Skin Builder\skins).

Download the skin zip file below, unzip and copy the MrTini23 v1.0 Skin folder from the Skin Builder version folder.  Then go over to the skins folder inside the FM Skin Bulder folder and paste the skin here.

With that copied, open up the skin builder tool, which by default is installed in C:\Program Files\FM Skin Builder.

The first thing to do will be to make sure the tool is finding the bundle files it needs. To do that click on the cog bottom left.

Locate the Game Bundles Directory and click browse.  You then need to select the folder where the FM bundles are located.  Typically on PC this is C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Football Manager 26\fm_Data\StreamingAssets\aa\StandaloneWindows64

Once that has been selected, click on explorer at the top left.

Click on open skin and select the MrTini23 skin.

The skin will then be loaded.  I won't go into how to edit it here, since the tutorial video will cover that.  We'll skip to installing.

To install, click on build on the left-hand side.

Then click build on the top right and the tool should build the skin.

The tool will take a minute or two to build the skin files.  Now make sure FM is closed! Once it is done, click apply to game and you are ready to play FM with a fresh look and feel!

Credits:

Massive thanks to Darkside, Luky Luke, Sic and MW90 who have been crucial to me being able to make this skin. You can check out some of thwir work at the following links:

Darkside Base Skin V 4.0 Release - Update 19.02.2026, ready for SI Hotfix! - Football Manager Skins - FM26 - Football Manager 26
ASF skin FM26 Patch 26.1.3 Update 17.02.2026 - Football Manager Skins - FM26 - Football Manager 26

TinyHips and Ferrigi97 for sharing their pre-match lineups

Lotsgon for his excellent tool, which has changed the skinning game

Sasmaz for allowing me to use his excellent scouting table templates

Everyone else at the Match Lab Discord who has helped with the discovery of new features