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.
This is a call to the FM26 player community…
Support FMSB Development
If you’d like to support ongoing development of FM Skin Builder and help cover hosting, tooling and research time, you can do so via https://ko-fi.com/lotsgon. The builder will remain free to use — contributions simply help keep the project online, stable and improving over time.
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Dmytro Kh
Thank you very much
Dmytro Kh
Is this a mistake, or is it impossible to fix?
xxx Darkside xxx
Can't reproduce that here… What resolution you're on?
Dmytro Kh
Resolution - 2560x1080
DWCallaghan
Best skin out there imho.
Question ? Is there a way to increase the size of the scoreboard ?Perhaps have full names and badges in it ?
regularoften
I also have same problem with 2k res. Tried with full screen and windowed.
xxx Darkside xxx
No, not from within a skin. So far, seems to only be possible with the scoreboard mod…
xxx Darkside xxx
Same - can't reproduced it here… Usually running on 2560x1440 but even when switching to 1920x1080 windowed, it looks fine…
Also running the same layout on thet screen for a long time already and never heard about that before…
Just make sure, you have your game on original gamefiles (verify gamefiles in steam) before you copy over the bundle.
Copying it over an already modded game is not suggested…
Dmytro Kh
You have the same issue in your screenshot. The highlighted area extends beyond the edges
xxx Darkside xxx
Ah… Now I know what you mean…
Will check into that in the upcoming days and see if there's something I can find causing this.
I don't regard it a major issue but if I can fix it, will do…
Dmytro Kh
Your skin is absolutely stunning, and it’s the only thing that saves FM26; it’s the only reason I feel like playing it. That’s why I want everything to be perfect. ))
Dmytro Kh
And little more. Font - Medium. With small font little better
xxx Darkside xxx
Due to literally non existing adpative layout capabilites of FM, this is not resolvable.
Fontsize needs to be small for best results.
Works well in my resolution
and still accetable in 1920x1080
Tiles sizes are idetical, left, right middle… Unfortunately, the game doesn't rescale properly to other resolutions…
ARookieKeeper
Enjoying every minute of playing this game with this skin.
It's a completely different experience.
DWCallaghan
is there a Mod available ?
xxx Darkside xxx
Yes, search for “sethem scoreboard mod” - you should find it…
xxx Darkside xxx
:-)
DWCallaghan
Thanks, but behind his Patreon and dont fancy paying for it
Levent Konça
Thank you for the work!
Dmytro Kh
Nice 🙂
geofriFMITA
How do you change the backgrounds?
Lukie Pookie Bear
hi can you help me with how to get the pack to work ive extracted it all and it doesnt show in game?
xxx Darkside xxx
This is a addon for the skinbuilder tool - you can replace backgrounds within the skin with it.
Of course you need to have the skin installed in the first place…
xxx Darkside xxx
Download the addon, user the Skinbuilder tool for it…
Lukie Pookie Bear
so i didnt actually download the skin im confused sorry? and how do i get the skin builder tool
xxx Darkside xxx
No, most likely not.
The “Skin” itself is either the windows or MacOS Bundles file…
For Skinbuilder, check here
Lukie Pookie Bear
I downloaded and extracted this one
xxx Darkside xxx
This is the addon - you need the Skinbuilder tool for it.
However, using it only makes sense, if you install the skin in the first place. So download the proper bundle for your OS first and THEN, you might use the tool on top to replace backgounds if you want…
Lukie Pookie Bear
how do i install the skin sorry im really new to this.
also is the file i attached the one i need to download im on windows
xxx Darkside xxx
That is the file.
Check into first posting - it's explained how to install the bundles.