FM Skin Builder Documentation
Welcome to the FM Skin Builder documentation! This is your complete guide to creating custom skins for Football Manager 26.
What is FM Skin Builder?
FM Skin Builder is a desktop application that makes it easy to customize Football Manager’s appearance. Instead of manually editing game files, you can:
- Edit colors using familiar CSS syntax with visual color pickers
- Replace assets - icons, backgrounds, and fonts
- Customize layouts using UXML editors
- Preview and build with one click
- Install to FM automatically
Quick Start
New to FM Skin Builder? Start here:
Documentation Sections
Getting Started
Learn the basics and create your first skin.
Features
Help & Reference
What You Can Customize
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Colors | Change any color in FM using CSS variables |
| UI Elements | Override buttons, text, panels, and more |
| Icons | Replace game icons with custom images |
| Backgrounds | Add custom background images |
| Fonts | Use custom typefaces |
| Layouts | Modify UI structure with UXML |
For FM24 Skinners
If you’re familiar with FM24’s XML-based skinning, FM Skin Builder’s CSS approach will feel refreshingly familiar. Key differences:
| Aspect | FM24 (XML) | FM26 (CSS) |
|---|---|---|
| Format | XML tags | CSS syntax |
| Variables | <colour name="x"> | --variable-name |
| Colors | value="RRGGBB" | #RRGGBB |
| Files | .xml | .uss or .css |
What’s better:
- CSS is more familiar if you’ve done web development
- Variables can reference other variables
- Better tooling with syntax highlighting and color pickers
Ready to start? Installation →
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