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Material Skin 26 by budwaiser4 - v2.2.2 - Windows and Mac versions - Works with update 26.3.0

Custom theme/skin that changes the UI based on the colors of the Material Skin from previous years!

By Updated on Apr 02, 2026   331300 views   303 comments
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Football Manager 2026 Skins - Material Skin 26 by budwaiser4 - v2.2.2 - Windows and Mac versions - Works with update 26.3.0
The Material Skin is ready for you again this year!

It's based on the colors of the skin created for previous editions of the game, with the addition of a couple of custom backgrounds.

For now, this version is based on the game still in beta, so there may be structural issues unrelated to the skin.

I hope you like it, and if you'd like to support my work, I'd be very grateful. :)

If you'd like information on how to change any colors, DM me and I'll try to help you as much as I can. :)

Cheers

To use the default attribute colors go to preferences -> details -> audio and video and choose preset 3 on "player attributes"

Thanks to Darkside for the default skin and to all the other mods for their contributions to the community!

v2.2.2
- Fixed Popup player not show attributes on MAC
- Restored the new Youth Setup screen

v2.2.1
- Fixed Popup player not show attributes

v2.2.0
- Fixed everything after update
- Added faces in tactics screen (Combined, IP, OOP, Both)
- Added faces in squad block during a match
- Added low-res for layouts during a match
- Applied new style to buttons and team squad during a match
- Added new profile player with big face of the player
- Fixed bug of MatchStats where show number#2 instead a real number
- Fixed ClubVision which had a transparent background and did not allow reading


v2.1.0
- Fixed everything after update
- Fixed picture staff overlapping text
- Resized some fonts (match commentary, attribute name etc)
- Fixed some bg button that was too bright and no readeble (button make offers, button in prematch press conference etc)


v2.0.1
- Fixed everything after hotfix
- Resized some fonts


v2.0
- Fixed everything after update break all
- Redesigned some screens using FM Skin Builder
- Changed fonts


v1.2
- Fixed everything after update break all


v1.1
- Fixed everything after update break all


v1.0
- Fixed everything after update break all
- Added colors of number sub in the prematch pitch
- Removed circle background from player (maybe not everywhere)
- Removed gradient for player, no player, retired player (read the instructions in the file you download because I also included a version that restores the gradients for those who like it)


v0.7
- Fixed everything after update break all
- Removed, for now, colors of number sub in the prematch pitch (i need find a way to restore it because they change the code of that files)


v0.6.1
- Fixed crash on tactics screen when you a role without player assigned
- Fixed crash when ask agent about teams that are interested in player
- Fixed crash on Data hub on Mac (it should not be)


v0.6
- Fixed recrutiment highlighted search by role
- Fixed press conference pre-match
- Fixed preference menu
- Added Mac compatibility


v0.5.1
- Fixed crash on match screen
- Fixed press conference journalist
- For Mac version removed for now the 2 file causing issue but i can't test now and i hope should work


v0.5
- Added Mac compatibility


v0.4
- Fix color label trendy in inbox message
- Fix bg number popup search result
- Fix circle end graphics total income in finance income popup
- Fix number in nxgn for list player
- Fix calendar purple in processing panel
- Fix circle this month total income in finance income popup
- Fix circle this month total expenditure in finance income popup
- Fix border bottom tab income breakdown tab
- Fix border bottom tab expenditure breakdown tab
- Fix bg opposite team news prematch
- Fix pitch lineup prematch
- Fix bg staff advice prematch
- Fix bg top card offer player
- Fix color label CL, EL, Conference in league table
- Fix color of current transfer budget cost text
- Removed gradient bg of transfer budget cost text


v0.3
- Fix everything after update break all


v0.2
- Fix colour circle news unread
- Fix color icon news
- Fix color must respond button
- Fix color icon and sub number in pre-match table
- Removed green bars in tactic panel
- Added new pitch for pre-match
- Fix color league table in pre-match
- Added file for default color attributes and instruction file


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How to Install the Material Skin on FM 26

1. Extract the contents of the downloaded file
2. Locate the Game Directory: Navigate to your Football Manager installation directory.
The standard path for Windows is typically:
\Steam\steamapps\common\Football Manager 26\fm_Data\StreamingAssets\aa\StandaloneWindows64\
And for Mac:
~/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Football Manager 26/fm.app/Contents/Resources/Data/StreamingAssets/aa/StandaloneOSX
3. Locate the original files (SEE ABOVE) in the game's data folder and make a backup copy before proceeding.

4. Copy and paste the files into the game directory. When asked, choose to overwrite/replace the existing files.

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Discussion: Material Skin 26 by budwaiser4 - v2.2.2 - Windows and Mac versions - Works with update 26.3.0

303 comments have been posted so far.

  • budwaiser4's avatar
    @andibol read the comment before yours

    @shadow download the new version...however maybe i understand..to work everytime you must assign to the player for example in the Role IP the specific role not the general..for example for a defender you don't have to select CB - role but for example CB - risk-free central defender...if the player are the default role the highlighted role not appers
  • andibol73's avatar
    The Pictures are way to big. Please revert to the original size.
  • budwaiser4's avatar
    @luanpefe it's a graphic choice to use the big picture like my previous skin on FM24 but probably in future i can do 2 version of the player profile, one with the actual and one with the previous…now i do only one version just for “urgent” reasons to publish the skin after the SI's update
  • luanpefe's avatar
    In version V26.2.2 pictures are too big
  • Ferdinand's avatar
    @budwaiser4 alright! Looking forward to it then. Thanks
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  • budwaiser4's avatar
    @shadow..i know it's a known bug and no work for no reason..it's used the same default attributes that work with default skin..unfortunately to certain panels if are custom added in the skin sometimes not work 100% or sometimes make the game crashing...try to found a solution if it's possible
  • Shadowagj24's avatar
    Hi @Budwaiser4

    Individual Training there is an issue , doesn't show the attributes used for the position and the same goes for the individual training focus , before was amazing because showed in orange the atributes the player is training
  • budwaiser4's avatar
    @pathief thanks first of all! i agree with you but it's a particular panels that if i try to change something as the other panels causing crash during the match..i hope to find a new way to resize the font because i don't like too :D
  • budwaiser4's avatar
    v2.2.2
    - Fixed Popup player not show attributes on MAC
    - Restored the new Youth Setup screen
  • pathief's avatar
    Overall this skin is absolutely amazing. Tremendous work, well done.

    The only thing I think needs improving is the stats during a match. Headers Won and Tackles won in particular are hard to read. Maybe a smaller font would help.

    It's a shame SI didn't implement a proper skins engine. Thank you for your hard work!
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  • budwaiser4's avatar
    @Ferdinand i can try to see if possible in the next release, unfortunately I released this update with urgency and focused on the essentials
  • Ferdinand's avatar
    @budwaiser4 hi! Any progress on finding a way to change the default morale icons? Thanks
  • swider's avatar
    pisze ale mi wyrazy zmienia i jakies bzdury sie wyswyetlaja pisze na priv
  • budwaiser4's avatar
    v2.2.1
    - Fixed Popup player not show attributes
  • budwaiser4's avatar
    @swider can you text in english? I don't know the polski (i think) language
  • swider's avatar
    na ekranie głownym tam gdzie jest nazwa druzyny i sa piłkarze można te gwiazdki pomniejszyc zeby naazwiska były pełne ??
  • swider's avatar
    Witam kafelki się powtarzaja niektóre czy można zmienić czcionke czcionke podczas meczu na badziej wyrazistą grubszą i czy tablice wyników zrobić tak żeby wyswietlały się tam pełne nazwy klubów i herby nazwiska wyswietlaly sie bez literki z imion, piłka była bardziej widoczna i zrobic cos z kamera taktyczna by miała większy kąt nachylenia wyższy
  • budwaiser4's avatar
    @victorDL no, for now no...maybe in future i add a new file to use the default view instead the new that is in use now
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  • victorDL's avatar
    @budwaiser4 thanks for the update, looks great

    just wondering if there's a setting to adjust the size of the faces on the player screen back to how small they were before?
  • budwaiser4's avatar
    v2.2.0
    - Fixed everything after update
    - Added faces in tactics screen (Combined, IP, OOP, Both)
    - Added faces in squad block during a match
    - Added low-res for layouts during a match
    - Applied new style to buttons and team squad during a match
    - Added new profile player with big face of the player
    - Fixed bug of MatchStats where show number#2 instead a real number
    - Fixed ClubVision which had a transparent background and did not allow reading
  • budwaiser4's avatar
    Working on the new version compatible with the new updates release from the SI..hope can be out tomorrow :)
    1
  • Stam's avatar
    @swider @kayaarda: Write in English please. It's literally the first rule of our posting guidelines.
    1
  • Ferdinand's avatar
    Great! Thanks. Lemme know when you find a way.
  • budwaiser4's avatar
    @Ferdinand i must look if it's possible (i think yes but not sure)
    @Imnot can you send me a DM with screenshot to understand better?
    1
  • ImNotNax's avatar
    hi! i have a question thats kiiinda related with skins, but it seems that the base game does't show the purple color for affiliate clubs, is there any ways to change that? thx

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