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How to Install Skins & Graphics on Mac in FM26 Step-by-Step Guide

How to install FM26 skins and graphics on Mac – FMUltimate guide

If you’ve downloaded a skin, logo pack, facepack, or kit pack for Football Manager 2026, but you’re using a MacBook and don’t know where to install it — this guide is for you.

Many FM players struggle with Mac folder locations because they are hidden by default. In this tutorial, you’ll learn exactly where to place your files and how to activate them inside FM26.

Let’s make your game look elite.

Step 1: Locate the FM26 Graphics Folder on Mac

By default, Football Manager creates a user data folder inside your Library.

Where Is the FM26 Folder on Mac?

The correct folder path for FM26 on Mac:

Macintosh HD
Users
→ Your Username
→ Library
→ Application Support
→ Sports Interactive
→ Football Manager 2026

The Library folder is hidden by default on macOS.

How to Access the Hidden Library Folder

  1. Open Finder

  2. Click Go in the top menu

  3. Hold the Option (⌥) key

  4. Click Library when it appears

Then navigate to:

Application Support → Sports Interactive → Football Manager 2026

Note: You can directly go to Library with shortcuts Shift+Command+L 

Step 2: Create the Graphics Folder (If It Doesn’t Exist)

Inside the Football Manager 2026 folder:

If there is no folder named graphics, create one manually.

Right click → New Folder → Name it: graphics

Inside the graphics folder, you can create subfolders like:

graphics/logos
graphics/facepacks
graphics/kits
graphics/backgrounds

Installing Logo Packs on Mac

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  1. Download the logo pack

  2. Extract the .zip or .rar file

  3. Move the extracted folder into:

Football Manager 2026 → graphics → logos

Example: Football Manager 2026/graphics/logos/TCM26 Logos

Installing Facepacks on Mac

  1. Extract the downloaded facepack

  2. Move the folder into:

Football Manager 2026 → graphics → facepacks

⚠️ Facepacks are large files. Be patient during extraction.

Installing Kit Packs on Mac

  1. Extract the kit pack

  2. Move it into:

Football Manager 2026 → graphics → kits

Installing Skins on Mac

Skins are installed differently from graphics. 

Starting from FM26 anymore skins folder is not used.

After you download a skin you need to unzip the folder. If the folder consist Mac / Windows folder separately choose Mac folder.

In that folder you will see ui-styles_assets_default.bundle or similar files.

Now it is time to find where to put all these files.

First, you need to find where the original skin files are located.

Go to :

~/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Football Manager 26/fm.app/ Contents/Resources/Data/StreamingAssets/aa/StandaloneOSX

When you find FM -shown in below- right click on it and then click Show Package Content.

After clicking show package content,  you need to go to StandaloneOSX.

If you click on StandaloneOSX, you will see all user interface related files ( shown above)

Now it is time to copy downloaded skin files and put into StandaloneOSX folder. Accept to replace the existing files with the new ones.

Reload the game and now you have the new skin.

For more details about FM graphics take a look at your Graphics&Skins category

Common Problems & Fixes (Mac Users)

❌ Graphics Not Showing?

  • Did you extract the file?

  • Is the folder structure correct?

  • Is it inside the correct FM26 directory?

❌ Wrong Folder?

Make sure you are NOT placing files inside:

Applications → Football Manager 2026
That is the game installation folder.

You must use:

User → Library → Application Support → Sports Interactive → Football Manager 2026
Note: You can directly go to Library with shortcuts Shift+Command+L 

Final Checklist

Before panicking, confirm:

  • Files are extracted

  • Graphics folder exists

  • Correct directory path

If everything is correct, your MacBook will run FM26 with full custom visuals.

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