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Support => Tips and Tricks => Topic started by: Bee-liever on September 13, 2012, 01:55:13 AM

Title: Instal Custom Skins
Post by: Bee-liever on September 13, 2012, 01:55:13 AM
Installing Custom Skins

To instal any of the user-made skins is a quick and easy task.  Simply follow the step-by-step instructions below, to make use of the growing number of custom skins available here (http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?board=11.0) on the forum.






*  There are a few skins that the download is directly in .xml form. Simply place these directly in the Skins folder and follow the guide from that point onward.

Cautions

Some skins are created as a series (eg. Tundra Series) and need to be installed as a complete set for them all to work. The downloaded compressed file (.zip or .rar) will contain a folder with the skins inside. Just place the entire folder inside your Skins folder, without separating them, and these skins will work correctly.

You can create sub-folders within the Skins folder to group the new skins in (eg. \MusicBee\Skins\Custom) or you can place them in the existing folders (eg. \MusicBee\Skins\Blue\Mellow Blue.xml)
but you cannot put folders within the sub-folders (eg. \MusicBee\Skins\Dark\MetroColours (Dark)\MetroDark.Cyan.xmlc)

Skin creators usually work with the very latest beta version of MusicBee, as Steven makes changes that accomodate their many and varied requests, to bring new looks to the Bee.  If your installation of the skin does not match the screenshot, please check the version you are using against the version the skin was created on (usually listed in the post for the skin). If you are still having problems, make a post in the forum or contact the author of the skin, for further help and infomation.