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Installing new skins is quick and easy. Simply extract a downloaded skin into the skins folder in your XBMC [[Profile Directory]]. Each skin should have its own directory.
Installing new skins is quick and easy. Simply use the add-on browser in xbmc to install skins.
(System > Add-ons > Get Add-ons > XBMC.org Add-ons > Skin)


Once installed, navigate to Settings -> Appearance within XBMC to activate it.
If the skin of your choice is not available in the official XBMC repo, you can install it
using the "Install from zip file" option


== Examples ==
Once downloaded and installed, you'll be prompted if you want to switch to this skin now.
Below are some common mistakes. [skin files] are the files that make up the skin.
You can either choose "yes" now or navigate to System -> Appearance > Skin at another time to activate it.


Like all other add-ons, xbmc will install skins the addons folder inside your profile directory.


{| border="1" cellpadding="5"
{| border="1" cellpadding="5"
|[profile]/skin/SkinName/[skin files] || Correct
|[profile]/addons/skin.name/[skin files]
|-
|[profile]/skin/SkinName/SkinName/[skin files] || Incorrect
|-
|[profile]/skin/[skin files] || Incorrect
|}
|}
[skin files] are the files that make up the skin.

Revision as of 12:50, 21 January 2011

Installing new skins is quick and easy. Simply use the add-on browser in xbmc to install skins. (System > Add-ons > Get Add-ons > XBMC.org Add-ons > Skin)

If the skin of your choice is not available in the official XBMC repo, you can install it using the "Install from zip file" option

Once downloaded and installed, you'll be prompted if you want to switch to this skin now. You can either choose "yes" now or navigate to System -> Appearance > Skin at another time to activate it.


Like all other add-ons, xbmc will install skins the addons folder inside your profile directory.

[profile]/addons/skin.name/[skin files]

[skin files] are the files that make up the skin.