Changing skin

[3breadt]

If you have any problems setting up VLC to use a specific skin, please first check the

Skins page in the VideoLAN wiki.

It contains a detailed step-by-step tutorial on how to change VLC's skin and answers frequently asked questions about skin problems.

If you still have any problems with chaning VLC's skin, please post them in this topic.

[marryroy01]

Hi gLASS.
I am using VLC player in my computer and want to change new skins of Car or Bykes for my VLC player. So please do reply me regarding any websites from which I could be able to freely download skins of a VLC player.
Thanks for your post and stay in touch.

[3breadt]

An official list of skins can be found at: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/skins.php
Some more can be found at http://www.deviantart.com/?catpath=cust ... a/vlcmedia
But be cautios regarding the latter page, some skins don't work properly, some are not actual skins but modifications for the Mac OS X version of VLC.

[chase.salva]

I am using VLC player 1.+ version I dont know exactly which version is it exactly. Could you please tell me how to change the skin and from where to download it? I had tried very hard to change but I was not able to find the CHANGE SKIN option in it.

[Arite]

As linked in the first post of this topic have a read of the Skins wiki page:
http://wiki.videolan.org/Skins

You can download skins from here (click on desired skins image, then click on "Download" link):
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/skins.php

Arite.

[pvelco]

hi guys,

i need some help,

i cannot change thw skin, they are in folder SKINS but when I click right button of my mouse on vlc player and choose interface there is no option for skins at all. any tips??

kr

filip

[3breadt]

Which version of VLC do you use? Could you provide a screenshot?

[nextforumregistered]

hi guys,

i need some help,

i cannot change thw skin, they are in folder SKINS but when I click right button of my mouse on vlc player and choose interface there is no option for skins at all. any tips??

kr

filip

1. You need to go to interface ---> preferences. In new window select "Use custom skin" in interface section, select browse button and choose your skin (you usually should, but not in 1.1.4, i'll tell you why for a second). If you using older version of player skip step 2.
2. If you use 1.1.4 version, you should go to preferences too, but not clicking browse, just copy the skin full directory address from windows explorer plus skin full name in additional. (for example: C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\skins\avs_0_95_beta.vlt) and paste it to the text box (replace previous text).
3. click save & restart vlc media player. Now you can use skins from selected directory by right click in vlc window ---> interface ---> select skin


Now about that thing with text box. I don't know why, but for some reason (in VLC v. 1.1.4) when you click browse in preferences in new window will be called "select file" but it has save button. Weird bug :p
Here is proof on my win xp.

[Jing]

Hello!
bug appeared in vlc with skin system... Skin change on "use costum skin", we select for example darklounge_vlc_1.0.vlt
I push the button "show file inf", then I close clicking on a dagger (on the button to close all normally)... Mouse gestures as though is not present disappear, only keypad commands work.
When you come into the setting (adjustments) all too most.
P.S. system Win7 Pro (64). Sorry my bad english.

[atnguyen]

Nice. i like vlc but default skin isn't nice.
Thanks

[maniako]

thanks, i like to change the skin of all my apps...

[Intri]

Hi,

for a very long time Ive been having this problem with changing skins: no matter what skin I choose, I just want to apply it via the interface settings (as described pretty much everywhere - here on the forums, in the wiki, on the skin page etc.), but after setting the skin I am never able to start VLC again. I have to completely reinstall it in order for it to work again.

This has been an issue for me for many versions and I was hoping that version 2 would finally fix it. Unfortunately it didnt, so maybe I am just doing something wrong - its just that I cannot figure out what could be done wrong on clicking a radiobutton in preferences and browsing to the skin file. The skin file is saved in VLC skins folder. My operating system is Windows 7 Professional, should it be of any significance.

Any thoughts that could help, please? Not that the default skin wasnt sufficient, its just extremely boring and completely uninteresting.

[John Andersan]

hello every one

I am using VLC player crating some problem. I am playing any 1080HD videos than video is stop and song is paly.. please reply give me a some tips..

Thanks

[punny]

i installed a new skin for vlc but after that it got BAD. it cant load any menu .how can i delete it (with that skin) and install it again so it be brand new.I tried yast and then deleted .vlc folder in my home folder . but no success ???

[3breadt]

Executing the command "vlc -I qt4" should start VLC with its default interface. Then you can access the settings and disable skins. Although I believe having deleted ~/.vlc should have already disabled the skins mode and reactivated the normal interface.

[nishant1234]

Skins of any media player do not work on Mac OS X!
Put the downloaded VLT files in the following folder:

On Windows: the skins folder in the VLC installation directory (e.g. C:\Program Files\VLC\skins)
On Linux/Unix: ~/.local/share/vlc/skins2

Then open your VLC settings and change your interface from native to skins. You can choose your desired skin already there or change it when you are in the skins mode by right clicking somewhere on the skin and going to Interface>Choose Skin.

VLC needs to be restarted to change to skins mode.

[3breadt]

That's right the skins interface is not available on OS X.

[Sagehorn]

Could it be that the skin names on the download page differ from the filenames? How do I know what skin is what?
I loaded the whole package but the skin I want isn't there by name ^^

edit: ok, it wasn't in the package although its the best voted

[blaqTiger11]

I have a quick skin question. If you want to make your own skin for the VLC. Is the VLC skin editor the only tool you need besides your skin. I guess Im looking for a like a style guide that gives you file formats, size dimensions and things like that. I'm still searching around but I figured I'd post while I snoop and if the answer comes faster this way, great!!!

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

That, and the documentation.

[janmr]

thanks, i like to change the skin of player vlc, because is not nice

[FIBER0PTIC]

Can anyone suggest the most basic skin for a first time edit.
I would like to teach someone with limited skills how to do simple edits in a premade working skin. It would be nice if the skin has detailed notes and limited features just for getting the base functions down.
Also a youtube link would be helpful.
Thank you.

[FIBER0PTIC]

https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=39609
Just found JoeTheZombie Tut.... Drugs, need more or less of them...

[edvinsmith]

Thanks for this .i am finding this from long time.

[geektech]

Changing a skin in VLC seems to be not known by many VLC users. There are some good skins.