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{{VLC}} supports skins (sometimes also called themes) through it's skins2 interface module. To get new skins go to the [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/skins.php Skins website].
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{{VLC}} supports skins (sometimes also called themes) through it's ''skins2'' interface module. To get new skins go to the [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/skins.php Skins website].
  
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== Using a skin ==
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== How to switch to the Skins interface ==
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In order to use skins you have to switch to the skins2 interface. To do that do the following:
 
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Start VLC, open menu "Preferences", select "Interfaces" and click "Main interface". Change the setting in the drop-down menu "Interface module" from 'Default' to '''Skinnable Interface'''. Click the 'Save' button and restart VLC. To change get the old interface choose 'Default from the "Interface module" drop-down menu.
 
  
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== Adding a new skin ==
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In order that you can use skins you have to change from VLC's [[Qt Interface|native interface]] to the skinnable one'. You can do that by opening the preferences and choosing ''Skins'' as the ''Interface type''.
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To add a new skin go to the [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/skins.php Skin page], choose a skin and click the "Download" link. Alternatively you can obtain the 'Skin Pack' which contains all available skins.
 
  
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Important: '''It is recommended to download the 'Skin Pack''''! This is, because the download package of some 'specific' skins (e.g. ASkin and WMP11), don't include it's '.vlt' file, that is needed to use it. These '.vlt' files are only found in the 'Skin Pack', which, on the other hand, doesn't include other files needed by other skins. <!-- So, '''besides the 'Skin Pack', you should download the specific skins you want''' and see if they do not include '.vlt' files, mainly '.png' files, that are not included at the "complete" 'Skin Pack', that has only '.vlt' files. ??? Is this still valid? -->
 
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In addition to the skins listed on the 'Skins Page', VLC supports all Winamp2 and XMMS skins (.wsz files).
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Then click the ''Save'' button and restart VLC. It should then show up in the default skin.
  
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To install, move the skins' ".vlt" file to the 'VLC\skins' (Linux users '''~/.vlc/skins2/''') directory. For the the 'Skin Pack' goes: unzip it to 'VLC\skins'.
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== How to add new skins to VLC ==
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Each skin will have it's own sub-folder created containing it's files.
 
  
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Finally, to set the skin, right-click in the title bar or control bar, go to 'Select skin' and select the desired skin.
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You can download a variety of skins from the [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/skins.php Skins website]. They come as .vlt files. Although your browser or operating system might identify them as archive files, don't unpack them. Rather put them as they are into the skins folder of VLC.
  
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== Creating a skin ==
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On Windows this folder is located in the installation directory of VLC, e.g. ''C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\skins''.
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You can either use the [https://trac.videolan.org/skin-designer/ Skin Designer] or compose the skin manually. For more information in general (and on the latter, in particular) consult the [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/skins2-create.html Create your own skin] How-To.
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On Linux it is located in ''~/.local/share/vlc/skins2''.
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If you downloaded the skin pack
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== How to change to another skin ==
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To change to a downloaded skin, '''right-click''' anywhere on the skin's background and choose ''Interface''.
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Then chose either ''Change skin'' to change to a skin that is located in the default skin folder of VLC or ''Open skin'' to open a skin file that is located elsewhere.
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http://images.videolan.org/images/wiki/change_skin.jpg
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== How to create your own skin ==
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There exists a program that enables you to create skins without any deep knowledge how skins are made up exactly. It is the [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/skineditor.html VLC Skin Editor]
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If you'd rather want to explore all the possibilities of the skin system and get to know how skins are made up and how to create them in detail, check out the [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/skins2-create.html Skins2 documentation].
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If you have any problems while creating your skin, please turn to the [http://forum.videolan.org/viewforum.php?f=15 skin forum].
  
 
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Revision as of 08:44, 18 August 2009

VLC media player supports skins (sometimes also called themes) through it's skins2 interface module. To get new skins go to the Skins website.

How to switch to the Skins interface

In order that you can use skins you have to change from VLC's native interface to the skinnable one'. You can do that by opening the preferences and choosing Skins as the Interface type.

open_preferences.jpg enable_skins2.jpg

Then click the Save button and restart VLC. It should then show up in the default skin.

How to add new skins to VLC

You can download a variety of skins from the Skins website. They come as .vlt files. Although your browser or operating system might identify them as archive files, don't unpack them. Rather put them as they are into the skins folder of VLC.

On Windows this folder is located in the installation directory of VLC, e.g. C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\skins.

On Linux it is located in ~/.local/share/vlc/skins2.

If you downloaded the skin pack

How to change to another skin

To change to a downloaded skin, right-click anywhere on the skin's background and choose Interface. Then chose either Change skin to change to a skin that is located in the default skin folder of VLC or Open skin to open a skin file that is located elsewhere.

change_skin.jpg

How to create your own skin

There exists a program that enables you to create skins without any deep knowledge how skins are made up exactly. It is the VLC Skin Editor

If you'd rather want to explore all the possibilities of the skin system and get to know how skins are made up and how to create them in detail, check out the Skins2 documentation.

If you have any problems while creating your skin, please turn to the skin forum.

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