Introducing a new plugin: FM ActionLink

Hello everyone, the wait is over!

I am very excited to announce FM ActionLink: a new free plugin created for the Football Manager 26 modding community.

FM ActionLink allows Football Manager screens to connect with external experiences, such as websites, applications, databases, scouting tools, dashboards, viewers and custom interfaces.

A new integration layer

FM ActionLink goes beyond the idea of a traditional plugin. As a flexible layer, it allows external projects to:

• add custom actions inside Football Manager;

• open websites, programs and external tools;

• send information from the current screen to a local application;

• open an analysis, a search or a specific page without requiring manual searching;

• display external windows linked to interface elements;

• open previews on mouse hover;

• pin external panels;

• position external content in areas of the game interface;

• create custom visualizations, including 3D content.

The idea is to allow modders and developers to connect their own tools to FM26 in ways that previously required many manual steps or were simply not possible.

Designed for the modding community

FM ActionLink includes JSON-based configuration for quick integrations and a complete technical guide for anyone who wants to develop something more advanced.

Projects can define actions, icons, shortcuts, tooltips, window behaviors and panels integrated into the interface.

It is also possible to develop custom C# extensions to create deeper and more personalized integrations.

This creates room for existing tools, or new ideas to use Football Manager as a starting point for external experiences.

Supported skins

FM ActionLink has been tested and is compatible with the following Football Manager 26 skins:

• Vanilla

• CTRL26

• Mr.Tini23 (soon)

Other skins may work depending on how they organize interface elements. Additional compatibility will be tested and expanded over time.

Upcoming variations

FM ActionLink was developed as a reusable foundation. Some variations and collaborations are already in development:

• FM ActionLink — FMSH

A variation focused on experience will make it possible to bring FMSH statistics and analysis closer to the Football Manager 26 interface.

• FM ActionLink — 3D Kits

A variation focused on experiences related to 3D kits in the game interface. Coming soon!

• FM ActionLink — FMKitsHub

In collaboration with @FMKitsHub.

A variation designed to make it easier to download kits automatically by leveraging the ability to connect external elements to the game interface. Coming soon!

• FM ActionLink — Stadiums 3D

With authorization from @Bassyboy and @FM_Console.

A variation focused on 3D stadium content and visualizations in the game interface!
This one is still in the very early stages of alpha testing in the screen.

• FM ActionLink — Zaraki Studio

In collaboration with @CanalZaraki.

A variation focused on customization and 3D visualizations!

Credits and Attribution

FM ActionLink is a free tool created for the Football Manager modding community. If you use it in a skin, mod, website, application, video, post, screenshot or any other project, please include clear credit to:

*FM ActionLink Plugin*

Created by [@marceloouw / FM Season Hub]

A simple mention such as “Powered by FM ActionLink Plugin” or “Integration made with FM ActionLink Plugin” is greatly appreciated.

This helps support the project, makes it easier for users to discover the original plugin, and allows the community to follow future updates, compatibility improvements and new integrations.

Development NoteFM ActionLink was created independently as a community project. I am not a professional developer, and the plugin was built with the assistance of Claude Code throughout the development process.The project was designed, tested, organized and refined by me, with Claude Code serving as an AI-assisted development tool.

The beginning of something bigger

FM ActionLink starts as a technical tool, but the ambition is greater.

It can become a bridge between Football Manager and the creative ecosystem that exists around it.

Analysis tools can automatically open the right player. Websites can receive context from the game. Creators can build their own experiences. Visual mods can add new layers of content. External applications can display information, charts, reports and 3D models at the right moment. The possibilities are huge!!

Thank you to everyone who supports FM Season Hub and follows these projects.

I am very excited to show what comes next, both for FMSH and FM ActionLink, as well as the collaborations with the community!