MediaPortal offers a high skinable interface to users interested in personalizing their media center. Everyone has their own preference: clean and simple, more colorful or with tons of fanart. Here we present you with just some of our most popular skins, but check our downloads and skin forums for all the latest releases. You may also use the MediaPortal Extensions Installer (MPEI) to browse, download, install and update skins. See our features page - Skins: a Visual Extravaganza for more details.
Default / DefaultWide
With MediaPortal 1.2.0 we introduce a brand new look that replaces Blue3 / Blue3wide which served us well during the last few years. Our four excellent Design Team Members contributed in different ways and areas: Harley provided the new nearly 3D-like GFX for the different MP modules, Tgx provided the GFX for top bar and other buttons, cul8er provided the GFX for the lists and push buttons and catavolt re-coded all xmls, provided the rest of the new GFX and coordinated all necessary actions to be taken.
created by: Harley, Tgx, cul8er and catavolt | Format: 4:3 & 16:9 | Default Skin of MediaPortal
Blue3 / Blue3wide
Blue3 was the default skin for MediaPortal until it was replaced by Default / DefaultWide in MediaPortal 1.2.0. It is available for both 16:9 and 4:3 screens and has been designed with simple elegance to support even the most basic PCs. Many skins are based on Blue3 and you will find several variations using different colors, graphics and styles. We have made the Blue3 / Blue3wide skin files available to the community in case someone wish to make it available and maintain it as an extension. The Team certainly hopes that this will happen.
created by: Harley | Format: 4:3 & 16:9 | SourceForge repository link
aMPed - the alternative skin
The only skin that supports both 4:3 and 16:9 screen sizes in one skin! Great for smaller screens, notebooks or client PCs to watch in your bedroom! Scales nicely for HD screens as well. Check out all the unique Features, or find out What's New in v3.3.x - giga-aMPed for MediaPortal 1.2.x.
With 3 font sizes, 4 themes plus multiple layout and backdrop options aMPed lets you choose the style you prefer: fanart or not, big or normal cover size, even the width of lists. Choose your options, like 8 or 10 line TV Guide, style of Basic Home (revaMPed or Vintage), etc. using aMPed Config via a Desktop or Start Menu shortcut. Save your options in Profiles so each user can load aMPed with their saved preferences.
Use the graphical Basic Home Editor to modify menu items, backdrops and even the layout on Vintage Basic Home. Create as many layouts as you like - one for each person in your household!
For more screenshots of all the aMPed features and layout options see the aMPed Gallery.
created by: Dadeo, Migue | Format: 4:3/16:9 | Download | Forum link
Avalon HD
Avalon is a new HD (1920x1080) skin for MediaPortal 1.2.0. It offers a clean and simple layout without compromising the ever growing need for information at a glance. You have the choice between several layouts to suit your needs, all configurable from within MP. Screens are as consistent as possible for a better user interface experience.
created by: ncoH, joostzilla, dlarge500, 1stdead | Format: 16:9 HD (1080p) | Download | Forum link
Backdrop
Another new, innovative HD skin for MediaPortal 1.2.0. As the name suggests, the skin displays as much as possible of backdrops (fanart) with a clean minmalist display of data (less is more!) This skin is fast - switching back to the home screen is almost instant, even with full fanart support for all menu items. Plus, the home screen turns into a slide show when you are not using it (the menu fades until you need it). Backdrop also introduces many unique animations to display menus, layouts and images. To top it all off, navigation is consistent in all screens, thus making it easy for new users!
created by: cul8er | Format: 16x9 HD (1080p) | Download | Forum link
BleazleWide
BleazleWide offers a professional look to MediaPortal: a blend of minimalism and dark colour combined with some animation (and now FanArt) thrown in to add interest. The original inspiration came from the now defunct Foofaraw skin, but over time it has evolved considerably. The skin is based on Blue3Wide so almost every plugin can be supported in BleazleWide even if it is not specifically supported yet. You just might have to do a bit of tweaking.
created by: Bleazle | Format: 16:9 | Download | Forumlink
Black & White
Black & White 1080 is a black & white themed skin for your full HD 1080 display.
created by: aj1405 | Format: 16:9 | Download | Forumlink
Black Glass
The skin is developed on Vista with Mediaportal 1.1 and tested on XP, Vista and Seven. The resolution is 1280x720 and scales well to full HD. Black Glass skin is designed to be easy to use and has a simple and clear look. It should be controlled primarily with a remote or a keyboard. BasicHome screen should be used as default home page. The skin has been developed using Theatre as layout inspiration and Blue3Wide as codebase, so unsupported plugins should work with Bluewide plugin skin files (apart from some graphical anomalies).
created by: Tgx | Format: 16:9 | Download | Forumlink
Fidelity
The fidelity skin is designed to show a cleaned GUI for mp. It is in most cases icon based and hides the "more information stuff" in separate windows. The skin will fit perfectly to living rooms htpc´s with professional looking gfx and dark colors.
created by: Harley | Format: 16:9 | Download | Forumlink
Frames
Frames is a simple (No plugin dependency and no configuration/menu editor) and a intuitive skin designed for MediaPortal 1.2.0 based on ideas of other skins and sources. It is a grey coloured skin with accents in blue at a resolution of 1280x720 (Displays also perfect at 1920x1080). All screens are designed in such a way that all information will be diplayed within frames with a limited use of fanart in a uniform and functional way.
created by: Lbr_Lion | Format: 16:9 | Download | Forumlink
Maya
Maya is based on Blue3Wide and a couple of other inspiring sources. Our goal is to create a simple professional skin that does not rely solely on fan art (although it uses some in relevant places), is easy on the eye and great for daily family use, but has a modern and classy feel.
created by: joostzilla | Format: 16:9 | Download | Forumlink
MediaStream
Like Streamed MP, MediaStream is a port of Team Razorfish' skin Mediastream created for XBMC. Although both skins remain true to the original design, they differ in some ways. MediaStream is optimized for 1280x720 (16:9), but will also display nicely on 1366x768 resolution screens.
created by: pilehave | Format: 16:9 | Download | Forumlink
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