Eight months of updates

FM26 Live Editor launched on 23 January 2026. This page lists every release since then, what was in it, and the date it went out.

26updates since launch

16with new features

9days between releases,
on average

243days from launch to
the latest update

Releases per month

3Jan

6Feb

6Mar

2Apr

1May

3Jun

0Jul

3Aug

3Sep

Every release

1.16.1023 September 2026Feature

Grant work permits. Career Plans for players and staff. Staff Knowledge, Tendencies and Set Piece Tendencies, plus nine more staff attributes. Club ownership: Stop Outside Takeovers and board elections. Edit the extra staff the board allows.

1.15.1016 September 2026Feature

Signed by FM Scout, so you can check who made it. Clear a player's interested clubs. Family relations now work both ways. Ready for other languages.

1.14.101 September 2026Bug fixes

Squad number can be edited. Move to Club is safer. Smaller app.

1.14.916 August 2026Feature

Player Templates: save a player's whole profile and apply it to others. New Relations tab for your own manager.

1.13.99 August 2026Feature

Bulk Edit: pick many players and change them together. Clone a player.

1.12.96 August 2026Feature

Move your manager to a national team. Ownership type and chairperson title. Rival nations.

Eight quiet weeks over the summer. A break with family, and other projects.

1.11.99 June 2026Patch

Works with FM 26.3.2.

1.11.88 June 2026Bug fixes

Better colour picker. Fixed the 'view only' problem.

1.11.75 June 2026Improvements

National teams reworked. Captain and vice-captain. New Staff tab for nations.

1.11.626 May 2026Feature

Nation Search and full nation profiles. Works with FM 26.3.1.

Six quiet weeks in spring. Work on VFM Games took priority.

1.10.611 April 2026Patch

Works with FM 26.3.0 on Game Pass Console. Missing kits can be added.

1.10.56 April 2026Feature

Staff tab for player-coaches. Move free agents and player-coaches. Retirement actions.

1.9.530 March 2026Patch

Works with FM 26.3.0.

1.9.427 March 2026Feature

Stadium Search and full stadium profiles. City, shirt name and skin tone. Works with the Steam and Epic demo.

1.8.418 March 2026Feature

Light theme. Club affiliations fully editable, including adding new ones. Loading 40% faster.

1.7.411 March 2026Patch

Works with FM 26.2.0+2276383.

1.7.39 March 2026Patch

Works with FM 26.2.0.

1.7.28 March 2026Feature

Move players who are on loan. Move staff and your own manager to another club. New Kits tab.

1.6.227 February 2026Feature

Choose your currency. Zoom the app. Edit happiness. Release a player on a free.

1.5.222 February 2026Feature

Player relations fully editable. Team cohesion. Club supporters.

1.4.219 February 2026Patch

Works with FM 26.1.3+2266940.

1.4.115 February 2026Feature

Tactical familiarity. Trained in nation and at club. Game Pass Console support.

1.3.111 February 2026Patch

Works with FM 26.1.3.

1.3.011 February 2026Feature

Player personality. Club income, transfer clauses, vision and affiliations. Stadium dimensions.

1.2.031 January 2026Feature

Player and club relations. Kit style preview. Name editing.

1.1.025 January 2026Feature

Kit styles can be edited. Advanced search filters work with quick filters.

1.0.023 January 2026Launch

First release. Works with FM 26.1.1 and 26.1.2 on Steam, Epic and Game Pass.

Still going

Every update is free once you have a licence. The download is free too, so you can open a save and look around first.

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