

The config name is based on the path from the main Skins folder to the skin file. ConfigĮach skin is identified with a certain config name. The folder is used by Rainmeter to load custom fonts and custom cursors. Complex skins are recommended to store supporting files in a folder called inside the root config folder. Separate skins: C:\Users\YourName\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins\illustro\ 12HrClock\Clock.ini C:\Users\YourName\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins\illustro\ 24HrClock\Clock.ini supporting files used by the skin, such as images, addon executables, sounds, or Lua scripts, should also be stored in the skin folder. Variants: C:\Users\YourName\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins\illustro\Clock\ 12HrClock.ini C:\Users\YourName\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins\illustro\Clock\ 24HrClock.ini Separate skins not to be treated as variants must be stored in separate folders. Only one variant can be active at a time, and all variants use the same settings. files, they are each considered variants of the same skin. If a single folder contains multiple SkinName1.ini, SkinName2.ini. SkinName.ini in its own named folder within Skins, as in: Rainmeter\Skins\ SkinFolder\ SkinName.ini.Īll of these folder paths may be referenced in a skin as built-in-variables. The Skins folder can also be changed in Rainmeter's settings.Ī skin is stored as a named. If Rainmeter is installed as a portable application, the Skins folder is found in the installation folder. If Rainmeter has been installed normally, the default location of the Skins folder is:Ĭ:\Users\ YourName\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins Files and FoldersĪll skins are stored in Rainmeter's "Skins" folder. Each skin is generally stored and loaded as an independent, self-contained module. Rainmeter includes utilities for publishing and installing 3rd-party skins. Skins come with many different sizes, styles, user interfaces, and levels of complexity. A skin is a movable, dynamic, sometimes-interactive window that appears over the Windows desktop, and usually gathers and displays information of some kind. Rainmeter's basic purpose is to run skins.
