FM27 Editors

Last verified: · Editorial team and source policy

The official 2D-engine deep dive mentions an in-game editor among the deeper-world upgrades. That is the editor inside a running save: change a player or a club while you play, under whatever limits the mode has. I am not listing those limits, because the dive is not a manual and I have not opened the screen.

The pre-game editor is the official tool that edits the database before you start. FM Scout documents it for FM26. A Sports Interactive forum thread asks whether the FM27 pre-game editor is available during the free preview. A question is not a release. I will not tell you to download the FM26 editor and point it at FM27.

Live Editor 27 is a third-party tool with its own FM Scout page. Genie Scout 27 is confirmed on a separate FM Scout post as the scouting database people use outside the game. They do different jobs. Live Editor writes into a save. Genie Scout reads a database so you can plan. Neither is published by Sports Interactive.

Use them only on a copy of the save. The preview save is supposed to carry into the paid game, which means a broken edit now is a broken career in November. The author's page is the compatibility line. This page is the map of which tool is which.

Football Manager 27 squad screen
Squad screen from the official interface deep dive on footballmanager.com. Checked 30 Oct 2026.
Football Manager 27 tactical tweaks view
Tactical tweaks still from the official match-engine deep dive on footballmanager.com. Checked 30 Oct 2026.
Is there an official editor?

An in-game editor is in the official feature notes. A pre-game editor build for FM27 was not confirmed on 30 October.

What is Genie Scout 27?

A third-party scouting database. FM Scout says the FM27 edition is confirmed.

What is Live Editor?

A third-party tool for editing a running save. It is not the official in-game editor.

Sources checked 30 Oct 2026