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Skin converter from one pistol to another

Upload a skin made for one pistol and download it ready for another, with an install README. It is free and your skin never leaves your computer.

Upload your skin

Drop your skin here

The skin’s .rpf, a resource .zip or loose .ydr and .ytd files. You can pick several at once; if it comes with a license .txt, add it too.

  • Your name, their license You choose the skin’s name. If the original comes with its author’s license, we keep it as it is.
  • Your skin stays on your computer Files are processed in your browser: they are not uploaded to any server and not stored anywhere.
  • Not official Not affiliated with Rockstar Games, Take-Two or Cfx.re.

How to move a weapon skin to another gun in FiveM

A FiveM weapon skin does not add a new gun: it replaces the model of one that already exists, and the game finds each file by its name. That is why a skin made for the Pistol MK II (w_pi_pistolmk2) does not show up on the Pistol (w_pi_pistol), even though both are pistols.

The converter does for you what you would otherwise do by hand in OpenIV:

  • It finds the weapon model (.ydr), its close-up version (_hi), the textures (.ytd) and the magazines (_mag1, _mag2) in what you upload.
  • It renames them for the gun you pick. The model is not rebuilt: it stays identical to the original, which is what keeps the gun from coming out broken in game.
  • If the skin has no close-up version, it copies the main model. Without it, you would see the stock gun in your hands.
  • It warns you if the model is missing attachment points for the suppressor or flashlight, or if the target gun uses a magazine the skin does not include.
  • It packs everything as a .rpf for the mods folder or as a resource for your server, with a README that explains where everything goes.

To install it, follow the guide to installing weapon skins in FiveM. If it does not load, the usual reason is the server’s pure mode. Looking for new skins? Have a look at our 3D weapon skins.

What it cannot do

  • Move a texture-only skin (a .ytd without its .ydr).
  • Open a .rpf encrypted with OpenIV (NG). Upload it unencrypted, or export the .ydr and .ytd files and upload them on their own.
  • Move a skin from a pistol to another type of weapon, such as a rifle.
  • Other pistols, like the Heavy Pistol or the Pistol .50: for now, only the six we have checked.

Questions about the converter

Is the skin converter free?

Yes. It is free and there is no sign-up: upload the skin, pick the gun and download it. If you want a skin made from scratch for your gun, ask for it on the Discord.

Does my skin get uploaded anywhere?

No. Your browser reads the files, converts them and hands you the download without sending them to any server. We do not store anything.

Which pistols can I convert?

The Pistol (the 9mm), Pistol MK II, SNS Pistol, Vintage Pistol, Combat Pistol (the game’s Glock-style pistol) and AP Pistol, from any of them to any other. Those are the ones we have checked; other pistols are not supported yet.

Why does the slide stop moving on the Pistol MK II?

Skins made on another pistol show up on the MK II with the top half missing, because the game expects the MK II skeleton. To make it show whole, the slide part is fixed to the body of the gun, so it no longer moves when you shoot. If the skin was already made on the MK II, we leave it as it is.

Does it work with texture-only skins?

No. A texture-only skin (.ytd) paints the gun’s original model, and every pistol lays out its texture differently, so on another gun it would come out misplaced. To move a skin you need its model (.ydr).

Everything is on the Discord

That is where you see every skin on video, ask for it, download it and ask questions. Everything can be obtained for free inside the community: join and ask how.

  • The optimizer, free. The .bat with the Windows settings, its README and the undo option.
  • Skin previews. New stuff shows up there first, on video and in game.
  • Custom orders. Your name, your image or your server’s on a skin made for you.
  • Giveaways. Skins, citizens and packs given away every so often.
  • Install help. If something does not load, ask and we tell you where each file goes.