Hey everyone!

I’ve been working on PCM Studio, a database, career-save and visual-mod editor for Pro Cycling Manager. Version 0.3.0 is now available, with three main additions.

If you haven’t seen it before, the idea is to make PCM editing more approachable: dedicated cyclist, team and race workspaces, alongside the full database tables for anyone who wants to dig deeper.

If you missed the initial release, here’s the v0.2.0 post with a fuller overview of PCM Studio’s features.

What’s new?

PCM 2025 support

PCM Studio now has dedicated support for PCM 2025 alongside PCM 2026, including its own database profile and game/artwork locations.

Editing the jerseys riders actually wear in 3D races

This is the biggest addition for people interested in visual mods. You can now replace supported 3D race-jersey textures, rather than just the small jersey images shown in menus.

The workflow is:

1. Find the jersey in the Asset Manager’s Race jerseys tab.
2. Export the original texture as a PNG template.
3. Edit that image in your preferred image editor.
4. Import it back into PCM Studio.
5. Build a visual-mod package and follow its included installation instructions.

You don’t need to install Unreal Editor for this workflow. PCM Studio handles creating the replacement game assets and patch PAK.

There are a few important details:

• Keep the original image dimensions and the positions of the garment panels. This is a flattened texture template, not a photograph of a jersey.
• Standard, national-champion and other special jerseys are separate assets. Replace the variants you want to change.
• Menu mini-jerseys and 3D race jerseys are separate, too.
• This replaces textures on existing clothing models; it does not create new 3D models.

The game’s original PAK files remain untouched. You can also bundle database edits and visual replacements into one shareable .pcmstudio-mod package.

Easier updates, with release notes

PCM Studio now automatically checks for updates on startup. When an update is available, you can read what changed before deciding whether to install it.

You can decline and update later. The manual update check is still available.

The database editor is still the main focus

Everything from the earlier version remains available: cyclist/team/race workspaces, related records, bulk editing, advanced search, saved views, creation wizards, database comparison, integrity checks, backups and recovery.

Download

Download PCM Studio v0.3.0 — Windows installer

Windows 10/11 · 64-bit · PCM 2025 and PCM 2026

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Please keep backups of important careers and test your mods on a copy first.

I’d love to hear how it works with your databases and jersey projects. If you run into a problem, please include your PCM version, what you were trying to do, and the error message or a screenshot, it makes tracking things down much easier.

PCM Studio is an independent community project and is not affiliated with the official Pro Cycling Manager development team.

Hello everyone!

I’m happy to introduce PCM Studio, a new database, career-save and visual-mod editor for Pro Cycling Manager.

The goal is to create a modern PCM editor that is fast, approachable and pleasant to use, even if you have never worked directly with database tables before.

This is the first public release. It is numbered 0.2.1 because several development milestones were completed and tested privately before release.

Download PCM Studio 0.2.1

Download the Windows installer

Windows 10/11 · 64-bit · Pro Cycling Manager 2026

What can PCM Studio do?

PCM Studio can open both PCM databases and career saves. It provides the traditional table editor, but also includes friendlier workspaces for the most common editing tasks.

Current features include:

• Automatic discovery of PCM installations, databases and career saves
• Dedicated workspaces for cyclists, teams and races
• Editing related records without manually searching through different tables
• Fast searching, filtering and sorting
• Saved views for frequently used table layouts
• Bulk-editing tools designed around PCM data
• Guided creation tools for cyclists, teams and races
• Safe row creation and deletion
• Database comparison tools
• Referential-integrity validation and a pre-save health report
• Automatic timestamped backups before overwriting files
• A recovery screen for restoring previous versions
• Jersey, team-logo and cyclist-photo previews
• A built-in Visual Mod workflow

Visual Mod workflow

PCM Studio can read PCM 2026’s Unreal Engine asset files directly. No Unreal Editor or external Oodle DLL is required.

You can:

1. Open a database or career save.
2. Make your database changes.
3. Open the Asset Manager.
4. Choose jerseys, logos or cyclist photos.
5. Import replacement PNG images and preview them.
6. Stage several replacements in the Visual Mod workspace.
7. Save the database and build everything as one mod package.

When database edits and visual replacements are both present, PCM Studio asks whether you want to:

• Save only the database; or
• Save the database and build a combined Visual Mod package.

The generated .pcmstudio-mod package contains:

• The edited CDB database
• An optional CDI companion file
• One combined Unreal Engine patch PAK
• A manifest describing the mod
• Installation instructions

PCM Studio never modifies PCM’s original pakchunk files.

The .pcmstudio-mod file is a shareable package rather than a file that PCM opens directly. Installation instructions for the database and PAK are included inside the package.

Safety first

PCM databases can contain thousands of relationships, so PCM Studio includes several safeguards:

• Original files do not need to be overwritten.
• Existing destinations receive timestamped snapshots.
• New relationship errors are detected before saving.
• The health report distinguishes new problems from issues already present in the database.
• The application warns when PCM or Steam Cloud may still be using a save.
• Visual mods are written to separate PAK files.

Even with these safeguards, keeping a personal backup of important careers is always recommended.

Release notes — PCM Studio 0.2.1

Database and save editing

• Native support for PCM CDB files
• Fast table browsing and editing
• Cyclist, team and race workspaces
• Related-table information shown in the same workspace
• Reference-aware field editing
• Safe record creation and deletion
• Guided cyclist, team and race creation

Finding and managing files

• Automatic PCM installation and save discovery
• Recent-file library
• Separate handling of original databases, career saves and edited copies
• One-click opening of discovered files
• Automatic snapshots and recovery
• Remembered game and artwork locations

Power tools

• Advanced search and filtering
• Saved views
• Domain-specific bulk editing
• CSV import and export
• Database comparison
• Integrity validation and pre-save health reporting

Assets and visual mods

• Direct reading of PCM 2026 Unreal PAK files
• Built-in pure-Rust Oodle decompression
• Jersey, logo and cyclist-photo previews
• Persistent staging of multiple replacements
• Combined Visual Mod package creation
• Pixel verification before a visual package is accepted
• Original game PAKs remain untouched

Application experience

• Dark and light interface themes
• Custom PCM Studio window and application icon
• Collapsible workspace sections
• Responsive asset library
• Automatic update support
• Portable and installer editions

Current limitations

• This release is currently focused on PCM 2026.
• Replacement images must use the exact dimensions of the original texture.
• Game-ready replacement currently targets the uncompressed texture formats used by PCM 2026 jerseys, logos and cyclist photos.
• The application is currently available for 64-bit Windows.
• A .pcmstudio-mod package must be installed according to its included instructions; PCM itself does not open this package directly.

Roadmap

Features planned for the future! If you have any other suggestions, please let me know!

- PCM 2025 support

Feedback and bug reports

This is the first public release, so feedback is extremely valuable.

If something goes wrong, please include:

• What you were trying to do
• Whether you were editing a database or career save
• The PCM version
• The error message
• A screenshot, if possible
• Steps that reproduce the problem

Please do not publicly upload career saves containing personal information. If a file is required to reproduce a problem, arrange a private way to share it.

I would also love to hear which workspaces, bulk-editing tools and creation wizards would be most useful next.

Thank you for trying PCM Studio!

I hope it makes editing and creating content for Pro Cycling Manager faster, safer and much more enjoyable.

PCM Studio is an independent community project and is not affiliated with Cyanide Studio, Nacon or the official Pro Cycling Manager development team.

Edit*: updated downloadlink*