<commit_before>---
title: Load Themes from an External File
page_title: Load Themes from an External File | RadThemeManager
description: This article shows how you can load the XML files directly using RadThemeManager.
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tags: load,themes,from,an,external,file
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# Load Themes from an External File

>important RadThemeManager cannot load the theme if it is saved as package (tssp file). This is shown in the following article: [using custom themes]({%slug winforms/themes/using-custom-themes%})

## 

|RELATED VIDEOS||
|----|----|
|[Changing Themes at Run Time with Telerik UI for for WinForms](http://tv.telerik.com/watch/winforms/visualstylebuilder/changing-themes-at-run-time-with-radcontrols-winforms)<br>In this video, you will learn how to give your users the ability to choose between Telerik themes and custom themes at run time. (Runtime: 08:42)|![tools-visual-style-builder-adding-custom-themes-to-your-application-load-themes-from-an-external-file 003](images/tools-visual-style-builder-adding-custom-themes-to-your-application-load-themes-from-an-external-file003.png)|

To load a theme from an external file into a Theme Manager, follow these steps:
        <commit_msg>Updated Load Themes from an External File article<commit_after>---
title: Load Themes from an External File
page_title: Load Themes from an External File | RadThemeManager
description: This article shows how you can load the XML files directly using RadThemeManager.
slug: winforms/tools/visual-style-builder/adding-custom-themes-to-your-application/load-themes-from-an-external-file
tags: load,themes,from,an,external,file
published: True
position: 2
previous_url: tools-visual-style-builder-adding-custom-themes-to-your-application-load-themes-from-an-external-file
---

# Load Themes from an External File

>important RadThemeManager cannot load the theme if it is saved as package (tssp file). This is shown in the following article: [Using Custom Themes]({%slug winforms/themes/using-custom-themes%})

## 

|RELATED VIDEOS||
|----|----|
|[Changing Themes at Run Time with Telerik UI for for WinForms](http://tv.telerik.com/watch/winforms/visualstylebuilder/changing-themes-at-run-time-with-radcontrols-winforms)<br>In this video, you will learn how to give your users the ability to choose between Telerik themes and custom themes at run time. (Runtime: 08:42)|![tools-visual-style-builder-adding-custom-themes-to-your-application-load-themes-from-an-external-file 003](images/tools-visual-style-builder-adding-custom-themes-to-your-application-load-themes-from-an-external-file003.png)|

>note Themes can be saved as XML files using the VisualStyleBuilder tool: [Saving and Loading Theme Files]({%slug winforms/tools/visual-style-builder/working-with-visual-style-builder/saving-and-loading-theme-files%})

To load a theme from an external file into a Theme Manager, follow these steps:
        
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