scidCommunity

Community-enhanced chess database and analysis application

GameBoard & CardsRecently updated on Flathub

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scidCommunity is a community-driven fork of Scid (Shane's Chess Information Database), focused on adding enhancements while maintaining full compatibility with existing Scid databases. It allows you to store, organize, and search through large collections of chess games with support for any compatible UCI chess engine. Key enhancements in scidCommunity: This fork welcomes community suggestions and aims to be responsive to user feature requests. If you've wished for specific functionality in your chess database workflow, scidCommunity may be for you. - Engine analysis controls with configurable depth and time limits - Integrated TWIC (The Week in Chess) game downloads - Direct game uploads to Lichess and Chess.com from the PGN window - Tablebase integration via Lichess 7-man endgames - Additional theme options (Sand and cobalt2) - New feature to open Lichess broadcast tournament games - Improved Header Search with saveable search layouts for frequently-used parameters

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Minor fixes/enhancements

Additional information

Project

Developer: scidCommunity
Publisher: Hugh Whelan
License: GPL-2.0 (free software)What this license lets you do
Homepage: github.com/whelanh/scidCommunity
From the project: Report a bug Source code
Latest release: October 12, 2026 (6 days ago)Actively maintained · 4+ releases in the last year
Release history: Last 4 releases
5.1.4.34October 12, 2026
5.1.4.32October 11, 2026
5.1.4.31October 10, 2026
5.1.4.30October 9, 2026

Install

Size: 56.6 MB
Installs: 3,966 on Flathub136 in the last 7 days
Available via: Flatpak · Snap (3) · Arch Linux
All 5 packagings
Flathub (Flatpak), Snap Store, Snap Store (Beta build), Snap Store (Nightly build), AUR
Flatpak sandbox: Some access
Runs in a sandbox, with access to some of your files or devices.
What it can access
Reads and changes your Documents folder
Uses the internet
Plays and records audio
Uses the older X11 display system, which doesn't isolate windows from each other

About this data

Sources: 5 independent sources agree
Catalog data as of: October 12, 2026

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How each source lists it (5)

Source	Name	Version	Built by	License	Description
Flathub (Flatpak)	scidCommunity	5.1.4.34	Official build	GPL-2.0	Community-enhanced chess database and analysis application
Snap Store	scidCommunity	v5.1.4.34	—	GPL-2.0	Community-enhanced chess database and analysis application
Snap Store (Beta build)	scidCommunity	v5.1.3.22+git8.4a5b148a	—	GPL-2.0	Community-enhanced chess database and analysis application
Snap Store (Nightly build)	scidCommunity	v5.1.3.32+git27.8a16e64f	—	GPL-2.0	Community-enhanced chess database and analysis application
AUR	scidcommunity	5.1.4.34-1	—	GPL2	Enhanced fork of Scid chess database with Chess.com/Lichess integration, tablebase lookup, improved search, and additional training features