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About
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
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 bugSource code
Install
- 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
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 |