Arena Alternatives for Mac

Arena is not available for Mac but there are some alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is Scid vs. PC, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Arena and ten of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Arena are ChessX, XBoard, Shredder Chess and HIARCS Chess Explorer.

Arena alternatives are mainly Chess Games but may also be Chess Databases or Board Games. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Arena.

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Arena is a free Graphical User Interface (GUI) for chess. Arena helps you in analyzing and playing games as well as in...

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Scid vs. PC
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Free • Open Source
Chess Game
Chess Database
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22 Scid vs. PC alternatives
Shane's Chess Information Database is a powerful Chess Toolkit, with which one can create huge chess databases, run engine analysis, or play casual games against the computer or online with the Free Internet Chess Server.
- - Scid vs. PC is the most popular Mac alternative to Arena.
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ChessX
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Chess Database
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23 ChessX alternatives
Open source chess database.
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XBoard
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Free • Open Source
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PortableApps.com
54 XBoard alternatives
XBoard, also known as WinBoard on Microsoft operating systems, is a free graphical user interface client developed by Tim Mann that is compatible with various chess engines that support the Xboard Communication Protocol such as GNU Chess.
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1. PortableXBoard can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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Shredder Chess
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Paid • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
Windows Mobile
Android
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Java Mobile
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43 Shredder Chess alternatives
The Shredder chess programs by Stefan Meyer-Kahlen provide a game playing and analysis tool for everybody and are accepted as one of the best chess programs of the world. Since 1996 Shredder has won thirteen titles as World Computer Chess Champion which makes Shredder the most...
- - Shredder Chess is the most popular Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Arena.
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HIARCS Chess Explorer
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Paid • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
22 HIARCS Chess Explorer alternatives
World class chess database, analysis and playing software for PC and Mac.
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Jin
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Free • Open Source
Mac
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Linux
45 Jin alternatives
Jin is an open source, cross platform, graphical client for chess servers, written in Java. Jin can run either as a standalone application (available at this website) or as an applet, directly from your browser (available at the chess server's website).
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ChessDB
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Free • Open Source
Chess Database
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
20 ChessDB alternatives
ChessDB - a free Chess database for Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, and UNIX - like ChessBase , but better.
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Discontinued
last changed 2009
Check vs Mate
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Paid • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
Steam
36 Check vs Mate alternatives
Battle vs. Chess is a computer game version of chess developed by Targem Games and Zuxxez Entertainment and published by TopWare Interactive. It was released on May 17, 2011 for PC (Windows and Mac), PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360 and Wii in Europe.
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jose
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Free • Open Source
Chess Database
Mac
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Linux
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5 jose alternatives
josé is a graphical Chess tool.

You can store chess games in a database (backed by MySQL).

You can view games and edit variations and comments.

You can play against a "plugged-in" chess engine and use it for analysis.
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3D Super Chess
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Paid • Proprietary
Mac
43 3D Super Chess alternatives
3D Super Chess offers a beautiful and customizable chess experience featuring both 2D and 3D environments. Play against a challenging virtual opponent or friends in PvP mode on the same Mac. Thanks to the rotating chessboard you'll always stay on top of things.
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