scidCommunity differs from upstream Scid by offering enhancements not present in the upstream repo. Enhancements include:
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
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Games Like Fritz for MacSimilar Chess Games like Fritz
Fritz is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is scidCommunity, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Fritz and 14 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Fritz are Scid vs. PC, ChessMD, XBoard and HIARCS Chess Explorer.
Alternatives list
28 Scid vs. PC alternativesShane'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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
Improve your chess with unlimited game review, interactive engine analysis, and several other state-of-the-art training utilities.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
59 XBoard alternativesXBoard, 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Alerts
- Discontinued
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- PortableApps.com
- United States
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- Paid
- Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
United Kingdom
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5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel the first ever chess variant with spatial, temporal, and parallel dimensions. It's the first ever chess variant with multiverse time travel!.
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- Paid
- Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Steam
- United States
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...
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- Paid
- Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Windows Mobile
- Android
- iPhone
- Java Mobile
- iPad
Germany
EU
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47 Jin alternativesJin 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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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Lichess
Play against 8 of the best chess engines, including Stockfish 15 , Leela Chess Zero and Maia.
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- Free
- Proprietary
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- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
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Play, learn and have fun with a free online chess game designed for everyone, regardless of their level. Improve your skills with various AI opponents or challenge your friends in multiplayer!.
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- Freemium
- Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- iPad
Italy- EU
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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.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
- Steam
