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title: Install scidCommunity on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of scidCommunity for on elementary OS - Community-enhanced
  chess database and analysis application
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/scidcommunity/elementary
---

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# Install scidCommunity on **elementary OS**

# scidCommunity

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* [Hugh Whelan (whelanh-w)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/whelanh-w "View all snaps from Hugh Whelan (whelanh-w)")
* [Games](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=games)

[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/scidcommunity/elementary#install)

#### Community-enhanced chess database and analysis application

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:

* Improved Header Search with saveable search layouts for frequently-used parameters
* 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 with auto-play finish game feature
* ChessDB.cn engine tree integration for position analysis
* Direct import of Lichess and Chess.com games by username
* Open and auto-update live Lichess broadcast tournament games
* Configurable variation length limits in engine annotation
* Additional theme options (Sand and cobalt2)
* Automatic 2-fold and 3-fold repetition detection
* Play/Tactical Game feature now works with any configured UCI engine

This fork welcomes community suggestions and aims to be responsive to user feature requests.

### Package name

* scidcommunity

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### License

* GPL-2.0

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### Last updated

* 10 September 2026 - latest/stable
* 14 May 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [github.com/whelanh/scidCommunity](https://github.com/whelanh/scidCommunity "https://github.com/whelanh/scidCommunity")

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### Contact

* [brickhousedevevelopers@gmail.com](mailto:brickhousedevevelopers@gmail.com "mailto:brickhousedevevelopers@gmail.com")

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### Source code

* [github.com/whelanh/scidCommunity](https://github.com/whelanh/scidCommunity "https://github.com/whelanh/scidCommunity")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/whelanh/scidCommunity/issues](https://github.com/whelanh/scidCommunity/issues "https://github.com/whelanh/scidCommunity/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/scidcommunity/elementary#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install scidCommunity

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open *Terminal* from the Applications launcher and type the following:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install scidCommunity

To install scidCommunity, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install scidcommunity
```

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