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title: Install JFXChess on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of JFXChess for Linux - A UCI compatible chess
  GUI
url: https://snapcraft.io/jfxchess
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# JFXChess

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* [Dominik Klein (asdf-jkl)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/asdf-jkl "View all snaps from Dominik Klein (asdf-jkl)")
* [Games](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=games)

latest/stable 5.0.0

Install latest/stable of JFXChess

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install jfxchess
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* jfxchess

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### License

* GPL-2.0-or-later

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### Last updated

* 21 April 2026 - latest/stable

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### Websites

* [github.com/asdfjkl/jfxchess](https://github.com/asdfjkl/jfxchess "https://github.com/asdfjkl/jfxchess")

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### Contact

* [github.com/asdfjkl/jfxchess/issues](https://github.com/asdfjkl/jfxchess/issues "https://github.com/asdfjkl/jfxchess/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/jfxchess#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/jfxchess#tab-security)

#### A UCI compatible chess GUI

JFXChess is a chess graphical user interface with the following features:

* based around world's best chess program Stockfish
* play against the computer & various bots
* adjust strength levels to match your skill
* enter, edit and analyse games
* automatic game analysis
* read and save games in standard pgn format
* copy and paste FEN positions and pgn games from clipboard
* cross-platform, available for Linux and Windows
* easy and intuitive GUI

Note: Grant permissions

* to read/write PGN files from removable media: `sudo snap connect jfxchess:removable-media`
* to print: `sudo snap connect jfxchess:cups`

The snap version of JFXChess does not allow to add UCI engines due to sandboxing restrictions. For that feature, install the .deb from the homepage instead.

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## Install JFXChess on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/jfxchess/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/jfxchess/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/jfxchess/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/jfxchess/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/jfxchess/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/jfxchess/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/jfxchess/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/jfxchess/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/jfxchess/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/jfxchess/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/jfxchess/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/jfxchess/ubuntu)