SCID is a consumer product built for chess players.

Is SCID still maintained?

Unverified. SCID has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

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SCID

Name: SCID
Author: SCID

FlathubEntertainment & Media

SCID (Shane's Chess Information Database) is a chess database application that lets users store, organize, search, and analyze large collections of chess games. It includes support for chess engines like Stockfish and Leela Chess Zero for playing and analysis, online play on FICS, and endgame tablebase study. The app also generates graphical trends and printable reports on players and openings.

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Overview

5 features

SCID sits in PulseGate's Entertainment & Media category. Organizing, searching, and analyzing large collections of chess games while practicing and studying with computer engines. It is built as a consumer product for chess players. It is available for free. It runs on Linux.

Behind SCID is SCID. Among its 5 catalogued features are Chess Database, Game Analysis, and Engine Integration.

Chess Database
Game Analysis
Engine Integration
Online Play
Endgame Tablebases

Built with & integrations

Runs on

Linux

Trust & compliance

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed21 Jul · 20:22 UTC
scid verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about SCID

What is SCID?: Organizing, searching, and analyzing large collections of chess games while practicing and studying with computer engines. It is catalogued under Entertainment & Media on PulseGate.
Who is SCID for?: SCID is a consumer product built for chess players.
Is SCID free?: Yes — SCID is free to use.
What platforms does SCID run on?: SCID runs on Linux.
Is SCID still maintained?: Unverified. SCID has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
Who makes SCID?: SCID is developed by SCID.

At a glance

Platforms: Desktop
Languages: English
First seen: 21 Jul 2026
Built for: chess players
Model: B2C
Solves: Organizing, searching, and analyzing large collections of chess games while practicing and studying with computer engines.

Registered as

Flathub: io.github.benini.scid

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Medium · 70
Indexed: 21 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Jul 2026
Last seen: 21 Jul 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: scid-flathub-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 21 Jul 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 21 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Taken from the project's own store listing.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 4 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.benini.scid

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