Welcome!

Welcome to the website for Scid ("Shane's Chess Information Database"), a chess database application for Windows, Linux and Mac OS operating systems.

With Scid you can maintain a database of chess games, search games by many criteria, view graphical trends, and produce printable reports on players and openings. There are many more features as well; the screenshots show just some of what Scid can do. With Scid you can also play against various engines, or on Internet (FICS).

Most menus and messages in Scid are available in 13 languages; thank you to all the translators. The latest full release is 3.6.24; see the Downloads page.

Getting Help

Need help with Scid? There are several resources available including a tutorial for new users (under construction), online help pages, and a mailing list with more than 300 subscribers. See the Help page for more information.

Feedback

I hope you enjoy using Scid! Send any comments, suggestions, bug reports or other feedback to Scid's mailing list.