Flatsonar

SCID

by SCID

A chess database application

Broad permissions Verified creator GPL-2.0 v5.2.202603
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About

SCID (Shane's Chess Information Database) is a chess database application that allows users to store, organize, and search through large collections of chess games. It also includes chess engines for playing against the computer and analyzing positions. Any Xboard or UCI compatible engine is supported.

SCID displays graphical trends and produces printable reports on players and openings. Using Scid you can also play online on FICS, and even study endings with endgame tablebases.

Engines included in the package:

  • Stockfish
  • Leela Chess Zero

Permissions

2 permissions weaken the sandbox. Flatsonar asks before installing.

  • X11 display: X11 lets apps read input and windows of other apps
    --socket=x11
  • full access to your home folder
    --filesystem=home
  • network
    --share=network
  • inter-process communication (needed for X11)
    --share=ipc
  • audio
    --socket=pulseaudio
  • GPU acceleration
    --device=dri

Who publishes this

The creator demonstrably controls this app id: Flathub verification, the hosting account owns the namespace, or a well-known file on their domain.

  • verified on Flathub: the developer proved they control this app id
    publisher:flathub

Maintenance

Recent activity on the upstream repository, or built and reviewed by Flathub.

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