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Lichess

lichess.org
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Version
0.28.4
Size
66.5 MB
Requires
Android API 26+
4.2 / 5 · 4,036 ratings 0 downloads

Updated Sep 22, 2026

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The one open-source chess platform

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Lichess is a free/libre, open-source chess application powered by volunteers and donations. Today, Lichess users play more than five million games every day. Lichess is one of the most popular chess websites in the world while remaining 100% free.

Note: Push notifications are a work in progress and should not be expected to work correctly. To enable them, a Unified Push distributor such as https://f-droid.org/packages/org.unifiedpush.distributor.sunup/ needs to be installed.

The following features are available right now: - play real time or correspondence chess - play arena tournaments - play against online bots - solve chess puzzles from a wide variety of themes, online or offline - race against the clock in Puzzle Storm - analyse your games with latest Stockfish locally or on the server - board editor - study chess with a collaborative and interactive study feature - learn board coordinates - play over the board with a friend - watch live chess broadcasts from all major chess tournaments - watch Lichess TV and online streamers - use a chess clock for your over the board games - many different board themes and piece sets - custom background themes - system colours on Android 12+ - translated into 55 languages

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What’s new

We continuously update the application with new features, improvements and bug fixes.

Release versions and more informations are available at:
https://github.com/lichess-org/mobile/releases

How to install

  1. Download the APK from the button at the top of this page.
  2. Allow “Install unknown apps” for your browser or file manager only, not for every app.
  3. Open the downloaded file and confirm the installation.
  4. If installation fails with “App not installed,” remove an earlier build of the same app first. A signature conflict is the usual cause.

Data safety

  • Every file is checked against its published SHA-256 before it is listed.
  • Files are scanned for malware on every update.
  • The permissions each app requests are listed on its own page.
  • Read the full safety policy for how we test, flag, and delist files.

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