Jerry is a cross-platform chess graphical user interface. based around one of the world's best chess program Stockfish - play against the computer - adjust strength levels to match your skill - enter, edit and analyse games - fully automatic game analysis - read and save games in standard PGN format - copy and paste FEN positions and pgn games from clipboard - cross-platform: modern look on Linux and Windows - handle large (i.e. 1 GB) PGN files - easy and intuitive GUI - free software (GNU GPL 2), no adware/spyware
What's new in 5.0.0
Changelog - cf. full changelog here Installation on Windows: - download SetupJFXChess_500_win_x64.exe and execute it - The executable may trigger Windows Smartscreen. On the resulting blue Smart Screen Defender window - click on "More info" (upper left corner) and then - click on "Run anyway" (lower right corner) - or download jfxchess_500_win_x64.zip, unzip and run jfxchess.exe Installation on Linux - Install from Snap Store JFXChess - Debian/Ubuntu: download the jfxchess_1.0-5.0_amd64.deb and install with sudo dpkg -i jfxchess_1.0-5.0_amd64.deb - other Linux: install Java JRE, download jfxchess_linux_generic.tar.gz, unzip and run java -jar jfxchess-5.0-jar-with-dependencies.jar. Adapt and install jfxchess-jfxchess.desktop file for inclusion in your start menu/desktop You need a 64 bit OS both for Windows and Linux!
Yes. Jerry - Das Schachprogramm is free and open-source software released under the GPL-2.0 license.
What is the latest version of Jerry - Das Schachprogramm?
The latest version is 5.0.0, released on Apr 30, 2026.
Is it safe to download Jerry - Das Schachprogramm?
The download button links to the official installer published on github.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with 01023a8d5c4483100906c80386ae394b6c9995e195d345e6f5203ac407152205.
Which Windows versions does Jerry - Das Schachprogramm support?
Jerry - Das Schachprogramm runs on Windows and is available for 64-bit (x64) systems.
How do I install Jerry - Das Schachprogramm silently?
Run the offline installer with "SetupJFXChess_500_win_x64.exe" /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-, or install it with Windows Package Manager: winget install --id=asdfjkl.JerryChess -e --silent.
How do I uninstall Jerry - Das Schachprogramm?
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find Jerry - Das Schachprogramm and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=asdfjkl.JerryChess -e.
