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lichess • Free Online Chess

The one free/libre open-source online and offline chess game

lichess.org · org.lichess.mobileapp

5.0 (20 ratings) 10M+ downloads v8.0.0 49.2 MB Android 5.1+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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  • Signature matches the Google Play version Details

At a glance

Latest version
v8.0.0 (8000000)
Updated
Feb 24, 2026 (7 months ago)
APK size
49.2 MB
Requires
Android 5.1+ (API 22)
CPU support
x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
Category
Board (game)
Listed since
Oct 5, 2015
Permissions
5
Website
lichess.org
Developer contact
[email protected]
Privacy
Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

lichess • Free Online Chess is a game by lichess.org in the Board category, listed since October 2015. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.

It asks for 5 permissions, none of them sensitive.

Ratings

5.0out of 520 ratings
  • 5 ★95%
  • 4 ★5%
  • 3 ★0%
  • 2 ★0%
  • 1 ★0%

Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.

What's new in v8.0.0

We continuously update the application with new features, improvements and bug fixes. Release versions and more informations are available at: https://github.com/veloce/lichobile/releases

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

Built for the love of chess, this app is open source and free for all. - 150 000 individual users daily and growing fast. - Play bullet, blitz, classical, and correspondence chess - Play in arena tournaments - Find, follow, challenge players - See your games stats - Practice with chess puzzles - Many variants, available online and offline: Crazyhouse, Chess 960, King Of The Hill, Three-check, Antichess, Atomic chess, Horde, Racing Kings - Game analysis with local computer evaluation - Server computer analysis with move annotations and game summary - Unlimited opening explorer - Endgame tablebase explorer - Play with offline computer - Over The Board mode to play offline with a friend - Standalone chess clock with multiple time settings - Board editor - Available in 80 languages - Designed for both phones and tablets, supporting landscape mode - 100% free, without ads, and opensource! Just like https://lichess.org, this application is open source and free software (GPL v3). It is entirely free and without ads, now and forever. Source code of the mobile application: https://github.com/veloce/lichobile Source code of the website and server: https://lichess.org/source

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Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

  • Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Feb 24, 2026.
  • Certificate issued to “lichess” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.

Store checks and file details

  • Developer signature verified Feb 24, 2026
  • Validated against Google Play Feb 24, 2026
  • Signed byCN=Vincent, OU=org, O=lichess, L=Paris, ST=France, C=fr
  • Signing certificate (SHA-1)2C:33:8F:69:B8:00:BD:4C:2B:9A:76:A7:8C:65:8D:C5:24:E8:A1:1A
  • File MD5ea72bb3013a2abb4e86bde8c3d66ad9b
  • Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (5)

lichess • Free Online Chess requests 5 permissions, none of them sensitive.

Required hardware & features

lichess • Free Online Chess APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.

Is the lichess • Free Online Chess APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is ea72bb3013a2abb4e86bde8c3d66ad9b.

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