Born from a passion for chess and open source software, Pawn Appétit is dedicated to creating the ultimate chess analysis and training platform.
Our mission is to create the most powerful, intuitive, and accessible chess analysis platform that helps players of all levels improve their game. We believe that great chess software should be free, open source, and built by the community for the community.
The principles that guide our development and community.
We believe in the power of open source software and community-driven development.
Our users and contributors are at the heart of everything we do.
We strive for excellence in every feature and user interaction.
Built by chess players, for chess players, with deep understanding of the game.
Meet the passionate developers behind Pawn Appétit.
Amazing people who have contributed to making Pawn Appétit better.
Engine integrations
UI improvements
Analysis features
Performance optimizations
Bug fixes
Translations
Database features
UI/UX design
And many more amazing contributors...
View All ContributorsKey milestones in the development of Pawn Appétit.
Francisco Salgueiro creates the original En Croissant chess application.
Project gains traction with active contributors and users worldwide.
Project evolves into Pawn Appétit with enhanced features and broader vision.
Ongoing development with mobile apps, web version, and advanced features planned.
Pawn Appétit is a fork of the excellent En Croissant project by Francisco Salgueiro. We're grateful for the solid foundation and innovative ideas that made Pawn Appétit possible.
We're built on the shoulders of giants, using amazing open source technologies like Tauri, React, TypeScript, and many others. Thank you to all the maintainers and contributors of these projects.
Special thanks to the global chess community for their feedback, suggestions, and continued support. Your passion for the game drives us to create better tools for chess analysis and learning.
Whether you're a developer, designer, translator, or chess enthusiast, there's a place for you in our community.