ChessBase for Mac

ChessBase: Now on Mac.

Developed from the ground up for the Mac: modern, intuitive and fast. Register now to be among the first to try it.

Watch it in action.
Five minutes in ChessBase for Mac, and you’ll see why it was worth the wait.

Screen recordings from the current development version. Details may change before release.

Built for the Mac,
from the ground up.
Decades of ChessBase experience, rebuilt for the Mac. Board, engine and reference in one window.
40
years of ChessBase, since 1986
11.7
million games in Mega Database 2026
15
languages in the app

Watch. Learn. Win.
Video courses by your favourite authors: openings, middlegame training and endgame principles.

The star presenting team of BBC2’s Chess Masters: The Endgame, David Howell, host Sue Perkins and Anthony Mathurin, a former Traitors contestant who is also a chess coach for CSC.The star presenting team of BBC2’s Chess Masters: The Endgame, David Howell, host Sue Perkins and Anthony Mathurin, a former Traitors contestant who is also a chess coach for CSC.

Preparation
Know your next opponent: the Player Style Report shows their openings and how they score.

Lauren MacDonald with her installation The London System which was on display at Olympia.

Repertoire
Your openings at a glance: build a repertoire from your games and practise it move by move.
Search
Find any game in seconds. Filter by player, position or result, and open it next to the list.
What’s in the first version.
The core of ChessBase, to start with. More of the Windows version’s features follow with each update.
Engines, local or remote
Fritz on your Mac, Stockfish in the Engine Cloud, or a remote engine with up to 128 cores.
ChessBase for Mac. The power of a thousand computers.
Once you are online, the cloud extends what ChessBase for Mac can do, with extra computing power and huge databases.
Finally, flexible databases
All your databases in one place. Sort them into folders, and give each its own icon and name.
In your language.
ChessBase for Mac speaks 15 languages. Pick one in the settings, or let it follow the language of your Mac.
Puzzles
Puzzles from real games, and a rating that follows your progress. Stuck? One click to analyse.
Coach
Teach online on your own board: students join by link or QR code and see every move live.
System requirements.
What your Mac needs to run ChessBase for Mac.
Important information on usage.
ChessBase Account and Installation
The software can be installed on up to three devices. The program can only be used with one ChessBase account.
Premium Membership
A valid Premium Membership is required to use the online features of ChessBase for Mac. A 12-month Premium Membership is included in the package.
Coach Feature
Use is limited to one trainer with up to five students per single session and a total of 25 teaching hours per month.
ChessBase for Mac in pictures.
Shots from the current development version. Also available in dark modeDo come down and enjoy the living chess in Trafalgar Square at ChessFest on Sunday July 13th! There will also be free simuls, coaching, the beat-the-master tent and sets to use galore.Do come down and enjoy the living chess in Trafalgar Square at ChessFest on Sunday July 13th! There will also be free simuls, coaching, the beat-the-master tent and sets to use galore.