Updating Chessware

How you hear about updates

• the Update Chessware card inside the app;
• the Downloads tab of your dashboard (version, size and SHA-256 checksum);
• the changelog and our Discord server.

In-app updates

Press Update Chessware. The app downloads the new build, verifies its size and SHA-256 (and its publisher signature once we code-sign builds — mismatched files are deleted, never run), replaces itself and restarts you still logged in. Your license, settings and injected-menu preferences carry over.

Manual updates

If you prefer, download the build from the Downloads tab and replace your old Chessware.exe. You can verify the download yourself:

Get-FileHash .\Chessware.exe -Algorithm SHA256

Compare it with the checksum on the Downloads tab.

Something went wrong

• "The download didn't match." — a checksum mismatch; delete the file and try again. If it repeats, tell support.
• An unsigned build — don't run it; tell support.
• "Updated. Start Chessware again to finish." — the old version restarted the new one; just open Chessware.
• The old version back? — updates replace the previous exe (Chessware.exe.old is cleaned up on the next start). Your device lock is unaffected; only a different PC needs a device reset.