Raptor is a cross platform chess interface and pgn viewer for the free internet chess server: FICS.

Latest Stable Version: Raptor .98u3f5

Downloads (.98u3f5): (Installation Guide) (Change Log)

• Mac OS X 10.5+ (64 bit)
• Mac OS X 10.5+ (32 bit)
• Mac OS X 10.4
• Windows Vista/7 32 bit JVM (Installer)
• Windows Vista/7 64 bit JVM (Installer)
• Linux 32 bit
• Linux 64 bit
• Linux Deb package (works on both i386 and amd64)

News

• The packages for .98u3f4 have been uploaded. This version contains a massive amount of bugfixes.
• .98u2 has been released. Performance improvements as usual (you may even notice it), major bug fixes and a couple of experimental alpha features.
• .98u1 has been released. Startup time is greatly improved, also added a nice language choosing dialog during first startup. Additionally now you can download reduced Raptor packages/installers, they contain only 5 classic piece sets, but their size is about 15 mb compared to about 40 mb of a normal package (temporary removed due to a bug in those packages). See the downloads section.
• Windows 64 bit installer of Raptor .98 is available
• .98 has been released. View the ChangeLog for the additions/bug fixes.
• HALgooo has began translating Raptor into Italian.
• We are working on internationalization. If you would like to be a translator, contact Bodia on fics.

Wikis

• Screen Shots and Videos
• Features
• Statistics
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Raptor Users Guide
• Fics Users guide

Useful Tips

• "=tells CDay" Will list all of the tells sent to you by CDay since you were logged in. (Also works with channels)
• Right clicking o a chess board brings up a tab for the game with all kibs and whispers.
• Double clicking on a tab header maximizes it. Double clicking again restores it.
• File -> Open PGN file will open a pgn file containing all of the variants ficsgames.com supports.
• "clear censor" will clear all of the handles in your fics censor list.
• "fen" will dump FENs for all the open chess boards.
• "cls" will clear a chat console.

Previous useful tips: UsefulTips.