Install En Croissant on Raspberry Pi #

En Croissant #

The Ultimate Chess Toolkit.

En Croissant is a powerful chess database, analysis, and preparation tool.

Features:
• PGN database management
• Chess engine analysis
• Opening preparation tools
• Modern fast UI built with Tauri

This Pi-Apps package compiles the latest official release from source, providing a clean, up-to-date build with full compatibility across ARM systems.

To run: Menu -> Games -> En Croissant
To run in a terminal: en-croissant

Fortunately, En Croissant is very easy to install on your Raspberry Pi in just two steps.

1. Install Pi-Apps - the best app installer for Raspberry Pi.
2. Use Pi-Apps to install En Croissant.

Compatibility #

For the best chance of this working, we recommend using the latest version of Raspberry Pi OS, which is currently version Bookworm.
Raspberry Pi OS has 32-bit and 64-bit variants, both of which will run on most Raspberry Pi computers, including the Pi 3, Pi 4, and Pi5.
En Croissant will run on either PiOS 32-bit or 64-bit.

Install Pi-Apps #

Pi-Apps is a free tool that makes it incredibly easy to install the most useful programs on your Raspberry Pi with just a few clicks.

Open a terminal and run this command to install Pi-Apps:

wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Botspot/pi-apps/master/install | bash

Feel free to check out the Pi-Apps source code here: https://github.com/Botspot/pi-apps

Install En Croissant #

Now that you have Pi-Apps installed, it is time to install En Croissant.
First launch Pi-Apps from your start menu:

Then click on the Games category.

Now scroll down to find En Croissant in the list.

Just click Install and Pi-Apps will install En Croissant for you!

Pi-Apps is a free and open source tool made by Botspot, theofficialgman, and other contributors. Find out more at https://pi-apps.io