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Best alternatives to Custom Chess Pieces (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Custom Chess Pieces, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Custom Chess Pieces today

≈1K users4.4★ from 7 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years5 permissions

Custom Chess Pieces alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Chess.com Custom Pieces & GIF Background

    Customize your chess board on Chess.com with your own images and even animated GIFs! Import new ones or share yours with others.

    ≈4K users4.3★ from 16 ratingsUpdated 2 days ago2 permissions
    • About 4.0× more users than Custom Chess Pieces
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 5)
    • Listed under Just for Fun
  2. 2

    Free Chess Analysis

    Analyze your chess.com games on lichess for free.

    ≈10K users3.7★ from 41 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago5 permissions
    • About 10× more users than Custom Chess Pieces
    • Updated more recently
  3. 3

    Free Chess.com Analysis at Lichess

    Analyze your chess.com games on lichess for free.

    416 users4.2★ from 11 ratings5 permissions
    • About 2.4× fewer users than Custom Chess Pieces
    • Listed under Tools
  4. 4

    Blindfold Mode for Lichess & Chess.com

    Toggle complete blindfold mode by hiding chess pieces on Lichess and chess.com!

    421 users5.0★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 15 months ago2 permissions
    • About 2.4× fewer users than Custom Chess Pieces
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 5)
    • Listed under Tools
  5. 5

    Chessskins

    Customize Chess.com boards and pieces, plus Premium animations and sound packs.

    865 users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 3 days ago6 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Custom Chess Pieces
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (6 vs 5)
  6. 6

    Chess.com Moves Announcer

    Announces chess moves on chess.com.

    276 usersNot rated yet2 permissions
    • About 3.6× fewer users than Custom Chess Pieces
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 5)
    • Listed under Accessibility
  7. 7

    Chess.com/Lichess Opponent Insights

    Get insights about your opponent's openings, move times, and more on Chess.com and Lichess.org

    377 users3.2★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 18 months ago3 permissions
    • About 2.7× fewer users than Custom Chess Pieces
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 5)
  8. 8

    Chess Aldora

    Analyzes chess.com and lichess.org games with Stockfish and displays the best move.

    ≈1K users3.5★ from 22 ratingsUpdated 15 months ago4 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Custom Chess Pieces
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 5)
    • Listed under Just for Fun
  9. 9

    Chess Pro

    A Chrome chess extension

    ≈40K users3.0★ from 120 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago6 permissions
    • About 40× more users than Custom Chess Pieces
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (6 vs 5)
    • Listed under Just for Fun
  10. 10

    Chess.com Analysis at Lichess

    Opens PGN of a game from chess.com or chessgames.com in lichess.org analysis

    ≈20K users3.8★ from 128 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago1 permissions
    • About 20× more users than Custom Chess Pieces
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 5)
    • Listed under Just for Fun

Custom Chess Pieces alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Custom Chess Pieces?

By users, the most popular alternative is Chess Pro with ≈40K users and a 3.0-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Chess.com Custom Pieces & GIF Background.

Which Custom Chess Pieces alternative has the best rating?

Chess.com Analysis at Lichess has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 3.8 out of 5 from 128 ratings.

Is there a Custom Chess Pieces alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Chess.com Analysis at Lichess asks for 1 permissions, against 5 for Custom Chess Pieces.

How many alternatives to Custom Chess Pieces are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Custom Chess Pieces on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.