FileFormats

SCID works with its own file formats and other standards. Here's the complete list of file types, ordered by their extension:

• .bin
• .dat
• .eco
• .emd
• .epd
• .fen
• .pgn
• .sem
• .stm
• .sg3, si3, and .sn3
• .sso
• .ssp, .spi, and .spf
• .tcl

.bin

A fin containing an engine book in PolyGlot format - v. [TheBookWindow].

.dat

A file containing various configuration settings - [HowToConfigureSCID] or [TheOptionsMenu].

.eco

A file containing the ECO codes to classify the games in a database - v. [TheMaintenanceWindow] and [TheECObrowser].

.emd

A file containing Nalimov tablebases - v. [TheTablebaseWindow].

.epd

A file containing a collection of positions in Extended Position Description (EPD) - v. [HowToUseEPDfiles].

.fen

A file containing a collection of positions in FEN, i.e. the Forsyth–Edwards Notation.

.pgn

A file in Portable Game Notation, a popular standard for exchanging chess games - v. [ThePgnWindow].

.sem

A file containing your opponents' emails when you play Correspondence Chess - v. [TheCorrespondenceWindow].

.stm

A file containing your repertoire masks when you open a SCID base in Tree mode - v. [TheTreeWindow].

.sg3, si3, and .sn3

The three files of a [ScidDatabase].

.sso

A file containing SCID header or material/pattern search settings - v. [HowToSearchDatabases].

.ssp, .spi, and .spf

Files containing spellings, ratings, and players photos - v. [HowToShowPlayersPhotos].

.tcl

The various files that create the GUI of SCID in TCL - v. [HowToTweakScidInterface].