TacticSnap: Chess Scanner

See a chess position worth exploring? TacticSnap turns a screenshot or photo into an interactive board in seconds. Share an image with TacticSnap from Photos or another app, choose one from your library, or take a photo. The app finds the board, recognizes the pieces, and opens the position ready for analysis. POWERFUL ON-DEVICE ANALYSIS • Analyze positions with Stockfish 18 • Adjust engine depth from 18 to 26 • Follow up to five candidate lines • Play moves and explore alternative variations • Move backward and forward through your analysis BUILT FOR REAL-WORLD SCREENSHOTS • Automatically extracts the board from the surrounding image • Highlights uncertain squares for a quick review • Lets you replace or remove any detected piece • Supports either side to move and board rotation YOUR CHESS LIBRARY • Save imported positions automatically • Reopen recent analyses in one tap • Recognize positions by their original cropped board image • Keep favorites and positions that still need review organized PRIVATE BY DESIGN Recognition and engine analysis happen on your device. TacticSnap does not require an account, contains no ads, and does not upload your screenshots for processing. Whether a tactic appears in a video, a lesson, a message, or a social post, TacticSnap gets you from screenshot to analysis with fewer steps.