Chess Digital Rain

by Uri Kalish · Just for Fun

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View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

An open-source Chrome extension for Chess.com adding Matrix-style digital rain to standard boards.

Users

+29 in 30 days

Rating

5.0 / 5

unchanged in 30 days

Ratings

0 in 30 days

Store rank

#99K

#83K among extensions

Version

1.0.4

updated 25 Jun 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 63 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 1 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Chess Digital Rain

This tiny open-source Chrome extension changes the appearance of standard boards on Chess.com website. Note that this is just a UI transformer, so it does NOT violate any fair play policy. Features: Replace the standard board with Matrix-style digital rain. Change piece icons to letters. Source Code: https://github.com/chess-digital-rain/chess-digital-rain Requests or Issues: https://github.com/chess-digital-rain/chess-digital-rain/issues