Answers.Body: <p>FIDE publish a list of such programs <a href="https://handbook.fide.com/files/handbook/C04Annex3_FEP19.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>.</p>
  <p>Currently there are 10 programs on the list varying in price from completely free (Tornelo, STOP), free on Linux (Vega), partially free (ChessManager) to 150 euros (Swiss Manager). Two of them are web-based (Tornelo, ChessManager) and the remainder are desktop software.</p>
  <p><strong>Program</strong> - <strong>Author</strong><br />
  <a href="https://home.tornelo.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Tornelo</a> - <em>Tornelo (AUS)</em><br />
  <a href="http://vegachess.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Vega</a> - <em>Luigi Forlano (ITA)</em><br />
  <a href="http://swisssys.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">SwissSys</a> - <em>Thad Suits (USA)</em><br />
  <a href="http://schaakbond.nl/swissmaster" rel="nofollow noreferrer">SwissMaster</a> - <em>Royal Dutch Chess Federation (NED)</em><br />
  <a href="http://swiss-manager.at/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Swiss-Manager</a> - <em>Heinz Herzog (AUT)</em><br />
  <a href="http://swiss-chess.de/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Swiss-Chess</a> - <em>Franz-Josef Weber (GER)</em><br />
  <a href="http://utuswiss.co.uk/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">UTU Swiss</a> - <em>Neil Hayward (UK)</em><br />
  <a href="https://www.chessmanager.com/en/solutions/software" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ChessManager</a> - <em>Tomasz Żyźniewski (POL)</em><br />
  <a href="https://www.freebasic-portal.de/downloads/anwendungssoftware/schachturnierorganisationsprogramm-233.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">STOP</a> - <em>Alexander Lenhard (GER)</em>
  <a href="https://tournamentservice.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Tournament Service</a> - <em>Harald Heggelund (NOR)</em>
  The landing experience also varies widely. Most are excellent, giving you useful information about provided functionality and limitations upfront, but some are appalling.</p>
  
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Body: <p>There are lots of questions about pairing programs here, some of them mention being <em>authorized by FIDE</em>, but how can I check and know which programs are currently authorized?</p>
  
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Title: Which pairing programs have been authorized by FIDE for use in FIDE rated tournaments?
ThreadText: # Which pairing programs have been authorized by FIDE for use in FIDE rated tournaments?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2021-03-08)
  
  There are lots of questions about pairing programs here, some of them mention being *authorized by FIDE*, but how can I check and know which programs are currently authorized?
  
  **Tags:** software, fide, swiss-pairing
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_0 on 2021-03-08. Score: 7 | Accepted answer
  
  FIDE publish a list of such programs [here](https://handbook.fide.com/files/handbook/C04Annex3_FEP19.pdf).
  
  Currently there are 10 programs on the list varying in price from completely free (Tornelo, STOP), free on Linux (Vega), partially free (ChessManager) to 150 euros (Swiss Manager). Two of them are web-based (Tornelo, ChessManager) and the remainder are desktop software.
  
  **Program** - **Author**  
  [Tornelo](https://home.tornelo.com/) - *Tornelo (AUS)*  
  [Vega](http://vegachess.com/) - *Luigi Forlano (ITA)*  
  [SwissSys](http://swisssys.com/) - *Thad Suits (USA)*  
  [SwissMaster](http://schaakbond.nl/swissmaster) - *Royal Dutch Chess Federation (NED)*  
  [Swiss-Manager](http://swiss-manager.at/) - *Heinz Herzog (AUT)*  
  [Swiss-Chess](http://swiss-chess.de/) - *Franz-Josef Weber (GER)*  
  [UTU Swiss](http://utuswiss.co.uk/) - *Neil Hayward (UK)*  
  [ChessManager](https://www.chessmanager.com/en/solutions/software) - *Tomasz Żyźniewski (POL)*  
  [STOP](https://www.freebasic-portal.de/downloads/anwendungssoftware/schachturnierorganisationsprogramm-233.html) - *Alexander Lenhard (GER)*
  [Tournament Service](https://tournamentservice.com/) - *Harald Heggelund (NOR)*
  The landing experience also varies widely. Most are excellent, giving you useful information about provided functionality and limitations upfront, but some are appalling.
  
  
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