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List of PC cubing software

2009-03-20T00:46:59Z

Dougbenham: /* Solvers */

== Description ==
A very popular category of Rubik's cube software is the playable 3D Rubik's Cube (animated cube), often implemented as a Java applet, which has a long history. The first version of which many current programs are derived was made by Michael Shubart. After that, Karl Hornell made modifications in his version, which again was used by Lars Petrus on his website. Probably the most widely used is RubikPlayer by Werner Randelshofer.

== Standalone Timers ==
* [http://vanderblonk.com/cube/download/rtt/About.htm RubikTimer] - (Windows)
* [http://www.strangepuzzle.com/jnetcube.html JNetCube] - (Java)
* [http://code.google.com/p/rubiks-jtimer/ JTimer] - New version of JNetCube (Java)
* [http://vanderblonk.com/cube/cubetimer.htm CubeTimer] - Timer with animation
* [http://cube.garron.us/cct/ CALCubeTimer 0.93] - Interfaces with a stackmat through the microphone port (Java)
* [http://soft.imolecule.net/?lang=en iMolecule Soft DarkCube] - Timer in Thai and English under CC By-NC-SA 3.0 license

== Solvers ==
* [http://acesoftware.110mb.com/files/CubeTeacher.zip CubeTeacher] - Graphical Fridrich solver with annotated solutions. Aims to help the user learn the method (Windows, .NET Framework 2.0 required, freeware, currently beta)
* [http://software.rubikscube.info/JACube/index.html ACube] - Fast solver written by Josef Jelinek, and is able to ignore pieces and specify different metrics upon loading. (Java, freeware, command-line based)
* [http://kociemba.org/cube.htm Cube Explorer] - Fast solver written by Kociemba with his algorithm (Windows, freeware, graphical)
* [http://www.geocities.com/jaapsch/puzzles/cubie.htm Cubie] - Solver with animation (Java, freeware)
* [http://www.wrongway.org/?rubik Rubik's Cube Solver by Eric Dietz] - (Windows/Linux, GPL)
* [http://www.svekub.se/files/ksolve.zip ksolve] - A general puzzle solver by Kare Krig. Uses a written definition file and scramble file, and is much slower than dedicated solvers. (Windows, freeware, command-line based)
* [http://www.ganpuzzle.com/vcube333demo.htm Learn to Solve Rubik's Cube with 3 Simple Tricks] - Step-by-step interactive animated solution (Java)
* [http://www.ganpuzzle.com/hints3x3.htm Rubik's Solution Hints Booklet Step Animation] - Step-by-step interactive animated solution based on official booklet (Java)

== Cube Simulators ==
* [http://www.ultimatemagiccube.com Ultimate Magic Cube] - (Windows). Megaminx, pyraminx and much more
* [http://gabbasoft.com/ Gabbasoft] - (Windows) A collection of NxNxN puzzles 2-20, and with [[supercube]]s
* [http://www.glidingcube.com GlidingCube] - (Windows) A virtual cube puzzle. Intriguing but cannot be built physically.
* [http://mzrg.com/java/IsoCubeSim/index.shtml IsoCubeSim] - (Java) A cube puzzle simulator which supports not only NxNxN puzzles (of any size), but arbitrary cuboids as well.
* [http://www.superliminal.com/cube/cube.htm 4D Cube] - (Java)
* [http://www.gravitation3d.com/magiccube5d/ 5D Cube] - (Windows)
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/rubiksim/ RubikSim] - (Windows)
* [http://www.network54.com/Forum/178387/message/1191974095/ QBASIC Rubik's Cube] - (DOS/Windows) At 26,375 bytes (25.7 KB), a relatively large Rubik's cube program.
* [http://www.leinweb.com/snackbar/cube/index.htm Hungarian HexaHedron ]- (Windows) It is amazing for FMC. Records your solution as you go.

List of PC cubing software

2009-03-20T00:46:11Z

Dougbenham: /* Solvers */

== Description ==
A very popular category of Rubik's cube software is the playable 3D Rubik's Cube (animated cube), often implemented as a Java applet, which has a long history. The first version of which many current programs are derived was made by Michael Shubart. After that, Karl Hornell made modifications in his version, which again was used by Lars Petrus on his website. Probably the most widely used is RubikPlayer by Werner Randelshofer.

== Standalone Timers ==
* [http://vanderblonk.com/cube/download/rtt/About.htm RubikTimer] - (Windows)
* [http://www.strangepuzzle.com/jnetcube.html JNetCube] - (Java)
* [http://code.google.com/p/rubiks-jtimer/ JTimer] - New version of JNetCube (Java)
* [http://vanderblonk.com/cube/cubetimer.htm CubeTimer] - Timer with animation
* [http://cube.garron.us/cct/ CALCubeTimer 0.93] - Interfaces with a stackmat through the microphone port (Java)
* [http://soft.imolecule.net/?lang=en iMolecule Soft DarkCube] - Timer in Thai and English under CC By-NC-SA 3.0 license

== Solvers ==
* [http://acesoftware.110mb.com/files/CubeTeacher.zip CubeTeacher] - Fridrich solver with an aim to help the user learn the method (Windows, .NET Framework 2.0 required, freeware, currently beta)
* [http://software.rubikscube.info/JACube/index.html ACube] - Fast solver written by Josef Jelinek, and is able to ignore pieces and specify different metrics upon loading. (Java, freeware, command-line based)
* [http://kociemba.org/cube.htm Cube Explorer] - Fast solver written by Kociemba with his algorithm (Windows, freeware, graphical)
* [http://www.geocities.com/jaapsch/puzzles/cubie.htm Cubie] - Solver with animation (Java, freeware)
* [http://www.wrongway.org/?rubik Rubik's Cube Solver by Eric Dietz] - (Windows/Linux, GPL)
* [http://www.svekub.se/files/ksolve.zip ksolve] - A general puzzle solver by Kare Krig. Uses a written definition file and scramble file, and is much slower than dedicated solvers. (Windows, freeware, command-line based)
* [http://www.ganpuzzle.com/vcube333demo.htm Learn to Solve Rubik's Cube with 3 Simple Tricks] - Step-by-step interactive animated solution (Java)
* [http://www.ganpuzzle.com/hints3x3.htm Rubik's Solution Hints Booklet Step Animation] - Step-by-step interactive animated solution based on official booklet (Java)

== Cube Simulators ==
* [http://www.ultimatemagiccube.com Ultimate Magic Cube] - (Windows). Megaminx, pyraminx and much more
* [http://gabbasoft.com/ Gabbasoft] - (Windows) A collection of NxNxN puzzles 2-20, and with [[supercube]]s
* [http://www.glidingcube.com GlidingCube] - (Windows) A virtual cube puzzle. Intriguing but cannot be built physically.
* [http://mzrg.com/java/IsoCubeSim/index.shtml IsoCubeSim] - (Java) A cube puzzle simulator which supports not only NxNxN puzzles (of any size), but arbitrary cuboids as well.
* [http://www.superliminal.com/cube/cube.htm 4D Cube] - (Java)
* [http://www.gravitation3d.com/magiccube5d/ 5D Cube] - (Windows)
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/rubiksim/ RubikSim] - (Windows)
* [http://www.network54.com/Forum/178387/message/1191974095/ QBASIC Rubik's Cube] - (DOS/Windows) At 26,375 bytes (25.7 KB), a relatively large Rubik's cube program.
* [http://www.leinweb.com/snackbar/cube/index.htm Hungarian HexaHedron ]- (Windows) It is amazing for FMC. Records your solution as you go.