List of PC cubing software

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

• RubikTimer - (Windows)
• JNetCube - (Java)
• JTimer - New version of JNetCube (Java)
• CubeTimer - Timer with animation
• CALCubeTimer 0.2 - Interfaces with a stackmat through the microphone port
• iMolecule Soft DarkCube - Timer in Thai English under CC By-NC-SA 3.0 license

Solvers

• ACube - (Java, freeware, command-line based)
• Cube Explorer - (Windows, freeware, comes with graphical interface)
• Cubie - Solver with animation (Java, freeware)
• Rubik's Cube Solver by Eric Dietz - (Windows/Linux, GPL)
• Learn to Solve Rubik's Cube with 3 Simple Tricks - Step-by-step interactive animated solution (Java)
• Rubik's Solution Hints Booklet Step Animation - Step-by-step interactive animated solution based on official booklet (Java)

Animations

• Ultimate Magic Cube - (Windows). Megaminx, pyraminx and much more
• GlidingCube - (Windows) A virtual cube puzzle. Intriguing but cannot be built physically.
• 4D Cube - (Java)
• 5D Cube - (Windows)
• RubikSim - (Windows)
• Gabbasoft - (Windows) A collection of NxNxN puzzles 2-20, and with [supercubes]
• QBASIC Rubik's Cube - (DOS/Windows) At 26,375 bytes (25.7 KB), the smallest Rubik's cube on PC