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Sudoku Programs
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Many Sudoku players use a computer program to assist them in solving these puzzles. If you are looking for such a program, you can find several of them in this list. The most popular programs are described in detail on a separate page. This information is not yet complete. Feel free to complete it if you are an experienced user.
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Sudoku Programs
Programs for Ordinary Sudoku
These programs focus on ordinary Sudoku, and may also support Sudoku Variants.
- Sudoku Snake
- A very powerful generating, design and solving program for the PC that supports a wide variety of solving techniques and user tools. Contains two modes, design and solve.
- Simple Sudoku
- A popular program, easy to use. Generator, helper and solver. Only a limited set of solving techniques have been implemented. Windows only.
- Free Sudoku
- A free, popular sudoku game download.
- Sudoku Susser
- Powerful helper and solver, available for Mac-OS, Windows and Linux.
- SudoCue
- Powerful user configurable solver, helper with several tools, generator. Supports Sudoku-X, Windoku and Disjoint Groups variants. Windows only.
- Sudoku Assistenten
- A powerful PC based solver, analyzer and generator.
- Sudoku Explainer
- A Java solver, analyzer and generator. The most advanced solving techniques that are implemented are heavy on Forcing Chains and Forcing Nets.
- YasSS
- A fast, open source command line Sudoku solver for ordinary Sudokus.
- Simple solver, helper and generator. Very easy to use, Windows version only.
- SudokuXS
- A solver, helper and generator for Palm OS.
- SadMan Sudoku
- A solver, helper and generator for Windows.
- Starfish Sudoku
- A powerful, easy to use and fun Sudoku player for Windows
[[1]] A free Sudoku game. Includes 28 hint types including wings, fish and conjugate coloring
- HoDoKu
- Powerful solver/generator/analyzer, supports more than 70 different techniques. Written in Java.
Programs for Sudoku Variants
These programs focus on one or more of the Sudoku Variants, and may also support ordinary Sudoku.
- JSudoku
- A Java generator, helper and solver. The focus of this solver is Killer Sudokus, although ordinary Sudoku is also supported.
- Perfect Sudoku
- A helper and solver for the Killer variant. Windows only.
- Cross Plus A
- A powerful solver for many variants: Killer, Samurai, Flower Sudoku, Sudoku-X, Jigsaw, Greater Than, Consecutive Sudoku, Even-Odd, Sukaku. A generator for Greater Than and Even-Odd Sudoku. Windows only.
Online Sudoku Solvers
The Sudoku Websites page contains a list of online sudoku solvers.
