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Sudoku Programs

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.

Simple Sudoku
A popular program, easy to use. Generator, helper and solver. Only a limited set of solving techniques have been implemented. Windows only.
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.
Cudoku
Simple solver, helper and generator. Very easy to use, Windows version only.
SudokuXS
A solver, helper and generator for Palm OS.
SadMan Sudoku
A popular and easy to use solver, helper and generator for Windows.
Starfish Sudoku
A powerful, easy to use and fun Sudoku player for Windows
HoDoKu
Powerful solver/generator/analyzer, supports more than 70 different techniques. Written in Java.
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.
Free Sudoku
A free, popular sudoku game download.
Xsudo
An advanced Sudoku generator and solver with strong emphases on analysing and solving very hard Sudokus. Windows only.
iSudoku
A sudoku generator, solver, analyzer, and tutor of techniques.

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.
SumoCue
A helper and solver for the Killer and Jigsaw variants. Windows only.
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.
SudoGu
A very powerful generator, helper and solver for many variants. German language. Windows only.

Online Sudoku Solvers

The Sudoku Websites page contains a list of online sudoku solvers.

See Also

This page was last modified 15:32, 4 November 2010.