Easily create personalized Crossword Puzzles Word Searches Alphametics Puzzles

Your personal puzzle

Create professional puzzles in minutes: crosswords, Swedish-style crosswords, word search & alphametics – with export to PDF, images, DOCX and more.

PDF, PNG, JPG, SVG, DOCX Fast & clean layouts Windows & Mac

 

More options. More control. More wow.

From word lists to export: Puzzle-Generator supports you at every step – fast, flexible and professional.

Different Crossword Puzzle Styles – The Choice Is Yours

From familiar classics to modern eye-catchers: Choose the crossword puzzle style that best suits your topic, audience, and medium.

Classic
Numbered squares and separate clues – clear, familiar, and timeless.
Arrowword
Clues appear directly inside the grid – compact and especially convenient.
American-Style
A symmetrical grid with fully intersecting answers in the traditional newspaper style.
Letter Corners
Four distinctive corner letters combine an eye-catching design with clever solving assistance.
Comparison of four crossword puzzle styles: classic, arrowword, American-style, and letter corners

 

Word lists & word collections

Custom word lists & themed collections

Create personal crosswords or word search puzzles with your own terms – or get started with curated word packs.

  • Your own words & names for truly personal puzzles
  • Predefined categories & word collections (e.g. holidays, school, hobbies)
  • German & English – ideal for teaching, training or bilingual puzzles
  • Import from .txt, .csv and .xlsx (e.g. Excel spreadsheets)

 

Automatic grid filling in Puzzle-Generator with the generation options

Automatic grid filling – intelligent & customizable

For classic crosswords, Swedish-style crosswords and word search puzzles: the program generates the grid and fills it automatically – with many controls for exactly the result you want.

Many options
Replace umlauts, filter word lengths, avoid duplicates, define directions and much more.
AI optimization
Optimized algorithms help minimize empty cells and find the best word placements.
Manual & flexible
Place words yourself, test variations and make adjustments at any time.
Fast iteration
Compare multiple generations until the layout is perfect.

 

Choice of puzzle shapes and layout settings in Puzzle-Generator

Design that fits your occasion

Set the size, shape and style – and customize every detail. For weddings, Christmas, school or corporate events.

  • Freely define puzzle shape, grid size and page format
  • Use style templates or fully customize the design (fonts, cells, arrows)
  • Insert your own images or customize the included backgrounds
  • Freely define harmonious gradients (linear/radial), colors and solution text

 

Export formats of Puzzle-Generator: PDF, PNG, JPG, SVG and DOCX

Exports for print, web & further editing

Export your puzzle exactly the way you need it: as an image, vector graphic, printable PDF or editable Word document.

PDF for perfect printing
Portrait/landscape, many paper sizes or freely customizable.
Images at your desired resolution
PNG & JPG – ideal for web, social media, presentations.
SVG as vector graphic
Sharp at any size – perfect for prepress & layout.
DOCX & text export
Edit further in Word or output as a simple text document.
Play interactively in the browser
Export as a playable web app (for selected puzzle types) – ideal for sharing via link or playing on a tablet.

 

A classic 9×9 Sudoku, a hex Sudoku and a three-dimensional cube Sudoku side by side

Sudoku – from 4×4 to the three-dimensional star

Classic Sudokus in 4×4, 6×6 and 9×9, hex Sudoku with 16 characters and ten interlocking or three-dimensional variants – every puzzle is generated with a verified unique solution.

  • Twin, trio, samurai, zigzag, ring and star Sudoku as well as cube Sudokus, the triple cube and the 3D star
  • Numbers, your own characters or images in the cells – givens and entries with their own font, size and colour
  • Control the difficulty: solvable by logic alone or with a guess, with a freely chosen number of empty cells
  • Four Sudokus on one page as a 2×2 tile – or exported as a playable web app

 

A mathematical arithmetic grid next to a counting puzzle with triangles and stacked cubes

Arithmetic & counting puzzles – mental maths and a careful eye

Three mathematical arithmetic puzzles and five counting puzzles bring numbers and shapes into play – ideal for lessons, cover classes, study groups and brain training.

Arithmetic grid
Every row and every column has to work out – with plus, minus, times and divide.
Find the starting number
Think a chain of calculation steps backwards until the starting number fits.
Arithmetic matrix
Find the right path through the number field – drawn into the solution in colour if you like.
Counting puzzles
How many triangles, squares, rectangles, circles or cubes are hidden in the figure?
Counted, not estimated
The program counts by the same rule a player does: a shape only counts if every one of its sides is actually drawn. Even for stacks of cubes it verifies that the number stays unambiguous.

 

Classic jigsaw puzzle made from a personal photo with individually cut-out pieces

Classic jigsaw puzzles from your own photo

Every picture becomes a real jigsaw puzzle: the puzzle page shows the loose pieces spaced apart, the solution page shows the assembled motif with all cutting lines.

  • Three kinds of puzzle: children’s puzzle, classic puzzle and elegant puzzle
  • Nine cutting styles with preview – from coarse shapes to amoeba, labyrinth, swirl and coral
  • Every piece fits in exactly one place – and can really be cut out cleanly
  • Output the pieces randomly rotated – or play the puzzle straight away in the browser

 

Cube net as a flat 2D plan together with the matching three-dimensional preview of the cube

Geometry puzzles: 2D net plan meets 3D preview

Cube nets, cube puzzles and triangular pyramids train spatial imagination – every task shows the flat net plan and the finished solid.

Cube nets
Which net folds into exactly this cube? With symbols, colours or your own images on the faces.
Cube puzzles
Compare rotated cubes and match them correctly – training for spatial thinking.
Triangular pyramids
Pyramids with triangular faces including the matching 2D net for lessons and practice.
Free 3D view
Rotation around all three axes, parallel or central projection and a selectable viewing angle.

 

Alphametic puzzle as a multiplication in which letters stand for digits

Alphametics & cryptograms – automatically solved

Enter your words, choose arithmetic operations – and find matching equations and puzzles automatically.

  • Enter your own words – find matching puzzles automatically
  • Choose operations: e.g. addition, subtraction, multiplication (depending on puzzle type)
  • Export as a playable web app and play directly in the browser

 

Puzzle-Generator running side by side on a Windows PC and a Mac

Modern app for Windows & Mac

An interface that feels right from the start – with powerful helpers for a smooth workflow.

Ready to go instantly
Install in seconds, save and reuse projects.
Live preview & zoom
See changes instantly – ideal for fine-tuning.
Undo / Redo
Experiment boldly – easily revert at any time.
Language & theme
German/English as well as light/dark – switchable.
Statistics after generation
Overview of words used, empty cells, fill rate and other metrics – perfect for optimization.

 

Finished crossword layout saved as a reusable template

Templates & projects that grow with you

Work efficiently: save settings as a starting point and build recurring puzzle series in just a few clicks.

  • Save styles, grids and settings as a preset
  • Create series: same look, different word lists
  • Compare variations with a single click and choose the best result

 

What our customers say

Real voices – real results.

Crossword Customer testimonial

"For a milestone birthday this weekend, I created my own crossword puzzle with personal word lists. I only discovered three days earlier that something like this even existed. You really helped me out. THANK YOU."

Hans-Peter M
Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Word search Customer testimonial
Creating original word search puzzles

"Your Puzzle-Generator is exactly what I was looking for. My daughter used it to create puzzles for her English class at school. We are both thrilled."

Dagmar M
Lower Austria

Ready for your first puzzle?

Download the app and get started with examples. Create your own unique puzzle with a personal touch – exactly the way you want it.