Easily create personalized Crossword Puzzles Word Searches Alphametics Puzzles

Complete Version History

An overview of all changes and improvements across different versions of the Puzzle Generator app.

Changelog of Version 2.x

Version 2.0.38

January 15, 2026
  • Crossword puzzles & word searches with custom shapes
  • Undo / Redo functionality
  • Predefined dictionaries
  • Significantly more design and customization options
  • Various stability and performance improvements

 

Changelog of Version 1.x

Version 1.0.16

September 15, 2017
  • Improved boolean naming in the Configure property sheet for crosswords; displays yes/no instead of true/false
  • Fixed corrupted crossword print pages on some systems
  • Added support for saving crosswords in RTF format
  • Rebuilt with the latest Visual Studio 2017
  • Rebuilt with new code signing
  • Switched deployment from WiX framework to ClickOnce

Version 1.0.15

March 21, 2014
  • Fixed About dialog to display correct license information (issue 38)
  • Fixed top-left pixel rendering bug in rectangles (issue 37)
  • Prompt user to save puzzles before creating a new one or closing the app (issue 18)
  • Added zoom in/out buttons for crosswords
  • Added option for smooth drop shadow on crossword words
  • Optimized rendering of image boxes within crossword grids

Version 1.0.14

February 20, 2014
  • Fixed startup crash

Version 1.0.13

February 7, 2014
  • Fixed incorrect numbering of questions in exported .docx files (issue 36)
  • Added digital signatures for all executables

Version 1.0.12

January 27, 2014
  • Added option to sort puzzle words by length
  • Added option to convert umlauts in puzzle words
  • Added option to swap puzzle word and clue columns in the crossword input dialog
  • Added "Buy Now" menu item and left-aligned "Help" menu item
  • Deployment with official code signing certificate
  • Enabled drag & drop for puzzle word text files
  • Added tooltips to improve usability
  • Fixed overlapping arrows in crosswords (issue 35)
  • Fixed crossword solution text to include vertical word characters (issue 33)
  • Require at least 3 words before generating a crossword, with warning
  • Fixed generation of corrupted .docx files for certain aspect ratios

Version 1.0.11

November 29, 2013
  • Improved crossword generation performance
  • Enhanced options for background colors and gradients
  • Added support for inserting multiple images into crossword and word search puzzles
  • Migrated codebase from Subversion to Git