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Software

Since building physical representations of higher-dimensional puzzles is challenging, we use computer software to simulate them.

What program should I download?

We recommend Hyperspeedcube to get started.

If you want macro support (recorded sequences of moves) or other 4D puzzles, Magic Cube 4D is a good option.

For hypercubing on mobile devices, see Android apps or iOS apps.

General cubing & hypercubing

What do the icons mean?
  • Mouse controls
  • Keyboard controls
  • Customizable keyboard controls
  • Find/filter piece by color
  • Filter pieces
  • Timer
  • Macros
  • Move input
  • Custom colors
  • Custom puzzles
  • VR support
Program Platforms Features Puzzles
Hyperspeedcube • {1-9}{3-4}
Magic Cube 4D • 4D via Schläfli symbol
MagicTile • 2D tilings
Magic Puzzle Ultimate • 3D+ doctrinaire
Magic Cube 7D • {3-5}{4-7}
Magic Cube 5D • {2-7}5
Magic Cube 4D VR • 34
Flat Hypercube • {1-19}{1-8}
Gelatinbrain1 • many cursed things
pCubes nearly every 3D puzzle

Specific puzzles

Program Platforms Features Puzzle
Magic Hyperbolic Tile {6,3,3} (7 quotients)
Magic Simplex 5D • 5D simplex (+ recuts)
Magic120Cell • 120-cell (+ recolorings)
Nan Ma’s 11-cell • 11-cell

1D and 2D puzzles

Complex & laminated puzzles

Other

Android apps

Hypercubing on mobile devices is not recommended; however, if this is your only option, these apps are available for Android:

iOS apps

There are no known apps for hypercubing on iOS.

If you’re able to connect an external mouse & keyboard, the web version of Hyperspeedcube may work on mobile devices but it’s not officially supported.

Tools

  • Orb, for planning puzzle cut depths
  • RocKeT, for finding RKT cancels for 3D algorithms

Games

This is not a complete list of 4D games. This is specifically 4D software that hypercubers often recommend for understanding 4D geometry better.

Visualizations

  1. Full name: gelatinbrain’s Virtual Magic Polyhedra (permutationpuzzles) ↩