Simulator Play with the online 3x3 cube on your phone or on your computer.
Drag a sticker and that layer turns with your finger. To spin the whole cube, drag outside it instead.
The buttons scramble the cube or switch to full screen. Start
Online Solver Get the solution for any scrambled cube. It is usually about 20 moves.
Paint the colors of your cube onto the net, press Solve and follow the moves.
You can use the palette, the turn buttons or a typed algorithm. Start
Cube Timer Measure your solve times and watch them drop.
Hold the space bar or the clock until it turns green, then let go to start. Press again to stop.
It comes with a scramble generator and instant statistics. Start

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How to Solve the Cube Puzzle?

The beginner's solution guide with images and easy to follow instructions.

Knowing how to solve a colored twisty 3x3 cube puzzle is an impressive skill, and with a bit of patience, it's easier to learn than you might think. You'll soon discover that solving it doesn't require genius, just determination and practice!

In this tutorial we are going to use the easiest layer-by-layer method.

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It's advised to watch the attached video tutorial while using this cheat sheet explaining each step.
1

White Edges

Let's start with the white face. Try to form a white plus sign on the top of the cube, making sure that the colors of the side stickers also match the colors of the lateral centers. This step shouldn't be too hard. First, try to do it without reading the examples below, taking the time to familiarize yourself with the puzzle.

We can easily insert the edge to the top if you move it to the highlighted bottom-front spot first. Depending on where the white sticker is facing do the rotations.

Case A
white sticker facing down:		 FF
Case B
white sticker facing you:		 DRF'R'

Case C
When the white edge is stuck between two solved edges you can send it to the bottom layer doing this:

LDL'

I used capital letters to mark the clockwise face rotations: F (front), R (right), L (left), U (up), D (down).

Turns in the opposite direction are marked with an apostrophe. (')

Examples
2

Finish The White Face

When the white edges are solved we can move on to solve the white corners.

First, place the white corner corresponding to the position marked by the upper arrow into one of the highlighted grey spots. Next, repeat the algorithm below until the white piece comes to its desired destination.

R'D'RD

This trick sends the piece back and forth between the top and bottom locations, twisting the corner in each step. Using this trick you can solve each white corner in less than 6 iterations.

At the end your cube should have a solid white face with the lateral stickers matching the lateral centers.

Examples
3

Center Layer

Turn your cube upside down because we don't need to work with the white face anymore.

We have a trick to insert an edge piece from the top-front position to the middle layer. Do the "Left" or "Right" algorithm depending on which side you have to insert the piece:

Left: U'L'ULUFU'F'
Right: URU'R'U'F'UF

When a center layer piece is in its correct position, but oriented incorrectly then use the same algorithm to take it out, inserting another piece to replace it temporarily.

You'll have two solved layers when you finish this stage.
We're almost there.

More Cases
4

Yellow Cross

Inspect the top of your cube. You will see either a dot, an L-shape, a line or a yellow cross. Our goal is to form a yellow cross and we have a trick to go from one state to the other:

FRUR'U'F'

Use this algorithm to shift from one shape to the next one.

Shortcut
5

Swap Edges

We have a yellow cross on the top but the edges are not in their final position yet. They need to match the side colors.

RUR'URUUR'U

Use these steps to swap the front and left yellow edges in the top layer.

6

Cycle Corners

Only the yellow corners are left unsolved at this point. Now we are going to put them in their final position and we'll rotate them in the last step.

Use the algorithm below to cycle the pieces in the direction marked with the arrows while the top-right-front piece is standing still.

URU'L'UR'U'L
7

Orient Corners

Everything is positioned, we just have to orient the yellow corners. We use the same algorithm that we used for solving the white corners in the second step:

R'D'RD

This step can be confusing for most people so read the explanation very carefully and do exactly what it says!

1. Hold the cube in your hand having an unsolved yellow corner in the highlighted top-right-front position.
2. Repeat the algorithm until this piece is solved.
3. Turn the top layer to bring another unsolved piece in the highlighted position.
4. Repeat R' D' R D until that one is also solved.
5. Do 3 and 4 for any other unsolved yellow corner.

Important!
⚠ī¸ During the process it might seem that you have messed up the whole cube but don't worry because it will come together if you do it correctly, following the instructions.
⚠ī¸ Always complete the whole R' D' R D algorithm, even if you see the yellow sticker pointing up. You still have to make a final D turn.

Examples
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Video Tutorial

Watch these steps being explained in this video:

Online Twisty 3x3 Cube Puzzle Simulator, Solver, Timer and Tutorial

Free online 3D 3x3 cube simulator, one-click solver, speedcube timer and a seven-step tutorial for beginners.
It works with any 3x3 speedcube. A GAN, a MoYu, or the old stiff one at the back of your drawer.

This is the mobile version of OnlineCube.com. The four buttons at the top open the tools on the main site. You can play with a cube, solve one, learn the method or time your solves. It is all free, and it all runs in your browser.

🕹ī¸ Try to Solve the Cube Online, with the Simulator

Want to try a move without scrambling the cube in your hand? Our Cube Simulator is a real 3D cube. Drag a sticker and that layer follows your finger. To see the back, drag the background instead and the whole cube spins. Turning a face never breaks it, so twist away and see what happens.

🤖 Calculate the Solution in About 20 Moves

Stuck in the middle of a scramble? Our Online Solver finds the way out. Copy the colors of your cube onto the net and press Solve. The answer comes back in about 20 moves, worked out by the Kociemba algorithm.
Step through the moves one at a time, and the 3D cube turns along with you.

⌛ Measure Your Speed with the Stopwatch

Speedcubing is all about the clock. Our Timer hands you a fresh scramble for every solve. Hold the space bar or the clock face until it turns green, then let go to start. Press again to stop.
It keeps your best time, your average, and your averages of 5 and 12, which are the numbers speedcubers use at competitions.

🎓 Learn the Easiest Solution

Solving a 3x3 does not take genius, and it is easier than it looks. Our Beginner's Tutorial teaches the layer-by-layer method in seven steps. You build the white cross, finish the white face, then fill in the middle layer. After that comes the yellow cross, and the last layer goes in order.
There is a video with it, and most people get through the whole thing in a weekend.