XWord is a cross-platform crossword puzzle program designed to be highly configurable. It reads and writes the Across Lite .puz file format, and reads the Across Lite plain text format (version 1 or 2).
There are currently versions available for Windows and Linux. XWord has been tested on Windows Vista and Ubuntu Jaunty (9.04).
Features:
- Solving American style and cryptic crosswords.
- A timer.
- Checking and revealing letters.
- Scrambling and unscrambling puzzle solutions.
- Viewing and editing puzzle notes.
- Displaying puzzles with rebus information (multiple letters numbers or symbols per square).
- Rearranging the window layout.
XWord can also be used to batch convert .txt formatted puzzles into .puz files on the command line.
Coming soon:
- Mac OS X support.
- Solving rebus puzzles.
- Configuration (colors, fonts, etc.).
- Printing.