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Crossword Forge for Mac

Create crossword and word search puzzles.

$49.95
In English
Version 7.4.1
3.9
Based on 24 user rates

Crossword Forge overview

Crossword Forge generates crossword puzzles and word searches from customizable sources, letting you pull words from print, PDFs, the Web and more. Instantly create unique, challenging puzzles, and get your word-game fix on demand!

Engage Your Brain
Crossword Forge's generation engine maximizes word density based on your word choices, creating puzzles that effortlessly match newspaper grids in layout and design!

Customize Your Puzzle

  • Create Flash-powered interactive web puzzles.
  • Add scrambled word banks, bonus clues, and more.
  • Customize grid-shapes and incorporate backdrop images.
  • Edit existing puzzles with ease.
The word is out -- Crossword Forge is the ultimate puzzle-maker for your Mac!

What’s new in version 7.4.1

Version 7.4.1:
  • Now requires OS X 10.7 or later
  • Fixes crash for spell checking on OS X 10.10 Yosemite
  • The Mac version now takes up less room on disk

Crossword Forge for Mac

$49.95
In English
Version 7.4.1
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3.9

(21 Reviews of Crossword Forge)

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gotoheck1960
gotoheck1960
Aug 16 2017
7.4.1
4.0
Aug 16 2017
4.0
Version: 7.4.1
Is there any way that I can obtain a copy of Crossword Forge 7.4.1 yet? Are there any copies left out there? I have loads of Crossword Forge puzzle files but can no longer access them to edit them and print them due to a brand new and updated hard drive making my Mac now a 10.11.6 version. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
mark-dakers
mark-dakers
Dec 20 2016
7.4.1
0.5
Dec 20 2016
0.5
Version: 7.4.1
I have made a collection of puzzles to use for teaching. They work fine on my macbook but the puzzles will not work on my windows laptop or my macbook air. I copy the whole folder across, but get the Error: can't find puzzle.xml message. Very frustrated - the software works so well, but if I can't share the puzzles then it is a waste.
Frankp
Frankp
Sep 20 2016
7.4.1
5.0
Sep 20 2016
5.0
Version: 7.4.1
Been using this for years and never had a problem. When I've asked for help to customize it I've gotten good responses from Sol Roberts.
aholler46
aholler46
Mar 6 2015
7.4.1
1.0
Mar 6 2015
1.0
Version: 7.4.1
I liked a earlier version of Crossword Forge very much. However, I am unable to unlock a download of the most recent version. Attempts to request help from Sol Robots by email have been unsuccessful. Their phone number is out of service. Some of their suggested websites containing reviews cannot be found, or the home page is blank, or adware immediately pops up. These results are suspicious. Five stars for Crossword Forge, although I'm sorry to read that it crashes on Mavericks. One star for Sol Robots.
brightonpete
brightonpete
Oct 29 2013
7.3
0.0
Oct 29 2013
0.0
Version: 7.3
Crashes immediately on startup. Just a non-stop bouncing icon. This is on Mavericks.
ebacon554
ebacon554
Apr 21 2019
3.5
Apr 21 2019
3.5
Version: null
gotoheck1960
gotoheck1960
Aug 16 2017
4.0
Aug 16 2017
4.0
Version: null
mark-dakers
mark-dakers
Dec 20 2016
0.5
Dec 20 2016
0.5
Version: null
Frankp
Frankp
Sep 20 2016
5.0
Sep 20 2016
5.0
Version: null
aholler46
aholler46
Mar 6 2015
1.0
Mar 6 2015
1.0
Version: null
dsimer
dsimer
Sep 11 2013
4.5
Sep 11 2013
4.5
Version: null
dat66lv
dat66lv
Dec 24 2012
4.5
Dec 24 2012
4.5
Version: null
ashcode
ashcode
Sep 21 2012
5.0
Sep 21 2012
5.0
Version: null
MadMikey
MadMikey
Sep 20 2012
3.0
Sep 20 2012
3.0
Version: null
Emrys0821
Emrys0821
Nov 25 2011
5.0
Nov 25 2011
5.0
Version: null
rzphotoman
rzphotoman
Nov 11 2011
3.5
Nov 11 2011
3.5
Version: null
Cerfdoc
Cerfdoc
Nov 11 2011
2.0
Nov 11 2011
2.0
Version: null
Philippe-Vadez
Philippe-Vadez
Nov 11 2011
3.0
Nov 11 2011
3.0
Version: null
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-M-S-
Nov 10 2011
4.0
Nov 10 2011
4.0
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Stephen-Fry
Stephen-Fry
Nov 10 2011
5.0
Nov 10 2011
5.0
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User799
User799
Nov 10 2011
5.0
Nov 10 2011
5.0
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eric-pye
eric-pye
Aug 19 2011
4.0
Aug 19 2011
4.0
Version: null
RoyPDX
RoyPDX
Apr 29 2011
4.5
Apr 29 2011
4.5
Version: null
Heydenreich
Heydenreich
Feb 10 2011
4.5
Feb 10 2011
4.5
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Franco
Franco
May 24 2007
4.0
May 24 2007
4.0
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Satyrica
Jan 26 2007
5.0
Jan 26 2007
5.0
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Guest
Guest
May 8 2005
4.5
May 8 2005
4.5
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Gawow
Apr 11 2005
5.0
Apr 11 2005
5.0
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Guest
Guest
Mar 5 2005
4.5
Mar 5 2005
4.5
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