XWord Portable

XWord Portable is a software tool designed to be a crossword puzzle platform that provides a high degree of flexibility.

The graphical layout of the program is very simple. All you have to do is import files in the drop-down menu, and it opens up all compatible file formats. More available options are in the top taskbar of the utility.

This application is designed to be a handy and accessible tool developed to help you sort out and create word puzzles, while also providing enough configuration options for the imported puzzles. The major formats accepted by XWord Portable are PUZ, XML, JPZ, and IPU, together with XML. To make sure the puzzles are correct, users can check out the letters, words, and grid in order to test the overall integrity of their projects.

In case the generated puzzles are too difficult, they can also view the solutions and have all the words revealed in the main window. Puzzles can also be scrambled and unscrambled on the fly. Layouts can be loaded and saved internally for future reference, while the panes can reflect the title and authors, and even give clues to your current puzzle.

More configuration settings are available regarding solutions, timers, and even cursor movements inside a puzzle. Users can also set the program to keep a history of recently opened puzzles, or even have the current puzzle opened up every time XWord Portable starts. Printing options are available as well, with customizable fonts and grid alignment settings.

XWord Portable is a fun and intuitive program to have if you are a word puzzle aficionado. The application allows you to tweak your set of words and supports a large number of formats so you'll never be left out when trying to solve a word game.