XWordGiver by katahiromz

What's this?

"XWordGiver" (pronouncing as "crossword giver") is a Windows freeware to generate crossword data.

Use "Dictionary" menu.

First, please choose some "policy" and a "dictionary".
In the "File" menu, select "Generate crossword..." and click the "Generate" button. The size should not be too greedy.

First, please choose some "policy" and a "dictionary".
Select "Generate from block pattern..." from the "File" menu, click on the pattern of your choice, and press the "Generate" button.

First, please choose some "policy" and a "dictionary".
Use the arrow keys and space bar to create a block pattern. Alternatively, you can generate a block pattern from the "Help" menu.
Select "Find a solution (without adding blocks)" from the "Solution" menu.

Gather some relatively long words, rewrite them in Katakana or Alphabet, and save them in Excel or Notepad.
Select "Generate from words..." from the "File" menu.
Paste the words into the dialog and click the "Generate" button.

First, please choose some "policy" and a "dictionary".
Repeat typing the arrow keys, spacebar, and letters.
Once all the cells are filled, select "Find a solution (without adding blocks)" from the "Solution" menu.

It is calculated using heuristic methods, so it may take some time.
If there are not enough or too many combinations, you may fail or not finish.
The larger the size, the longer it will take. Please be patient during the calculation.
There are machine differences in computing performance.
The quality of the algorithm and dictionary data is NOT GUARANTEED.
Sorry to say, this program is optimized for Japanese crossword generation. Some patterns may be improper for Latin crossword generation. I struggle, struggle, struggle. You earn, earn, earn!

"XWordGiver" is released under the MIT License. See LICENSE.txt.