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Turn any 3x3 Cube
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Easily learn how to solve a 3x3 Rubik's Cube. Scan your cube with your camera or paint it in 2D. Watch it reconstruct in a premium 3D canvas, and learn to solve it layer-by-step with optimal algorithms.

Did You Know?

A standard 3x3 Rubik's Cube has over 43 quintillion (43,252,003,274,489,856,000) possible configurations, yet every single one is solvable in 20 moves or less.

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The World's Most Famous Puzzle

A Brief History of the Rubik's Cube

Invented by Ernő Rubik in 1974, the Magic Cube has fascinated mathematicians, speedcubers, and casual players for over five decades.

1974

The Wooden Prototype

Ernő Rubik, a Hungarian architecture professor, created a wooden prototype in Budapest to help his students understand 3D geometry and structural design.

Original 1974 Wooden Rubik's Cube Prototype
1980

Global Phenomenon

Licensed to Ideal Toy Corp and renamed the Rubik's Cube, the puzzle took the world by storm, selling over 450 million copies to become the best-selling toy in history.

Classic 1980 Rubik's Cube
Modern Era

Speedcubing & Math

Today, speedcubers solve stickerless magnetic cubes in under 4 seconds. Mathematicians proved any of the 43 quintillion states can be solved in 20 moves or less.

Modern Magnetic Speedcube
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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about the Rubik's Cube, optimal algorithms, and parities.