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Jigsaw Puzzle

Jigsaw Puzzle is part of Toolspire and is ready as soon as this page loads. Real jigsaw-shaped pieces that snap together — solve a famous painting, or make a puzzle from your own photo.

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What you can do here

Real jigsaw pieces

Rounded tabs and blanks, a slight bevel and shadows — and a new cut every time.

Your own photo

Turn a family photo or a holiday picture into a puzzle, privately on your device.

Famous paintings

Public-domain masterpieces from Van Gogh to Raja Ravi Varma, plus the Earth from Apollo 17.

Snap together

Pieces join when they line up and lock when they reach their place on the board.

Edges first

Show only the edge pieces to build the frame, like on a real table.

Saved as you go

Close the page and pick up exactly where you left off.

The sequence

How to do a jigsaw puzzle online

  1. 1

    Pick a picture

    Choose a painting, or tap Your photo to use a picture from your phone or computer.

  2. 2

    Choose the pieces

    Pick 12 to 150 pieces. The pieces are scattered around the board.

  3. 3

    Build the frame

    Press Edges only and put the straight-edged pieces together first.

  4. 4

    Fill it in

    Drag pieces near their neighbours; they snap together and move as one. Pieces lock when they reach their place.

  5. 5

    Finish

    When the last piece is in, the puzzle is solved and your time is saved.

Worth knowing

  • Jigsaw Puzzle on Toolspire: classic jigsaw-shaped pieces with tabs and blanks, cut differently every game. Drag them onto the board — matching pieces snap together.
  • Choose 12, 24, 48, 96 or 150 pieces: a quick puzzle for children or a long one for a quiet evening.
  • 12 famous pictures: Van Gogh’s The Starry Night, Hokusai’s Great Wave, Raja Ravi Varma, Monet, Klimt, Vermeer and NASA’s Blue Marble — all public domain.
  • Use your own photo: it is cut into pieces in this tab and not sent to us.
  • Helpers when you want them: edges only, a faint picture on the board, a look at the finished picture, tidy the pieces, a hint, and full screen.
  • Your puzzle is saved as you go, so you can come back later. Free, no account.

Piece counts

PiecesGood forTypical time
12Young childrenA minute or two
24ChildrenA few minutes
48A coffee break10–20 minutes
96Puzzle fans30 minutes or more
150A long evening (best on a big screen)An hour or more

Jigsaw puzzle tips

  • Do the edges first — straight-edged pieces make the frame and give you a guide.
  • Sort by colour: drag the sky pieces to one side and the dark pieces to another.
  • Look at the shape: a piece with two tabs opposite each other fits between two blanks.
  • Stuck? Show the picture for a moment, or use a hint to place one piece.
  • On a phone, choose 24 or 48 pieces, or turn the phone sideways and use full screen.

About the pictures

The built-in pictures are public-domain artworks from Wikimedia Commons: The Starry Night and Café Terrace at Night and Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh, The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai, Woman Holding a Fruit by Raja Ravi Varma, Water Lilies and Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet, The Hunters in the Snow by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, The Kiss by Gustav Klimt, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat, Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer, and The Blue Marble photographed by the crew of Apollo 17 (NASA).

The London mapmaker John Spilsbury is believed to have made the first jigsaw puzzle around 1760: a map mounted on wood and cut along the borders of countries, sold as a “dissected map” to teach geography.

FAQ

Questions about Jigsaw Puzzle

Where does Jigsaw Puzzle run?

Jigsaw Puzzle runs in this tab on Toolspire. What you type or drop in is not sent to us and is not stored on a server.

Can I make a jigsaw puzzle from my own photo?

Yes. Tap Your photo and choose a picture. It is cut into pieces right in this tab — the photo is not uploaded anywhere.

How many pieces can I choose?

12, 24, 48, 96 or 150. The exact number depends a little on the picture’s shape, so pieces stay close to square.

How do pieces snap together?

Drop a piece close to a neighbour in the right position and they join; groups move together. A piece or group dropped near its place on the board locks in.

Is my puzzle saved?

Yes, after every move, in this browser. Close the page and it will be waiting for you.

Does it work on a phone or tablet?

Yes — drag pieces with your finger. For more room, turn the screen sideways and tap Full screen.

Are the pictures free to use?

Yes. All the built-in pictures are in the public domain.

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