Sudoku

Sudoku releases

By Cell Quill editorial team Current release, published June 22, 2026

Fresh Master-difficulty sudoku puzzle with row, column, and box highlighting.
Clean Master-difficulty sudoku grid with row, column, and box highlighting before the first fill. Sudoku C++ resources/screenshots from darkstar79/sudoku (GPL-3.0).

Use GitHub Releases for darkstar79/sudoku when you need a named client binary. Prefer the Windows win64 exe on a tag that still ships it, together with the macOS source build and Linux AppImage on the same tag.

Open Sudoku C++ releases and confirm the tag before you download. This install guide maps filenames, not mirrored rename jobs.

Windows assets

Primary for this client path: Sudoku-*-win64.exe. Prefer that exe from the current tag. Run the installer and open Sudoku C++. No winget package id was found on this review date. Linux AppImage and Flatpak ship on the same tag.

  • Windows x64 win64 exe for a normal portable-style install
  • No winget id verified here
  • Confirm the tag still lists the win64 exe before imaging a lab

macOS assets

Apple silicon uses (no macOS release installer). Intel Macs use (no macOS release installer). Qt5 source trees also ship. No Homebrew cask was verified on this review date.

Linux assets

Prefer Sudoku-*-x86_64.AppImage. Make it executable, then run it. AppImage ships as an alternate. Flatpak id Sudoku-*-x86_64.flatpak is documented upstream and remains UNVERIFIED here.

Qt5 versus Qt6

This guide prefers Qt6 assets on every OS when the tag ships both. Qt5 files remain useful on older desks that already depend on Qt5 runtimes. Match the Qt series across Windows, macOS, and Linux when you want one tag family.

How to refuse mirrors

If a site renames the setup for a puzzle ranking, stop. Match the filename on GitHub Releases instead. Safe path: download safe. Machine chooser: for this computer.

After the download

First hour: installed. Windows detail: install on Windows. Update door: update uninstall.

Tag notes that matter

The current fetch used by this guide picked the the client tag that ships the locked Windows primary asset name together with the macOS source tree and Linux AppImage. Prefer that pairing when you want desks on one tag.

Keep one installer door forever. Mixing adware wrappers with GitHub Releases on the same PC creates duplicate installs and confused uninstalls. After every reimage, prove one short local game before you call the machine ready.

Cell Quill maps filenames for people who searched for a local desktop client and need a Qt the client path. Upstream remains at darkstar79/sudoku under GPL-3.0. Store billing stays your responsibility and stays separate from the program licence.

Classroom images should pin the exact exe or AppImage name beside the OS version. Travel laptops should keep the extract folder path written next to the update door. Shared desks should refuse Softonic-style mirrors even when SmartScreen blocks the first honest download.

When a tag drops an OS asset, re-check the live Releases list before you image a lab. Prefer returning to the same URL instead of inventing a new portal mid-flight. The install habit stays boring when filenames stay boring.

Shared desk checklist

  • One GitHub Releases URL on the ticket
  • One Qt6 asset name for this OS
  • One proven easy game after every reimage

Return to darkstar79/sudoku Releases when SmartScreen or Gatekeeper interrupts. Do not accept a second portal.

Lab and travel notes

Shared labs should treat the filename as part of the machine image. After every reimage, open GitHub Releases again, confirm the Qt6 asset still exists on the tag you pinned, and prove one short local game.

Travel laptops benefit from the same boring checklist: one installer door, one extract or Applications path, one note for the next bump.

  • Family PCs may keep Store Sudoku beside the client
  • Command-line users may add Flatpak after Releases works once
  • Document UNVERIFIED where a package command was not run here

Cell Quill publishes independent install guidance. Upstream the client remains GPL-3.0 at darkstar79/sudoku. Prefer phrase-first puzzle language in titles.

When assets change

When a release drops an OS asset, pause imaging work and re-check the live list. Prefer the next tag that restores your primary filename rather than inventing a new download brand.

Keyboard play, dark difficulties, and custom puzzles are comfort settings. They come after a proven game on easy. First-hour checklists exist so desks do not chase Options menus too early.

Filename discipline

Write the exact the client asset name beside the OS version before you image a lab. Prefer Qt6 when the tag ships both series so Windows zip desks match macOS source tree and Linux AppImage desks.

  • Sudoku-*-win64.exe on Windows
  • (no macOS release installer) on Apple silicon
  • Sudoku-*-x86_64.AppImage on Linux

No winget id and no Homebrew cask were found on this review date. Flatpak remain UNVERIFIED alternates documented upstream. Prefer Releases first.

After the first proven game

Only after one easy game works should you open Options for difficulties or try a custom puzzle. First hour: installed. First run: first run. Pencil marks: keyboard and difficulties.

Keep Microsoft Sudoku only if achievements still matter. Switch notes: switch. Comparison: vs Microsoft Sudoku. Safe download: download safe.

Cell Quill maps filenames. Upstream the client remains GPL-3.0 at darkstar79/sudoku. Refuse Softonic-style mirrors even when a first launch is blocked.