Jigsaw Puzzle
Real jigsaw-shaped pieces that snap together — solve a famous painting, or make a puzzle from your own photo.
At a glance
- 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 your browser and never uploaded.
- 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 sign-up.
Step by step
How to do a jigsaw puzzle online
- 1
Pick a picture
Choose a painting, or tap Your photo to use a picture from your phone or computer.
- 2
Choose the pieces
Pick 12 to 150 pieces. The pieces are scattered around the board.
- 3
Build the frame
Press Edges only and put the straight-edged pieces together first.
- 4
Fill it in
Drag pieces near their neighbours; they snap together and move as one. Pieces lock when they reach their place.
- 5
Finish
When the last piece is in, the puzzle is solved and your time is saved.
Features
Everything you need, nothing you don’t
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.
Piece counts
| Pieces | Good for | Typical time |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Young children | A minute or two |
| 24 | Children | A few minutes |
| 48 | A coffee break | 10–20 minutes |
| 96 | Puzzle fans | 30 minutes or more |
| 150 | A 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
Frequently asked questions
Can I make a jigsaw puzzle from my own photo?
How many pieces can I choose?
How do pieces snap together?
Is my puzzle saved?
Does it work on a phone or tablet?
Are the pictures free to use?
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