PuzzleTide Printable Puzzles
Produce print-ready puzzle PDFs with the local PuzzleTide CLI. Every PDF
includes the puzzle page(s) and a solution page (omit it with
--no-solution-page). Use --paper a4 outside North America.
Prefer the local CLI. Check availability in this order:
ptide --version
puzzletide --version
npx puzzletide --version
If none of those work, ask the user before installing (npm install -g puzzletide).
One-off worksheets
ptide wordsearch generate --theme seasonal/winter-holidays --pdf christmas.pdf --title "Christmas Word Search"
ptide crossword generate --file words.json --pdf review.pdf --title "Unit 4 Review"
ptide sudoku generate --difficulty easy --pdf sudoku.pdf --paper a4
Packets (multiple sheets)
Vary --seed to make each sheet different, and give each file a name:
for i in 1 2 3 4 5; do
ptide sudoku generate --difficulty medium --seed "$i" --pdf "sudoku-$i.pdf" --title "Sudoku #$i"
done
Picking a theme
ptide words categories # animals, geography, holidays, sports, ...
ptide words themes --search halloween # find theme ids
Tips
- For kids:
ptide wordsearch generate --difficulty easy keeps words forward-only.
--svg <file> produces a vector image instead, useful for embedding in documents.- SVG/PDF titles come from
--title; the default is the theme title.
- Merge or rearrange pages with the user's preferred PDF tool if needed.
Links
Safety
- Everything runs locally; no account, API key, or network access.
- Do not install packages without asking the user first.
