Enter Picross row and column clues to find a matching grid. This page uses the same local engine as the Nonogram Solver.
Need instructions? The clue format is identical for Picross and nonograms.
How to useStart with the puzzle in front of you, then check the result against what you can actually place, read, or mark.
Updated: May 23, 2026. Board cells, clue lines, letter rows, images, and cipher text stay editable before you solve.
Start here when your puzzle is labeled Picross and gives row and column clues. It is the same kind of picture logic puzzle that many books and games call a nonogram.
The solving engine is the same as the Nonogram Solver. This page uses the Picross name for players copying clues from a game, book, or screenshot.
Copy row clues from top to bottom, then column clues from left to right. Separate multiple clue groups with spaces or commas. Use 0 when a row or column is completely blank.
If the result looks wrong, check the order of the clues before changing the numbers. Most Picross input errors come from swapping two adjacent rows or columns.
Filled cells appear in the solution grid. If the solver reports solved, the clues produced a consistent grid. If it reports multiple solutions, the clues do not uniquely identify one image.
Use the sample puzzle to confirm the input format before entering a larger Picross. Small examples make it easier to see how row and column constraints interact.
Picross and nonogram pages use different names for the same clue logic. Pick the page that matches the word your puzzle uses.
Open the Nonogram Solver page if your puzzle uses terms like griddler or paint-by-number. Stay here when the puzzle source calls it Picross.
A result only helps when the input matches the real puzzle. Check these points before using a move, word path, cipher hint, or filled grid.
Reviewed by: PuzzleToolbox editors. Last reviewed: May 23, 2026.
The tools do not play games for you or keep an account profile. They work from the input on the page. If a result looks wrong, fix the board, clue list, image grid, or cipher text and run it again.
Solver logic is checked with sample puzzles, edge cases, and browser flows before updates go live. Image and OCR results stay editable because screenshots, lighting, and cropped boards can change detection quality.
Yes. Picross, nonogram, griddlers, and paint-by-number puzzles use row and column clue logic.
It works best on small puzzles, roughly up to 15 by 15.
Enter 0 on that line when a row or column has no filled cells.
Some Picross clue sets do not force a unique image, or one clue may have been entered in the wrong order.