Cube Algorithms

PLL

PLL Permutation of the Last Layer: move every top-layer piece into place with one algorithm.

H

Algorithm 7 moves
M2 U M2 U2 M2 U M2
Alternative 1 7 moves
M2 U' M2 U2 M2 U' M2
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

R L' R L' D' R L' R L' U2 R L' R L' D' R L' R L'

Ua

Algorithm 13 moves
R U R' U R' U' R2 U' R' U R' U R
Alternative 1 7 moves
U2 then M2 U M U2 M' U M2
Alternative 2 11 moves
R2 U' R' U' R U R U R U' R then U2
Alternative 3 11 moves
U2 then R U' R U R U R U' R' U' R2
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

R' U' R U' R U R2 U R U' R U' R'

Ub

Algorithm 11 moves
R' U R' U' R' U' R' U R U R2
Alternative 1 7 moves
U2 then M2 U' M U2 M' U' M2 then U2
Alternative 2 11 moves
U then R2 U R U R2 U' R' U' R' U2 R' then U'
Alternative 3 11 moves
U then R' U2 R' U' R' U' R2 U R U R2 then U'
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

R2 U' R' U' R U R U R U' R

Z

Algorithm 9 moves
M' U M2 U M2 U M' U2 M2
Alternative 1 9 moves
U then M2 U M2 U M' U2 M2 U2 M' then U2
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

R L' R L' D2 R L' F' R L' R L' B' R L' R L' F' R L'

Aa

Algorithm 9 moves
x R' U R' D2 R U' R' D2 R2 x'
Alternative 1 9 moves
U then x' R2 D2 R' U' R D2 R' U R' x then U'
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

R2 B2 R F R' B2 R F' R

Ab

Algorithm 9 moves
x R2 D2 R U R' D2 R U' R x'
Alternative 1 9 moves
U then x' R U' R D2 R' U R D2 R2 x then U'
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

R' F R' B2 R F' R' B2 R2

F

Algorithm 16 moves
y L R2 U R U R2 U' R' U' R2 U' R U2 L' U R'
Alternative 1 18 moves
y R' U' F' (R U R' U') R' F R2 (U' R' U') R U R' U R then U
Alternative 2 14 moves
R' U R U' R2 F' U' F U R F R' F' R2
Alternative 3 14 moves
y R2 F R F' R' U' F' U F R2 U R' U' R then U2
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

B U' F U2 B' U B2 U B U B2 U' B' U' B2 F'

Ga

Algorithm 15 moves
y R2 U (R' U R' U') R U' R2 (D U' R' U) R D'
Alternative 1 12 moves
y R2 u (R' U R' U' R) u' R2 y' R' U R then U'
Alternative 2 15 moves
y R2 U R' U R' U' R U' R2 U' D R' U R D'
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

D B' U' B U D' B2 U B' U B U' B U' B2

Gb

Algorithm 15 moves
R' U' R U D' R2 U R' U R U' R U' R2 D
Alternative 1 12 moves
R' U' R y R2 u (R' U R U' R) u' R2 then U
Alternative 2 15 moves
D R' U' R U D' R2 U R' U R U' R U' R2
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

D' R2 U R' U R' U' R U' R2 D U' R' U R

Gc

Algorithm 15 moves
y R2 U' R U' R U R' U R2 D' U R U' R' D
Alternative 1 12 moves
y R2 u' (R U' R U R') u R2 y R U' R' then U
Alternative 2 14 moves
y R2 F2 U' R2 U' R2 U F' U F' R2 F U' F' then U2
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

D' B U B' U' D B2 U' B U' B' U B' U B2

Gd

Algorithm 15 moves
y2 R U R' U' D R2 U' R U' R' U R' U R2 D'
Alternative 1 15 moves
y2 D' R U R' U' D R2 U' R U' R' U R' U R2
Alternative 2 14 moves
F U F' R2 F U' F U' R2 U R2 U F2 R2 then U2
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

D L2 U' L U' L U L' U L2 D' U L U' L'

Ja

Algorithm 10 moves
y2 x R2 F R F' R U2 r' U r U2 x'
Alternative 1 11 moves
y2 L U' R' U L' U2 R U' R' U2 R
Alternative 2 11 moves
U2 then F' U2 R' U F U' F' U' R U' F then U
Alternative 3 11 moves
U' then F' U R' U F U F' U' R U2 F then U2
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

B2 R' U' R B2 L' D L' D' L2

Jb

Algorithm 11 moves
y2 R' U L U' R U2 L' U L U2 L'
Alternative 1 14 moves
R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U'
Alternative 2 11 moves
R U' F U' R' U' R U F' U2 R' then U'
Alternative 3 11 moves
U then R U2 F U' R' U R U F' U R'
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

R U2 R' U' R U2 L' U R' U' L

Ra

Algorithm 15 moves
y' R U' R' U' R U R D R' U' R D' R' U2 R'
Alternative 1 16 moves
y' R U R' F' R U2 R' U2 R' F R U R U2 R' U' then U
Alternative 2 13 moves
R U' R F2 U R U R U' R' U' F2 R2 then U2
Alternative 3 13 moves
U' then R2 F2 U R U R' U' R' U' F2 R' U R' then U
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

F U2 F D F' U F D' F' U' F' U F U F'

Rb

Algorithm 14 moves
R' U2 R U2 R' F (R U R' U') R' F' R2 U'
Alternative 1 16 moves
y' L' U' L F L' U2 L U2 L F' L' U' L' U2 L U
Alternative 2 13 moves
U then R2 F R U R U' R' F' R U2 R' U2 R
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

U R2 F R U R U' R' F' R U2 R' U2 R

T

Algorithm 14 moves
R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F'
Alternative 1 14 moves
F R U' R' U R U R2 F' R U R U' R'
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

F R U' R' U R U R2 F' R U R U' R'

E

Algorithm 16 moves
x' R U' R' D R U R' D' R U R' D R U' R' D' x
Alternative 1 23 moves
U then R' D' R U' R' D R U R' D' R U2 R' D R U' R' D' R U R' D R then U
Alternative 2 14 moves
F2 U' R2 U2 R2 F2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 F2 U F2 then U2
Alternative 3 14 moves
F2 U' F2 U2 R2 U R2 U F2 R2 U2 R2 U F2 then U2
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

F R B R' F' R B' R' F R B' R' F' R B R'

Na

Algorithm 20 moves
(r' D r U2) (r' D r U2) (r' D r U2) (r' D r U2) (r' D r U2)
Alternative 1 20 moves
(r' D' r U2) (r' D' r U2) (r' D' r U2) (r' D' r U2) (r' D' r U2)
Alternative 2 13 moves
F2 R2 U2 R2 U' R2 F2 U2 F2 U' R2 U2 F2 then U
Alternative 3 13 moves
F2 U2 R2 U F2 U2 F2 R2 U R2 U2 R2 F2 then U
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

U2 L' F' L U2 L' F' L U2 L' F' L U2 L' F' L U2 L' F' L

Nb

Algorithm 20 moves
(r D r' U2) (r D r' U2) (r D r' U2) (r D r' U2) (r D r' U2)
Alternative 1 20 moves
(r D' r' U2) (r D' r' U2) (r D' r' U2) (r D' r' U2) (r D' r' U2)
Alternative 2 13 moves
R U' R2 F2 U' R F2 R' U F2 R2 U R' then U
Alternative 3 13 moves
R2 F2 U2 F2 U F2 R2 U2 R2 U F2 U2 R2 then U
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

U2 L B' L' U2 L B' L' U2 L B' L' U2 L B' L' U2 L B' L'

V

Algorithm 16 moves
y R U' R U R' D R D' R U' D R2 U R2 D' R2
Alternative 1 16 moves
U' then y R' U R U' R' f' U' (R U2 R' U' R U' R') f R then U
Alternative 2 14 moves
y F' R' F' R U' R U R2 F R U F U' F
Alternative 3 14 moves
y F' U F' U' R' F' R2 U' R' U R' F R F
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

B2 D B2 U' B2 D' U B' D B' D' B U' B' U B'

Y

Algorithm 17 moves
F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F'
Alternative 1 16 moves
F R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' F'
Alternative 2 13 moves
R2 U' R2 U' R2 U F U F' R2 F U' F'
Alternative 3 13 moves
F U F' R2 F U' F' U' R2 U R2 U R2
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

F R' F' R U R U' R' F R U' R' U R U R' F'