Cube Algorithms

CMLL

CMLL Corners of the Last Layer, M slice free: solve the four top corners without breaking either block.

Adjacent

Algorithm 13 moves
R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R'
Alternative 1 9 moves
R2 F2 R' U' R F2 R' U R'
Alternative 2 9 moves
U then R U' R F2 R' U R F2 R2
Set up from solved

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

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

Diagonal

Algorithm 17 moves
F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F'
Alternative 1 11 moves
R2 U' R F' R' U r2 U F U F'
Alternative 2 11 moves
R2 U2 F2 U' R2 U2 F2 U R2 U2 F2
Set up from solved

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

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

Columns

Algorithm 11 moves
R U R' U R U' R' U R U2 R'
Alternative 1 9 moves
F U2 F' U2 F' U2 F' U2 F
Alternative 2 9 moves
F' U2 F U2 F U2 F U2 F'
Set up from solved

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

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

Rows

Algorithm 14 moves
F R U R' U' R U R' U' R U R' U' F'
Alternative 1 11 moves
R U2 R2 F2 R F2 R U2 R2 F2 R
Alternative 2 11 moves
R U2 R2 F2 R F2 R' F2 R2 U2 R'
Set up from solved

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

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

Column

Algorithm 9 moves
R' F2 D R2 U R2 D' F2 R
Alternative 1 9 moves
U2 then R' U2 F U2 F U2 F' U2 R
Alternative 2 9 moves
R' F2 U F2 U F2 U' F2 R
Set up from solved

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

R' F2 D R2 U' R2 D' F2 R

Row

Algorithm 11 moves
r U' r2 D' r U' r' D r2 U r'
Alternative 1 10 moves
U2 then R U' r' F U2 r2 F r U' R
Alternative 2 11 moves
U2 then R' F R F' U' F R' F' R2 U' R'
Set up from solved

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

L F' L2 F' L U L' F L2 F L'

Right Bar

Algorithm 10 moves
F R U R' U' R U R' U' F'
Alternative 1 9 moves
R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R
Alternative 2 9 moves
R' U2 R2 U R2 U R2 U2 R'
Set up from solved

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

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

Down Slash

Algorithm 12 moves
F R' F' R U2 R U' R' U R U2 R'
Alternative 1 11 moves
F U R U' R2 F' R U2 R U2 R'
Alternative 2 10 moves
U' then R' F2 R F' U2 R U' r' U' F
Set up from solved

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

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

X

Algorithm 9 moves
R' F2 D R2 U' R2 D' F2 R
Alternative 1 9 moves
U2 then R' U2 F U2 F' U2 F' U2 R
Alternative 2 9 moves
R' F2 U F2 U' F2 U' F2 R
Set up from solved

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

R' F2 D R2 U R2 D' F2 R

Up Slash

Algorithm 12 moves
R U2 R' U' R U R' U2 R' F R F'
Alternative 1 11 moves
R U2 R' U2 R' F R2 U R' U' F'
Alternative 2 11 moves
R U2 R' U2 r' F R2 U R' U' F'
Set up from solved

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

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

Columns

Algorithm 11 moves
r U' r2 D' r U r' D r2 U r'
Alternative 1 11 moves
U then R U R2 F R F' U F R' F' R
Alternative 2 11 moves
U' then R' U F R U R2 F R2 F U' F'
Set up from solved

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

L F' L2 F' L U' L' F L2 F L'

Left Bar

Algorithm 11 moves
R' U' R' F R F' R U' R' U2 R
Alternative 1 10 moves
U then R' F' U' F U' R U R' U R
Alternative 2 10 moves
U' then R' U' R U' R' U F' U F R
Set up from solved

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

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

Up Slash

Algorithm 9 moves
R2 D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R'
Alternative 1 10 moves
F' r U2 R' U R U2 R2 F2 R
Alternative 2 10 moves
F' r U2 R' U R' F2 R2 U2 R'
Set up from solved

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

R U2 R D R' U2 R D' R2

Down Slash

Algorithm 9 moves
R2 D' R U2 R' D R U2 R
Alternative 1 9 moves
U2 then R2 U' R F2 R' U R F2 R
Alternative 2 9 moves
U2 then R2 U' R F2 R' U R F2 r
Set up from solved

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

R' U2 R' D' R U2 R' D R2

Bottom Row

Algorithm 13 moves
R' U' R U' R' U2 R2 U R' U R U2 R'
Alternative 1 11 moves
U' then F2 R U' R' U R U R2 F' R F'
Alternative 2 11 moves
U' then R U R2 F' R F' U' F2 R U' R'
Set up from solved

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

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

Rows

Algorithm 10 moves
F R2 D R' U R D' R2 U' F'
Alternative 1 10 moves
R2 U' R F R' U R2 F U' F'
Alternative 2 10 moves
U then F U F' R2 U' R F' R' U R2
Set up from solved

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

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

X

Algorithm 11 moves
r U' r' U r' D' r U' r' D r
Alternative 1 9 moves
R' F U' R F R' U R F'
Alternative 2 9 moves
R2 F2 R' U2 R F2 R' U2 R'
Set up from solved

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

L' F' L U L' F L U' L F L'

Upper Row

Algorithm 6 moves
F R U R' U' F'
Alternative 1 6 moves
U2 then F U R U' R' F'
Alternative 2 6 moves
U' then R' U' F' U F R
Set up from solved

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

F U R U' R' F'

Left Bar

Algorithm 8 moves
R U R' U' R' F R F'
Alternative 1 7 moves
R U' r' U2 F' U2 F
Alternative 2 7 moves
F' U' F U r U R'
Set up from solved

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

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

Right Bar

Algorithm 8 moves
L' U' L U L F' L' F
Alternative 1 7 moves
R' F R U2 F U2 F'
Alternative 2 7 moves
F U F' U' R' F' R
Set up from solved

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

F' L F L' U' L' U L

Rows

Algorithm 13 moves
R U2 R' U' R U' R2 U2 R U R' U R
Alternative 1 11 moves
F R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F2
Alternative 2 11 moves
U' then R' U' R U R' F2 U F R' F R2
Set up from solved

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

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

Bottom Row

Algorithm 9 moves
r' U r U2 R2 F R F' R
Alternative 1 9 moves
R' U r U2 R2 F R F' R
Alternative 2 9 moves
R' U r U2 R2 F R F' r
Set up from solved

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

R' F R' F' R2 U2 L' B' L

Top Row

Algorithm 11 moves
r' D' r U r' D r U' r U r'
Alternative 1 9 moves
F R' U' R F' R' U F' R
Alternative 2 9 moves
U then R U2 R F2 R' U2 R F2 R2
Set up from solved

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

L F' L' U L' F' L U' L' F L

Columns

Algorithm 11 moves
r U' r2 D' r U2 r' D r2 U r'
Alternative 1 11 moves
U2 then R2 U' R F R' U R2 U' R' F' R
Alternative 2 10 moves
U' then R2 F2 R U' F' U F R' F2 R2
Set up from solved

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

L F' L2 F' L U2 L' F L2 F L'

Left Bar

Algorithm 7 moves
R U R' U R U2 R'
Alternative 1 7 moves
U' then R' U2 R U R' U R
Alternative 2 7 moves
U' then R' U2 R U R' U r
Set up from solved

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

R U2 R' U' R U' R'

X

Algorithm 8 moves
L' U2 L U2 r U' r' F
Alternative 1 8 moves
R' F2 R U2 R U' r' F
Alternative 2 8 moves
U' then F' U2 F U2 F R' F' R
Set up from solved

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

F' L F L' U2 L' U2 L

Up Slash

Algorithm 8 moves
F R' F' R U2 R U2 R'
Alternative 1 8 moves
F R' F' R U2 R U2 r'
Alternative 2 8 moves
F R' F' R U2 r U2 R'
Set up from solved

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

R U2 R' U2 R' F R F'

Columns

Algorithm 15 moves
R U R' U' R' F R F' R U R' U R U2 R'
Alternative 1 10 moves
U' then F R' U2 R F' R' F U2 F' R
Alternative 2 10 moves
U' then F R' U2 R F' R' F U2 F' r
Set up from solved

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

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

Right Bar

Algorithm 11 moves
R U R' U R' F R F' R U2 R'
Alternative 1 11 moves
U2 then R' U2 R U R' U F' U' F U R
Alternative 2 11 moves
U' then R U R' U F' U F U' R U2 R'
Set up from solved

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

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

Down Slash

Algorithm 7 moves
r U' r' F R' F' R
Alternative 1 7 moves
R U' r' F R' F' R
Alternative 2 7 moves
R U' r' F R' F' r
Set up from solved

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

R' F R F' L F L'

Right Bar

Algorithm 7 moves
R' U' R U' R' U2 R
Alternative 1 7 moves
U then R U2 R' U' R U' R'
Alternative 2 7 moves
R' U' R U' R' U2 r
Set up from solved

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

R' U2 R U R' U R

Columns

Algorithm 11 moves
R U R2 F' r F R U' r2 F r
Alternative 1 10 moves
U then R' F U2 F' R F R' U2 R F'
Alternative 2 11 moves
R U2 R2 F2 R F' R U2 R2 F2 R
Set up from solved

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

L' U' L2 F R' D' L' F R2 U' R'

Down Slash

Algorithm 8 moves
F' L F L' U2 L' U2 L
Alternative 1 8 moves
F' r U R' U2 R' F2 R
Alternative 2 8 moves
U' then R' F R F' U2 F' U2 F
Set up from solved

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

L' U2 L U2 L F' L' F

X

Algorithm 8 moves
R U2 R' U2 R' F R F'
Alternative 1 8 moves
R U2 R' U2 r' F R F'
Alternative 2 8 moves
R U2 r' U2 R' F R F'
Set up from solved

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

F R' F' R U2 R U2 R'

Up Slash

Algorithm 7 moves
R' F R F' r U r'
Alternative 1 7 moves
R' F R F' r U R'
Alternative 2 7 moves
r' F R F' r U R'
Set up from solved

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

L F' L' F R' F' R

Left Bar

Algorithm 11 moves
R U2 R' F R' F' R U' R U' R'
Alternative 1 11 moves
U' then R U2 R' U F' U' F U' R U' R'
Alternative 2 11 moves
U2 then R' U' F' U F U' R U' R' U2 R
Set up from solved

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

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

Best

Algorithm 8 moves
F' r U r' U' r' F r
Alternative 1 7 moves
U' then R' F R U F U' F'
Alternative 2 7 moves
U then F U2 F' U2 R' F' R
Set up from solved

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

L' U' L U L F' L' F

Good

Algorithm 8 moves
F R' F' R U R U' R'
Alternative 1 7 moves
U then R U' r' U' F' U F
Alternative 2 7 moves
U' then F' U2 F U2 r U R'
Set up from solved

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

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

Pure

Algorithm 15 moves
R U R' U R U' R' U R U' R' U R U2 R'
Alternative 1 11 moves
R U2 R2 F' r U' R U' R2 F2 R
Alternative 2 11 moves
R U2 R2 F' r U' R U' R2 F2 r
Set up from solved

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

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

Front Commutator

Algorithm 9 moves
R U2 R D R' U2 R D' R2
Alternative 1 10 moves
R U2 R2 F2 R U' R U2 r' F
Alternative 2 10 moves
R' F2 R2 U2 R' U' R U2 r' F
Set up from solved

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

R2 D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R'

Diagonal

Algorithm 9 moves
R U2 R2 F R F' R U2 R'
Alternative 1 9 moves
U' then R U2 R' F R' F' R2 U2 R'
Alternative 2 9 moves
R U2 R2 F R F' R U2 r'
Set up from solved

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

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

Back Commutator

Algorithm 9 moves
R' U2 R' D' R U2 R' D R2
Alternative 1 9 moves
U2 then R' F2 R' U' R F2 R' U R2
Alternative 2 9 moves
U2 then R' F2 r' U' R F2 R' U R2
Set up from solved

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

R2 D' R U2 R' D R U2 R