Best when you have a photo
Identify from a photograph
Match your image privately in the browser against the CraftyPuzzles visual index.
Use Photo IdentifierOne identification route
Identify My Puzzle
Start with whatever you know — a photograph, a description, its shape or a possible name — then compare likely matches and jump to the correct solution.
1. Add clues→2. Find matches→3. Compare→4. Open solution
Best when you can describe it
Describe the puzzle
Use material, shape, mechanism, piece count and any text or markings you can see.
Describe My PuzzleBest for guided clues
Use Puzzle Finder
Filter the solution library by shape, material, piece count and solution availability.
Open Puzzle FinderBest when two look similar
Compare likely matches
Put up to four puzzle records side by side, including aliases and distinguishing details.
Compare PuzzlesStill unknown?
Let the archive community help
If the tools cannot identify your puzzle, send photographs and any provenance you know. Unresolved puzzles can become Archive Detective cases rather than being matched to the wrong solution.