Everything you need to know about markanthonywipfler.com
This is the main feature of the site. It's a professional speedcubing timer you can use to time your Rubik's Cube solves -- or any puzzle solve. It works just like the timers used at real WCA competitions.
The timer isn't just for 3x3 cubes. There are over 50 different puzzles you can time yourself on. Click the puzzle selector dropdown (it says something like "3x3x3" by default) and pick any puzzle:
Standard Cubes: 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, 6x6, 7x7, and all the way up to 21x21!
WCA Puzzles: Pyraminx, Megaminx, Square-1, Skewb, Clock
Other Puzzles: Mirror Cube, Void Cube, Ghost Cube, Ivy Cube, Redi Cube, Fisher Cube, Axis Cube, Windmill Cube, Gear Cube, Mastermorphix, Kilominx, and a ton more
Big Cubes: 8x8 through 21x21 for the absolute maniacs out there
Each puzzle type saves its times separately, so your 3x3 times won't get mixed up with your Megaminx times.
The timer generates a random scramble for your puzzle every time. The scramble appears above the timer -- it's the series of moves like "R U R' F2 D' L..." that tells you how to mix up your cube before timing yourself.
Click New Scramble to get a fresh scramble without starting the timer.
Every time you stop the timer, your solve gets recorded. The site automatically calculates:
Best Time -- Your all-time fastest solve for this puzzle
Worst Time -- Your slowest solve
Average of 5 (ao5) -- Takes your last 5 solves, drops the best and worst, and averages the middle 3. This is how competitions work.
Average of 12 (ao12) -- Same idea but with 12 solves. Drops the best and worst, averages the other 10.
You can Download Times to save them as a file, or Clear All Times to start fresh.
A fully functional alarm clock built right into the site. Set alarms for any time, and it'll go off even while you're using other features on the site.
A monthly calendar where you can track multiple things. Click any day to add notes, expenses, or events.
The calendar has three built-in trackers you can access:
Spending Tracker -- Track how much money you spend each day
Birthday Tracker -- Save birthdays so you never forget
Paycheck Stats -- Track your income if you have a job
Built into the Calendar. Click on a day, enter how much you spent and on what. The tracker adds it all up and shows your monthly totals so you can see where your money goes.
Great for budgeting your allowance, part-time job money, or just keeping track of what you spend at lunch.
Never forget a friend's birthday again. Add birthdays through the Calendar and they'll show up highlighted on the right days every year.
A dedicated app for tracking bills and payments. If you have subscriptions (Spotify, Netflix, etc.) or bills to pay, this keeps them all organized with due dates and amounts. Opens in its own page.
Save your favorite websites right here on the site. Click Bookmarks, add a name and URL, and you've got your own bookmark list that loads every time you open the site. Way better than losing bookmarks in your browser's mess.
Store phone numbers and contact info right on the site. Handy if you need to keep numbers somewhere you can always find them -- just open the site on any device.
A simple notepad. Type anything you want to remember -- homework, ideas, to-do lists, whatever. It saves automatically to your browser.
A standard stopwatch with start, stop, lap, and reset. Use it for anything -- timing runs, games, cooking, whatever. The lap feature lets you record split times without stopping the main clock.
This is a unique tool for speedcubers. If you know algorithms that use x, y, or z rotations (where you rotate the whole cube), this tool translates them into versions that DON'T use rotations. Why? Because rotations are slower -- eliminating them makes your solves faster.
x R U R' F R F2 U')If you solve big cubes (4x4 and up), you know the pain of parity errors -- those situations where pieces end up in impossible positions that can't happen on a 3x3. The site has a massive library of 100+ YouTube video tutorials showing exactly how to fix every type of parity:
OLL Parity -- When the last layer has an edge flipped wrong
PLL Parity -- When two edges need to swap but shouldn't
Edge Parity -- Misaligned edges on big cubes
Center Dot Fixes -- When center pieces are rotated wrong
Videos cover 4x4 all the way up to 10x10 cubes. Each video shows the algorithm being performed so you can follow along.
A spreadsheet app built right into the site, styled like classic Excel 2000. Create tables, enter data, use formulas. Great for making quick lists, doing math, or organizing information without needing to open a whole separate program.
A basic word processor for writing documents, essays, or notes with formatting. Bold, italic, font sizes -- the essentials. Handy when you need to write something quick without firing up Word or Google Docs.
Keep track of your stuff. Add items with names, quantities, and notes. Perfect for tracking your cube collection, game inventory, or anything you own. Sort alphabetically or by date added.
An interactive visualization of a massive Spotify music library -- 1,047 songs analyzed with stats, genres, BPM data, and a tree explorer. Browse through the collection, see what genres dominate, discover artists, and explore the data in a visual tree format.
A mesmerizing color visualization that cycles through 200 carefully chosen colors. It blends between perceptually confusing, non-spectral, boundary-sitting, and culturally named colors. Each color is identified with its HEX code, RGB values, and name. Great for artists, designers, or anyone who just wants to zone out watching colors flow.
You can pause it at any time to study a specific color and copy its values.
A full-blown fractal exploration tool with 2D and 3D modes. Create psychedelic mathematical art that you can put on t-shirts, posters, or just stare at because it looks insane.
16 Fractal Types: Mandelbrot, Multibrot (z3/z4/z5), Julia Set, Burning Ship, Tricorn, Celtic, Buffalo, Heart, Simonbrot, Perpendicular Ship, Newton (z3/z4), Biomorph, and Mandelbulb 2D
7 Color Modes: Normal, Orbit Point (floating bubbles), Pickover Stalks (lightning bolts), Orbit Circle (halos), Orbit Star (scattered stars), Stripes (textile patterns), Distance Glow (neon boundary)
Kaleidoscope: Mirror the fractal 4x, 6x, 8x, or 12x for mandala patterns
Warps: Polar (tunnel), Inversion (sphere reflection), Swirl (vortex)
Tie-Dye Patterns: Spiral, Double Spiral, Ice Dye, V-Dye, Shibori, Optical
Garment Templates: T-Shirt, Pants, Baseball Cap, Long Sleeve -- clip the fractal to a clothing shape for designing prints
Text Overlay: Add text with rainbow gradient, multiple fonts, auto-sizing
Color Cycling: Animate palette colors flowing through the fractal
5 Types: Mandelbulb, Mandelbox, Julia 3D, Sierpinski Tetrahedron, Menger Sponge
Controls: Drag to rotate, scroll to zoom, shift+drag to pan
Sliders: Power, Detail, Glow
5 Color Schemes: Rainbow, Lava, Ice, Psychedelic, Gold
Click EDIT SITE SETTINGS to customize how the site works for you:
Inspection Time -- Set how long the pre-solve countdown lasts (5-30 seconds, default 15 for WCA standard)
Zoom Level -- Make everything on the site bigger or smaller. Use the [-] and [+] buttons or set a specific percentage. Default is 70%.
The entire site can be switched to any of these languages:
English, Spanish (Espanol), Portuguese (Portugues), French (Francais), German (Deutsch), Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Korean, and Italian
Click any language name in the language bar near the top of the site to switch. Every button, label, and piece of text changes to that language instantly.
There's a search bar on the site where you can type the name of any feature and jump straight to it. Just start typing -- "alarm", "fractal", "calendar", "bookmarks" -- and it finds what you're looking for instantly. You can also type commands to open features directly.
Not sure where to get cubes? The site has recommendations for the best online stores to buy speedcubes, with suggestions for specific cubes for each puzzle size. Find out which 3x3 the world record holders use, which budget cube is the best value, and where to shop.
Mark has a YouTube channel with around 300 algorithm videos. Watch demonstrations of OLL algorithms, PLL algorithms, parity fixes, and more. The channel is called YouCube (also listed as Mark Wipfler / Be Real / MountainScooter).
This entire site is 100% free, has no ads, and requires no login. If you find it useful and want to support it, there's a donate button that goes to PayPal. Even a dollar helps keep the lights on. But there is absolutely zero pressure -- the site will always be free.