Maze Generator
How to make a printable maze in under a minute
A step-by-step walkthrough of the maze generator: pick a shape, set the size, choose an algorithm, then print or download the maze as SVG or PNG.
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How mazes are built, how to make them harder or easier, how to print them well, and what to do with them once they are on paper.
Maze difficulty explained: cells, dead ends and path length
What actually makes a maze hard? Cell count, dead ends, solution length and the algorithm all play a part. Learn how to tune each one.
Backtracker, Prim, Kruskal or hunt-and-kill: which maze algorithm is best?
The four generation algorithms in the tool produce visibly different mazes. Here is what each one does and when to use it.
Circular mazes: how the polar grid works
Polar (theta) mazes use rings and spokes instead of rows and columns. Learn how cells are split as rings grow and how to get a good circular maze.
Hexagonal and triangular mazes: sigma and delta cells
Square cells are only the beginning. Hexagonal (sigma) and triangular (delta) cells change how a maze looks and how it plays.
Making a maze puzzle book for print on demand
Planning a maze book for KDP or another print-on-demand service? Here is how to generate consistent pages, keep answer keys, and what the licence allows.
Printing mazes: SVG or PNG, and how to get a sharp page
Which file to download, what size to print at, and how to avoid the fuzzy walls and clipped edges that spoil printed mazes.
Seeds: how to recreate, share or bookmark the exact same maze
Every maze has a seed. Learn what it is, how to use it to reproduce a puzzle, and how the shareable link works.
Maze worksheets for the classroom: ideas by age
Mazes build pencil control, planning and persistence. Here are lesson ideas for early years through secondary, with settings for each.
How to solve a maze: wall following, Trémaux and dead-end filling
Three reliable methods for solving any maze on paper, why they work, and which one is fastest for the mazes this tool makes.
Labyrinth or maze? A short history of the puzzle
Labyrinths have one path; mazes have choices. From Knossos to the hedge maze to the activity book, how the puzzle evolved.
Mazes for parties, escape rooms and treasure hunts
Turn a generated maze into a party game: giant floor mazes, clue mazes, invitations and printable escape-room puzzles.
Inner room mazes: designing a puzzle with a goal in the centre
The inner room option carves a walled chamber into the middle of the maze. Here is how it works and how to use it for treasure and escape puzzles.
Clear mazes for young children and readers with low vision
Line thickness, contrast, cell size and shape choices that make a maze easy to see and easy to trace with a pencil or a finger.
What to look for in a maze generator
Shapes, algorithms, export formats, seeds, licensing and privacy: a checklist for choosing a maze generator and where this one stands on each point.