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All 52 cards dealt face up. Four free cells, eight columns, unlimited undo, hints, and a numbered deal you can replay — no download, no sign-up, right in your browser.
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Plan the whole board — every card is visible from the very first deal
What is FreeCell
The solitaire that hides nothing
FreeCell is a single-player game played with one 52-card deck dealt entirely face up across eight columns. Four free cells hold a card each as scratch space, and four foundations build up by suit from Ace to King. Because everything is visible from the first move, almost every deal can be solved — the game is a planning puzzle, not a game of chance.
- Every card visible
- All 52 cards are dealt face up. No hidden stock, no luck of the draw — just eight columns of pure information waiting to be untangled.
- Plays in your browser
- No download, no install, no plugins. playfreecell.app deals a game the moment the page loads, on desktop and mobile.
- Undo, hints, safe auto-play
- Unlimited one-tap undo, a hint that points to a useful move, and an Auto button that promotes every provably safe card without risking your position.
- Progress saved locally
- Best time, best score, fewest moves, and win streak are stored on your device — never on a server.
How to play
How to play FreeCell
FreeCell is a game of planning, not chance. Every card is dealt face up — use the four free cells to reorganise the tableau and lift each suit to its foundation from Ace to King.
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Read the deal
All 52 cards are dealt face up across eight tableau columns — seven cards in each of the first four columns, six in each of the last four. Four empty free cells sit above the left half of the board and four empty foundations sit above the right half. Nothing is hidden, ever.
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Build the tableau down
On the tableau, place a card on one that is one rank higher and the opposite colour: a red six goes on a black seven. An empty column is not picky — any card, or any ordered run, can start a fresh one, which makes emptying a column one of the strongest moves in the game.
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Park cards in free cells
Each of the four free cells holds exactly one card as temporary scratch space, freeing up a buried card or making room to reorganise a column. A parked card can move back to the tableau or up to a foundation at any time.
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Send suits to the foundations
Move each Ace up to a foundation, then build that pile in suit from Ace to King. Because every card is visible from the start, the whole game is a planning puzzle — work out the order that gets every card home, then execute it.
Tips to win more games
- Survey the whole board before your first move — nothing is hidden, so the entire puzzle is visible from the deal.
- Treat free cells as a resource you spend, not a dumping ground. Filling all four with no plan can lock the board before you realise it.
- An empty column is the strongest tile on the board. Plan toward emptying one deliberately rather than by accident.
- Count your supermove capacity — open free cells plus empty columns — before committing to a long drag, since the board will simply refuse a run that is too big.
- Free Aces and 2s early, but do not rush every card to the foundations; a foundation card can come back down, but it costs tempo you may not have.
- Look two or three moves ahead. Because information is perfect, FreeCell rewards reading the position more than it rewards fast reflexes.
- Use undo freely to test a line. If a supermove does not open anything useful, take it back and try another order.
FAQ
FreeCell, answered
Straight answers about the free FreeCell card game you can play online in your browser.
What is FreeCell?
FreeCell is a single-player card game played with one standard 52-card deck. Every card is dealt face up across eight tableau columns, so unlike most solitaire games nothing is ever hidden. Four free cells hold one card each as scratch space, and four foundations are built up by suit from Ace to King. Moving all 52 cards to the foundations wins the game.
How do you play FreeCell?
Deal 52 cards face up into eight columns (the first four get seven cards, the last four get six). In the tableau, stack a card on one that is one rank higher and the opposite colour; an empty column accepts any card. Move cards to free cells for temporary storage, and move Aces up to the foundations, building each one up in suit. Win by clearing every card to the foundations.
Is FreeCell free to play online?
Yes. playfreecell.app is completely free and runs entirely in your browser. There is nothing to buy, download, or install, and there are no interruptive video ads, premium tiers, or paywalls. Open the page and a game is already dealt.
Do I need to download an app or create an account?
No. The game is the website — a 100% browser-based build with no app store download and no sign-up. Your stats are saved locally in your browser, so there is no login to manage.
What are free cells for?
Each of the four free cells holds exactly one card as temporary storage. Parking a card there can unblock a column or make room to reorganise the tableau. A parked card can move back to the tableau or up to a foundation at any time, but filling all four free cells at once leaves you no room to manoeuvre, so spend them deliberately.
What is a supermove?
A supermove is dragging an ordered run of several cards in one action instead of moving them one at a time. The board allows it up to a limit of (open free cells + 1) multiplied by 2 for every empty tableau column, because that is exactly how many cards you could shuffle through your free cells and empty columns manually. More open cells and empty columns mean longer supermoves.
How does scoring work?
FreeCell does not have a traditional points system the way Klondike does, so this build uses a light efficiency score: +15 for a card that reaches a foundation, −20 for moving one back off, and −1 for every other move, clamped at zero. Time and move count are tracked separately, since a fast, low-move win is usually the real goal.
Is every game of FreeCell winnable?
Almost all of them. Because every card is dealt face up, FreeCell is a game of perfect information, and the overwhelming majority of deals — well above 99% — can be solved with the right sequence of moves. A famous exception is Microsoft deal #11982, proven unsolvable; a small handful of others are unsolvable too. If a deal truly has no path forward, deal a new game.
How do I win more games?
Survey the whole board before moving anything, since nothing is hidden. Keep free cells open until you have a plan for them, work toward emptying a column deliberately, and free Aces and 2s early without rushing every other card to the foundations. Undo is unlimited, so use it to test a line before committing to it.
Does the game save my progress?
Your best score, best time, best move count, games played, and win streak are saved locally in your browser. Nothing is sent to a server and there is no account. Because the save lives on the device, a different phone, a new browser profile, or cleared site data looks like a fresh start. A game in progress is not saved if you close the tab.
Can I play FreeCell on mobile?
Yes. The layout is built for touch: tap a card to pick it up and tap a pile to drop it, or drag directly. All eight tableau columns, the four free cells, and the four foundations fit on one portrait screen, and dealing a new game is instant with no page reload.