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# GNOME Crosswords Gets a Standalone Editor With New Update
- URL: https://itsfoss.com/news/gnome-crosswords-0-3-11/
- Published: 2023-09-11T10:43:38.000Z
- Updated: 2023-09-11T10:43:38.000Z
- Description: Crosswords app gets some love with a new standalone editor app available on Flathub.
- Author: Sourav Rudra
- Tags: Application Releases, News, #Import 2025-11-08 21:15

GNOME's next major release is arriving soon. To complement it, many apps and extensions have been pushing updates with better support and new features.

Especially considering [GNOME 45 may not be the best thing for extensions](https://itsfoss.com/gnome-45-extensions/).

One such app release tailored for GNOME is **Crosswords 0.3.11.** 

Let's look at it and see what it brings in for you.

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## 🆕 Crosswords: What's New?

![a screenshot of the new gnome crossword editor](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/CW_Editor_1.jpg)

The major highlight of this release is the [crossword editor](https://flathub.org/apps/org.gnome.Crosswords.Editor?ref=itsfoss.com).

It has been around for some time but has **finally received a standalone release** with many improvements over its predecessor.

For the editor, a **new editing interface** has debuted that looks very clean and intuitive. The editor now uses '[libpanel](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libpanel?ref=itsfoss.com)' from [GNOME Builder](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Builder?ref=itsfoss.com) to handle the information panels.

![a screenshot of the gnome crossword editor editing interface](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/CW_Editor_2.jpg)

The Crosswords app now also supports [acrostic puzzles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrostic%5F%28puzzle%29?ref=itsfoss.com) (a type of puzzle with two parts).

![acrostic puzzles](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/puzzles.jpg)

Not to forget, there are some subtle animation improvements as well.

The developers had to rewrite a great deal of the code to implement the new editing API, which resulted in over **38,000 lines of code** between the editor and the [Crosswords](https://itsfoss.com/crosswords/) application.

The lead developer (and long-time GNOME contributor), **Jonathan Blandford,** mentioned that **they ran into some hiccups** during the UI development of this update, but thanks to help from a community member, Niko, the update was back on track.

I suggest you go through the [dev's blog post](https://blogs.gnome.org/jrb/2023/09/03/crosswords-0-3-11-acrostic-panels/?ref=itsfoss.com) to know more technical details.

## 📥 Get Crossword 

Crosswords application and the editor can be found in the Flathub store. 

The editor is fascinating. You can play around with it along with the Crosswords application for a fun experience.

[Crossword](https://flathub.org/apps/org.gnome.Crosswords?ref=itsfoss.com)

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💬 *What do you think about the new Crosswords update? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.*