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Andoku Capture on Windows Pc

Developed By: Markus Wiederkehr

License: Free

Rating: 4,5/5 - 232 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.2.5
Size 1.3 MB
Release Date December 04, 22
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Required to be able to access the camera device. [see more (4)]

What's New:
Fixed a crash issue on Android 9. [see more]

Description from Developer:
Andoku Capture lets you capture Sudoku puzzles from books or newspapers using the camera of your device.

As a standalone app Andoku Capture can be used as a simple puzzle solver.... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Andoku Capture and install on Windows PC. Andoku Capture is free Tools app, developed by Markus Wiederkehr. Latest version of Andoku Capture is 1.2.5, was released on 2022-12-04 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of Andoku Capture is 4,5. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 232 users, 183 users had rated it 5*, 14 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Andoku Capture on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Andoku Capture on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Andoku Capture on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Andoku Capture using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Andoku Capture" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Andoku Capture on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Andoku Capture" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Andoku Capture lets you capture Sudoku puzzles from books or newspapers using the camera of your device.

As a standalone app Andoku Capture can be used as a simple puzzle solver. Once the puzzle is captured the solution can be revealed by pressing a button.

This app is primarily intended as an add-on for Sudoku: Andoku 3 Free though. Puzzles can seamlessly be imported, saved and played inside Andoku 3. This allows you to utilize the full feature set of Andoku 3 such as unlimited undo and redo or hints.

Standalone mode

Start the app and point the camera on a printed Sudoku puzzle. Wait for a couple of seconds for the puzzle to be recognized automatically.

As an add-on for Andoku 3

Open Andoku 3, navigate to "Custom puzzles" and press the add (+) button to open the puzzle editor. Now press the camera icon in the toolbar to capture a puzzle. Once the puzzle has been captured it can be saved and played on your device.

Notes

1. If the puzzles does not get recognized automatically after a couple of seconds that means that Andoku Capture has difficulties recognizing the puzzle. You can press the "Capture now" button to capture what is currently shown in the small preview but the result will most likely not be correct. When capturing from Andoku 3 you can use the puzzle editor to manually correct any errors later.

2. For a puzzle to be recognized automatically it has to have a unique solution. Invalid puzzles or puzzles with more than one solution won't be captured unless you press the "Capture now" button.

3. Capturing works best with blank puzzles. Do not fill in any digits or candidates before capturing it.

4. Andoku Capture does not automatically recognize any Sudoku variants. In standalone mode it assumes the puzzle is a regular Sudoku puzzle. It cannot be used to capture any other kinds of puzzles such as Sudoku X or Hyper Sudoku. When used as an add-on for Andoku 3 the game variation has to be selected from the toolbar menu before capturing the puzzle.
Fixed a crash issue on Android 9.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.