About
Black Ink 2 is a Mac app for downloading, solving, and printing puzzles. It offers a deluxe crossword-solving interface with features that streamline the process for solvers of all skill levels, from beginners to world-class pros. It opens any puzzle file in the Across Lite format, including puzzles from sources such as the New York Times, and it supports book-grade printing so you can make a personal copy of any puzzle you download.
The app focuses on the look and feel of puzzle solving. It includes live resizing, status markers, a streamlined puzzle chooser, and a Dark Mode option. Its solving options are highly customizable, letting you jump to unsolved squares, switch directions easily, and jump directly to a clue by typing its number.
Black Ink 2 is available as a free download, with premium features that can be unlocked. It requires macOS 10.15.4 or higher. The website also notes that Black Ink is available for iPhone, iPad, and Vision Pro through the App Store.
What's new
All release notesThis update includes these bug fixes: - Fix an issue that caused macOS to refuse to open the app in some cases - Updated the Settings window to be correctly named on newer OS releases Version 2.4.8 restored expected functionality when the "Mark incorrect answers as they are entered" setting is enabled. Version 2.4.7 update included these changes: - Fixed a bug that could prevent the focused clue from being made visible in the clue list - Fixed a bug that prevented UTF-8 characters from being saved correctly to Across Lite format - Fixed an issue where puzzle files were being repeatedly reloaded from the archive - Fixed a bug that caused the premium features restriction notice to appear when finishing a puzzle - Fixed a visual alignment problem with the Startup settings pane content - Clues with literal newlines are now interpreted and formatted correctly