Yes — you can play the classic Windows card games on any PC or Mac right now. Klondike, Spider and FreeCell all run free in your web browser. There is no setup file, no account, and no sign-up. And if you miss having solitaire as a real program on your computer, you can install this site as a desktop app with its own icon and window. After the first visit, it even works without internet.
For about twenty years, solitaire simply came with your computer. Microsoft Windows 3.0 shipped with Klondike — just called "Solitaire" — in 1990. FreeCell arrived in the Microsoft Entertainment Pack era and became a standard part of Windows 95. Spider Solitaire joined later, and from Windows ME onward all three were pre-installed. You bought a PC, and the card games were just there. Millions of office workers learned to drag cards long before they learned to attach a file to an email.
That ended with Windows 8 in 2012. Microsoft removed the built-in games and replaced them with the Microsoft Solitaire Collection, an app you get from the Microsoft Store. The Collection is a capable app, but it changed the deal. It asks you to sign in for some features, and it shows ads unless you pay for a subscription. Windows 10 and Windows 11 follow the same model. The simple, pre-installed games from Windows XP and Windows 7 are gone.
That is why so many people search for "spider solitaire download" or "freecell for Windows 10". They are not looking for something new. They want the old games back, the way they used to be: open, deal, play.
Not safely, in most cases. Microsoft does not offer the old XP-era game files anymore. The copies floating around on file-sharing sites are decades old, unsigned, and a common hiding place for unwanted software. We do not recommend running them on a modern computer.
The good news: you do not need them. The games themselves — the rules, the deals, the feel of dragging a red 6 onto a black 7 — work exactly the same in a browser. TrySolitaire gives you Klondike, Spider and FreeCell instantly, with undo, hints, and saved stats. And if you want the desktop experience back, the next section shows how to pin it to your computer like a real program.
TrySolitaire is an installable web app. That means your browser — not an installer — can add it to your desktop, Dock, or Start menu. The app opens in its own window, without browser tabs or an address bar, and keeps working when you are offline. It uses almost no disk space, and you can remove it any time, the same way you remove any other app.
If your browser supports one-click install, a green button appears below. Click it, confirm, and you are done.
Either way, nothing is downloaded in the old sense. There is no .exe file, no wizard, and no "next, next, finish". The browser does the work, and the browser can undo it. To uninstall, open the app's menu and choose uninstall, or remove it from your browser's apps page.
Yes, quietly. When your computer is online, the app picks up new games and fixes in the background. There is never a patch to run and never a version number to check. The old Windows games had this quality too, in their own way: they simply worked, year after year. The installed app aims for the same feel — open it, and the cards are ready.
Yes. The first time you visit, your browser quietly saves the game files on your device. From then on, the games load and run without an internet connection. Play on a flight, in a waiting room, or in a house where the Wi-Fi has opinions. This works in the installed app and in a normal browser tab alike.
A few more things the old Windows games got right, and this site keeps:
Yes. Your wins, streaks and best times are stored on your own device, with no account involved. Close the app mid-game and your deal is waiting when you come back. If you played FreeCell on Windows in the 90s, you may remember how it tracked your streak locally — this works the same way. Clearing your browser data is the only thing that resets it, so treat that button with respect.
All three of the classic pre-installed games are here, plus the favorites from the Microsoft Entertainment Pack years. The winnability figures below are the ones we document across our guides: theoretical rates assume perfect play, and skilled-play rates describe strong human results.
| Game | Old Windows name | Winnable deals | Play now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike | "Solitaire" (Windows 3.0, 1990) | ~79% with perfect play | Play Klondike |
| FreeCell | "FreeCell" (Windows 95) | 99.99% — nearly every deal | Play FreeCell |
| Spider — 1 suit | "Spider Solitaire", easy (Windows ME/XP) | ~95% with skilled play | Play Spider |
| Spider — 2 suits | "Spider Solitaire", medium | 30–40% with skilled play | Play Spider |
| Spider — 4 suits | "Spider Solitaire", expert | 5–15% with skilled play | Play Spider |
| TriPeaks | "Tri Peaks" (Microsoft Entertainment Pack) | ~90% with skilled play | Play TriPeaks |
| Pyramid | Known as "Tut's Tomb" in the Entertainment Pack era | Low — most deals cannot be won | Play Pyramid |
Where do these numbers come from? Klondike's ~79% figure is a theoretical rate — studies put solvability around 79–82%, but human win rates run far lower, which is normal. FreeCell is the outlier: out of the original 32,000 Microsoft deals, only one (game #11982) is unsolvable. Spider's range depends entirely on the suit count. For the details, see is solitaire winnable? and our Spider win rates analysis.
Beyond these, the site has over a hundred card and puzzle games — Yukon, Pyramid, Golf, Forty Thieves, plus Sudoku, Mahjong and 2048. Every one of them plays free in the browser and inside the installed app.
Yes. Every game on TrySolitaire is free to play, including Klondike, Spider and FreeCell. There is no trial period, no paid unlock, and no account to create. The optional desktop app is free too — it is the same site, installed by your browser.
No. The games run in your web browser the moment the page loads. There is no setup file, no installer, and nothing to unzip. If you choose to install the desktop app, your browser handles that itself with one click — it never asks you to download an installer.
Yes. After your first visit, your browser stores the game files on your device. From then on the games load and play without an internet connection — on a plane, on a train, or when your Wi-Fi drops. Your stats and preferences are saved on your device as well.
Yes. The games run in Safari, Chrome, Edge and Firefox on any Mac. Safari users can go one step further with File and then Add to Dock, which puts TrySolitaire in the Dock like a regular Mac app. Chrome and Edge on Mac offer their own one-click install.
Right — there is no .exe, no .dmg and no installer of any kind. The page runs inside your browser like any other website. The optional app install is performed by the browser itself, and you can remove it the same way you remove any app. Nothing else is written to your computer.
Last Updated: August 4, 2026 | TrySolitaire — play free solitaire games on PC, Mac, tablet and phone