I would like to introduce to you a free Rubik's cube software that I came across on the net. The software is developed by Gabbasoft and it is still in beta stage, hence there are not many features available yet, but it is quite good. Here is the link to download it:
http://www.gabbasoft.com/download.htm
It does not take up much space on your hard disk, and the download time is quite short.
The virtual cube is not very user-friendly to beginners, so I will be teaching you how to use it.
Once you start the program, a small window will appear. In the centre of the screen is the virtual Rubik's cube. You start off with an already solved 3 X 3 X 3 cube. At the bottom right corner of the window is a clock to time you when you are solving the cube. At the top left corner are four buttons. The first one has a down and up arrow, which allows you to increase the dimensions of your cube (4 X 4 X 4, 5 X 5 X5, etc.). The second button fixes your messed up cube immediately. The third one is to allow the program to mess up your cube. You will be timed only after this is done so. The last button is a return arrow but I don't know the use of it.
To view the other sides of the cube, just click on the empty space and hold, then drag your mouse. You can only move the top, bottom, left, right, center, and back sides of the cube when solving it. To move the front side of the cube which you are facing, you have to change the view and move it to any of the above mentioned sides.
Here is a demo of the software. Video uploaded by Youtube user "Mattmcd1":
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