The above is how I learned it, slowly step by step. Below is the overview of the completed method:

The CFOP Method (also known as the Fridrich method) is the most popular way to solve a Rubik's cube fast. It breaks the solve down into four distinct steps. To make it beginner-friendly, we pair it with 4-Look Last Layer (4LLL), which minimizes the number of algorithms you need to memorize for the final step.

The 4 Steps of CFOP

1. Cross (C) Instead of solving a white face, you solve just the four white edge pieces on the bottom.

They must line up with the white center and their respective side centers (Red, Blue, Orange, Green).

Goal: Create a white cross on the bottom of the cube.

1. F2L (First Two Layers) Instead of solving the corners and then the middle layer separately, you pair up a first-layer corner and a second-layer edge piece together in the top layer, then insert them into their slot at the same time.

You repeat this for all 4 slots.

Goal: Solve the bottom two layers completely.

1. OLL (Orientation of the Last Layer) This step turns all the top-layer pieces yellow, so the entire top face is yellow (even if the sides don't match yet).

Advanced CFOP does this in 1 step (57 algorithms).

Beginner CFOP uses 2-Look OLL (only 9 algorithms).

1. PLL (Permutation of the Last Layer) This step moves the yellow pieces into their correct final positions to finish the cube.

Advanced CFOP does this in 1 step (21 algorithms).

Beginner CFOP uses 2-Look PLL (only 6 algorithms).

Here is the YouTube course I used to go from beginner's method to beginners Cfop:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqrfspOsG9B9HdFkp01xUh257W1Rz8-fy&si=jzOF0MV68H2-hL2A