Download BOINC add-on software
You can download applications in several categories.
- These applications are not endorsed by The Ramanujan Machine on BOINC and you use them at your own risk.
- We do not provide instructions for installing these applications. However, the author may have provided some help on installing or uninstalling the application. If this is not enough you should contact the author.Instructions for installing and running BOINC are here .
- This list is managed centrally at the BOINC website .
BOINC add-on software
The following programs complement or enhance BOINC, but were not developed by the BOINC project.
- These applications are not endorsed by BOINC and you use them at your own risk.
- We do not provide instructions for installing or using these applications. In most cases the author has provided these instructions. If not, contact them. Instructions for installing and running BOINC are here.
- To submit software for inclusion in this list, please email David Anderson. BOINC provides several APIs for developing add-on software.
Desktop (Windows, MacOS, Linux)
| Add-on click for info |
Description |
|---|---|
| Fresco | A modern and full-featured BOINC GUI |
Windows
| Add-on click for info |
Description |
|---|---|
| ThreadMaster | Control max CPU usage and prevent overheating (not specific to BOINC) |
| BOINCcalculator | Show details of CPDN jobs |
| BoincView | Advanced BOINC manager for networks |
| TThrottle | TThrottle throttles CPU usage to keep its temperature below a limit you select. |
| BES | Control max CPU usage and prevent overheating (not specific to BOINC) |
| SETI@home-MapView | SETI@home-Mapview creates skymaps for the BOINC projects SETI@home-II, Einstein@home and Astropulse. |
| BoincSpy | Views BOINC project statistics |
| SQL Setup for BoincSpy | Stores Workunits into SQL database |
| BOINC Monitor | A desktop gadget that shows the status of running tasks |
| BoincTasks | An advanced and powerful BOINC GUI |
| CPDNSpy | Stats/Benchmarkprogram. Only for CPDN!!! |
| BOINC Client Configuration | Windows GUI for editing the client configuration file |
| BoincLogX | BoincLogX creates detailed log files for all BOINC projects. |
Linux
| Add-on click for info |
Description |
|---|---|
| BOINCSTAT | Command line view of BOINC status |
| Diet BOINC | A no-graphics, lightweight XScreenSaver compatible alternative for BOINC screen saver |
| KBoingMgr | A Linux/KDE replacement for the standard BOINC Manager |
| Boinctray | A system tray application for monitoring the BOINC client |
| boincctl | Script to start boinc at boot time. |
| MultiTail | Multitail shows several simultaneous tails in different curses windows. |
| BOINCprog | A BOINC project progress monitor |
| SETI@Boinc Tracker | SETI@Boinc Tracker is a GUI Client for Tracking Boinc CLI Client! |
| BoincTasks | An advanced and powerful BOINC GUI (requires Wine) |
| boinctop | top like view of boinc status |
| Boinc bash script | Boinc state displayer |
| CPU limiter | Limits the CPU usage (good for laptops) |
| boinc-suse | Init script for SuSE 9.2 and 9.3 |
| boinctui | Fullscreen text mode manager for BOINC |
| BOINCTail | BOINCTail displays the status of jobs running in the BOINC environment in a 'tail-like' way. |
| rc.boinc (Slackware) | rc.boinc - Slackware Startup Script |
| BOINC Monitor | Plasmoid to show BOINC status on the KDE desktop |
Mac
| Add-on click for info |
Description |
|---|---|
| BOINCMenubar 2 | Mac GUI for BOINC |
| CPDNSpy Linux/Mac | Stats/Benchmarkprogram. Only for CPDN!!! |
| BoincTasks | An advanced and powerful BOINC GUI (requires Wine) |
| Seti Check Revolutions | Boinc state displayer. Only for seti@home! |
| BOINC Statistics | Lets you check BOINC stats from the Mac OS X Dashboard |
| SETI@Boinc Tracker | SETI@Boinc Tracker is a GUI Client for Tracking Boinc CLI Client! |
Mobile
| Add-on click for info |
Description |
|---|---|
| AndroBOINC | BOINC graphical interface for Android devices |
| BoincTasks Mobile | BOINC graphical interface for mobile devices (Android, iPhone, iPad) |
Web browser toolbars and plugins
| Add-on click for info |
Description |
|---|---|
| BOINC User Statistics Widget | Widget displays statistics for BOINC projects (requires the Yahoo! widget engine) |
| BOINC Statistics | Shows your statistics for any BOINC project (requires the Yahoo! widget engine) |
Web applications
| Add-on click for info |
Description |
|---|---|
| Forum signature showing jobs in progress | A PHP script that generates a forum signature showing jobs in progress |
| GOINC | GOINC: A Google homepage module for keeping tabs on BOINC. |
| BOINC Milestones | Facebook application that posts credit milestones in your Status |
| BoincPHP5-GUI | Monitor and control Boinc from a web browser |
| SETI@home/BOINC progress status | Show your SETI@home/BOINC progress on your homepage |
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