Download BOINC add-on software

You can download applications in several categories.

These applications are not endorsed by Rosetta@home 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
TThrottle	TThrottle throttles CPU usage to keep its temperature below a limit you select.
ThreadMaster	Control max CPU usage and prevent overheating (not specific to BOINC)
CPDNSpy	Stats/Benchmarkprogram. Only for CPDN!!!
SQL Setup for BoincSpy	Stores Workunits into SQL database
BES	Control max CPU usage and prevent overheating (not specific to BOINC)
BOINC Monitor	A desktop gadget that shows the status of running tasks
BOINCcalculator	Show details of CPDN jobs
BOINC Client Configuration	Windows GUI for editing the client configuration file
SETI@home-MapView	SETI@home-Mapview creates skymaps for the BOINC projects SETI@home-II, Einstein@home and Astropulse.
BoincTasks	An advanced and powerful BOINC GUI
BoincLogX	BoincLogX creates detailed log files for all BOINC projects.
BoincSpy	Views BOINC project statistics
BoincView	Advanced BOINC manager for networks

Linux

Add-on click for info	Description
CPU limiter	Limits the CPU usage (good for laptops)
boinctop	top like view of boinc status
SETI@Boinc Tracker	SETI@Boinc Tracker is a GUI Client for Tracking Boinc CLI Client!
Diet BOINC	A no-graphics, lightweight XScreenSaver compatible alternative for BOINC screen saver
MultiTail	Multitail shows several simultaneous tails in different curses windows.
BOINCprog	A BOINC project progress monitor
boincctl	Script to start boinc at boot time.
rc.boinc (Slackware)	rc.boinc - Slackware Startup Script
BOINCSTAT	Command line view of BOINC status
Boinctray	A system tray application for monitoring the BOINC client
BOINC Monitor	Plasmoid to show BOINC status on the KDE desktop
BoincTasks	An advanced and powerful BOINC GUI (requires Wine)
BOINCTail	BOINCTail displays the status of jobs running in the BOINC environment in a 'tail-like' way.
KBoingMgr	A Linux/KDE replacement for the standard BOINC Manager
boinctui	Fullscreen text mode manager for BOINC
boinc-suse	Init script for SuSE 9.2 and 9.3
Boinc bash script	Boinc state displayer

Mac

Add-on click for info	Description
SETI@Boinc Tracker	SETI@Boinc Tracker is a GUI Client for Tracking Boinc CLI Client!
CPDNSpy Linux/Mac	Stats/Benchmarkprogram. Only for CPDN!!!
BOINCMenubar 2	Mac GUI for BOINC
Seti Check Revolutions	Boinc state displayer. Only for seti@home!
BOINC Statistics	Lets you check BOINC stats from the Mac OS X Dashboard
BoincTasks	An advanced and powerful BOINC GUI (requires Wine)

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
GOINC	GOINC: A Google homepage module for keeping tabs on BOINC.
Forum signature showing jobs in progress	A PHP script that generates a forum signature showing jobs in progress
BoincPHP5-GUI	Monitor and control Boinc from a web browser
BOINC Milestones	Facebook application that posts credit milestones in your Status
SETI@home/BOINC progress status	Show your SETI@home/BOINC progress on your homepage

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