BOINC add-on software

The following programs complement or enhance BOINC. Note:

These applications are not endorsed by 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.
To submit an item for inclusion in this list, please email David Anderson.

Windows

Add-on click for info	Description
SETI@BOINCWatch(.NET)	A SETI@Home/BOINC client watcher! User statistics powered by BOINCStats. But now built with the .NET environment.
BOINC mIRC	MRC file for sending your BOINC status on IRC
BOINCcalculator	Show details of CPDN jobs
SQL Setup for BoincSpy	Stores Workunits into SQL database
ThreadMaster	Control max CPU usage and prevent overheating (not specific to BOINC)
TThrottle	TThrottle throttles CPU usage to keep its temperature below a limit you select.
SETI@BOINCWatch(.NET 2.0)	A SETI@Home/BOINC client watcher! User statistics powered by BOINCStats. But now built with the .NET environment.
SETI@BOINCWatch	A SETI@Home/BOINC client watcher! User statistics powered by BOINCStats
BoincLogX	BoincLogX creates detailed logfiles for all BOINC projects.
BES	Control max CPU usage and prevent overheating (not specific to BOINC)
BoincView	Advanced BOINC manager for networks
SETI@home-MapView	SETI@home-Mapview creates skymaps for the BOINC projects SETI@home-II, Einstein@home and Astropulse.
BoincSpy	Views BOINC project statistics
CPDNSpy	Stats/Benchmarkprogram. Only for CPDN!!!
BoincTasks	An advanced and powerful BOINC GUI

Linux

Add-on click for info	Description
boincctl	Script to start boinc at boot time.
CPU limiter	Limits the CPU usage (good for laptops)
BOINCTail	BOINCTail displays the status of jobs running in the BOINC environment in a 'tail-like' way.
Boinctray	A system tray application for monitoring the BOINC client
boinc-suse	Init script for SuSE 9.2 and 9.3
rc.boinc (Slackware)	rc.boinc - Slackware Startup Script
boinctop	top like view of boinc status
SETI@Boinc Tracker	SETI@Boinc Tracker is a GUI Client for Tracking Boinc CLI Client!
BOINCprog	A BOINC project progress monitor
BOINCSTAT	Command line view of BOINC status
MultiTail	Multitail shows several simultaneous tails in different curses windows.
Boinc bash script	Boinc state displayer
KBoingMgr	A Linux/KDE replacement for the standard BOINC Manager

Mac

Add-on click for info	Description
Seti Check Revolutions	Boinc state displayer. Only for seti@home!
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
BOINC Statistics	Lets you check BOINC stats from the Mac OS X Dashboard

Web browser toolbars and plugins

Add-on click for info	Description
BOINC Server Status	Yahoo! widget adds the BOINC Online Scheduler image to your desktop.
BOINC Statistics	Shows your statistics for any BOINC project (requires the Yahoo! widget engine)
SAH User Statistics	An extension for Firefox (works only with 1.0 to 1.5; may work under Mozilla) that displays your stats for SAH
BOINC User Statistics Widget	Widget displays statistics for BOINC projects (requires the Yahoo! widget engine)
SETI@home Toolbar	Toolbar for Firefox and IE (Windows); includes search, links, radio, RSS

Web applications

Add-on click for info	Description
Boinc LCS	Shows the current state and other information from an unlimited number of BOINC clients connected to the Internet.
SETI@home/BOINC progress status	Show your SETI@home/BOINC progress on your homepage
BoincPHP5-GUI	Monitor and control Boinc from a web browser
Progress Thru Processors	Facebook-based interface to BOINC
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
BOINC Milestones	Facebook application that posts credit milestones in your Status

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