Choosing BOINC projects

BOINC software is used by many volunteer computing projects. These projects are completely independent. Some are based at universities and research labs, others are run by companies and individuals. In deciding whether to participate in a project, read its web site and consider the following questions:

Does it clearly describe its goals, and are these goals important and beneficial?
Do they have any published results? See A list of scientific publications of BOINC projects.
Do you trust it to use proper security practices on its servers?
Who owns the results of the computation? Will they be freely available to the public or will they belong to a for-profit business?

We at BOINC have communicated with the following projects, and we believe that their descriptions (institution and area of research) are accurate. See also a complete list of projects.

Project name
Mouse over for details; click to visit web site Project URL Supported platforms

Mathematics and strategy games

SZTAKI Desktop Grid http://szdg.lpds.sztaki.hu/szdg/ Mac OS X, Linux/x86, Mac OS X (PowerPC), Windows

PrimeGrid http://www.primegrid.com Linux/x86, Windows, Windows/x86_64, Linux/x86_64

SHA-1 Collision Search Graz http://boinc.iaik.tugraz.at/sha1_coll_search/ Linux/x86, Windows, Linux/x86_64

Rectilinear Crossing Number http://dist.ist.tugraz.at/cape5/ Unknown

Riesel Sieve http://boinc.rieselsieve.com/ Linux/x86, Linux/PowerPC64, , windows_amd64, Windows, Windows/x86_64, Linux/x86_64

ABC@home http://abcathome.com/ Mac OS X, Linux/x86, Mac OS X (PowerPC), Windows, Windows/x86_64, Linux/x86_64,

Chess960@home http://www.chess960athome.org/alpha/ Unknown

Earth Sciences

Climateprediction.net http://climateprediction.net Unknown

Biology and Medicine

Proteins@Home http://biology.polytechnique.fr/proteinsathome Windows

SIMAP http://boinc.bio.wzw.tum.de/boincsimap/ Mac OS X, Linux/x86, Mac OS X (PowerPC), Windows, Windows/x86_64, Linux/x86_64,

Rosetta@home http://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/ Mac OS X, Linux/x86, Mac OS X (PowerPC), Windows, Windows/x86_64, Linux/x86_64

GPU Grid - PS3 Grid http://www.ps3grid.net/ Playstation3/Linux, Linux/x86_64

Malariacontrol.net http://www.malariacontrol.net Mac OS X, Linux/x86, Windows, Linux/x86_64,

Superlink@Technion http://cbl-boinc-server2.cs.technion.ac.il/superlinkattechnion/ Unknown

Predictor@home http://predictor.chem.lsa.umich.edu/ Unknown

The Lattice Project http://boinc.umiacs.umd.edu/ Mac OS X, Linux/x86, Mac OS X (PowerPC), Windows

World Community Grid http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/ Unknown

Tanpaku http://issofty17.is.noda.tus.ac.jp/ Unknown

Astronomy/Physics/Chemistry

Einstein@home http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu/ Mac OS X, Linux/x86, Mac OS X (PowerPC), SPARC Solaris 2.7, Windows

Quantum Monte Carlo at Home http://qah.uni-muenster.de/ Linux/x86, Windows, Linux/x86_64

LHC@home http://lhcathome.cern.ch/lhcathome/ Linux/x86, Windows, Windows/x86_64, Linux/x86_64

SETI@home http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/ Mac OS X, Linux/x86, Mac OS X (PowerPC), SPARC Solaris, SPARC Solaris 2.7, Windows, Linux/x86_64,

uFluids@home http://www.ufluids.net/ Windows

Leiden Classical http://boinc.gorlaeus.net/ Unknown

Spinhenge@home http://spin.fh-bielefeld.de/ Unknown

Project name Mouse over for details; click to visit web site	Project URL	Supported platforms
Mathematics and strategy games
SZTAKI Desktop Grid	http://szdg.lpds.sztaki.hu/szdg/	Mac OS X, Linux/x86, Mac OS X (PowerPC), Windows
PrimeGrid	http://www.primegrid.com	Linux/x86, Windows, Windows/x86_64, Linux/x86_64
SHA-1 Collision Search Graz	http://boinc.iaik.tugraz.at/sha1_coll_search/	Linux/x86, Windows, Linux/x86_64
Rectilinear Crossing Number	http://dist.ist.tugraz.at/cape5/	Unknown
Riesel Sieve	http://boinc.rieselsieve.com/	Linux/x86, Linux/PowerPC64, , windows_amd64, Windows, Windows/x86_64, Linux/x86_64
ABC@home	http://abcathome.com/	Mac OS X, Linux/x86, Mac OS X (PowerPC), Windows, Windows/x86_64, Linux/x86_64,
Chess960@home	http://www.chess960athome.org/alpha/	Unknown
Earth Sciences
Climateprediction.net	http://climateprediction.net	Unknown
Biology and Medicine
Proteins@Home	http://biology.polytechnique.fr/proteinsathome	Windows
SIMAP	http://boinc.bio.wzw.tum.de/boincsimap/	Mac OS X, Linux/x86, Mac OS X (PowerPC), Windows, Windows/x86_64, Linux/x86_64,
Rosetta@home	http://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/	Mac OS X, Linux/x86, Mac OS X (PowerPC), Windows, Windows/x86_64, Linux/x86_64
GPU Grid - PS3 Grid	http://www.ps3grid.net/	Playstation3/Linux, Linux/x86_64
Malariacontrol.net	http://www.malariacontrol.net	Mac OS X, Linux/x86, Windows, Linux/x86_64,
Superlink@Technion	http://cbl-boinc-server2.cs.technion.ac.il/superlinkattechnion/	Unknown
Predictor@home	http://predictor.chem.lsa.umich.edu/	Unknown
The Lattice Project	http://boinc.umiacs.umd.edu/	Mac OS X, Linux/x86, Mac OS X (PowerPC), Windows
World Community Grid	http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/	Unknown
Tanpaku	http://issofty17.is.noda.tus.ac.jp/	Unknown
Astronomy/Physics/Chemistry
Einstein@home	http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu/	Mac OS X, Linux/x86, Mac OS X (PowerPC), SPARC Solaris 2.7, Windows
Quantum Monte Carlo at Home	http://qah.uni-muenster.de/	Linux/x86, Windows, Linux/x86_64
LHC@home	http://lhcathome.cern.ch/lhcathome/	Linux/x86, Windows, Windows/x86_64, Linux/x86_64
SETI@home	http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/	Mac OS X, Linux/x86, Mac OS X (PowerPC), SPARC Solaris, SPARC Solaris 2.7, Windows, Linux/x86_64,
uFluids@home	http://www.ufluids.net/	Windows
Leiden Classical	http://boinc.gorlaeus.net/	Unknown
Spinhenge@home	http://spin.fh-bielefeld.de/	Unknown

You can participate in several projects, ensuring that your computer will be kept busy even when one project has no work. You can control how your resources (such as computer time and disk space) are divided among these projects.

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