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.
- To submit an item for inclusion in this list, please email David Anderson.
Windows
| Add-on click for info | Description |
|---|---|
| BoincLogX | BoincLogX creates detailed logfiles for all BOINC projects. |
| BoincSpy | Views BOINC project statistics |
| SQL Setup for BoincSpy | Stores Workunits into SQL database |
| BES | Control max CPU usage and prevent overheating (not specific to BOINC) |
| BOINC mIRC | MRC file for sending your BOINC status on IRC |
| SETI@BOINCWatch link | A SETI@Home/BOINC client watcher! User statistics powered by BOINCStats |
| SETI@home-MapView link | SETI@home-Mapview creates skymaps for the BOINC projects SETI@home-II, Einstein@home and Astropulse. |
| SETI@BOINCWatch(.NET) link | A SETI@Home/BOINC client watcher! User statistics powered by BOINCStats. But now built with the .NET environment. |
| BoincDV | A small util to view current project debts for your v4.4x BOINC cc. |
| CPDNSpy | Stats/Benchmarkprogram. Only for CPDN!!! |
| boinc logger | saves the messages part of boinc so you can track down errors |
| SETI@BOINCWatch(.NET 2.0) link | A SETI@Home/BOINC client watcher! User statistics powered by BOINCStats. But now built with the .NET environment. |
| BoincView | Advanced BOINC manager for networks |
| ThreadMaster | Control max CPU usage and prevent overheating (not specific to BOINC) |
| nBOiNC | View your current credit for one or all projects |
Linux
| Add-on click for info | Description |
|---|---|
| KBoingMgr | A Linux/KDE replacement for the standard BOINC Manager |
| Boinctray | A system tray application for monitoring the BOINC client |
| rc.boinc (Slackware) | rc.boinc - Slackware Startup Script |
| MultiTail | Multitail shows several simultaneous tails in different curses windows. |
| CPDNSpy Linux/Mac | Stats/Benchmarkprogram. Only for CPDN!!! |
| Boinc bash script | Boinc state displayer |
| boinc-suse | Init script for SuSE 9.2 and 9.3 |
| Temperature-based CPU limit | Like CPU limiter, but based on CPU temperature |
| Boinc Tool - Bash Script | Bash Scripts for Seti@Boinc |
| boinctop | top like view of boinc status |
| BOINCSTAT | Command line view of BOINC status |
| boincctl | Script to start boinc at boot time. |
| BOINCprog | A BOINC project progress monitor |
| CPU limiter | Limits the CPU usage (good for laptops) |
| SETI@Boinc Tracker link | SETI@Boinc Tracker is a GUI Client for Tracking Boinc CLI Client! |
| BOINCTail | BOINCTail displays the status of jobs running in the BOINC environment in a 'tail-like' way. |
Mac
| Add-on click for info | Description |
|---|---|
| Boinc Stat Viewer | This small Cocoa application shows current state of your BOINC client. |
| Seti Check Revolutions | Boinc state displayer. Only for seti@home! |
| SETI@Boinc Tracker link | SETI@Boinc Tracker is a GUI Client for Tracking Boinc CLI Client! |
| CPDNSpy Linux/Mac | Stats/Benchmarkprogram. Only for CPDN!!! |
| SETI Control | REALbasic application which allows you to control the Darwin (Unix) version of setiathome-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 User Statistics Widget | Widget displays statistics for BOINC projects (requires the Yahoo! widget engine) |
| 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 |
| SETI@home Toolbar link | Toolbar for Firefox and IE (Windows); includes search, links, radio, RSS |
Web applications
| Add-on click for info | Description |
|---|---|
| GOINC | GOINC: A Google homepage module for keeping tabs on BOINC. |
| BoincPHP5-GUI | Monitor and control Boinc from a web browser |
| SETI@home/BOINC progress status link | Show your SETI@home/BOINC progress on your homepage |
| Boinc LCS | Shows the current state and other information from an unlimited number of BOINC clients connected to the Internet. |
| phpBOINCer | An improved PHP script based upon phpBOINC by Richard Silvers, to display BOINC stats on a webpage, and store or retrieve these stats to a mySQL database. |
| Forum signature showing jobs in progress | A PHP script that generates a forum signature showing jobs in progress |
| phpBOINC | Script to display BOINC stats on a webpage. |






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