BOINC lets you help cutting-edge science research using your computer. The BOINC app, running on your computer, downloads scientific computing jobs and runs them invisibly in the background. It's easy and safe.
About 30 science projects use BOINC. They investigate diseases, study climate change, discover pulsars, and do many other types of scientific research.
The BOINC and Science United projects are located at the University of California, Berkeley and are supported by the National Science Foundation.

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News from BOINC Projects

[YAFU] Aliquot sequence 2086050 has terminated!!!

View article · Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:42:10 +0000

[NFS@home] Another new Cunningham project record

NFS@Home again set a new Cunningham project record for the largest penultimate prime factor. 3,709+ factors into 159-digit and 168-digit prime factors, beating the 155-digit record set in April. Congratulations again to all of the project volunteers!

View article · Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:20:37 +0000

[Einstein@home] New Continuous Gravitational Waves search

Dear Einstein@Home volunteers, we’re thrilled to announce a new Continuous Waves run! This run will be integrated into our ongoing all-sky program, contributing to our broad exploration for gravitational waves. We’re excited to have you with us—every bit of computing power brings us closer to discovery!

Prof. Dr. M.Alessandra Papa

View article · Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:07:11 +0000

[YAFU] Aliquot sequence 3677934 has terminated!!!

View article · Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:58:56 +0000

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New add-on available: BOINC-RPC
BOINC-RPC displays your current BOINC status in your Discord profile, including: number of active tasks, task progress, and task runtime.
5 Jun 2026, 8:13:47 UTC · Discuss

BOINC client 8.2.11 released
Version 8.2.11 of the BOINC client has been released for all platforms. Download it here. Release notes are here.
30 Apr 2026, 7:43:26 UTC · Discuss

Fresco: a modern BOINC Manager alternative
A new add-on is available: Fresco, a full-featured cross-platform BOINC GUI. Check it out here.
11 Apr 2026, 20:25:30 UTC · Discuss

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