Download BOINC client software

NOTE: versions before 7.18 may require updating the CA bundle file in order to communicate with some projects.

You can also download executables from GitHub.

Windows 64-bit
Vista/7/8/8.1/10/11
8.0.4 Development version
(MAY BE UNSTABLE - USE ONLY FOR TESTING) 		Download BOINC + VirtualBox 7.0.6 (120.51 MB)
Download BOINC (12.25 MB)		 25 July 2024
8.0.2 Recommended version Download BOINC + VirtualBox 7.0.6 (120.52 MB)
Download BOINC (12.25 MB)		 30 May 2024
Windows 32-bit
XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10
7.14.2 Recommended version Download BOINC + VirtualBox 5.2.8 (88.34 MB)
Download BOINC (8.67 MB)		 11 October 2018
6.6.38 Older version (also works on Windows 98 and ME) Download BOINC (6.69 MB) 28 Oct 2009
5.8.16 Older version (also works on Windows 95 and NT 4.0) Download BOINC (8.36 MB) 1 Mar 2007
Apple Mac (64-bit Intel and Apple Silicon)
8.0.4 Development version (MacOS 10.13+)
(MAY BE UNSTABLE - USE ONLY FOR TESTING) 		Download BOINC (15.31 MB) 23 July 2024
8.0.4 Development version (Unix command-line version) (MacOS 10.13+)
(MAY BE UNSTABLE - USE ONLY FOR TESTING) 		Download BOINC (4.50 MB) 23 July 2024
8.0.2 Recommended version (MacOS 10.13+) Download BOINC (15.28 MB) 30 May 2024
8.0.2 Recommended version (Unix command-line version) (MacOS 10.13+) Download BOINC (4.50 MB) 30 May 2024
7.20.2 Older version (MacOS 10.10 - MacOS 12.x) Download BOINC (15.96 MB) 19 Jul 2022
7.20.2 Older version (Unix command-line version) (MacOS 10.10 - MacOS 12.x) Download BOINC (4.62 MB) 19 Jul 2022
7.16.21 Older version (MacOS 10.9 - MacOS 12.x) Download BOINC (14.77 MB) 23 Mar 2022
7.16.21 Older version (Unix command-line version) (MacOS 10.9 - MacOS 12.x) Download BOINC (3.77 MB) 23 Mar 2022
Apple Mac (64-bit Intel)
MacOS 10.7 - 10.15
7.16.11 Recommended version Download BOINC (9.36 MB) 30 Aug 2020
7.16.11 Recommended version (Unix command-line version) Download BOINC (1.85 MB) 30 Aug 2020
7.16.6 Older version Download BOINC (8.19 MB) 3 April 2020
7.16.6 Older version (Unix command-line version) Download BOINC (1.74 MB) 3 April 2020
Apple Mac (32-bit or 64-bit Intel)
MacOS 10.4.0+
7.2.42 Recommended version Download BOINC (6.67 MB) 28 Feb 2014
7.2.42 Recommended version (Unix command-line version) Download BOINC (1.37 MB) 28 Feb 2014
any Certificate updater for old versions of BOINC before 7.9.1 only Download BOINC (0.13 MB) 28 April 2018
Apple Mac (Power PC or 32-bit Intel)
MacOS 10.4.0+
6.12.35 Recommended version Download BOINC (6.71 MB) 11 Aug 2011
6.12.35 Recommended version (Unix command-line version) Download BOINC (1.00 MB) 11 Aug 2011
6.6.36 Older version (standard GUI) (works on OS 10.3.9 - OS 10.5.8) Download BOINC (6.06 MB) 10 June 2009
6.6.36 Older version (Unix command-line version) (works on OS 10.3.9 - OS 10.5.8) Download BOINC (1.20 MB) 10 June 2009
Linux x64
Packages are available for several distros
8.0.2 Recommended version Package installation instructions 30 May 2024
Linux x86
Tested on Ubuntu; may work on others.
7.4.22 Recommended version Download BOINC (5.14 MB) 17 Sept 2014
Older Linux x86 and x64
For older Linux versions, both x86 and x64; command-line interface only
6.12.22 Recommended version Download BOINC (1.69 MB) 6 Apr 2011
Android
Android version 4.1 and later for ARM, AArch64, x86, and x86_64
Amazon Fire tablets: install from the Amazon Appstore.
Available on F-Droid, a repository of open-source apps.
Or download and install the APK below. If you have problems, see instructions here
8.0.4 Development version
(MAY BE UNSTABLE - USE ONLY FOR TESTING) 		Download BOINC (17.38 MB) 25 July 2024
8.0.2 Recommended version Download BOINC (17.35 MB) 30 May 2024
7.24.1 Older Version Download BOINC (15.59 MB) 12 Aug 2023
7.16.16 Older Version Download BOINC (9.57 MB) 12 Feb 2021

Other platforms

If your computer is not of one of these types, you can make your own client software.
The information on this page can be restricted by platform and/or version number, or presented in XML format.

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