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
7.24.1 Recommended version Download BOINC + VirtualBox 7.0.6 (120.39 MB)
Download BOINC (12.12 MB)
12 Aug 2023
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)
7.24.3 Recommended version (MacOS 10.13+) Download BOINC (15.22 MB) 30 Jan 2024
7.24.3 Recommended version (Unix command-line version) (MacOS 10.13+) Download BOINC (4.54 MB) 30 Jan 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
Tested on the current Ubuntu distribution; may work on others.
These versions may not be current. We recommend that instead you install BOINC using a package manager, run it using Docker, or use a bootable ISO image.
7.16.6 Development version
(MAY BE UNSTABLE - USE ONLY FOR TESTING)
Download BOINC (27.61 MB) 5 April 2020
7.4.22 Recommended version Download BOINC (5.14 MB) 17 Sept 2014
Linux x86
Tested on the current Ubuntu distribution; may work on others.
These versions may not be current. We recommend that instead you install BOINC using a package manager, run it using Docker, or use a bootable ISO image.
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
7.24.1 Recommended 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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