List of volunteer computing projects

This is a comprehensive list of volunteer computing projects, which are a type of distributed computing where volunteers donate computing time to specific causes.

The donated computing power comes from idle CPUs and GPUs in personal computers, video game consoles,[1] and Android devices.

Each project seeks to utilize the computing power of many internet connected devices to solve problems and perform tedious, repetitive research in a very cost effective manner.

2014-06-01[139] 2011-08-23[146] 2017-04-07[151] 2022-09[155] 2016[164] 2017[169] 2024-01 2018-04-20[180] 2014-06[183] 2014-05-23[187] 2012[197] 2004-03-08[198] 2011-06[200] 2001-09-03[202] 2010-02-21 2011-02[208] 2016-07[211] 2018-06-05[217] 2017-03[220] 2009-11-15[224] 2016-01-28[230] 2022-10-02[238] 2010 2016[248] 2013-02-16[251] 2 Spy Hill Research[254] Tested BOINC's forum software for possible use by Interactions in Understanding the Universe[256] 2016-10-04[258] 2020-05-31[264] 2013-01 2023-06-01[270] 2022-09-29 Merged with PrimeGrid.

2012-08 2017-02[281] 2012-08[284] 2020-03-31[289] 2020-03-31[289] 2014-05-30 2011-09-28[297] 2018-01[300] 2013-09-05 2018-05-02[306] 2010-11[311] 2019-03[314] 2019-03[314] 2017[319]