Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing

Downloads scientific computing jobs and runs them invisibly in the background

CaskEducation & ScienceApple silicon · Intel
From homebrew/cask
30-day installs11#2113 in App
1-year installs275Last 365 days
Latest version8.2.112 days ago · Oct 7
Download size15MBarm64 / x86_64 · zip
Release cadenceIrregular0 releases in 30 days
System requirements
Not confirmed
Platform availability
  • macOS 27 · Intel · 8.2.11 Not confirmed
  • macOS 27 · Apple chip · 8.2.11 Not confirmed
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{
  "macos": {}
}
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Also known as
Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing · BOINC · boinc
SHA-256
0b98428629eebc83…

Installation and removal contents

  • Uninstall uninstall

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    {
      "uninstall": [
        {
          "launchctl": [
            "edu.berkeley.boinc-sshelper",
            "edu.berkeley.launchBOINCManager"
          ],
          "pkgutil": "edu.berkeley.boinc",
          "quit": "edu.berkeley.boinc.finish-install"
        }
      ]
    }
  • Install installer

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    {
      "installer": [
        {
          "manual": "boinc_8.2.11_macOSX_universal/BOINC Installer.app/Contents/Resources/BOINC.pkg"
        }
      ]
    }
  • Remove user data zap

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    {
      "zap": [
        {
          "trash": [
            "/Library/Application Support/BOINC Data",
            "/Library/Screen Savers/BOINCSaver.saver",
            "~/Library/Application Support/BOINC",
            "~/Library/Application Support/com.apple.sharedfilelist/com.apple.LSSharedFileList.ApplicationRecentDocuments/edu.berkeley.boinc.*.sfl*",
            "~/Library/Application Support/com.apple.sharedfilelist/com.apple.LSSharedFileList.ApplicationRecentDocuments/edu.berkeley.boinc.sfl*",
            "~/Library/Caches/edu.berkeley.boinc",
            "~/Library/Preferences/BOINC Manager Preferences",
            "~/Library/Preferences/edu.berkeley.boinc.plist",
            "~/Library/Saved Application State/edu.berkeley.boinc.savedState",
            "~/Library/WebKit/edu.berkeley.boinc"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }

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