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Folding@home

Joseph Coffland · A macOS client for contributing your computer’s idle processing power to Folding@home biomedical research simulations.

CaskEducation & ScienceApple silicon · IntelDisabled
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30-day installs3
1-year installs135Last 365 days
Latest version8.5.6Jul 13 · Jul 13
Download size8.4MBarm64 / x86_64 · pkg
Release cadenceIrregular0 releases in 30 days

Folding@home is Education & Science software for Mac.

About

Folding@home is a distributed computing project that uses participating computers to run biomedical research simulations. This macOS package is the Folding@home client, described as providing graphical interface control. The official project explains that the client downloads part of a simulation, processes it in the background, and returns the result.

  • Contribute spare computer processing time to research simulations.
  • The project describes research involving diseases including cancer, COVID-19, Alzheimer’s disease, and Ebola.
  • The official site says an account is not required to begin.
  • This Homebrew cask installs the macOS universal package and conflicts with folding-at-home@beta.

Install with brew install --cask folding-at-home, then follow Folding@home’s official setup guidance. The official site also provides platform-specific download and installation guidance.

Sources: Folding@home · Homebrew cask

New What’s new in 8.5.6 From Homebrew commits

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Install and uninstall

Homebrew runs the fah-client_8.5.6_universal.pkg installer, which asks for an administrator password.

Install without Homebrew

Download the same file Homebrew uses: download.foldingathome.org/releases/public/fah-client/macos-12-universal/release/fah-client_8.5.6_universal.pkg

SHA-256 only checks that the download is complete; it is not a security certification. See the SHA-256 and download address

Uninstall command
$ brew uninstall --cask \      folding-at-home

A regular uninstall removes the app and keeps its settings and caches.

Deep clean (optional)
$ brew uninstall --zap --cask \      folding-at-home

--zap also deletes the settings, caches and other files listed in the Homebrew definition. They can include data shared with other apps and cannot be restored, and it does not guarantee that nothing is left.See which files are removed

Facts and sources

Version 8.5.6
Recorded by Homebrew on Jul 13

Questions

How do I update Folding@home?

Run brew upgrade --cask folding-at-home to get the latest version Homebrew records.

Can I install Folding@home without Homebrew?

Yes, download it from the official website, foldingathome.org.