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, 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.

Active projects

Completed projects

See also

References


Simplified scheme of volunteer computing. Download Scientific Diagram

Volunteer Computing scheme. Download Scientific Diagram

Volunteering — The National Museum of Computing

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Innovative Latest Volunteer Computing Networks (Empirical Study)