folding-at-home ☆
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Description:
Graphical interface control for Folding
Type: Cask  |  Latest Version: 8.4.9@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  @foldingathome  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Other
Tags: distributed-computing scientific-computing folding-at-home research protein-folding
Install: brew install --cask folding-at-home
About:
Folding@home provides a graphical interface to manage the distributed computing project's client software. It allows users to donate their idle computer processing power to simulate protein folding and other molecular dynamics for disease research. The interface enables easy configuration of computing resources, monitoring of work units, and performance tuning.
Key Features:
  • Graphical control interface for Folding@home client
  • Real-time monitoring of folding progress and system utilization
  • Easy configuration of CPU/GPU computing preferences
  • Integration with distributed disease research network
Use Cases:
  • Contributing computing power to medical and scientific research
  • Monitoring protein folding simulations for academic studies
  • Managing distributed computing workloads on personal systems
Alternatives:
  • Folding@home CLI – Command-line client offers more control for advanced users without GUI overhead
  • BOINC – General-purpose platform supporting multiple distributed computing projects
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Sep 15, 2025 11:39am 8.4.9 0 VERSION_BUMP b020e433
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