Volunteer Computing allows you to connect your computer to science projects around the globe. These free programs use your computer's idle time to do calculations in areas such as astronomy, pharmaceutical research, global warming, and more.

There are many reasons to participate:

• Software is easy to install
• There are many areas of interest to choose from
• Requires no interaction from the user after installation
• You computer could be the one that discovers a cure!

Pick a project from many different categories.

The organization that created this website, Open Web Design, LLC, assumes no liability for the programs mentioned on this website. Do not install any of these programs without reading and understanding the information provided by each project's website.