A lightweight, native macOS utility for monitoring and managing Folding@home directly from your menubar.
Not officially affiliated with Folding@home.
FAH MenuBar is a convenient macOS app that provides instant, native access to your Folding@home status and controls—no browser required. Track your contributions to disease research effortlessly from your Mac’s menubar.
- 📊 Real-time Monitoring: View live folding status with visual progress bars, percentages, and completion estimates directly from your menubar.
- ⚡ Quick Controls: Pause/resume/finish folding with a single click.
- 🔧 Supports Multiple Resource Groups: Monitor and control all your configured Folding@home resource groups.
- 🎨 Native macOS Design: Blends seamlessly with your macOS interface.
- 🪶 Resource-Friendly: Minimal CPU and memory usage.
- 🔄 Auto Updates: Keeps itself up-to-date automatically via Sparkle.
- 🔒 Privacy & Security: No external data collection. No modification to your Folding@home installation.
Folding@home typically runs as a background process with a web-based interface. FAH MenuBar makes folding more accessible by providing:
- Easy Monitoring: Instantly see your work unit's progress.
- Convenience: No need to open browsers or remember web addresses.
- Improved Engagement: Making folding visible encourages ongoing participation.
- macOS 14.0 (Sonoma) or later
- Folding@home v8 client installed (Download here)
- Intel or Apple Silicon Mac
Option 1: Pre-built App (Recommended)
- Download the latest release from the Releases page.
- Unzip and move
FAH MenuBar.appto your Applications folder. - Launch the app—it will appear in your menubar.
Option 2: Build from Source
git clone https://github.com/lukemmtt/FAHMenuBar.git
cd FAHMenuBar
open FAHMenuBar.xcworkspace
# Build and run via Xcode- Ensure Folding@home v8 is running.
- Click the cube icon in your menubar to view status and controls.
- Pause or resume folding directly from the dropdown.
FAH MenuBar connects to Folding@home v8's official WebSocket API (from FAH's own open source client repository) to display real-time updates and manage your folding status.
This is an open-source project—your input is welcome!
- Report issues or request features via GitHub Issues.
- Submit code improvements via Pull Requests.
MIT License – see LICENSE.
Folding@home is a distributed computing project aiding scientists in understanding diseases by simulating protein folding. Learn more at foldingathome.org.
⭐ Enjoying FAH MenuBar? Star it on GitHub and share with fellow folders!
🤝 Official Adoption: This project is MIT licensed and open for official Folding@home adoption.
Created by Luke Memet.