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==Community solutions==
 
==Community solutions==
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Sorted by date of the last update:
  
 
; [http://code.google.com/p/bluecfd-singlecore/ blueCFD-SingleCore]
 
; [http://code.google.com/p/bluecfd-singlecore/ blueCFD-SingleCore]
 
: Provides the modified source code of OpenFOAM, as well as binary installation with a limited feature-set from [http://bluecfd.com/Core blueCFD-Core]. Is updated with a similar frequency to [http://bluecfd.com/Core blueCFD-Core].
 
: Provides the modified source code of OpenFOAM, as well as binary installation with a limited feature-set from [http://bluecfd.com/Core blueCFD-Core]. Is updated with a similar frequency to [http://bluecfd.com/Core blueCFD-Core].
: Last Update: 3rd of April 2013
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: Provided OpenFOAM versions: 2.0.x and 2.1.x, both 32-bit and 64-bit. No MPI support.
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: '''Last Update''': 3rd of April 2013
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; [http://sourceforge.net/projects/openfoam21win64/ OpenFOAM-2.1.x for Win64]
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: Based on [http://www.symscape.com/openfoam-2-1-x-on-windows-64-mpi Symscape's instructions], but built with Open-MPI instead of MS-MPI. Support thread for this build available here: [http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/openfoam-installation-windows-mac/109100-windows-x64-binaries-openfoam-2-1-x-using-openmpi.html Windows (x64) Binaries for OpenFOAM-2.1.x using OpenMPI]
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: '''Last Update''': 7th of January, 2013
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; [https://sourceforge.net/projects/openfoam-170/ OpenFOAM 1.7.0 for Windows 32 bit]
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: Based on instructions from [[Installation/Windows/Outdated/Cross_Compiling_OpenFOAM_1.7_in_Linux_For_Windows_with_MinGW|this wiki page]]. Support thread for this build available here: [http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/openfoam-installation-windows/82980-openfoam-1-7-0-win32.html OpenFOAM-1.7.0 for Win32]
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: '''Last Update''': 9th of December, 2010
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; [http://sourceforge.net/projects/openfoam16wi32/ openfoam16wi32 project at SourceForge]
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: On [http://www.geocities.co.jp/SiliconValley-SantaClara/1183/study/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1_6-win32.html Yuu Kasuga's] blog (in Japanese) is a short tutorial on how to install and use the files on this project, which provides OpenFOAM 1.6 32-bit binaries for Windows.
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: '''Last Update''': 9th of September, 2010 (for the RAR file; 7zip file on 10th of June, 2013)
  
 
; [http://sourceforge.net/projects/openfoam-mswin/ OpenFOAM-mswin]
 
; [http://sourceforge.net/projects/openfoam-mswin/ OpenFOAM-mswin]
 
: Provides a port of OpenFOAM 1.5, built natively on Windows. It also provides a GUI for editing case files and launching ParaView. It seems to have been a proof-of-concept project for a master thesis.
 
: Provides a port of OpenFOAM 1.5, built natively on Windows. It also provides a GUI for editing case files and launching ParaView. It seems to have been a proof-of-concept project for a master thesis.
: Last Update: 28th of May, 2009
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: '''Last Update''': 28th of May, 2009
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[[Category:OpenFOAM on Windows OS]]
 
[[Category:OpenFOAM on Windows OS]]

Revision as of 23:05, 11 April 2014

OpenFOAM doesn't run on Microsoft Windows out of the box because it relies on a case-sensitive file system. With some work however it is possible to run OpenFOAM on Windows.

Note: None of these solutions are officially supported by the OpenFOAM Foundation.

1 Do it yourself

2 Commercial solutions

3 Community solutions

Sorted by date of the last update:

blueCFD-SingleCore
Provides the modified source code of OpenFOAM, as well as binary installation with a limited feature-set from blueCFD-Core. Is updated with a similar frequency to blueCFD-Core.
Provided OpenFOAM versions: 2.0.x and 2.1.x, both 32-bit and 64-bit. No MPI support.
Last Update: 3rd of April 2013
OpenFOAM-2.1.x for Win64
Based on Symscape's instructions, but built with Open-MPI instead of MS-MPI. Support thread for this build available here: Windows (x64) Binaries for OpenFOAM-2.1.x using OpenMPI
Last Update: 7th of January, 2013
OpenFOAM 1.7.0 for Windows 32 bit
Based on instructions from this wiki page. Support thread for this build available here: OpenFOAM-1.7.0 for Win32
Last Update: 9th of December, 2010
openfoam16wi32 project at SourceForge
On Yuu Kasuga's blog (in Japanese) is a short tutorial on how to install and use the files on this project, which provides OpenFOAM 1.6 32-bit binaries for Windows.
Last Update: 9th of September, 2010 (for the RAR file; 7zip file on 10th of June, 2013)
OpenFOAM-mswin
Provides a port of OpenFOAM 1.5, built natively on Windows. It also provides a GUI for editing case files and launching ParaView. It seems to have been a proof-of-concept project for a master thesis.
Last Update: 28th of May, 2009