Welcome to Foldit 101, designed to help with all the other stuff it’s useful to know.
Foldit 101 suggests that you have already
1 - Successfully downloaded and installed the game client, read: How to download and start playing Foldit
Tip: : In the password dialogue screen, check "Disable Server Timeouts", which may help speed things up.
Tip: Foldit will generally run faster if you have closed other programs as it is able to maximise its use of available resources.
2 - Read the Frequently asked Questions page.
Foldit 101 suggests that you may also like to read these articles:
- How to Foldit, a blog series by dev Josh about the basics of playing Foldit
The Foldit YouTube channel has lots of Foldit videos.
Foldit 101 topics[]
101 - Game Interfaces discusses the original and selection interfaces in Foldit. This page is now dated, since the original interface has ubeen removed.
Cookbook discusses the current cookbook. The old 101 - Cookbook covered the cookbook and recipes in previous versions of Foldit.
101 - Puzzle Levels and Types describes the different types of Foldit puzzles.
The Tools section provides comprehensive information for all folding tools
101 - Feedback and Collaboration guide to Foldit feedback, chat, and forums