Download OpenFOAM

OpenFOAM is available from the OpenFOAM Foundation which licenses it free and open source under the General Public Licence.  The OpenFOAM downloads are produced and maintained by us — CFD Direct — on behalf of the Foundation, in two forms for Ubuntu, Other Linux, macOS and Windows:

• OpenFOAM Version 12: the latest version release.
• OpenFOAM Development Line (OpenFOAM-dev): weekly builds with cutting-edge technology.

Ubuntu Linux

Packaged version of OpenFOAM for Ubuntu Linux, with a simple installation.

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Other Linux OS

Installation on other Linux OS by compiling the OpenFOAM source code.

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macOS

Installation of the OpenFOAM package for Ubuntu using Canonical Multipass.

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Windows

Installation of the OpenFOAM package for Ubuntu using Windows Subsystem for Linux

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Download Archive

Older versions of OpenFOAM can be found in the download archive, with release notes in the release history

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CFD Direct From the Cloud

Alternatively avoid downloading and installing OpenFOAM by running CFD Direct From the Cloud

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