Installation and support
Please help keep GWB Community free!
- Visit our installation, activation, and troubleshooting pages to get set up
- Take advantage of our free learning resources: the GWB Online Academy, pre-calculated diagrams, step by step tutorials, and YouTube videos
- Use the GWB Community Forum to ask and answer questions
- Deactivate your license before reformatting or moving to a different machine
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– Team GWB
GWB resources
You can take advantage of a range of resources as you work with the GWB package:
User's Guides
A set of six comprehensive GWB manuals shows you how to use the software to perform a broad range of geochemical calculations, and serves as a reference for GWB users. You can download pdf copies of the manuals. If you download as well pdfs of the manuals' cover art, you can have your local copy shop print and bind the User's Guides.
Reaction modeling text
The third edition of the textbook Geochemical and Biogeochemical Reaction Modeling, published by Cambridge University Press, contains a complete description of the theoretical basis of the GWB calculations as well as a large number of fully worked examples. You can download an eBook version of the text or purchase it in soft cover.
Got wine, beer, canned beans, and a copy of Bethke's Geochemical and Biogeochemical Reaction Modeling.
– Facebook post by Aviv B., waiting for Hurricane Sandy
GWB Online Academy
Work at your own pace through self-guided course sequences in Geochemical Modeling and Reactive Transport Modeling at the GWB Online Academy.
Teachers can download ready-to-go lesson plans and PowerPoint presentations to use in their classes!
Visual tutorials
An extensive set of online tutorials shows you how to use the GWB apps to solve a range of problems in geochemistry.
YouTube
Visit our YouTube channel to learn by example, as our experts show you how to use the GWB.
GWB input files
Each GWB icon on the diagrams, movies, and tutorials pages links to the input file used to calculate the image or video clip shown. Click on the icon or right-click and choose "Save target as..." to download the file to your computer.
FAQ
Visit our FAQ page for answers to questions of common concern.
Technical support
You can post queries to the GWB support team, interact with the user community, and browse hundreds of discussion threads on the GWB Community Forum.
Software updates
Bring your GWB installation up to date with the latest maintenance release.
Downloads
You can download fresh copies of the GWB's thermodynamic datasets, the GWB symbol font, and more.
Installation issues
For help installing and activating the software, visit our troubleshooting guide. See also, tips for running on a Mac.