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Transmission

Download and share files over BitTorrent.

  • Completely free
  • Windows, macOS and Linux
  • Open source
  • No account

Overview

Transmission is a download manager, available on Windows, macOS and Linux.

Features described in its Flathub listing, in its GitHub repository and on its official website: file sharing, multi-user support and web interface.

Services and protocols mentioned: BitTorrent.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “Download and share files over BitTorrent” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
  • “A Fast, Easy and Free Bittorrent Client For Mac, Windows and Linux” — official website, 10 November 2026
  • “BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer file-sharing protocol that is commonly used to distribute large amounts of data between multiple users.” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
  • “A web UI for remote controlling any of the above” — GitHub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

All of Transmission is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (GPL-2.0 / GPL-3.0) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • No account needed
  • Commercial use allowed

About

BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer file-sharing protocol that is commonly used to distribute large amounts of data between multiple users. Transmission is a BitTorrent client with an easy-to-use interface on top of a cross-platform backend. Native interfaces are available for macOS, Linux, and Windows, as well as command line binaries and a web GUI. Notable features of Transmission include support for Local Peer Discovery, encryption, DHT, µTP, PEX and Magnet links.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from Unspecified source (platforms) —
  • Facts collected from Homebrew (platforms) —
  • Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) —
  • Facts collected from Winget (Windows Package Manager) (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Facts collected from Wikidata (licence, platforms) —
  • Last technical check: 5 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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