transmission
Lightweight BitTorrent client suite
TLDR
Start GTK client
SYNOPSIS
transmission-gtk | transmission-qt | transmission-daemon | transmission-remote | transmission-cli
DESCRIPTION
Transmission is a lightweight, cross-platform BitTorrent client known for its simplicity and low resource usage. All of its interface variants — GTK, Qt, web, CLI, and daemon — share the same core backend engine, providing consistent behavior regardless of how the client is accessed.
The desktop GUI clients (transmission-gtk and transmission-qt) offer a graphical interface for managing torrents. For headless servers, transmission-daemon runs in the background and can be controlled through a built-in web interface or the transmission-remote command-line tool. The standalone transmission-cli provides simple single-torrent downloading without requiring a daemon.
Additional utilities include transmission-create for building new torrent files, transmission-show for inspecting torrent metadata, and transmission-edit for modifying existing torrent files. The suite supports features like peer exchange, DHT, magnet links, encryption, and bandwidth scheduling.
COMMANDS
transmission-gtk
GTK GUI client.transmission-qt
Qt GUI client.transmission-daemon
Background daemon.transmission-remote
Remote control.transmission-cli
CLI client.transmission-create
Create torrents.transmission-show
Show torrent info.
CAVEATS
Different packages for each interface. Daemon needs configuration. Port forwarding may be needed.
HISTORY
Transmission was created in 2005 focusing on simplicity and low resource usage. It became popular for its clean design and cross-platform support.
SEE ALSO
transmission-remote(1), aria2c(1), qbittorrent(1)