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Transmission

Transmission has the features you expect in a BitTorrent client: encryption, a web-based interface... Created by Transmission Project

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Transmission has the features you expect in a BitTorrent client: encryption, a web-based interface, peer exchange, UPnP and NAT-PMP port forwarding, web seed support, watch directories, tracker editing, global and per-torrent speed limits, and more.

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Command Line support File-sync Lightweight Portable Remote desktop Remote Management Add a feature

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Transmission was added by Stuck in Oct 2008 and the latest update was made in Oct 2018. The list of alternatives was updated Jul 2018 There is a history of all activites on Transmission in our Activity Log. It's possible to update the information on Transmission or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

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Transmission Comments

Official version for Windows!

Comment by Danilo_Venom

about Transmission and Transmission-Qt Win · Mar 2016 · Helpful Not helpful 6 Helpful Report as spam

An official version of Transmission for Windows (2.92) is finally available.
It is not on the project website yet, but in their GitHub page

[Edited by Venom88, October 16]

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Comment by Romani

about Transmission · Jun 2011 · Helpful Not helpful 1 Helpful Report as spam

Very good as linux daemon - internal WebGui support, goof speed, No resource hogging. Gui, maybe, too simple, but OK

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