# transmission/transmission

Official Transmission BitTorrent client repository

Repository: https://github.com/transmission/transmission
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/transmission
Homepage: https://transmissionbt.com
Language: C++
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-24T13:16:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 96/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 90, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4138, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 64, "gap_med": 27, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 15138, forks 1433 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:09.258915+00:00)

## What it is
Transmission is a fast, free, and open-source BitTorrent client distributed as native GUI apps for macOS, Linux (GTK/Qt), and Windows, plus a headless daemon and web UI. It also ships CLI tools including transmission-remote and utilities to create, edit, and inspect .torrent files.

## Use cases
- download torrents on linux desktop
- run a headless torrent daemon on a server or nas
- control a remote torrent client from a web browser
- create and edit .torrent files from the command line
- lightweight bittorrent client for routers
- seed torrents on a headless box

## When to choose
- you want a lightweight, native BitTorrent client across macOS, Linux, or Windows
- you need a headless torrent daemon managed remotely via web UI or CLI
- you prefer free, open-source software without ads or bundled junk

## When to avoid
- you need a torrent client with built-in search or streaming features
- you want a heavily extensible plugin ecosystem like Deluge or qBittorrent alternatives
- you need commercial support or a polished proprietary UI

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: cli, gui, http-server, file-system
- domain: cross-platform, self-hosted, developer-tools
- platform: windows, bsd, cli, cross-platform
- tags: bittorrent, torrent-client, file-sharing, daemon, web-ui, p2p, linux, macos, web-server

## Member repositories
- transmission/transmission (main) score 96

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:09.258915+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:06:36.201542+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/transmission/transmission (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:09.258915+00:00, sha cd6b54a67c22)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.