Transmission is a cross-platformBitTorrent client that is:
Transmission is designed from the ground up to balance power with simplicity. We've set initial preferences so thingsJust Work
, while advanced features like watch directories, bad peer blocking, and the web interface can be configured with just a few clicks. WhenUbuntu chose Transmission as its default BitTorrent client, one of the most-cited reasons was its easy learning curve.
With few dependencies and written in C, Transmissionuses less memory than any other BitTorrent client we've seen.It's also theclient of choice on low-memory hardware.Imageshack chose Transmission for its BitTorrent farms because the competitionrequires amounts of memory several times greater than Transmission
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As seedboxhosting.com says,"Bottom line: use Transmission if possible."
Unlike some cross-platform programs, Transmission seamlessly integrates with your operating system. TheMac OS X interface is written in Objective-C and usesGrowl notifications and dock badging to keep you informed.
It's fast, it's extremely lightweight, and — even though it's available for a variety of platforms — it behaves just as you'd expect a Mac program to.
Macworld, naming Transmission aMac Gem
TheGTK+ interface has been carefully written with theGNOME Human Interface Guidelines in mind. It uses libnotify for torrent notification, DBUS for hibernation management, andGIO for watch directories.
Transmission has the features you expect in a BitTorrent client:encryption, a web-based interface,peer exchange, PeerGuardian-style peer blocklists, UPnP and NAT-PMP port forwarding, web seed support, watch directories, off-hour speed limit scheduling, tracker editing, global and per-torrent speed limits, and more.
Transmission is free software. All its code isfreely available online and islicensed under either theGNU Public License v2 or theMIT License. The development teamwelcomes anyone who is interested in contributing code, documentation, translations, or other help.
