Notes 
Transmission: Small footprint with minimal user interface
Reviewed by Gabriel Bachmann
Transmission
transmissionbt.com 4.6 (5)
Rate Transmission: No account needed
Threat level
Covered
A covered pick. Anyone can use it as a private drop-in, with no setup or know-how. Enough for most people. Threat levels
Our take
Minimalism is the selling point: a small footprint and a barely-there interface that stays out of your way, which is why it’s a favorite on Linux and as a headless daemon. That same restraint is the limit, since power users wanting granular bandwidth scheduling and plugins will feel boxed in. Pick Transmission when you want a lightweight client that just moves files, especially on a server or low-spec machine. Anyone who wants knobs and dashboards should look at qBittorrent or BiglyBT instead.
GitHub at a glance
transmission/transmission Stars
15,384
+21 this week
Forks
1,482
206 watching
Last commit
3d ago
healthy
Latest release
4.1.4
12d ago, 84 total
Star history
Issues
82% closed
725
open
3,322
closed
+16 / -8
opened / closed, last 4 weeks
Opened vs closed, last 12 weeks
Commits, last 26 weeks
108 commits, active 15 of 26 weeks
270 contributors since May 2015
Languages
- C++ 72.1%
- Objective-C++ 14.4%
- JavaScript 3.9%
- Other 9.6%
Updated daily from the GitHub API. Star tracking since Jun 10, 2026.
Website at a glance
transmissionbt.com
C score 55
Basic website security headers
Graded by Mozilla HTTP Observatory, tested 5d ago
Inspect this site yourself
Measures the security configuration of the tool's own website, not the privacy of the product itself. A strong tool can still score low here.
