Transmission

Transmission is a free & open-source lightweight BitTorrent client featuring a simple interface. Transmission is compatible with Mac OS X, Linux and other Unix-like systems. Transmission is the current default Bittorrent client in the popular Linux distribution Ubuntu. 

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Pros & Cons

ProSCORE
4 reviews
70
negative
mixed
positive
2 positive
0 mixed
2 negative

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Pros:
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downloading and seeding queues
+2agreedisagree

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basic scheduling
+2agreedisagree

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auto-seeding options
+2agreedisagree

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downloads can be grouped
+2agreedisagree

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Dock and Growl notifications (Mac OS X version)
+2agreedisagree

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automatic updates using Sparkle (Mac OS X version)
+2agreedisagree

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has a Linux compatible GTK build
+2agreedisagree

Cons:
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no Windows version
+4agreedisagree

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earlier versions of Transmission did not strictly follow the BitTorrent specification - resulted in the client being banned from many private trackers
+1agreedisagree


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This report was started December 30, 2008 at 3:06 pm by shadowtech
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Competitors

Transmission is ranked 2nd among it's competitors.  See the top picks in File Sharing »
uTorrent

uTorrent

MSRP  $0.00    Released  September, 2005
Pros
  • Small CPU and memory footprint.
  • Totally free with no ads
  • Let you select which files inside a torrent to download
Cons
  • There is no Linux version
  • Bandwidth choke when not configured properly
  • Cannot select which files to download off a torrent in the OS X version.
ProSCORE
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Comments

1.  avatar shadowtech said:

I've been using Transmission since it was released several years ago now, and haven't used any other client since. It's simple to use, simple to configure and just simply works. My favorite features include the transfer speed badges displayed on the dock icon, as well as the built-in bandwidth monitor. Also, the .torrent auto-loading feature is also very useful. Highly recommended.

Dec 30, 2008 3:21pm
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lonehunter

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January 4, 2009
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ProSCORE
88
negative
mixed
positive
7 pros
1 con

Pros

  • downloading and seeding queues
  • basic scheduling
  • auto-seeding options
  • downloads can be grouped
  • Dock and Growl notifications (Mac OS X version)
  • automatic updates using Sparkle (Mac OS X version)
  • has a Linux compatible GTK build

Cons

  • no Windows version

Competitors

lonehunter prefers Transmission over uTorrent
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shadowtech

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December 30, 2008
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ProSCORE
75
negative
mixed
positive
6 pros
2 cons

Pros

  • downloading and seeding queues
  • basic scheduling
  • auto-seeding options
  • downloads can be grouped
  • Dock and Growl notifications (Mac OS X version)
  • automatic updates using Sparkle (Mac OS X version)

Cons

  • no Windows version
  • earlier versions of Transmission did not strictly follow the BitTorrent specification - resulted in the client being banned from many private trackers

Comments

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I've been using Transmission since it was released several years ago now, and haven't used any other client since. It's simple to use, simple to configure and just simply works. My favorite features include the transfer speed badges displayed on the dock icon, as well as the built-in bandwidth monitor. Also, the .torrent auto-loading feature is also very useful. Highly recommended.

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shadowtech prefers Transmission over uTorrent
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Yale

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December 30, 2008
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ProSCORE
33
negative
mixed
positive
1 pro
2 cons

Pros

  • has a Linux compatible GTK build

Cons

  • no Windows version
  • earlier versions of Transmission did not strictly follow the BitTorrent specification - resulted in the client being banned from many private trackers

Competitors

Yale prefers uTorrent over Transmission
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Erik

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December 30, 2008
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ProSCORE
0
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0 pros
1 con

Pros

Did not agree with any pros

Cons

  • no Windows version

Competitors

Erik prefers uTorrent over Transmission
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