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Manage Your BitTorrent Downloads with Transmission
Posted by Adam Pash at 3:00 AM on January 8, 2008
Mac OS X/Linux only: Free, open source BitTorrent application Transmission has updated to its 1.0 release, complete with tonnes of new polish and an improved Leopard look and feel (for Mac users). Transmission has gone through a lot of improvements since we last featured it, supporting selective file downloading from inside a torrent, per-file priorities, and seeding limits, among others, to give the user more control over how their torrents are downloaded. While it'll be nice to see uTorrent on Macs sometime this year, it's no wonder why Transmission is the de facto favorite BitTorrent app for Macs.
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badkins13
Posted 12:04 PM 7/1/08
Anyone else have trouble after the latest update? I've been using Transmission for about a year, and it's been working great until this week. I was downloading Steal this Film II and it crashed a couple of times.
I agree with Pixelkid on the new interface.
badkins13
pixelkid
Posted 11:59 AM 7/1/08
Transmission is great! The update seems to be working fine as well, although I'm not sure about the new interface tweeks??
pixelkid
KenVH
Posted 11:50 AM 7/1/08
I'm using Azureus in Gutsy 7.10 (as a very recent Windows convert), mainly because I'm somewhat comforted by the SafePeer plug-in. Does Transmission have any similar safeguards? How do the two compare on using system resources? Should I be looking to an entirely different Ubuntu app?
KenVH
pham
Posted 11:44 AM 7/1/08
I *heart* Transmission.
pham
nobodyzhome
Posted 6:29 PM 7/1/08
I second deluge. It has a block list plugin so I don't have to worry about using moblock. Also, it has a really nice interface and ALL of the features I love without being a resource hog like Azureus (not really bashing Azureus, I just think it is really bloated). Try it out.
nobodyzhome
madeinbrazil
Posted 4:45 PM 7/1/08
I've recently found Deluge and I'm very happy with it. It is opensource, works on Windows and Linux and has some plug-ins.
madeinbrazil
teqsun.com
Posted 1:43 PM 7/1/08
sorry... didnt read the comments.
teqsun.com
teqsun.com
Posted 1:42 PM 7/1/08
but does it support remote login (through a web interface or through direct terminal?)
teqsun.com
lawksalih
Posted 1:24 PM 7/1/08
I just download and remove once I'm done. No need for management or organization. I'm sure RIAA would love to see your music files organized, :).
lawksalih
andreasnb
Posted 1:16 PM 7/1/08
@Rae: Ah.
andreasnb
andreasnb
Posted 1:16 PM 7/1/08
@Rae: Try this: [clutchbt.com]
andreasnb
Rae
Posted 1:15 PM 7/1/08
Disregard that last comment. I just found Clutch.
Rae
phantomdata
Posted 1:10 PM 7/1/08
Transmission is freaking awesome. Mountainbiker; It's all about the interface IMHO. It has every feature of uTorrent (which is a wonderfully kick-ass and featureful client itself) in an incredibly tight package that melds wonderfully with OSX.
Tell you the truth; I didn't realize that there was a Linux version - that's quite awesome as well. I'd definitely give it a shot over Azureus' bloat any day.
phantomdata
Rae
Posted 1:09 PM 7/1/08
Does Transmission have a web interface? If not, looks like Azureus is it.
Rae
Insomnic
Posted 1:06 PM 7/1/08
@mountainbiker: The most commonly remarked improvements over Azureus are the memory footprint and interface. Azureus still beats almost everything in sheer flexibility and features, but for those who like a more slimmed down torrent client, Transmission provides all the most popular features (Encryption, selective download, per torrent throttling, labeling, and even a webgui via 3rd party to name few) in a very "mac like" interface.
Unfortunately, it had a bad reputation with trackers during its earlier development so is sometimes banned - but many larger sites have lifted that ban and it has become increasingly irregular for me to have to use any other torrent client.
Even once uTorrent for the Mac does come out -- I think I'd still stick with Transmission.
Insomnic
mavrevMatt
Posted 1:05 PM 7/1/08
Next thing they should do is port it to Windows, it'd be nice to be able to use Transmission on all the PCs in the house.
mavrevMatt
Mike Panic
Posted 12:37 PM 7/1/08
Really like Transmission of the bloated pig they now call Azureus. I'm still hopeful that they will make a uTorrent client for Mac soon though.
Mike Panic
mountainbiker
Posted 12:35 PM 7/1/08
Can you note how Transmission would be an improvement over Azureus?
mountainbiker
HyperialGuard
Posted 11:59 AM 7/1/08
@KenVH: I am in a nearly identical predicament. However, I'm stuck with Azureus at the moment and its slowing of my system is becoming increasingly unbearable. I'd also like some input on if this is a good move.
HyperialGuard
Jarek
Posted 2:12 PM 7/1/08
In my experience, nothing beats KTorrent. Very light on resources, yet has every feature you need.
Jarek
b00gs
Posted 1:49 PM 7/1/08
Just like to add that Deluge is an amazing client on the Linux side. They even have .deb packages for those rockin' Ubuntu. Supports PeerGuardian, encrypted packets and web GUI interface. Not quite as gorgeous as Transmission, but I found it has much more functionality. Very handy for downloading new Linux distros...
b00gs
tehdave
Posted 1:09 PM 7/1/08
I also have had problems with this new version. If I leave the application running for more than a couple minutes(which you kind of need to do) it crashes causing the CPU to go into overtime and making me force quit. So for now I will stick with 0.96
tehdave
okcomputer
Posted 9:22 AM 8/1/08
Finally you can set the number of connections!
This was previously hard-coded at 50max. That is the only thing I didn't like about the program. Sometimes, 50 is fine. Other times, especially with torrents from places like eztv and newtorrents, it's not.
Transmission is awesome.
okcomputer
Will
Posted 9:03 AM 8/1/08
@Jarek: ktorrent used to be my program of choice, but after using transmission for the last few months, I don't think I will ever go back.
Will