Alternatives to Transmission Remote GUI

A desktop application for remotely controlling a Transmission BitTorrent daemon from another computer. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Transmission Remote GUI.

  • TrguiNG

    A desktop remote GUI for managing Transmission torrent daemons running on other machines.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    TrguiNG is a modern Tauri-based rewrite of transgui, the long-standing Transmission Remote GUI, and adds a macOS build alongside Windows and Linux.

  • Transmissionic

    A cross-platform remote interface for controlling a Transmission daemon from desktop, mobile or browser.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOSWeb

    Transmissionic also controls a Transmission daemon but runs on desktop, Android, iOS and the web, and can replace the default Transmission web UI.

  • Tremotesf

    A desktop remote control interface for transmission-daemon on Linux and Windows.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinux

    Tremotesf offers a native desktop interface for transmission-daemon on Linux and Windows, with active maintenance and a public changelog.

  • transmission-remote-gtk

    A GTK desktop client for remotely managing a Transmission BitTorrent daemon over its RPC protocol.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    transmission-remote-gtk gives a native GTK interface using Transmission's standard RPC protocol, but runs on Linux only, with no Windows build.

  • Electorrent

    A desktop remote control client for qBittorrent, Transmission, Deluge, rTorrent, uTorrent and Synology.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Electorrent adds macOS and can control qBittorrent, Deluge, rTorrent, uTorrent and Synology besides Transmission, but it is an Electron app with a larger footprint.

  • Flood

    A self-hosted web interface for managing rTorrent, qBittorrent, Transmission and Deluge from a browser.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Flood moves remote control into the browser as a self-hosted web interface that also manages rTorrent, qBittorrent and Deluge, but needs a Node.js server or container.

  • Transdroid

    An Android app for managing remote torrent clients such as Transmission, qBittorrent and Deluge.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    Transdroid moves remote control of Transmission and other clients to an Android phone with home screen widgets, though its codebase is old and due for a rewrite.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.