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Deluge vs Transmission: catalog facts
Deluge	Transmission
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free Free and open source, volunteer-run; no paid tier, no advertising.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line, Self-hosted
Daemon plus thin clients lets one instance be driven from desktop, browser or console Plugin system covers labels, scheduling and automatic actions	Native builds for macOS, Linux and BSD, Windows, plus a daemon for servers and routers Web interface for remote control of any of the above
Releases are infrequent and the interface looks dated Getting daemon, authentication and web interface talking takes some setup	Fewer built-in extras than qBittorrent: no integrated search engine The Windows build is the least mature of the platforms
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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