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Electorrent vs transmission-remote-gtk: catalog facts
Electorrent	transmission-remote-gtk
Best for: Managing a torrent client on a NAS, server or seedbox from the desktop	Best for: Linux desktop users running Transmission on a server or NAS
Free Free and open source.	Free Free; the source is published on GitHub.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux
One interface for many different torrent clients Supports Synology download stations as well as common clients All 3 strengths for Electorrent One interface for many different torrent clients Supports Synology download stations as well as common clients Actively developed	Native GTK interface for a remote Transmission daemon Uses Transmission's standard RPC protocol
Does not download torrents itself; needs a running client to connect to Electron app with a larger footprint than native tools	Only controls Transmission, not other torrent clients Needs a separately running Transmission instance
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Electorrent github.com/Tympanix/Electorrent Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for transmission-remote-gtk github.com/transmission-remote-gtk/transmission-remote-gtk Catalog checked September 24, 2026

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