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Electorrent vs TrguiNG: catalog facts
Electorrent	TrguiNG
Best for: Managing a torrent client on a NAS, server or seedbox from the desktop	Best for: People running a headless Transmission daemon on a server or NAS
Free Free and open source.	Free Free, with source published on GitHub.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, 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	Manages remote Transmission daemons from the desktop Modern rewrite of the long-standing transgui All 3 strengths for TrguiNG Manages remote Transmission daemons from the desktop Modern rewrite of the long-standing transgui Lightweight Tauri-based app
Does not download torrents itself; needs a running client to connect to Electron app with a larger footprint than native tools	Only works with Transmission, not other torrent clients Needs a running Transmission daemon to connect to
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
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 TrguiNG github.com/openscopeproject/TrguiNG Catalog checked September 24, 2026

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