Compare software

Flood vs transmission-remote-gtk: catalog facts
Flood	transmission-remote-gtk
Best for: Managing a torrent client on a home server or seedbox from the browser	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.
Web, Self-hosted	Linux
One interface for four different torrent clients Runs in Docker All 3 strengths for Flood One interface for four different torrent clients Runs in Docker Usable from any browser	Native GTK interface for a remote Transmission daemon Uses Transmission's standard RPC protocol
Needs a separate torrent client running behind it Requires setting up a Node.js server or container	Only controls Transmission, not other torrent clients Needs a separately running Transmission instance
Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Flood github.com/jesec/flood 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

“Not stated” means we have not confirmed it. Features can vary by device and plan.