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Transdroid vs transmission-remote-gtk: catalog facts
Transdroid	transmission-remote-gtk
Best for: Managing a home server or seedbox torrent client from an Android phone	Best for: Linux desktop users running Transmission on a server or NAS
Free Free to download from the Transdroid website, with a Lite version on Google Play.	Free Free; the source is published on GitHub.
Android	Linux
Supports a wide range of torrent clients and NAS systems Home screen widgets All 3 strengths for Transdroid Supports a wide range of torrent clients and NAS systems Home screen widgets Long track record since 2009	Native GTK interface for a remote Transmission daemon Uses Transmission's standard RPC protocol
Current codebase is old and due for a full rewrite Does not download torrents itself; needs a running client	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 Transdroid transdroid.org f-droid.org/packages/org.transdroid.full 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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