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Transmission vs exatorrent: catalog facts
Transmission	exatorrent
Free Free and open source, volunteer-run; no paid tier, no advertising.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
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	Multi-user support on one instance Web interface reachable from any browser
Fewer built-in extras than qBittorrent: no integrated search engine The Windows build is the least mature of the platforms	Needs a server to set up and maintain Smaller project than mainstream clients
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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