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Transmission vs Orion Torrent Client: catalog facts
Transmission	Orion Torrent Client
Free Free and open source, volunteer-run; no paid tier, no advertising.	Free Distributed as a proprietary app through Flathub and Snap.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line, Self-hosted	Linux
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	Streams media over BitTorrent with a built-in player Simple interface for everyday downloading
Fewer built-in extras than qBittorrent: no integrated search engine The Windows build is the least mature of the platforms	Proprietary; source code is not published Linux only
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License: Proprietary
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 1, 2026

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