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Are there any good alternatives to Transmission on OS X?

by deep_attention 10y ago

beaker52 10y ago
uTorrent http://www.utorrent.com/ http://www.utorrent.com/
- temp 10y ago
  Only if you want an interface filled with ads.
  - taspeotis 10y ago
    Pay for it then? Netflix scratches my entertainment itch now, but prior to it launching in Australia I almost went ahead and paid for uTorrent. It's a good, lightweight client. Software that works well deserves to be financially supported.
    - iopq 10y ago
      qBittorrent is just as good and free, why pay for something that's maybe a few MB smaller? Do you really not have gigabytes of RAM on your machine? If you don't, I suggest spending that money on RAM.
    - type0 10y ago
      > Pay for it then? Why? qBittorrent does a better job and it's open source in case you need to modify it.
    - intoverflow2 10y ago
      Some peoples tastes are broader than the mainstream American TV on offer by Netflix
      - SyneRyder 10y ago
        The parent comment was suggesting paying for uTorrent to remove the ads, not paying for Netflix. (Although paying for subscriptions to overseas services might also be an option.)
  - julenx 10y ago
    Not only the apps's interface, but in my experience it also installs adware as browser extensions.
clappski 10y ago
Deluge is pretty good, that's what I tend to go for.
- voltagex_ 10y ago
  I like Deluge, but I really wish its default API (protocol) wasn't so difficult to use. It's bencoded Python objects as far as I can tell. If you've never heard of bencoding, that's because it's only used by Deluge.
  - mappu 10y ago
    The .torrent file format itself uses bencoded fields.
    - voltagex_ 10y ago
      Ah crap. I meant rencoded. https://github.com/aresch/rencode https://github.com/aresch/rencode
dbcooper 10y ago
qbittorent is my choice on Windows, and it has an OS X version.
commenter23 10y ago
qbittorrent? http://www.qbittorrent.org/download.php http://www.qbittorrent.org/download.php
- hannob 10y ago
  No HTTPS? (Given that the original post was about compromised downloads this is a bit ironic)
  - jlgaddis 10y ago
    > ... a bit ironic Not really, since HTTPS wasn't even a factor in this case.
some-guy 10y ago
This may be overkill for some people, but if you have a VPN and use docker somewhere at home you can check out this container: https://github.com/haugene/docker-transmission-openvpn https://github.com/haugene/docker-transmission-openvpn I run it on a really old low-power PC and it's been very nice...I can even access it remotely wherever I am.
dawnerd 10y ago
Seed box, even if its for totally legit linux isos.
pwg 10y ago
RTorrent https://pmukhanov.wordpress.com/2014/01/19/installing-rtorrent-on-mac-os-x/ https://pmukhanov.wordpress.com/2014/01/19/installing-rtorre... Text console based, so it can run headless and/or in the background in a screen/tmux session.
- diyorgasms 10y ago
  I've been using rtorrent for years and I wouldn't ever suggest anything else. It's just so damn simple and reliable. I love the concept of watch directories too. Upload a torrent file to a specific directory, and the data will be downloaded to a specific directory. You can have multiple watch directories for different types of data.
- anonova 10y ago
  Note that rtorrent is no longer supported by homebrew[1]. You'll have to build it yourself with gcc since it can't be compiled with clang. [1]: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/pull/369 https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/pull/369
- ciupicri 10y ago
  Transmisson can also run headless.
spriggan3 10y ago
Deluge is nice.
yanokwa 10y ago
I like aria2 from https://aria2.github.io https://aria2.github.io. I use it on the command line, but there is a web interface at https://github.com/ziahamza/webui-aria2 https://github.com/ziahamza/webui-aria2.

Are there any good alternatives to Transmission on OS X?

beaker52 10y ago

uTorrent http://www.utorrent.com/ http://www.utorrent.com/

temp 10y ago
Only if you want an interface filled with ads.
- taspeotis 10y ago
  Pay for it then? Netflix scratches my entertainment itch now, but prior to it launching in Australia I almost went ahead and paid for uTorrent. It's a good, lightweight client. Software that works well deserves to be financially supported.
  - iopq 10y ago
    qBittorrent is just as good and free, why pay for something that's maybe a few MB smaller? Do you really not have gigabytes of RAM on your machine? If you don't, I suggest spending that money on RAM.
  - type0 10y ago
    > Pay for it then? Why? qBittorrent does a better job and it's open source in case you need to modify it.
  - intoverflow2 10y ago
    Some peoples tastes are broader than the mainstream American TV on offer by Netflix
    - SyneRyder 10y ago
      The parent comment was suggesting paying for uTorrent to remove the ads, not paying for Netflix. (Although paying for subscriptions to overseas services might also be an option.)
- julenx 10y ago
  Not only the apps's interface, but in my experience it also installs adware as browser extensions.

clappski 10y ago

Deluge is pretty good, that's what I tend to go for.

voltagex_ 10y ago
I like Deluge, but I really wish its default API (protocol) wasn't so difficult to use. It's bencoded Python objects as far as I can tell. If you've never heard of bencoding, that's because it's only used by Deluge.
- mappu 10y ago
  The .torrent file format itself uses bencoded fields.
  - voltagex_ 10y ago
    Ah crap. I meant rencoded. https://github.com/aresch/rencode https://github.com/aresch/rencode

dbcooper 10y ago

qbittorent is my choice on Windows, and it has an OS X version.

commenter23 10y ago

qbittorrent? http://www.qbittorrent.org/download.php http://www.qbittorrent.org/download.php

hannob 10y ago
No HTTPS? (Given that the original post was about compromised downloads this is a bit ironic)
- jlgaddis 10y ago
  > ... a bit ironic Not really, since HTTPS wasn't even a factor in this case.

some-guy 10y ago

This may be overkill for some people, but if you have a VPN and use docker somewhere at home you can check out this container: https://github.com/haugene/docker-transmission-openvpn https://github.com/haugene/docker-transmission-openvpn I run it on a really old low-power PC and it's been very nice...I can even access it remotely wherever I am.

dawnerd 10y ago

Seed box, even if its for totally legit linux isos.

pwg 10y ago

RTorrent https://pmukhanov.wordpress.com/2014/01/19/installing-rtorrent-on-mac-os-x/ https://pmukhanov.wordpress.com/2014/01/19/installing-rtorre... Text console based, so it can run headless and/or in the background in a screen/tmux session.

diyorgasms 10y ago
I've been using rtorrent for years and I wouldn't ever suggest anything else. It's just so damn simple and reliable. I love the concept of watch directories too. Upload a torrent file to a specific directory, and the data will be downloaded to a specific directory. You can have multiple watch directories for different types of data.
anonova 10y ago
Note that rtorrent is no longer supported by homebrew[1]. You'll have to build it yourself with gcc since it can't be compiled with clang. [1]: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/pull/369 https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/pull/369
ciupicri 10y ago
Transmisson can also run headless.

spriggan3 10y ago

Deluge is nice.

yanokwa 10y ago

I like aria2 from https://aria2.github.io https://aria2.github.io. I use it on the command line, but there is a web interface at https://github.com/ziahamza/webui-aria2 https://github.com/ziahamza/webui-aria2.