Transmission
Transmission is an open-source, self-hosted app in the File Sharing category, licensed GPL-3.0 and written mainly in C++. It has 15,349 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 25, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 15,349
- Forks
- 1,472
- Open issues
- 722
- Commits, last 12 months
- 589
- Last commit
- Oct 25, 2026
- Latest release
- 4.1.4Oct 24, 2026
- Created
- May 5, 2015
- License
- GPL-3.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 25, 2026, 589 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases5 releases in 12 months
- Welcomes contributors86 open good-first-issue or help-wanted issues and a contributing guide
| Last commit | Oct 25, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 589 |
| Latest release | 4.1.4 (Oct 24, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 5 |
| Releases, all time | 84 |
| Open issues | 722 |
| Open pull requests | 174 |
| Good first issues | 47 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | No |
| Created | May 5, 2015 |
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About Transmission
Fast, easy, free Bittorrent client.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/transmission/transmission.
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Is Transmission free and open source?
Yes. Transmission is open-source software released under the GPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Transmission with Docker?
Transmission does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (C++ and deb), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to Transmission?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Transmission include qBittorrent, transfer.sh and OnionShare.
Is Transmission actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Transmission was on Oct 25, 2026 with 589 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is 4.1.4, published Oct 24, 2026. It had 722 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.