transmission-cli
brew install transmission-cliLightweight BitTorrent client
License: GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only
Development: Pull requests
Formula JSON API: /api/formula/transmission-cli.json
Formula code: transmission-cli.rb on GitHub
Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:
| macOS on Apple Silicon |
golden gate | ✅ |
|---|---|---|
| tahoe | ✅ | |
| sequoia | ✅ | |
| Linux | ARM64 | ✅ |
| x86_64 | ✅ |
Current versions:
| stable | ✅ | 4.1.4 |
Depends on:
| libevent | 2.1.13 | Asynchronous event library |
| libpsl | 0.23.3 | C library for the Public Suffix List |
| miniupnpc | 2.3.3 | UPnP IGD client library and daemon |
Depends on when building from source:
| cmake | 4.4.5 | Cross-platform make |
| gettext | 1.0 | GNU internationalization (i18n) and localization (l10n) library |
| pkgconf | 3.0.10 | Package compiler and linker metadata toolkit |
Uses from macOS: python (build), curl
Binaries:
transmission-cli,
transmission-create,
transmission-daemon,
transmission-edit,
transmission-remote,
transmission-show
Service:
| Start now and at login: | brew services start transmission-cli |
| Run directly: | $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/transmission-cli/bin/transmission-daemon --foreground --config-dir $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/var/transmission/ --log-info --logfile $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/var/transmission/transmission-daemon.log |
| This formula only installs the command line utilities. Transmission.app can be downloaded directly from the website: https://www.transmissionbt.com/ Alternatively, install with Homebrew Cask: brew install --cask transmission |
GitHub Packages downloads:
| Last 30 days | 16,308 |
|---|---|
| Downloads | 331,678 |
| Analytics install events (30 days) | 2,332 |
| Downloads / install events (30 days) | 7.0× |
Source: GitHub Packages, fetched 2026-11-03T00:41:28Z. Analytics dates: 2026-10-04 to 2026-11-03. Totals exclude downloads from Bintray before the migration to GitHub Packages. Downloads and install attempts measure different things; the difference does not count analytics opt-outs. Definitions and limitations.
Analytics:
| 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installs | 2,329 | 3,392 | 15,047 |
Installs (--HEAD) | 3 | 5 | 26 |
| Installs on Request | 2,329 | 3,391 | 15,045 |
Installs on Request (--HEAD) | 3 | 5 | 26 |
| Build Errors | 0 |