Recommended torrent client for MacOS?

[yoyall 9]

I've been a longtime qBittorrent user on Windows. But I'm now migrating to macOS. I was going to go qBittorrent again but their site says it's "barely supported". I could try it on macOS and see how I get on but then maybe it's time to try Transmission or something else...just got me thinking... 🤔

So, I wanted to reach out for any current torrent client recommendations for macOS.  

Thanks for any advice or steer.

[oassQ9w4cbl4AySZhhth%p36x 9]

just install it via docker or use transmission

[yoyall 9]

@oassQ9w4cbl4AySZhhth%p36x Cheers!

[Oilers 4]

Absolutely stay with qbittorrent. It still functions perfectly well on MacOS, and you can still bind it to the VPN to avoid leaks which you cannot do with other clients. 

[yoyall 9]

@oilers You know I was playing around with transmission and have come to the same conclusion - just stay with what works! qBittorrent it is!!! 

[Tommie 8]

Long-time Mac user here. Years ago I thought of Transmission as a decent entry-level plug-and-play BT app, which it indeed was. If all you needed was limited functionality/configurability it was fine. But today, according to numerous user complaints, it's buggy and there's virtually no support whatsoever. User requests for support go unanswered, as do requests for new features. IOW Transmission is dead and has been for several years.

qBittorrent performs consistently well, is feature-rich, highly configurable, well-supported and receives regular updates.

[jamesde 0]

I have been using https://github.com/The-animus-project/Orc-Torrent havent used anything else since switching to mac

[flat4 97]

On 8/1/2026 at 9:24 PM, jamesde said:

I have been using https://github.com/The-animus-project/Orc-Torrent havent used anything else since switching to mac

going to have to try this one

I used transmission for simplicity but qbit is much more powerful

[Flexion 1]

Hi. I'm new here. AIrVPN + qbtorrent on Mac OS. Port Forwarding OK but no peer / no upload.(same with Eddie or Wireguard)
Is there a thread for qbtorrent configuration somewhere  ? 

 

(edit : I switched from Transmission to qbtorrent beacause it did not work with Transmission either)

Edited ... by Flexion

[Tech Jedi Alex 1572]

4 hours ago, Flexion said:

Hi. I'm new here. AIrVPN + qbtorrent on Mac OS. Port Forwarding OK but no peer / no upload.(same with Eddie or Wireguard)
Is there a thread for qbtorrent configuration somewhere  ?  

 

(edit : I switched from Transmission to qbtorrent beacause it did not work with Transmission either)

Please open your own thread and give as much info on your setup as you can: OS, software, logs, what you tried, etc.

[Flexion 1]

16 hours ago, Tech Jedi Alex said:

Please open your own thread and give as much info on your setup as you can: OS, software, logs, what you tried, etc.

Thanks for your answer.
Ok, I'll do that in a couple of days. I've read somewhere that a similar situation turned OK by itself after 2/3 days. Let's wait a while and see... 🤞 Edited ... by Flexion