Download Transmission 4.0.3

Version 4.0.3 of Transmission has been released. This torrent client uses few resources, is cross-platform and open source, and has a simple and clear interface. The program was developed for use on macOS, but on the download page versions for Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and some NAS systems can also be found. In version 4.0.0, the program has been rewritten in C++, making it perform better and use fewer resources. The changelog for this release can be found below:

All Platforms

• Fixed 4.0.2 higher CPU load while downloading. Regression introduced by #5167. (#5266, #5273)
• Fixed 4.0.0 bug where the torrentGet RPC method returned wrong trackerStats.tier values. (#5274)
• Fixed 4.0.0 HTTP announce behavior with bind-address-ipv* settings. (#5296)
• Fixed 4.0.0 bug in code that detects the computer’s IPv6 support. (#5312)
• Silenced 4.0.0 minor log warnings for cross_seed_entry and uid entries in torrent files. (#5365)
• When adding a duplicate torrent via the RPC API, the return value now matches Transmission 3’s return value. (#5370)
• Fixed use of metainfo display name as a fallback name. (#5378)
• Updated torrent Peer ID generation to happen once per session, even for public torrents. (#5233)

macOS Client

• Added support for non-UTF-8 magnets. (#5244)
• Fixed potential memory leak in tr_strv_convert_utf8(). (#5264)
• Fixed crash on launch from tapping on a notification. (#5280)

QtClient

• Fixed 4.0.2 FTBFS on Qt 5.13. (#5238)

GTK Client

• Fixed 4.0.0 preferences dialog being too large for small displays. (#5276, #5360)
• Fixed 4.0.0 regression of percents, speeds, sizes, etc. not being i18nized properly. (#5288)
• Fixed FTBFS in GTKMM 4.10. (#5289, #5295)

Web Client

• Fixed confusing Inspector UI when waiting for initial data from the server. (#5249)
• Fixed a keyboard shortcut conflict. (#5318)
• Turned off keyboard shortcuts when input fields have focus. (#5381)
• Show announce URLs origins in the inspector’s tracker list. (#5382)
• Added missing date-added field in the Inspector’s info tab. (#5386)

Daemon

• Set the log level sooner at startup to ensure events aren’t missed. (#5345)

transmission remote

• Fixed 4.0.0 bug in the display of how much of a torrent has been downloaded. (#5265)

Everything else

• Bumped fallback version of libdeflate from v1.17 to bugfix release v1.18. (#5388)
• Documentation improvements. (#5278)