tewi-transmission 1.1.0

Text-based interface for BitTorrent clients (Transmission & qBittorrent)

Tewi

Text-based interface for BitTorrent clients (Transmission & qBittorrent)

About

Tewi is a TUI (text user interface) for BitTorrent clients, supporting both Transmission and qBittorrent daemons.

Features:

• Connect to Transmission or qBittorrent daemon by credentials
• Browse torrents list
• Different view modes: card, compact, oneline
• Display torrent details: overview, files, trackers, peers
• Add new torrents
• Torrent actions: start/pause, remove/trash, verify, reannounce, change priority
• View and toggle alternative speed limits
• View session statistics
• View torrent client preferences
• Dark and light color themes
• Search torrents on popular trackers

Built With

• Python 3
• Textual
• transmission-rpc
• qbittorrent-api
• pyperclip

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Tewi requires Python 3.10+.

Installation

Recommended way to install is to use pipx, pip, or uv:

$ pipx install tewi-transmission

$ pip install tewi-transmission

$ uv tool install tewi-transmission

Usage

Launch Tewi from command line:

$ tewi

By default it connects to Transmission daemon on http://localhost:9091. To change these settings you could specify your connection details:

$ tewi --host XXXX --port XXXX

To connect to qBittorrent instead of Transmission:

$ tewi --client-type qbittorrent --port 8080

Check other command line options using help command:

$ tewi --help

View available hot-keys in Tewi by pressing ? key.

Roadmap

See the open issues for a full list of proposed features (and known issues).

Contributing

Feel free to open bug reports and send pull requests.

License

Distributed under the GPL3+ license. See LICENSE.txt for more information.