MacTorrent

MacTorrent is a modern, native macOS BitTorrent client built entirely with SwiftUI.
It combines the raw power and stability of the Transmission backend (transmission-daemon).

✨ Features

• Native macOS Experience: Built with SwiftUI for a smooth, responsive, and native look and feel.
• Modern User Interface:
  • Real-time animated progress bars and speed graphs.
  • Dark Mode and Light Mode support.
• Powerful Backend: Leveraging the industry-standard transmission-daemon for reliable and efficient torrenting.
• Drag & Drop: Simply drag .torrent files onto the window or app icon to start downloading.
• Real-time Stats: persistent status bar showing total download/upload speeds and active torrent count.
• Essential Controls: Pause, Resume, and Remove (with option to keep or delete data).
• Magnet Link Support: Handle magnet URIs directly.

🚀 Installation

1. Download the latest release.
2. Drag MacTorrent.app to your Applications folder.
3. Launch the app.

🛠 Building from Source

To build MacTorrent yourself, you need Xcode 16+ (on macOS 15+).

Prerequisites

You need transmission-daemon installed locally to bundle it with the app (or ensure the script can find it).

brew install transmission

Build Steps

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/tiadiff/MacTorrent.git
   cd MacTorrent

2. Run the build script:

   ./build_app.sh

   This script will:

   • Compile the Swift project in Release mode.
   • Create the .app bundle structure.
   • Bundle the transmission-daemon binary.
   • Generate the App Icon.
   • Sign the application (ad-hoc).

3. The compiled app will be available in the root directory as MacTorrent.app.

💻 Requirements

• macOS 15.0 or later.
• Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) or Intel Mac.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

📄 License

This project is open source.