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Transmission for Mac

Transmission 2.71

  -  4.92 MB  -  Open Source

Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system.

Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of Transmission 2.71.


For those interested in downloading the most recent release of Transmission for Mac or reading our review, simply click here.


All old versions distributed on our website are completely virus-free and available for download at no cost.


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What's new in this version:

- Fix crasher on OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard All Platforms
- Improved speed with the µTP protocol
- Fix bug that caused some incoming encrypted peer connections to fail
- Fix bugs with the speed limit scheduler
- Fix crasher with magnet links Mac
- Notification Center support on OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
- Torrent files can be previewed with Quick Look in the Finder
- Add an option to remove transfers when seeding completes
- Fix displaying the Web Client with Bonjour
- Fix bugs with Time Machine exclusions
- Other minor interface tweaks and bug fixes
- Removed Simplified Chinese localization because of lack of localizer GTK+
- Require GTK+ 3.4 Qt
- Control speed limit from the icon tray
- Improved behavior when clicking on torrents in the torrent list
- Fix bug where torrent files were not deleted
- Fix bug with unicode characters in the default location Web Client
- The file inspector tab displays files nested under directories
- Improved scrolling on iPad
- Fix incorrectly rendered characters
- Fix bug involving attempts to post notifications without permission