Tewi is a text-based interface for managing BitTorrent clients from the terminal.
It connects to Transmission, qBittorrent and Deluge daemons, giving users a keyboard-friendly way to browse torrents, inspect details, add new torrents, control transfers, and use torrent search integrations without launching a graphical client.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Connects to Transmission, qBittorrent and Deluge daemons using credentials.
- Displays torrent lists in card, compact and one-line view modes.
- Shows torrent details including files, trackers, peers, categories and labels.
- Provides torrent actions including start, pause, remove, verify, reannounce and priority changes.
- Includes built-in search providers plus Jackett, Prowlarr and bitmagnet integrations.
Website: https://github.com/anlar/tewi
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Developer: Anton Larionov
License: GNU General Public License v3.0

Tewi is written in Python. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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