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Install transmit with Homebrew Cask

File transfer application. Version 5.11.7 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.

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Additional install commands

macOS

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brew install --cask transmit

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overview

Package summary

File transfer application

Commands and aliases

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history

Project history and usage

Transmit is Panic's long-running graphical file-transfer client for macOS. It combines a dual-pane file browser with FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, S3, cloud-service, synchronization, and saved-server workflows.

Project history

Transmit originated in the late 1990s as a Mac FTP client from Panic. An official 2014 account described the underlying engine as 16 years old, placing its beginnings around 1998.

Over successive generations it broadened from FTP into SFTP, WebDAV, Amazon S3, and cloud-storage services. Transmit 5 arrived in 2017 with a rebuilt transfer engine, expanded cloud support, Panic Sync, and local-to-local and remote-to-remote synchronization.

Adoption history

Transmit became a long-running part of the Mac software ecosystem as a polished alternative to command-line FTP and SFTP clients. Panic reported in 2014 that its shared transfer engine had accumulated 16 years of compatibility and performance work. The package is also available through the Homebrew cask recorded in `source_facts.package-manager`.

Transmit expanded beyond conventional FTP workflows to WebDAV, Amazon S3, and numerous cloud-storage services. Panic Sync later provided synchronization of saved servers, keys, passwords, and related connection information between Macs.

How it is used

Users save or quick-connect to remote servers, browse local and remote files side by side, and upload, download, edit, rename, or synchronize content. Saved server definitions can be grouped, exported, or synchronized through Panic Sync.

For SFTP, Transmit can automatically use keys in `~/.ssh/` and settings from `~/.ssh/config`. The official settings documentation also exposes key management and protocol-specific transfer controls.

Why package nerds care

Transmit is notable for translating protocol-heavy file-transfer work into a native dual-pane Mac interface without discarding advanced facilities such as SSH configuration, key authentication, synchronization, remote editing, automation, and protocol-specific settings.

For package-manager users, the cask provides a convenient installation path for a commercial Mac application with roots predating modern cloud-storage clients.

Timeline

  • Circa 1998: Transmit's file-transfer engine originated, based on Panic's later description of its age.
  • 2014: Panic brought the shared Transmit engine to an iOS edition.
  • 2017: Transmit 5 launched with a rebuilt engine, broader cloud support, and Panic Sync.

Related projects

  • Transmit occupies the same broad client category as Cyberduck, Fetch, FileZilla, ExpanDrive, Flow, and Interarchy; its official import menu recognizes server data from several of these applications.

Sources

  • Homebrew cask identity supplied by `source_facts.package-manager`.
  • Official 2014 Panic account of the transfer engine: https://panic.com/blog/page/11/
  • Official 2017 Panic report: https://blog.panic.com/the-2017-panic-report/
  • Official help center: https://help.panic.com/transmit/transmit5/
  • Official product page: https://panic.com/transmit/

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for transmit. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

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local files

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Configuration files

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macOS
~/.ssh/config

Credential files

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macOS
~/.ssh/

executables

Installed executables

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No executable data was present.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-11-04
manager version5.11.7
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://panic.com/transmit/

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
  • infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://panic.com/transmit/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keycask:transmit
Version5.11.7
Package managerHomebrew Cask
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/cask/transmit
Homepagehttps://panic.com/transmit/
Upstream docshttps://panic.com/transmit/
Source archivehttps://download-cdn.panic.com/transmit/Transmit%205.11.7.zip
SHA-256af7b01ff0346e428426fbd91ea6c3830c4e10243258e39e9fe52fd8eeb5d9dda
Bottlenot recorded
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew cask API
Taphomebrew/cask
Full Tokentransmit
Names
  • Transmit
Depends On
Macos
>=: 13
Artifacts
App
1
Target
1
Uninstall
1
Zap
1
Auto Updatesyes
Deprecatedno
Disabledno

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Same workflow

  • airdashLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: file, transfer.
  • airdroidLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: file, transfer.
  • altersendLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: file, transfer.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

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  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment