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brew install torrra

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Package summary

Find and download torrents without leaving your CLI

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torrra

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Project history and usage

Torrra is a Python CLI/TUI for searching and downloading torrents from the terminal. Its README describes it as powered by Jackett or Prowlarr for search and libtorrent for downloads, with a Textual-based interface.

Project history

The project is a recent terminal-first BitTorrent client wrapper rather than an old ecosystem package. Its README identifies it as MIT licensed with 2025 copyright, and the official documentation title shows a 2.0.7 documentation build.

Torrra's project direction is to combine several pieces that package nerds often run separately: Jackett or Prowlarr indexers, libtorrent downloading, a persistent TOML config, caching, themes, and a Textual TUI with pause/resume controls.

Adoption history

Official installation notes in the README lead with pipx and uv tool install, then list AUR, standalone binaries, Homebrew, and Docker as additional options. The input package facts confirm Homebrew packaging, placing Torrra in the cross-platform Python CLI packaging pattern rather than a single-distribution tool.

How it is used

The README shows three main workflows: interactive search by running torrra with a configured indexer, direct search with torrra search, and direct download from magnet URIs or .torrent files with torrra download. Configuration commands set Jackett URL, Jackett API key, default indexer, download paths, and themes in config.toml.

For package nerds, Torrra is mainly interesting because it brings the torrent search/download loop into the terminal while still integrating with self-hosted indexer tools. The credentials file doubles as configuration because API keys for Jackett or Prowlarr are stored in the same TOML config.

Why package nerds care

Torrra is significant as a modern Python/Textual example in the torrent CLI space: it packages search, indexer credentials, libtorrent downloads, and a TUI into one command while supporting pipx, uv, AUR, Homebrew, binaries, and Docker.

Timeline

2025: README license line identifies MIT copyright for the project.
2.0.7 docs: Read the Docs publishes Torrra documentation with usage, configuration, indexer, roadmap, and contributing sections.
Current packaging: README lists pipx, uv tool install, AUR, standalone binaries, Homebrew, and Docker options.

Related projects

The README names Jackett, Prowlarr, libtorrent, and Textual as the main surrounding ecosystem. It also mentions pipx, uv, AUR, Homebrew, and Docker as packaging/install surfaces.

Sources

https://github.com/stabldev/torrra#readme
https://torrra.readthedocs.io/en/latest/configuration.html
https://torrra.readthedocs.io/en/latest/usage.html
source_facts.package-manager

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:download

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.config/torrra/config.toml
Windows: %APPDATA%\torrra\config.toml

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.config/torrra/config.toml
Windows: %APPDATA%\torrra\config.toml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`torrra`	cli	global executable

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 generated2026-07-08

manager version2.0.7

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://torrra.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://torrra.readthedocs.io/en/latest/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:torrra
Version	2.0.7
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/torrra
Homepage	https://torrra.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
Repository	https://github.com/stabldev/torrra
Upstream docs	https://torrra.readthedocs.io/en/latest
License	MIT
Source archive	https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/f9/12/5102a5e69a07e8e7500928087ae850b5940404f31681a588084b4d50985e/torrra-2.0.7.tar.gz
Dependencies	certifi, libtorrent-rasterbar, python@3.14
Build dependencies	rust
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	torrra
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

package graph

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source trail

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

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/torrra.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
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curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
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