Miro (software) 4346419 225795674 2008-07-15T13:06:13Z 217.133.203.201 /* Features */ {{Articleissues|cleanup=February 2008|expand=February 2008}} {{Infobox Software | name = Miro | logo = [[Image:Miro icon.png|64px|Miro icon]] | screenshot = [[Image:Miro-0.9.9.png|250px]] | caption = Miro 0.9.9 running under Windows, showing the Miro guide in the main window. | developer = [[Participatory Culture Foundation]] | released = | frequently_updated = yes<!-- Release version update? Don't edit this page, just click on the version number! --> | programming language = | operating system = [[Cross-platform]] | language = | genre = [[Internet television]] | license = [[GNU General Public License]] | website = http://getmiro.com/ }} '''Miro''' (previously known as '''Democracy Player''' and '''DTV'''<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.getmiro.com/blog/2007/03/a-name-change/ | title = A Name Change | date = [[12 March]] [[2007]] | author = Nicholas Reville | accessdate = 2007-09-03}}; {{ cite web | url = http://www.getmiro.com/blog/2007/07/announing-miro/ | title = Announcing Miro | date = [[17 July]] [[2007]] | author = Nicholas Reville | accessdate = 2007-09-03 }}</ref>) is an [[Internet television]] application developed by the [[Participatory Culture Foundation]]. It is supported on [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Mac OS X]], and [[Linux]]. Miro is based on [[XULRunner]], and is [[free software]] released under the [[GNU General Public License]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.getmiro.com/download/ |title=Get Miro download page |quote=...the software code, which is licensed under the GPL. }}</ref> It is written in python and GTK+. ==Features== Miro can automatically download videos from RSS-based "channels", manage them and play them. The application is designed to mesh with other [[Point Coordination Function|PCF]] products such as [[Video Bomb]], a social tagging video website, and the Channel Channel, a [[TV guide]] for internet television. Miro integrates an [[RSS (file format)|RSS]] [[aggregator]], a [[BitTorrent client]], and a media player ([[VLC media player]] under Windows, [[QuickTime]] under Mac OS X or [[Xine|Xine Media Player]] under Linux). == See also == {{Portal|Free software|Free Software Portal Logo.svg}} {{Portal|Television}} * [[Peercasting]] * [[KatchTV]] * [[Open Media Network]] * [[Zattoo]] * [[Joost]] == References == {{reflist}} == External links == {{commons|Miro}} * [http://www.getmiro.com Official Miro website] * [http://www.last100.com/2007/07/17/democracy-player-is-dead-long-live-miro/ Democracy Player is dead, long live Miro - last100, July 17 2007] * [http://reviews.cnet.com/4660-10621_7-6743226.html?tag=vid.1 CNET Video Review of Miro] * [http://www.cnet.com/8301-13739_1-9775271-46.html CNET article on how to use Miro to automatically download the latest TV shows of your choice] * [http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20080207173143823 Groklaw interview with Nicholas Reville], February 2008 [[Category:Internet television]] [[Category:Free media players]] [[Category:Windows media players]] [[Category:Linux media players]] [[Category:Mac OS X media players]] [[de:Miro Media Player]] [[es:Miro (software)]] [[eo:Miro (softvaro)]] [[fr:Miro (logiciel)]] [[it:Miro (programma)]] [[pl:Miro]] [[pt:Miro (media player)]] [[fi:Miro (sovellus)]] [[th:Miro]]