Miro (software)
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{{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 ==
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{{Portal|Television}}
* [[Peercasting]]
* [[KatchTV]]
* [[Open Media Network]]
* [[Zattoo]]
* [[Joost]]
== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [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
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