Miro Player
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Miro (formerly Democracy Player) is a free and open source internet TV application, media library, and video player.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
Discontinued
"Although we are no longer developing Miro, we do continue to make the media player available."https://pculture.org/pcf-projectsSee also:"The last version (6.0) was released in 2013 and is no longer functioning correctly because of changes to the YouTube API."https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miro_(video_software)
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Miro Player information
Developed by
Participatory Culture Foundation Licensing
Open Source and Free product.Rating
Average rating of 3.4Alternatives
107 alternatives listedSupported Languages
Comments and Reviews
Miro was one of the oldest podcast catchers, it's actually been out of development for longer than many modern podcast catchers even existed. Something that sets it apart from the modern ones, is the integration of podcast catcher (downloader), bit torrent client, and video podcast player all in one application with an elegant interface. With modern apps you need one to download the new podcasts, and a separate app to watch them or anything in your media library.
For the one thing I was going to use it for, podcasts, it seems to be very bugged for one feature and it has been for a long time now. Resume playback. It will start at a random place in the show, usually at the beginning, instead of at the place it shows it left off from.
Also, if you want to delete some files/episodes it may crash instead and throw up a bug report dialog.
I've been looking for a competent podcast player with a resume playback feature like iTunes had, but so far I have found nothing. I'm not going back to iTunes though as I do not want to be tied into the Apple ecosystem anymore than I have to be.
I have no alternative to offer.
[Edited by thePenciler, March 23]
Also, it takes up a huge amount of resources just to run. CPU and memory. Not sure if this is intended and they meant for Miro to run on super systems or what. Very bad.
Same here, with version 6.0: I couldn't make Miro resume with podcasts. (It does resume videos though.)
The best linux podcast player I've been able to find. I have used it for a few years now.
While the extra software (AVG, etc.) included in the installer is admittedly annoying, it's possible without too much trouble to bypass if you are attentive . . . It is a fine program; I'd suggest folks give it a try and not be put off.
I'd also suggest, however, that the Miro folks make it a tad easier to opt out of these silly addons.
[Edited by ln8998, November 05]
Agree appears to install from some malware site.