What is Miro Player?
Miro Player is a free, open-source media player application developed by the Participatory Culture Foundation. Originally named Democracy Player, it was launched in 2005 as an easy way for people to watch internet video and listen to podcasts.
Some key features of Miro Player include:
- Supports a wide range of video and audio formats including MP4, MP3, AVI, MOV, WMV, and more.
- Built-in video and audio converters to convert files into mobile-friendly formats.
- Intuitive media library to organize your personal media collection into different folders and playlists.
- Online channel guide that allows you to subscribe to RSS feeds of internet video and audio content from sites like YouTube, Vimeo, TED Talks, news podcasts, and more. Content downloads automatically.
- Apps for Android and iOS devices, as well as plugins for browsers like Chrome, make it easy to sync playlists and video conversions across all your devices.
- Completely free and open source software published under the GPLv3 license.
While not as full-featured as heavyweight media center apps, Miro Player provides an easy way to download, organize, play, and convert internet media for free. Its focus is more on playing web video than local media libraries.