Download Miro 2.0

The Participatory Culture Foundation released version 2.0 of Miro yesterday. Miro is, in short, an open source cross-platform high-definition media streamer, downloader and player. The program contains a limited number of channels by default, but these can easily be expanded with your own sources or by using the Miro Guide, which currently contains more than five thousand channels. More information about the possibilities of this program are on this page to find and here you can find a short video where Miro 2.0 can be seen in action. In version 2.0, the user interface has been given a facelift; it now works with widgets. Furthermore, the program would work faster, respond better and require less memory. Below are the release notes for version 2.0:

In a nutshell, here’s what’s new:

• A beautiful, all-new widget-based interface
• Browse while you watch– pop out any video to an external window (our number one requested feature)
• Miro is now faster, more responsive, and uses less memory
• You can add streaming sites like Hulu to your sidebar (note: streaming with Flash only works in Windows and OSX)
• You can add download sites like Archive.org or legaltorrents.com to your sidebar and download to Miro with a single click
• Improved playlists
• New compact, sortable list view
• Better audio support

…and a few days ago we launched the all-new Miro Guide that looks beautiful and works with Miro 2.0 (for example, the Guide is now starting to list some streaming sites).

Check out the Miro Feature List and detailed release notes for more.
Miro 2.0 for Windows screenshot, click on the image for a larger version.