Watch online video? Get Miro

First it was called DTV, then Democracy Player, and now it is Miro. Whatever you call it, the Mozilla-based, cross-platform, open source video player is now in public release. Miro differs from playback front ends like VLC by offering integrated content-finding and content-management tools. If you think that’s a meaningless distinction, think again.

You can download Miro for Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows. The latest release is version 0.9.8.1, designated Public Preview 1. The Miro team earns high marks for offering multiple download options for Linux users: source code with build notes, and binaries for Fedora, Ubuntu, and Debian.

Miro is built on top of the Mozilla platform, so it does inherit lots of dependencies. Mozilla’s size and complexity can make for unexpected trouble. For example, some users have reported problems caused by Sun’s Java plugin for Mozilla — even though Miro itself doesn’t use it at all. Check the support forums for up-to-date info.

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