For those who prefer to watch videos and movies behind the computer screen rather than the television, Miro is definitely the best application for you.
Miro is an open source application that turns your desktop into an Internet TV. You can subscribe to unlimited channels and have Miro download the videos for you. Be it Windows, Mac or Linux, Miro works in all the platforms.
A variety of video formats are supported by Miro. Be it Quicktime, wmv, avi, xvid, mpeg 1, 2, 3, 4 or H.264, you can play them in Miro. Other than that, you can also save videos from Youtube , Google Video , Dailymotion , Veoh and other video sites. What is even better is that you can save a search term and get Miro to download new videos as they are posted.
Miro is also a bit torrent client that can download your torrents. Simply load the torrent files and Miro will automatically start the downloading.
Installing Miro on Ubuntu
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