Democracy Player. Your internet television has arrived.
"As easy as turning on a TV"
Cory Doctorow, boingboing.net
Download and watch all the best internet TV shows and videos in one powerful application. New channels arrive daily in the built-in Channel Guide. Stop squinting at tedious web videos: sit back and watch big, high resolution videos.
Features: Democracy Player is a new kind of browser for watching videos-- grab webpages with video and video RSS feeds (including podcasts, video blogs, and BitTorrent feeds), and watch them full screen, one after the other. It's free and open source.
Over 400 Free Channels in the Built-in Channel Guide
When you launch Democracy Player, you'll see the Channel Guide. New channels arrive every day and you can subscribe with a single-click. Submit your channel-- the Guide is open to everyone. A few examples:
Channel Frederator
Cartoons chosen fresh every week from user submissions.
Current TV
Online version of the cable news channel. You-are-there global news footage.
telemusicvision
High-res music videos showcasing the work of independent musicians.
The Democracy Internet Television Platform
We are working to build the internet TV tools possible to ensure that people are in control of their own media. In addition to the player and the Channel Guide, our platform has two other components.
-Mitch Kapor, Chair, Open Source Applications Foundation
The Democracy Play is free and open-source (GPL). Bringing in more volunteers is a big priority. We need web developers for Broadcast Machine, python developers for Democracy Player, and web designers to make the player's rendered HTML interface even more stylish. We also need testers to keep up with nightly builds and file bug reports. Can you commit some time to a great cause? learn more about the code or contact us. Know somebody who builds software or websites for a living and is always looking for a cool project? Tell them about us.
What can I do with Democracy?
As we improve and expand Democracy Player, we hope it will become your homebase for video and to bring you a new, effortless way to watch internet television. We're just getting started, but already you can do a lot:
Subscribe to Channels
Democracy Player is a TV on your desktop-- it's the best application for watching internet TV channels. When you launch Democracy, you'll see the built-in Channel Guide which features hundreds of free channels that you can subscribe to with a single click. You can subscribe to podcasts, videoblogs, and Bittorrent RSS feeds.
Watch Fullscreen
Watch your videos in fullscreen mode. Lean back from your screen and relax-- videos will play one after another.
Search for Videos
If you're looking for a specific video or videos on a specific topic, the built-in Search tab will let you find videos from Yahoo! Video Search or Blogdigger. (Coming soon you'll be able to subscribe to a search and get new videos automatically.)
Get Smart About Disk Space
Videos take up a lot of disk space. You want to keep the best ones and clear out the rest. Democracy makes this easy. It works like a TiVo: after you watch a video, it will automatically 'expire' in 5 days, unless you click 'save'. You can set different channels to expire at different speeds-- clear out your daily news videos right away and keep videos from your favorite band forever!
Start Watching
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We Need Your Help
As we continue to improve and refine Democracy Player, on the way to version 1.0, we need your help to continue our work. Give us a chance to convince you that our project is worth donating to.
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