Miro 2.5.3 is available!

Miro 2.5.3 contains some bug fixes that are relevant to all users. There are also updates to vlc and libtorrent.

We strongly recommend that all users update.

For those of you who don't already have Miro 2.5, It is a major update with new features, faster performance, audio podcasts, and lots of polish.

Here are the biggest changes:

• Miro 2.5 launches 2 - 4 times faster
• New audio podcast section of the Miro Guide
• Better interface for audio playback
• Button to download from YouTube when you add as sidebar site
• Smarter handling of bittorrent files
• New Library interface with 'Video', 'Audio', and 'Other' sections
• New keyboard shortcuts for virtually all functions (great for programming a remote control)
• Interface polish and refinement
• Easier hacking: the database layer was rewritten to use a simplified SQLite schema and we've created a new developer documentation site
• Lots of bug fixes and tweaks

p.s. Here's the detailed release notes, and Miro Feature List.