Program information
- Softonic rating:
- License:
- Free
- Added:
- September 19, 2007
- Updated:
- December 17, 2009
- Publisher:
- Nullsoft | More programs (3)
- File size:
- 10.8 MB
- Downloads:
- 633,327
“A hugely popular and versatile audio and media player”
about Winamp
Winamp was born as a very basic media player and has slowly but consistently improving for many years. Its main purpose was to be completely customizable and through the years, many people have contributed to a library that now consists of over 20,000 skins and loads of plug-ins.
When Winamp version 5 was released, Nullsoft redeemed themselves in the public's eyes after producing a much improved player to replace Winamp 3. They didn't need much encouragement as they justified skipping version number 4 by saying that it was such a huge improvement that it deserved to be called 5!
Luckily they are justified in their opinion, as Winamp offers everything you might want in a media player. Using the skins, you can set it to look like the original or the current default which looks great and puts you in control of all your media quickly and easily. I particularly like the minimized player that consists of a small bar that you can place on the edge of your screen. Of course, if neither of these agree with your taste you can download and try any of the thousands others available on the Winamp website.
Winamp supports a wide range of file formats, and because the program is small and simple, it works quickly on almost all computers. Have a look through the available plug-ins and you will also find that you can hook up your iPod and manage its music library.
Winamp may have been around for ever, but it hasn't been left behind and is a fully featured music player that's really customizable. A good alternative to iTunes.
Languages:
English
Recent changes in Winamp:
- New Winamp Orgler
- Improved iPod Sync Support
- New iTunesLibrary Import
- New Online Services Gallery
- New OurStage Radio Online Services
- New Spinner MP3 of the Day Online Service
- New Turkish, Romanian, and Portuguese Language Packs
OS requirements for Winamp:
- OS: Win98/98SE/Me/2000/NT/XP/Vista/7
Pros
- Fully customizable
- Small installation
- Runs quickly
Cons
- No MOV support
- Rip only on full version
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Posts about Winamp in our blog
- How to: tag MP3 files automatically in Winamp by Elena Santos
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- Windows 7 Starter Pack - 20 free apps you need by Elena Santos
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Vista Stories: Winamp
The latest edition of one of the best play...
Vista Stories: Winamp
about Winamp - 02 Jul 2010The latest edition of one of the best players of today. Nullsoftov Winamp is an audio player that supports audio CDs, MP3, MOD, WAV and many other audio and video files. Support for skins, supports... read more
The only player I think of
There are many other players out there, but none has the community and support like Winamp does. I tried several other players, but always return to Winamp. By the way, for several years I use th... read more
winamp 5.5
I mostly use WMP, but winamp has more codecs & the latest update has propelled it into the stratosphere. It's skins had become a bit boring over the last few years, but lately they've started to im... read more
Winamp Rocks
I like simplicity, Winamp has been my player for many years now. I tried others and so sorry not even I tunes can replace that. Usually when something new comes alone you tend to forget the old, bu... read more
Still the greatest
I know that Winamp has fallen out of favour a bit since the success of iTunes, but for me it´s still the best music player on the block. With all the skins available to give you a different look al... read more
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