Winamp

Winamp
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Bartley Sharkey

“A hugely popular and versatile audio and media player”

by Bartley Sharkey 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 Winamp's 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.

Pros
  • Fully customizable
  • Small installation
  • Runs quickly
Cons
  • No MOV support
  • Rip only on full version
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Winamp (12) User reviews

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  • patrice255 patrice255
    User reviews
    1

    Winamp is an example of altruism and generosity, developpers have build what is the most straight forward and probably the best Music Player/Organizer application for everyone to use freely ... Hat... More

    • Review of Winamp - 01 Nov 2011
      This review is liked by 7 of 8
  • b1sh0p b1sh0p
    User reviews
    62

    The 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... More

    • Review of Winamp - 02 Jul 2010
      This review is liked by 14 of 14
  • MiDonnie7 MiDonnie7
    User reviews
    2

    When compared to other Media players (even the big ones) WinAmp is the top dog. It was easy to download, is easy to use to keep everything organized, and is speedy. I love it.... More

    • Review of Winamp - 23 Nov 2010
      This review is liked by 13 of 13
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