Winamp is a legendary media player that has been a staple in the digital music landscape for decades. Initially released in 1997, Winamp quickly gained popularity due to its sleek interface, extensive format support, and customizable features.
Key Features:
- Format Support: Winamp supports a wide range of audio and video formats, including MP3, MIDI, MOD, MPEG-1 audio layers 1 and 2, AAC, M4A, FLAC, WAV, WMA, Windows Media Video, Nullsoft Streaming Video, and more.
- Gapless Playback: Enjoy seamless transitions between tracks with Winamp's gapless playback feature for MP3 and AAC files.
- ReplayGain: Ensure consistent volume levels across your music library with ReplayGain support.
- CD Support: Rip audio CDs to various formats, import CD-Text information, and burn music to CDs.
- Video Playback: Winamp utilizes Microsoft's DirectShow API to play a variety of video formats, including MPEG Video, AVI, and others.
- Surround Sound: Experience immersive audio with Winamp's support for 5.1 surround sound.
- Media Library: Organize your music collection with Winamp's comprehensive Media Library, which scans your system for media files and allows you to filter by audio, video, date, and frequency.
- Unicode Support: Winamp handles Unicode filenames and metadata seamlessly, ensuring compatibility with international characters.
Additional Features:
- Video Support: Play popular video formats like H.264-encoded videos in AVI, MP4, MKV, FLV, and NSV containers.
- Device Integration: Sync your music library with Android devices via Wi-Fi or USB.
- WebM Support: Play WebM (vp8) videos.
- Windows Compatibility: Winamp is compatible with Windows 8, 8.1, 10, and 11.
- Plug-in Ecosystem: Expand Winamp's functionality with thousands of available plug-ins and add-ons.
- Classic iPod Sync: Sync your music with classic iPod models.
- iTunes Library Import: Import your iTunes library into Winamp.
- Online Services: Access Shoutcast Radio stations directly from Winamp.
- Language Packs: Customize Winamp's interface in various languages.
- Visualization: Enjoy stunning visualizations with AVS and Milkdrop 2 plug-ins.
- CD Ripping and Burning: Rip CDs to MP3, M4A/AAC, WMA, FLAC, OGG, WAV, and burn audio CDs.
- Portable Device Sync: Sync your music with portable devices.
- Smart Playlists: Create dynamic playlists based on specific criteria.
Winamp's combination of robust features, extensive format support, and customization options has made it a beloved choice for music enthusiasts worldwide. Whether you're a casual listener or a dedicated audiophile, Winamp offers a versatile and reliable platform for enjoying your favorite tunes.
Winamp - Changelog:
- Improved: Windows 11 compatibility.
- Improved: Playback of https:// streams.
- Improved: Updated and tidier generate html playlist code.
- Improved: [in_mkv] vp8 support.
- Improved: [in_mod] Playback of .itz, .mdz, .s3z & .xmz compressed modules.
- And more.