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License:
Free
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Downloads:
12,003,885
- Requirements:
Windows 2000/XP/Vista
- Limitations:
No limitations
- Date Added:
September 29, 2008
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Publisher's description of Winamp
From Nullsoft:Winamp is a free multimedia player made by Nullsoft. It supports numerous audio and video formats. It also plays streamed video and audio content, both live and recorded, authored worldwide. It has an extremely customizable media library, and allows you to rip and burn your favorite music CDs. Winamp has thousands of skins and plug-ins that allow you to change the look-and-feel of the player, as well as add new features. The player also has access to thousands of free songs, videos and online radio stations from SHOUTcast Radio and AOL Radio with XM.
Version 5.541 features better auto-detection of newer iPod models and includes other miscellaneous general tweaks, improvements, fixes and optimizations.
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Editor's review of Winamp
4.0 stars
- "The llama still rides"
WinAmp 5.3 took some long-needed steps to improve the old-school media player, with support for AAC encoding, CD burning, and a robust file-management system. WinAmp 5.54 ups the ante with strong support for portable devices, including iPods, the ability to sync non-DRMed files to your PC from your device, an optional new interface layout and a built-in browser for media discovery.
We liked that clicking on an artist's name will get you related headlines and Web sites in a separate pane. There's also Podcast support, device synchronization that lets you tweak the sync list while in progress, and continued support for AOL's excellent Shoutcast. The new Bento layout is worth mentioning, too, because it gets the venerable llama away from the old modular format. The joined panes for the browser, media player, artist list, album list and more make WinAmp instantly more visually appealing. There's also an Auto-Tag feature, which will download metatags from the Gracenote database.
If you want MP3 encoding and full-speed CD burning, you have to shell out $19.95 for the Pro version. However, there are other problems. Automatic album art download support is spotty at best. More importantly, there are some stability issues when playing videos, and occasional program crashes were far more common than they should be.
WinAmp 5.54 is no iTunes killer--not yet. It has become, however, a strong alternative and should be of interest to those looking for something with more meat on its bones. Llama meat, that is.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.9 stars out of 1201 votes
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1 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Winamp 5.541
"Usually great player, but not this version.."
Pros: NOOOOOO..
Cons: -I cant run it in my computer, it always quit-AVG say its virus, and i can heal or remove it..
Summary: Hope winamp can repair it..
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1 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Version: Winamp 5.541
Pros: winamp is runed in windows by vercher machine and windows is runed and app software what is winamp winamp's hidden function because win amps hidden function is change it's face and making face is simple and free look at web and winamp's skin
Cons: win anm's skin is bmp style... so change windows size... and crash face...look windows xp skin it's mathmatic... vacter so making is hard... and makr computer is slower.....
Summary: windows api passer is biger and biger and computer is faster and faster. low ver computer have slow and running time is shotttter.
app is lower moving and start is slower. help uer self.and up grade and down grade... -
Version: Winamp 5.541
"Not so go as the competitors"
Pros: Nice, but too much dialogs and it is not so simple as it was in previous version.
Cons: Disturb me with a lot of dialogs.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Winamp 5.541
"Great Interface but has it's flaws!"
Pros: Updated Interface
Nice selection of skinsCons: Poor music playback quality
Summary: I used to own an HP Laptop which I had Winamp installed on and it ran flawlessly however, I purchased a Dell Latitude D630 and ever since I installed Winamp on it, I have always had issues with the music cracking and popping in random spots througho... read more >>
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Version: Winamp 5.541
"We use practically all the features!"
Pros: It's very usable with no extra frills, only "substance"
Cons: It may be too open to security threats somehow.
Summary: I find it hard to settle on other players. Tried others but still prefer this.
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