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Winamp 5.8, the First Update In 4 Years, Is Released (bleepingcomputer.com)
Winamp, the world's most famous media player, has released version 5.8 to make it compatible with today's modern operating systems such as Windows 8.1 and Windows 10. Bleeping Computer notes that there hasn't been a new updates released since 2014, when Radionomy purchased Winamp from AOL. Some other new features include standalone audio player support, an auto-fullscreen option for videos, updates scrollbars and buttons, and bug fixes.
From the report: Radionomy has stated that they are not stopping here and have big plans for Winamp. In an interview with TechCrunch, Radionomy CEO Alexandre Saboundjian, revealed that a massive release is planned for 2019 that aims to add cloud support for streaming music, podcasts, and more. "There will be a completely new version next year, with the legacy of Winamp but a more complete listening experience," Saboundjian stated in the interview. "You can listen to the MP3s you may have at home, but also to the cloud, to podcasts, to streaming radio stations, to a playlist you perhaps have built."
From the report: Radionomy has stated that they are not stopping here and have big plans for Winamp. In an interview with TechCrunch, Radionomy CEO Alexandre Saboundjian, revealed that a massive release is planned for 2019 that aims to add cloud support for streaming music, podcasts, and more. "There will be a completely new version next year, with the legacy of Winamp but a more complete listening experience," Saboundjian stated in the interview. "You can listen to the MP3s you may have at home, but also to the cloud, to podcasts, to streaming radio stations, to a playlist you perhaps have built."
Does it still whip the llama's ass?
It never stopped.
Right now, I'm running the old version of WinAmp (5.66) on the latest version of Windows 10 and it works just fine. It's small, simple, it works and it plays any audio file I want.
When I see "Big Update Planned" it just means "We're going to fuck things up".
I seriously still use Winamp to this day.
https://i.imgur.com/ZjA2AcC.pn...
It plays MP3s, FLAC, OGG, etc. It has modular plugin API for obscure things like NES music. It supports global hotkeys. Skins.
And uses 16MB of RAM and 0% CPU to play an MP3. AS IT !@#$'ING SHOULD.
I haven't tried the newest version yet. But every "winamp clone" I've tried (on Linux included) was actually far more CPU and RAM usage and missed actual useful features like global hotkeys.
Although, in the last few years, I've really started to use YouTube (+Ublock) as a music player since it has literally everything ever.