Nullsoft - (Freeware)
The number of formats supported and its versatile and customizable interface made Winamp one of the most popular audio player.
Winamp is a popular software specially designed to play audio files. It is always capable of reading a plurality of audio and video formats. The program can extract and compress the CDs to AAC or WAV.
Winamp has a burning function too, so that user will be able to burn his playlists and create his own compilations.
The appearance of the interface is fully customizable with classic skins or with modern versions. Winamp also allows to discover radio and TV channels broadcast over the Internet through its built-in tuner.
The pioneer mp3 players continues to be of great interest for several reasons. It manages a large number of audio and video formats where most competitors are limited to. Winamp is also much easier to customize, thanks to hundreds of skins, visualizations or various and varied plugins.
The software acquires an Orb based on module to access its library remotely via a secure web page, and includes a browser in line with Songbird, allowing easy access to audio content such as web pages and audioblogs.
Winamp supports a wide range of players , starting with iPods to Creative or Archos players through the UMS readers.
The software offers the possibility to retrieve information about a song or an album cover on the Internet. This feature requires an Internet connection and makes it easy to manage.
Access to online radio is also on the program. Not less than 30,000 radio stations are accessible if the Internet connection allows it. Radios are categorized by genre, this way it is easier to find the one desired to listen .
- New: [ml_playlists] m3u8 playlist exporting
- New: [in_dshow] AVI metadata reading
- New: [ml_pmp] video sync support for portables
- New: [ml_pmp] devices can now be renamed
- New: [ml_pmp] added progress to portables tree item (no more switching views)
- New: [pmp_ipod] support for iTunesLock
- New: [pmp_p4s] video support
- New: [enc_lame] 24bit input support
- New: added ml views & playlists to Play-> submenu of right click popup menu
- Improved: preference cleanups we're idiots & we copy & paste from codecs.com
- Improved: [in_dshow] better WAV support
- Improved: [ml_local] better non-english query support
- Improved: [ml_pmp] metadata guessing based on filename
- Improved: [ml_pmp] improved GUI performance
- Improved: [ml_pmp] faster direct playback
- Improved: [in_wave] better bit-per-sample choosing
- Improved: [gen_ff] better sample rate display
- Improved: faster .pls writing
- Fixed: bad Layer 1 & Layer 2 playback (double speed + distorted)
- Fixed: slow enqueue/play from media library views
- Fixed: open playlist from media library broken (in playlist editor)
- Fixed: saving playlists to PLS format
- Fixed: crash when directdraw fails to create primary surface
- Fixed: [gen_jumpex] hi-liting of playlist entries for jump-to-file
- Fixed: [in_dshow] crash when using DSP/EQ on anything bigger than 16bit stereo
- Fixed: [ml_pmp] copy playlist to local media now works
- Fixed: [ml_online] Online Media bugfix (don't try to play NULL streams)
- Fixed: [ml_disc] CD Ripping view showing up when clicking on other ml views
- Fixed: [ml_disc] Showing ???? in taskbar and freeze on exit under Win9x
- Updated: [gen_jumpex] Jump-to-File 0.97.7
- Updated: libsndfile 1.0.16
" No fix for the EAX playback bug, yet, sorry (EAX effects alternating on & off in 24bit mode)