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 .
* Improved: Added a Reset button to clear history in the Open/Add URL dialog
* Improved: Added an option to disable the mouse wheel from altering the volume
* Improved: Added more commandline switches (run: winamp.exe /? to see full list)
* Improved: All menus now use the skinned style when option is enabled in ML settings
* Improved: Disable all online features when no internet connection selected in Prefs
* Improved: High DPI & text scaling compatibility fixes for dialogs & library views
* Improved: Increased notification area tooltips up to 128 chars (instead of 64)
* Improved: Library views now optionally group the 'Play' and 'Enqueue' buttons
* Improved: Mass metadata editor from library now also available in Playlist Editor
* Improved: Retry UAC prompt if user previously selected "No" (for relevant settings)
* Improved: Speed-up of Winamp shutdown process
* Improved: [gen_ff] Added a setting to control show/hide time for docked toolbars
* Improved: [gen_ml] Drag & drop handling tweaks
* Improved: [ml_downloads] Added 'Size' column
* Improved: [ml_history] New options for resuming playback (for podcasts or all files)
* Improved: [ml_history] Added a 'Play Offset' column with right-click option to clear
* Improved: [ml_local] Added Podcast, BPM & Rating fields to Ctrl+E metadata editor
* Improved: [ml_playlists] Option to use source file instead of database-managed copy
* Improved: [ml_nowplaying/wire] Added support to use alternative services
* Improved: [ml_pmp] Added a simple view to match Local library support
* Improved: [pmp_android/usb] Added <disc> support to File Name Formatting
* Fixed: Agent not using Winamp window if a clone is already running (eg. KMPlayer)
* Fixed: Length not being read when set to read titles on load
* Fixed: Ratings-related freeze on right-clicking large selections in playlist editor
* Fixed: Saving to wrong extension for the 'Save As' action in the Alt+3 Artwork tab
* Fixed: Unicode characters not displaying in taskbar when some old plugins are present
* Fixed: Various issues with aero-peek and docking of freeform skins as an appbar
* Fixed: [gen_jumpex] 'Jump to File' window not always visible when pressing 'J' or 'F3'
* Fixed: [gen_ff] Docking to bottom/right when windowframe scale is anything but 1.0
* Fixed: [gen_tray] Lockup/double-start issues when using the 'Prev' action
* Fixed: [in_flac] Removal of embedded artwork
* Fixed: [in_midi] Memory comparison crash with badly formed .kar files
* Fixed: [libmp4v2] Crash due to invalid pointer check on corrupt files
* Fixed: [pmp_android/usb] Crash on bad path
* Fixed: [pmp_android/usb] Use filename if no metadata available to generate filepath
* Misc: [installer] Added a "Winamp (Safe Mode)" option to start menu icons
* Misc: More general tweaks, improvements, fixes and optimizations (lots of them!)
* Updated: [enc_fhgaac] Fraunhofer AAC Encoder v3.02.16
* Updated: [enc/in_vorbis] libogg 1.3.1
* Updated: [gen_jumpex] JTFE v1.3
* Updated: [in_wave] libsndfile 1.0.25