After a 9-year hiatus, Winamp, the popular MP3 player that kicks the llama’s ass, is back.
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According to the site sleeping computerThe new Winamp version 5.9 is now available, 4 years after its development resumed in 2018. This new launcher is optimized for Windows 11, updated with modern codecs and more.
According to project developer Eddy Richman, aka DJ Egg, Winamp 5.9 is equivalent to 4 years of running after 5.8 was released.
“Two development teams and a pandemic hiatus between them. To the user, it may seem like there aren’t many changes, but the most important and difficult part was actually moving the entire project from VS2008 to VS2019 and building everything successfully,” he explains. In the Winamp forum. “The foundations are now laid and we can focus more on jobs.”
Back when illegal MP3 downloads were the only economical way to get music, Winamp held a special place in the hearts of PC users. In addition to being easy to handle for beginners, this player supported lossless audio codecs, such as FLAC, which were popular among audiophiles.
Of course, no one can forget the perceptions that moved to the beat of the music. However, some users reported bugs in the new version. Among these, some antivirus programs view the program as malware. However, the Winamp team has reported the problem to antivirus software vendors. Other users have also reported errors with Seniors Add-ons this is not working.
If you want to dive into nostalgia, Winamp can be downloaded directly from the Winamp forum post, Via this link. However, in the era of services flowIt is hard to imagine that the music player will regain its throne on our computers.
Winamp 5.9 is compatible with Windows 7 SP1 at a minimum.
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