Winamp Windows 10

Winamp for Windows 10

Last updated: November 30, 2021
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Winamp has remained a firm favourite for many tech geeks and music lovers alike. It had appeared to lose its way for a while, as it was slow in coming forward with newer versions, which could be supported by more modern software. This all looks set to change and could be the revival that Winamp truly deserves. The new update, BETA version 5.8, seems to have found its way onto the internet, hinting that this could be a step towards this fan favourite being supported by Windows 10. Although its Belgian owners, Radionomy, are yet to make a formal release statement.

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Support for Windows Audio seems to be one of the key developments and this change allows for complete compatibility with Windows 10. No doubt, it will have the usual teething problems, but as has been shown before, it’s the fans and enthusiasts who have helped to push the software in the right direction when it comes to tweaks and apps. Winamp has launched their own forum for just this purpose and it’s great to see fans new and old being able to discuss both their excitement and, as to be expected at this early stage, some of their frustrations.

The goal of this new set of developers has been clearly defined as, the intention to make Winamp the player of today and provide an up to date and complete listening experience. One of the best things they’ve done so far is to remove any old pro licences, making Winamp 100% free to use again. There are also some other current fixes which have been included in the new version, these fixes include, resolved – slow loading issue, improved – updated scroll bar and buttons, fixed – various memory leaks. There are tons more additions and you can see the complete list of updates, fixes and resolutions within the new BETA version.

The go-to functions of customisable skins, visualisation, plugins and the ability to design and make your media player unique to you, are all still high on the agenda and remain some of the software’s key features. The fact that it can now be supported by Windows 10 has also opened up other new avenues. There are more advanced video plugins which can now be supported whereas previously there were some issues with this. There is no multinational version available with Lang packs as yet, but they’re working on the language packs, with Spanish and Polish currently available on the BETA version.

For more avid users of Winamp, they’ll be pleased to know the CD playback and ripping functions now use native Windows API instead of Sonic. The AAC decoder now uses Media foundation, Vista and higher and the H.264 decoder is now also using Media foundation, Vista and higher. These technical changes demonstrate that Winamp is taking itself seriously and has finally understood there is still a huge legion of fans who will willingly support and promote this unequalled media player. There is still nothing as flexible, yet as technically delightful as Winamp when it comes to creating and building your own individual home for music.

Back in October 2018, Radionomy’s CEO, Alexandre Saboundjan hinted that we could expect to see a version 6 available in 2019. 5 months into the year there have been no further corporate updates, including whether or not it will be able to support newer services or how it might integrate with the big players such as Apple Music and Spotify. However, the fact that the owners of Winamp are starting to understand the true potential behind this awesome media player can surely be nothing but good a sign for hardcore Winamp enthusiasts.

The beauty of Winamp is that you experience all of your music in a single place and this makes it a singular experience. There’s no need to go switching between platforms and getting lost in remembering where dedicated playlists are saved. The visualization aspect of Winamp and its spectrum analyser has always allowed people to bring their music to life. To see and feel it. It’s fantastic to see the BETA version available, and the input this is allowing fans and users alike to generate.

We’ve touched on some of the updates but there are a few others that deserve a mention. You can slow down the pop-up buttons, so they don’t overtake the screen and they’ve also improved the browse path and edit title functions in Editor. The OpenMPT-base module player has also been improved and they’ve replaced the MikMod player. The added functionality which can now be supported by Windows 10 is set to continue and we can expect to see more and advances over the coming months.

With only the BETA version being released so far, it’s safe to say, this is a work in progress, but I for one look forward to being a part of the continuing journey to restoring Winamp to its former and well-deserved glory.

Here you can find the Winamp for Windows 10 (Windows media player) with contain required update patches. Windows 10 had backward compatibility with Winamp skins and popular plugins. Compatibility Winamp updates for security support are have already installed. Winamp works perfectly well with Windows 10.

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30 thoughts on “Winamp Windows 10

  1. Anybody knows how to configure Winamp to use bitperfect playback for DSD, DSF files? Wasapi? Any other addon? Settings guide?
    I would love to use winamp again.

  2. Why haven’t you updated to a review of the version Radionomy officially released after the leaked version ?

    Also this version is the last official version you will see.
    If they release a new Winamp it will more likely be a mobile version.

  3. While it’s nice to see Winamp resurface, for anyone looking into a powerful and at the same time lightweight music player – try foobar2000.

  4. Thanks for keeping Winamp going on this website. I’ve used it since the early days when people were talking about codec quality. Then it went into oblivion.
    No other player can do what Winamp does for customizing the sound you hear.
    It really…

  5. Still the best player. Many thanks for upgrade options while keeping the critical simplicity. Thanks for keeping a great app available for new generations.

  6. Winamp is best and lightweight media player. Too much skins and plugins available, so easy to customize with my favorite playlists.

  7. trop cool depuis windows10 les visualisations ne fonctionnaient plus. Cette version fonctionne parfaitement ! Merci

  8. My favorite old-school media player since I got my PC in 2001. When I was studying in University. Wow…
    I was happy to know somebody help us make a portable Winamp for new Windows 10. I have tried a lot new and modern media players, but Winamp is still my preffered choice.

    Thank you for doing the job!

  9. Thanks for this. I have been using Winamp for last ten years. Winamp makes my life easy with a large number of songs and favorite skins. Happy Christmas!

  10. aimp player is winamps reicornation, please try if you want. hope this is goood site to trade winamp for best player ever. still using winamp 6.56 i dont like newest version number.

  11. There’s no such thing as Winamp for Windows 10… the latest version of Winamp before it was sold to Radionomy was version 5.666… and Windows 10 didn’t exist then.
    That latest version works perfectly on my laptop that runs Windows 10, but previous versions of Winamp work just as well on Windows 10, even versions that I downloaded 10 years ago !
    And all my skins, both Modern and Classic, even very old skins from 2004, work just fine too. Regarding the visualizations, I use only Milkdrop, Morphyre and Flashes 2, as they are about the only visualizations which can be integrated within the skin visualizer, as opposed to the expensive Soundspectrum visualizations (G-Force, Aeon, Whitecap…) which need to play “outside” of the skin.
    What I miss most in Windows 10 is the wonderful personalization of the themes that Windows 7 allowed… I don’t want Windows to choose colours for me !

  12. I love Winamp Is So awesom!!!!!
    I just wish it hadmore screen saver options, such as Chrisfmas!

  13. winamp works fine on my new laptop W10, but sometimes I have randomly freeze for 3 to 4 seconds.

  14. The version installed on Win10 is good enough: the player is fast, even if you used low price hardware (like Cyrix 5×86 or 6×86) )

  15. I am very happy about my Winamp and Windows 10. Winamp (patched version) works perfectly well and compatible with Windows 10. This is great the Winamp software that has always run from my old laptops with Windows 98 SE to my Core i7 laptop with Windows 10.

    id3v2 crash issue – fixed!
    in_mp3.dll crash issue fixed too!

    P.S. I hate win10 and the metro style!

  16. Brings back nostalgic memories with Winamp 5 )
    upd The free version Winamp 5 doesn’t have the audio converter with Windows 10

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