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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: July 01, 2009
- Total Downloads: 12,871,926
- Downloads last week: 15,508
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 1293 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff on November 08, 2008
WinAmp 5.3 took some long-needed steps to improve the old-school media player, with support for AAC encoding, CD burning, and a robust file-management system. WinAmp 5.56 ups the ante with strong support for portable devices, including iPods, the ability to sync non-DRMed files to your PC from your device, an optional new interface layout and a built-in browser for media discovery.
We liked that clicking on an artist's name will get you related headlines and Web sites in a separate pane. There's also Podcast support, device synchronization that lets you tweak the sync list while in progress, and continued support for AOL's excellent Shoutcast. The new Bento layout is worth mentioning, too, because it gets the venerable llama away from the old modular format. The joined panes for the browser, media player, artist list, album list and more make WinAmp instantly more visually appealing. There's also an Auto-Tag feature, which will download metatags from the Gracenote database, and Winamp's proprietary music scrobler called Orgler, with links back to AOL Music.
If you want MP3 encoding and full-speed CD burning, you have to shell out $19.95 for the Pro version. However, there are other problems. Automatic album art download support is spotty at best. More importantly, there are some stability issues when playing videos, and occasional program crashes were far more common than they should be.
WinAmp 5.56 is no iTunes killer--not yet. It has become, however, a strong alternative and should be of interest to those looking for something with more meat on its bones. Llama meat, that is.
Publisher's description
From Nullsoft :Winamp is a free multimedia player made by Nullsoft. It supports numerous audio and video formats. It also plays streamed video and audio content, both live and recorded, authored worldwide. It has an extremely customizable media library, and allows you to rip and burn your favorite music CDs. Winamp has thousands of skins and plug-ins that allow you to change the look-and-feel of the player, as well as add new features. The player also has access to thousands of free songs, videos and online radio stations from SHOUTcast Radio and AOL Radio with XM.
Version 5.56 has Winamp Orgler plugin let's you track, chart and share your listening history and fixed iexplore process not ending when browser closed after opened via Winamp.
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Version 5.56 has Winamp Orgler plugin let's you track, chart and share your listening history and fixed iexplore process not ending when browser closed after opened via Winamp.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.9 stars out of 1293 votes
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Version: Winamp 5.56
Pros: Sounds Great...Looks Great...also like the Video links and instant information about a track...something you would have to look up using any other software...
Cons: Doesn't allow user to go to indivdual folders and select items without having to go through the add media process...something that media monkey does
Summary: Better than MediaMonkey with the excepetion of the loading feature...other than that great program...
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Version: Winamp 5.56
Pros: all are in one
Cons: purchasing for full version
Summary: easy to operate
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Version: Winamp 5.56
Pros: play common media files and do a good job
Cons: Doesn't like the integrated web browser - no option to exclude that during installation
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Version: Winamp 5.56
Pros: It has nice visualizations, album/artist information, nice effects, comfortable to use functions
Cons: The only thing I don't like about this player is that sometimes it's slow to open, but it's still the best player in the world.
Summary: I like this product because as I said it's nice, has excellent visualizations/effects, functions at your finger tips. The only thing I don't like is that it's sometimes slow to open.
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Version: Winamp 5.56
Pros: It barely takes up any space. Can sync with various mp3 players.
Cons: None as of yet
Summary: I have used iTunes and like it but it wont sync music to mp3 players other than iPod.
Use windows media player whuch is ok not to many options. Winamp has broken the mold with this player. It combines the easy and use of both of itunes and Win... read more >> - See all 47 user reviews Write review
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