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Downloads:
12,519,325
- Operating Systems:
Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Additional Requirements:
Windows 2000/XP/Vista
- Limitations:
No limitations
- Date Added:
March 02, 2009
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Publisher's description of Winamp 5.55
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 5.55 features improved iPod sync support, new iTunes library import, new Online Services gallery, new OurStage Radio online service, new Spinner MP3 of the Day online service.
Editor's review of Winamp 5.55
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- "The llama still rides"
- Reviewed on: November 9, 2008
- Version reviewed: Winamp 5.55
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.
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User reviews of Winamp 5.55
- Average user rating: 3.9 stars out of 1256 votes
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2 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Version: Winamp 5.55
"Usually great player, but not this version.."
Pros: NOOOOOO..
Cons: -I cant run it in my computer, it always quit-AVG say its virus, and i can heal or remove it..
Summary: Hope winamp can repair it..
cos i really love this player, i always use it.. -
1 out of 12 people found this review helpful
Version: Winamp 5.55
Pros: winamp is runed in windows by vercher machine and windows is runed and app software what is winamp winamp's hidden function because win amps hidden function is change it's face and making face is simple and free look at web and winamp's skin
Cons: win anm's skin is bmp style... so change windows size... and crash face...look windows xp skin it's mathmatic... vacter so making is hard... and makr computer is slower.....
Summary: windows api passer is biger and biger and computer is faster and faster. low ver computer have slow and running time is shotttter.
app is lower moving and start is slower. help uer self.and up grade and down grade... -
Version: Winamp 5.55
Pros: Winamp 5.55 is very good audio and video player. this is very fast and powerfull player. i like it. Thanks for make it.
Cons: this is not bad
Summary: Winamp 5.55 is very good audio and video player. this is very fast and powerfull player. i like it. Thanks for make it.
this is not bad. -
Version: Winamp 5.55
"Winamp v5.55 Pro is totally worthless"
Pros: The Older versions of WinAmp media player had been one the best around, but v5.55 has nosedived in it's ability to handle large media libraries, my advice is to find and switch to a better media player, like AIMP v2.5.
Cons: Disappointed with v5.55, failure to load a large mp3 music library, after several attempts, kept freezing @ 47%, also the CPU is stuck at a constant 100%, only way to abort WinAmp is to use the windows task manager and end the program
Summary: WinAmp v5.55 is unstable a resource hog and will lock-up your PC, the Lama needs to be buried alive, then rewritten and built from the ground up, then given back to the large and loyal user/fan base that WinAmp did have a hold over before the greed ... read more >>
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Version: Winamp 5.55
"Grat new visuals with familiar amd updated layout!!"
Pros: It is not radically different from the earlier product and it is user friendly
Cons: I can't think of anything special but, if I do, I'll be sure to tell you about it.
Summary: See # 3 and # 4, above.
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