
Originally scheduled to be released in 2019, it was delayed by 3 years because the development environment was moved from Visual Studio 2008 to Visual Studio 2019, and development was delayed due to the pandemic of the new coronavirus. 'Version 5.9 is the culmination of four years of work since the release of version 5.8,' said Winamp SA. After that, development of Winamp continued, and it was suddenly announced that Winamp beta test would start in 2021.Ī long-established media player 'Winamp' is looking for beta testers with a renewed project - GIGAZINE Therefore, Winamp SA hastily released the official version. The Winamp business was acquired by Radionomy and continued development as Winamp SA under Radionomy, but in 2018 the beta version of version was unofficially leaked. Music player software 'Winamp' to close official website, download impossible - GIGAZINE The last official version released by AOL was version 5.666. However, Nullsoft's parent company, AOL, ended the distribution of Winamp in December 2013 and closed the official website. Because it adopted a plug-in system, its high scalability was its selling point, and it was also supported by Internet radio, so it was supported by many users. Winamp is a media player developed by Justin Frankel of Nullsoft in 1997.
#Winamp versions skin#
Below is the Windows 98 window-like skin ' Win-98_Ruby ' applied. wsz extension that were used in past versions. In addition, support for VP8 and `` ~ '' stream URLs, and improved playback of ``.itz'', ``.mdz'', ``.s3z'', ``.xmz'', etc. Also, the minimum requirement is 'Windows 7 SP1', and support for Windows XP and Windows Vista has ended.
#Winamp versions windows 10#
Version 5.666 released in the AOL era was not officially supported because Windows 10 was not released, but this time Winamp 5.9 RC1 officially supports Windows 10 and Windows 11.
#Winamp versions pro#
The PC OS is Windows 10 Pro version 19044.1826. Winamp works very lightly and starts up quickly. First select the skin, so this time select 'Winamp Classic' and click 'Next'. The setup screen will be displayed when you start Winamp for the first time. Click 'Next'.Ĭlick 'Finish' when the installation is complete. The end user license agreement will be displayed, so click 'I Agree'.Īfter confirming the installation destination directory, click 'Next'. The installer will start, so click 'Next'. Start the downloaded 'winamp59_9999_rc1_full_en-us.exe'. You can download the EXE format installer by scrolling down the official website and clicking 'Download' on the screen where 'Oldie but goldie' is displayed. Winamp 5.9 RC1 can be downloaded from the official website below.

Winamp 5.9 RC1 has been released - gHacks Tech News It officially supports Windows 10 and Windows 11, which were not supported in version 5.66, the last official version released in 2013.

12:30:00 Winamp's version 5.9 release candidate version is officially released after 4 years of developmentĪlthough it appeared in 1997 and was used by many users worldwide, Winamp's 'version 5.9 release candidate version', a media player whose official distribution ended in 2013, has been in development for more than 4 years.
