Winamp 5.541

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Popularity:
#2 in Jukeboxes (out of 117 products)
License:
Free
Editor's Rating:
4.0 stars
Average User Rating:
3.5 stars (out of 1179 votes) Rate it!
Downloads:
11,789,795
Requirements:
Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Limitations:
No limitations
Date Added:
September 29, 2008
Previous Versions:

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Publisher's description of Winamp

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 5.541 features better auto-detection of newer iPod models and includes other miscellaneous general tweaks, improvements, fixes and optimizations.

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Editor's review of Winamp

4.0 stars
"The llama still rides"

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 5.54 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.

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 5.54 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.

User reviews

Average user rating: 3.9 stars out of 1179 votes
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5 stars

Version: Winamp 5.541

"one of the best"

by shawnstrong75 on October 15, 2008

Pros: plays the best

Cons: like everything

Summary: best features

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4 stars

Version: Winamp 5.541

"excellent software good improvement tks"

by pakks on October 13, 2008

Pros: simple to use

Cons: none so far

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4 stars

Version: Winamp 5.541

"very good program"

by gordancowie on October 9, 2008

Pros: very easy to use

Cons: I have found none at this time

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3 stars

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful

Version: Winamp 5.541

"50222222222"

by fiffe on October 9, 2008

Pros: 2000000000

Cons: 5000000000

Summary: 4000

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5 stars

Version: Winamp 5.541

"My favorite mp3 player Keeps getting better and better"

Pros: Best appearance, intuitive behavior! What more can you ask for?

Cons: I can't think of any

Summary: Great product. I love it!

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