

After that, Winamp enthusiasts asked the company to continue developing the software or convert it to open source.

The popularity of this software increased sharply during its period, but with the arrival of other powerful players and the decrease in users' desire to listen to music, the use of this software in personal computers decreased So much so that AOL, which bought the software with its previous owner Nullsoft in 2002, announced that the software had reached the end of its life and that the latest version would be available by Decemon the software site. The program was initially offered solely for playing MP3 audio files, but eventually also supported more audio and video formats. * Updated: libogg 1.3.3 & libvorbis 1.3.Winamp software is one of the oldest players and is a digital nostalgia. * Replaced: MPEG-4 Pt.2 Decoder now using Media Foundation (Vista and higher) * Replaced: H.264 Decoder now using Media Foundation (Vista and higher) * Replaced: AAC Decoder now using Media Foundation (Vista and higher) * Replaced: MP3 Decoder now mpg123 based (instead of Fraunhofer) * Replaced: CD playback and ripping now using native Windows API (instead of Sonic) * Removed: gen_jumpex & UnicodeTaskbarFix (making way for native implementations) * Removed: All former “Pro” licensed functions (Winamp is now 100% freeware again) * Misc: Moved shared DLLs to WinampShared folder * Misc: More general tweaks, improvements, fixes and optimizations * Misc: Minimum required OS is now Win XP sp3 (Windows 7 or higher recommended) * Fixed: Crash on load if jnetlib was not correctly initialized * Fixed: Divide-by-zero crash with badly formed files (thanks ITDefensor) * Fixed: Not showing correct current icon pack in preferences * Fixed: New URLs not being remembered after using Reset history in Open URL dialog

* Improved: Added a Playlist Search feature (thanks Victor) * Improved: Updated scrollbars and buttons and other tweaks (thanks Martin) * Improved: Added browse path & edit title functions in Ctrl+E editor * Improved: OpenMPT-based Module Player (replaces old MikMod player) * Improved: Windows 8.1 and 10 compatibility * Improved: Added /ENUMPLAYLISTS to the command-line support * Improved: Added an auto-fullscreen option to video prefs * Improved: Added an option to completely disable Winamp’s video support

* New: Windows Audio (WASAPI) Output plug-in (w.i.p.) Sie steht nur in englischer Sprache zur Verfügung.ĭas Changelog zu Winamp 5.8 Beta Build 3660: Diese hat Radionomy, dem Winamp gehört, jetzt zur offiziellen Version erklärt. Dabei handelt es sich um die 5.8 Beta, die bereits vor einigen Tagen im Internet geleakt wurde. Winamp 5.8 Build 3660 steht offiziell zum Download bereit.
