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Winamp is officially back and the new version is now available for download. Winamp 5.8 comes with improved Windows 10 and Windows 8.1 compatibility that means the app would run flawlessly on new hardware but it still doesn’t use the native APIs.
The world’s favourite audio player Winamp was sold by AOL to Radionomy in early 2014 and the new company promised to keep the app alive. After nearly 4 years, Winamp is back with a bang.
Winamp 5.8 is not a big update but it marks the comeback of the world’s popular and famous media player. Winamp developer says that a leaked version of Winamp 5.8 recently spread over the internet and the company has officially released this version.
What’s new in Winamp 5.8 for Windows?
- Support for Windows Audio (WASAPI) Output plug-in (w.i.p.) added.
- You can now completely disable Winamp’s video support and use it as a standalone audio player.
- The update has added an auto-fullscreen option to video prefs.
- Added /ENUMPLAYLISTS to the command-line support
- This update has brought support for Windows 10 and Windows 8.1.
- The OpenMPT-based Module Player has replaced the old MikMod player.
- You can use Ctrl+E editor to browse the path and edit title functions easily in Winamp.
- The scrollbars and buttons have been updated. This is change is only visible in Bento skin.
- Winamp now has a player list feature and it’s available in Bento and Modern skins.
- A bug where the URLs failed to remember after the users performed Reset history in Open URL dialog.
OS: Windows
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