Winamp debuts first replace in 4 years

MP3 software program company Winamp launched its newest replace final month, its first within the final 4 years.

"That is the fruits of 4 years' work," the corporate introduced, pointing that it got here amid "two [development] groups, and a pandemic-induced hiatus interval."

Updates included a greater integration on Home windows 11, upgraded playlist code, streams playbacks, and extra. Winamp anticipates including extra options sooner or later, together with podcast and radio capabilities, now that this replace has laid the groundwork.

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"Though intensive inside testing has already been carried out, that is nonetheless marked as a Launch Candidate construct," Winamp wrote. "All options want testing."

AOL, Winamp's former dad or mum firm, shut it down in 2013 on the top of different music streaming companies, solely to have Radionomy purchase it in 2014.

Winamp celebrated its twenty fifth anniversary on April 21, 2022. It at present totes 80 million customers worldwide, in line with its web site. In the meantime, Spotify studies 433 million customers, and Apple Music has 78 million paid subscribers.