Ok, I’m cheating a little because it was technically released in the late 90s, but it’s peak was definitely in the 2000s.
Featuring hits such as Unknown Artists - Track 9.
this post was submitted on 25 May 2025
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I still use it. None better.
Y ur library empty?
In case someone went from windows in the 2000's to Linux in the 2020's and misses Winamp:
- reskinning a native Linux media player as Winamp
- installing the OG winamp on a windows compatibility layer (PlayOnLinux)
to add one to the linux list: i use audacious and just use my winamp skins with it
I still whip it out once in a while.
I used this to play mp3s on my 486. It was fine as long as I didn't run any other apps at the same time.
If you upgraded to a Pentium, you could really get the visualizers going!
Best UI to this day
It's still the best media player out there.
A simpler time. I was listening to this and playing on the Homestar runner website with my friends in their basement between D&D games
Audacious still supports winamp skins!
I used Winamp until like 2015. I switched to VLC after a reformat, but Winamp was pretty solid. Never enshittified that I can remember.
Archive.org uses a web port of Winamp called Webamp as one of its available music players for archived music. EG https://archive.org/details/DNALOUNGE-2002-07-13?webamp=default
*whups Batman's ass
I assume the lone downvoter wasn't there for Wesley Willis' classic.
Batman thought he was bad
He was a fucking asshole in the first place
He got knocked to the floor
Still yet to find anything that comes close to the search brilliance of the winamp media library.
I'm using lms, has a good search.
The library plugin for audacious has a passable search.
It really did, though.
poor llama 😔