2 Years Today With No Update For Winamp!

[Alrock]

https://getwinamp.com/#top

[ariszlo]

It is Winamp 5.666. Yes, it is later (and greater) than the discontinued Winamp 5.7.

[Magnus101]

What about potential security problems with having a really old program that doesn't get patched?
I mean it is almost 3 years old now. I still use it and love it, but I wonder if it in some ways is a security threat?
It connects to the internet. It has its own internet browser, it runs plugins, it can be made to use windows explorer to open stuff etc...
I don't like having a program like this that isn't being patched...

[musicf8]

Originally Posted by Magnus101

What about potential security problems with having a really old program that doesn't get patched?
I mean it is almost 3 years old now. I still use it and love it, but I wonder if it in some ways is a security threat?
It connects to the internet. It has its own internet browser etc...
I don't like having a program that isn't being patched...

First, Winamp now is such a niche product that i doubt hackers would bother. Second, the internet browser is just using trident in the system, therefore when microsoft updates your system for security holes, that would, in a sense, get patched as well.

Also, mind you, that probably the weakest link is the browser, it's not like you browse the net with it (I swear I hope you don't). So I would guess it would take downloading some malicious plug-in or malware targeting winamp specifically, or some how some black hat getting a hold of whatever domain names that are associated.

[Gamergeek1981]

what is the latest on winamp 5.8? because the longer it takes to get the next version of winamp out people are losing hope that winamp will be back and better then ever

[cybersaga]

Originally Posted by Gamergeek1981

what is the latest on winamp 5.8?

It's still coming. No ETA.

Originally Posted by Gamergeek1981

the longer it takes to get the next version of winamp out people are losing hope that winamp will be back and better then ever

I don't know about you, but Winamp still plays my music. Is there a feature that you're missing?

[DhaliwalTikoo]

That's really really bad

[gezeo750]

Originally Posted by cybersaga

It's still coming. No ETA.


I don't know about you, but Winamp still plays my music. Is there a feature that you're missing?

Honestly, I think that's the attitude of Radionomy. Announce new version/features, and fail to deliver because the old version still plays all your music... So not cool.

[nimd4]

Originally Posted by winampfan1

youtube-dl

Wait, you were joking - right?..

Anyway, since you mention it, the de facto software program for any YouTube (and pretty much everything else) is, simply, JDownloader 2. It's Java-based and multi-platform; it will, literally, run on everything; & download everything, too.

• http://jdownloader.org/download/offline
• http://jdownloader.org/download/index

P.S.

code:
http://jdownloader.org/

code:
http://downloads.techradar.com/downloads/jdownloader-2

code:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Download-Managers/JDownloader.shtml

[nimd4]

Originally Posted by Andalando

Yeah VLC is really fantastic and this can be used always on any device.

Only be fair, when talking (great!) players - such as VLC, with built-in codecs, which are able to play /decode everything - to also take notice of the SMPlayer (yeah, among others, as well (Flow, Wimpy FLV 'n all that), sure. )

Btw., it's advertised as:

Free media player with support for Youtube

code:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/smplayer/

... It's got the SMTube & it's cool. =)

code:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Video/Other-VIDEO-Tools/SMTube.shtml

code:
http://download.cnet.com/SMPlayer/3000-13632_4-76576905.html

[bruce-mesnekoff]

Great news!
Thanks
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[Bytemann]

It's about time that Winamp got fixed!!!!!!

[musicf8]

Originally Posted by Bytemann

It's about time that Winamp got fixed!!!!!!

It's not broken

[Sabine Klare]

Also for me my both Winamps on my PC and notebook work fine, and their software folders have reached 2.25 GB, with very much skins, presets, textures, wallpapers...

[garwz]

It has been my favorite player for a long time.

[xmuzack]

Originally Posted by Sabine Klare

Also for me my both Winamps on my PC and notebook work fine, and their software folders have reached 2.25 GB, with very much skins, presets, textures, wallpapers...

2.25 GB, with very much skins, presets, textures, wallpapers... Let's see, I need to check mine... 63mb Wow! Lol. Don't think my computer could handle all of that. Amazing setup Sabine Klare. :-)

I'm extremely happy with Winamp 5.666, that my fear of a new, updated Winamp is the current plugins not being able to work for it and we'll all have to start over from scratch. And that most of the talented coders moved on to other things by now.

[musicf8]

Originally Posted by xmuzack

I'm extremely happy with Winamp 5.666, that my fear of a new, updated Winamp is the current plugins not being able to work for it and we'll all have to start over from scratch. And that most of the talented coders moved on to other things by now.

Winamp 5.8 will still be able to use plugins as it's mostly a refresh with all licensed and aol based stuff removed or replaced.

[xmuzack]

Thank you Musicf8, certainly is good to know.

[Lenneth]

I remember seeing a fan? site where someone was removing the aol stuff from the installer but I can't see to find anything on it now so I don't know if it shut down. Anyway I'm looking forward to seeing the next version of winamp to enjoy my music on!!!

[musicf8]

Originally Posted by Lenneth

I remember seeing a fan? site where someone was removing the aol stuff from the installer but I can't see to find anything on it now so I don't know if it shut down. Anyway I'm looking forward to seeing the next version of winamp to enjoy my music on!!!

https://getwacup.com/ is the only one I know of by DrO

[dave1977nj]

Wow this is a bullshit still no update!

[twc]

Winamp is dead so lame after 2 years....

[cybersaga]

Originally Posted by twc

Winamp is dead so lame after 2 years....

Still works for me.

[Sabine Klare]

Winamp is alive, and this weekend I will enjoy again very good music with very good Beyerdynamic on-ear-headphones. And with over 22000 presets and over 4500 textures I cannot get bored. Now with 2.39 GB.

Playing right now my own music on the website "Butterchurn visualizer".

And now Happy Easter, and look forward...