Winamp and the ShoutCast service have been purchased from Radionomy and will continue to be developed, however it has not improved for many years and although it maintains its simplicity, there are certainly better programs. Everyone knows Winamp as it is one of the historical programs for Windows PC, present for 20 years, the most used and most appreciated multimedia player to hear music on the computer. Although today there are many similar programs to listen to music on the computer, I am sorry that Winamp is terminated so by AOL that owns it.
Winamp was a pioneer in the digital music revolution and iTunes probably wouldn't even exist without the development work done with Winamp. In this article the best alternatives to this music program, which are similar in terms of basic characteristics and lightness to Winamp.
1) AIMP is one of the most similar Winamp audio-player programs both in terms of graphic interface and capacity. The music player supports all popular formats, is light, supports plugins and offers many advanced features such as web radio support, playlist management, an 18-band equalizer, file search and keyboard shortcuts.
2) Foobar is a light and highly customizable Music Player for Windows, different from Winamp only graphically. It supports all major audio formats, audio CD ripping, tags, gapless playback, keyboard shortcuts and plugins.
3) XMPlay is a clone program of Winamp Lite, portable that does not require installation, which also supports some Winamp plugins. The player supports all major audio formats including mp3, supports DSP effects, streaming streams, integration with Windows.
4) Audacious, is one of the best alternatives to Winamp which also supports a wide range of audio file formats such as WAV, FLAC, AAC, etc. With its support for plug-ins, Audacious features can be changed to make it even better.
5) Clementine is an open source music player that supports many music formats and integrates with various streaming services, including Spotify and Last.fm. It has graphic effects, dynamic playlists and options to download the missing covers.
6) Media Monkey, a music and video player, available in a free version that allows you to manage music effortlessly, organize and tag mp3 files, burn audio files, identify tracks and other things. MediaMonkey is superior to Winamp when it comes to audio format compatibility and supports listening to audio files such as OGG, WMA, FLAC, MP3, AAC, etc.
7) Qmmp is a program similar to Winamp, with a customizable dark theme, which consists of three parts: a track panel, the equalizer and the list of songs. Just like in Winamp, each of these can be detached and moved or closed. Qmmp also supports plug-ins downloadable from the official website. Qmmp is an open source application, very good for listening to music on the PC.
Other alternatives to Winamp are found in the list of the best programs for listening to music on the computer where excellent software such as MusicBee, Stoffi and Gom Audio are also mentioned.
As for Android, the alternatives to Winamp are in the numerous list of apps for listening to music on Android phones and tablets .
Fortunately, however, Winamp continues to be downloadable from its official website and can still be downloaded in its free version Winamp Lite .
