Veteran music player WinAmp 5.9 final release: after 4 years of development, compatible with Win11

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen Coje_He for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com Sept. 12, Winamp is a classic third-party music player on the Windows platform, with tens of millions of users in the 2000s. Four years after the release of Winamp 5.8 Beta, the final version of WinAmp 5.9 was finally ushered in last week.

According to the official community, the Build number of this version is 9999, which is another breakthrough in the four years since the release of version 5.8. the biggest change is the migration and successful construction of the entire project from VS 2008 to VS 2019.

Prior to this, WinAmp 5.9 has released four RC versions, and after more than a month of patching, the final version of WinAmp 5.9 has been released and can be downloaded for free.

CTOnews.com learned that the update log shows that the version is compatible with the Windows 11 operating system, optimizes the playback of https:// streaming, supports vp8, and so on. In addition, the minimum system requirement for this version has become Windows 7 SP1, so it cannot be installed on older computers.

WinAmp announced its closure in 2013, was acquired by Vivendi Group, and reopened its website in 2018 with the latest version 5.8 update to support the Win10 system.

At the end of 2021, the interface of Winamp's official website was greatly changed, and it was officially announced that the next generation of Winamp was being developed, not only an update, but also a complete remake. No matter where you are, the new Winamp connects users to music.

According to Windows Latest, Winamp will launch all-in-one applications for Windows, macOS and mobile platforms, supporting local music libraries, playlists, podcasts, etc.

Final version of WinAmp 5.9: click here to download