{"id":222815,"date":"2023-04-16T07:07:15","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T11:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=283313"},"modified":"2025-07-01T19:30:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T02:30:26","slug":"winamp-resurges-ashes-new-redesign-old-king-music-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/winamp-resurges-ashes-new-redesign-old-king-music-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Winamp Makes a Comeback with a Sleek New Redesign to Take on Modern Music Players"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you remember <strong>Winamp<\/strong>? If you already have a few gray hairs, you probably do. Winamp was the music player par excellence for all of us who had a PC between the 90s and the 2000s. Although it enjoyed great popularity for more than a decade, the emergence of <strong>YouTube<\/strong> (where people could listen to music online) and the subsequent popularization of players like <strong>Media Player Classic<\/strong> and <strong>VLC Media Player<\/strong> eventually dethroned the king,<strong> which retired from the market in 2013.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"winamp\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/a64f71e4-96d0-11e6-b301-00163ed833e7\/3975014194\/winamp-wnp.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">winamp<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/winamp.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/winamp.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Many years later, Winamp came back and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/winamp\/status\/1646498472785330176\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">announced that it would return as an all-rounder app<\/a><\/strong>, with music player, streaming services, podcast, radio stations, audiobooks and more features, something that <strong>would finally happen in 2022<\/strong>, when the first full version of the player was released after its return: <strong>5.9 Final.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, a year after its return, Winamp has announced on its <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/winamp\/status\/1646498472785330176\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Twitter account<\/a><\/strong> the launch of a <strong>completely revamped version of Winamp<\/strong>. In addition to a <strong>redesigned interface <\/strong>and the features it already had so far, the new Winamp will also include a <strong>number of features aimed at content creators<\/strong> with which they will be able to add subscription plans for users to access certain types of content according to rank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/desktop-player-3-1024x561.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-283360\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>While the complete overhaul of Winamp is positive in essence, it could also cause a lot of backlash among many of the program&#8217;s fans, who still cling to the <strong>nostalgia of the player&#8217;s<\/strong> <strong>&#8220;good old days&#8221;<\/strong>. Still, it would be a logical step for an app that aims to follow in the footsteps of the big audio companies, such as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/spotify-announces-redesign-app-clara-inspiration-tiktok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"winamp\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/a64f71e4-96d0-11e6-b301-00163ed833e7\/3975014194\/winamp-wnp.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">winamp<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/winamp.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/winamp.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The new version of Winamp is now available from its official website. Users can use the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/player.winamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">web version<\/a><\/strong> of the player or <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winamp.com\/downloads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">download the desktop version<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Some of the links added in the article are part of affiliate campaigns and may represent benefits for Softonic.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winamp, once the most popular music player, is back with a complete interface redesign and new features for creators.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9256,"featured_media":222816,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-222815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9256"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=222815"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222815\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":320981,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222815\/revisions\/320981"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/222816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=222815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=222815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=222815"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=222815"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=222815"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=222815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}