this post was submitted on 21 Sep 2026
52 points (89.4% liked)

Technology

88181 readers
3206 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related news or articles.
  3. Be excellent to each other!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, this includes using AI responses and summaries. To ask if your bot can be added please contact a mod.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed
  10. Accounts 7 days and younger will have their posts automatically removed.

Approved Bots

founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
L3s@lemmy.world
enu@lemmy.world
technopagan@lemmy.world
L4s@lemmy.world
L3s@hackingne.ws
52
Winamp will be reborn in 2027 to take on streaming (www.engadget.com)
submitted 4 hours ago by Mustachius_Grumpius@thelemmy.club to c/technology@lemmy.world
25 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world 41 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

It's coming back with a monthly subscription.

It's dead already, then. WinAmp's heritage was providing a free audio player. I was looking forward to a refreshed build to test out, but I won't pay for it.

There are a dozen better, free, maintained, and actively developed players out there. This is less than too little, and far too late. Those of us who used winamp back when it was still activly developed will continue to have nostalgia for it, but I bet it will be DOA to most of the target audience.

I've only kept up on news for it because I was hoping it would be reborn true to itself. I have zero interest in it as a subscription model.

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

it appears to be just an added optional feature, a winamp-branded deezer subscription and client, with the traditional local play and customization and what-not still part of the 'free' program (presumably.. details are scarce).

but.. i left winamp years ago. i won't go back. i have playlists sorted and can just use vlc these days. idc about customizing or visualizations and that shit. i just want a player to sit in the background and do its thing. there's dozens of acceptable programs without a subscription sales pitch built in.

[–] RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

Unlike traditional digital streaming platforms, the new Winamp Player will not be limited to music streaming. It will seamlessly combine premium streaming with users' local music libraries, internet radio stations, podcasts, personal cloud-based collections and other audio sources, while introducing a highly customizable interface, new social capabilities and innovative ways to discover, organize and enjoy music.

Source https://www.engadget.com/2259236/winamp-coming-back-2027-deezer-partnership-streaming-music/

It sounds like the local playback is the "optional" feature. That's still gonna be a no, at least for me. Fpr Hifi, I'll stick with FooBar2k, or something that is a proper hi-res FLAC player first and has bolt-ons/plugins second. The same article also links to another, they actually already released a new build of classic winamp a few years ago.

https://www.engadget.com/winamp-mp3-player-software-returns-191027227.html