Ok, I’m cheating a little because it was technically released in the late 90s, but it’s peak was definitely in the 2000s.
Featuring hits such as Unknown Artists - Track 9.
I still use it. None better.
With the Milkdrop plugin
In case someone went from windows in the 2000’s to Linux in the 2020’s and misses Winamp:
- reskinning a native Linux media player as Winamp
- installing the OG winamp on a windows compatibility layer (PlayOnLinux)
to add one to the linux list: i use audacious and just use my winamp skins with it
Y ur library empty?
I still whip it out once in a while.
I used this to play mp3s on my 486. It was fine as long as I didn’t run any other apps at the same time.
If you upgraded to a Pentium, you could really get the visualizers going!
Best UI to this day
It’s still the best media player out there.
I was more of a Nucleo Alien Mind guy.
One of my favs
Same developer working on Reaper I thinks.
A simpler time. I was listening to this and playing on the Homestar runner website with my friends in their basement between D&D games
Audacious still supports winamp skins!
I used Winamp until like 2015. I switched to VLC after a reformat, but Winamp was pretty solid. Never enshittified that I can remember.