The Winamp team is proud to announce the latest version of the Winamp Media Player!
What's new in this release:
PODCAST DIRECTORY OVERHAUL:
The Winamp 5.58 release is highlighted by a completely overhauled podcasting experience with the integration of Mediafly's Podcast Directory Platform. The new podcast directory now maintains over 30,000 podcasts available for subscription and download with new additions added daily. A key element in the overhaul is the introduction of a dynamic and searchable directory which lists up-to-date podcasts & episodes in real time. The new discovery tools will allow users to search by name, browse by channel, category, or even by user ratings. Check out a screen shot of the new UI below:
VIDEO:
Building upon the vast improvements in video playback implemented in the Winamp 5.57 client release, the player now natively supports the most popular H.264 file formats including: streaming H.264 video (Winamp Pro), as well as support for the new WebM format.
MUSIC DOWNLOAD STORE:
In January, we launched our strategic partnership with 7digital. This partnership levered the Winamp APIs that power our Online Services program. At launch, the U.S. and Canadian users were able to purchase tracks & albums through 7digital's extensive music catalog. The 7digital music store features one-click access to 7digital's catalog of more than ten million high-quality MP3 tracks, with the ability to instantly add tracks to the Winamp music library. With the latest Winamp 5.58 client release, we are very excited to expand the 7digital store into several European markets including: Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, UK and Finland.
LAUNCH URL:
The Winamp Launch URL, similar to tools implemented by iTunes and Zune, enables publishers and content producers to deep link from their website into specific destinations within the Winamp player. Recent enhancements to the tool now offers this same capability for SHOUTcast Radio stations. Once clicked, the Launch URL enables users to directly subscribe to Podcasts, enable 3rd-party online services (e.g. Spinner's Song of the Day, 7digital music store, etc.) and now tune-in to specific SHOUTcast stations directly in Winamp.
Promote Your Station in Winamp:
By placing a promo badge on your site, you can directly launch and open the Winamp player to start playing your station. The Launch URL will also work for subscribing to Podcasts or adding Winamp Online Services.
SHOUTcast Launch URL Structure:
Example:
http://launch.winamp.com/sc/74.63.47.82:8090
Launch URL Tutorial (includes instructions for launching podcasts & online services)
WINDOWS 7:
Win7 preview capabilities including the new addition of taskbar player controls.
UPDATED DEVICE SUPPORT:
Refreshed support of iPod (not iPhone or iPod Touch) & USB players. Device Support Matrix.
These are only a few highlights, for a complete list of all features and fixes, check out our Release Notes. If you haven't tried Winamp recently please check out these great features and extensions, including Charts, Now Playing, Orgler, great new skins, plug-ins, visualizations & much more.
If you haven't already, you should download Winamp 5.58 now!
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