Winamp 5.666 Build 3516 Now Available for Download

Nullsoft has released Winamp 5.666 Build 3516 for Windows. This is a maintenance release of Winamp 5.6 which contains a number of improvements and bug fixes.

Note: AOL announced that Winamp.com would shutdown on December 20, 2013, and Winamp would cease to be offered for download after that date.


Details
Winamp Media Player supports a wide variety of contemporary and specialized music file formats, including MIDI, MOD, MPEG-1 audio layers 1 and 2, AAC, M4A, FLAC, WAV, OGG Vorbis, and Windows Media Audio. It supports gapless playback for MP3 and AAC, and Replay Gain for volume leveling across tracks. In addition, Winamp can play and import music from audio CDs, optionally with CD-Text, and can also burn music to CDs. Winamp supports playback of Windows Media Video and Nullsoft Streaming Video, as well as most of the video formats supported by Windows Media Player. 5.1 Surround sound is supported where formats and decoders allow.

Winamp supports many types of streaming media: Internet radio, Internet telelvision, XM Satellite Radio, AOL video, Singingfish content, podcasts, and RSS media feeds. It also has extendable support for portable media players, and users can access their media libraries anywhere via internet connections.

You can extend Winamp's functionality through the use of plug-ins, which are available on the Winamp site.

Download
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Also available for Android devices.


What is new in Winamp 5.666 Build 3516
This release includes the following:
  • Added a Reset button to clear history in the Open/Add URL dialog.
  • Added an option to disable the mouse wheel from altering the volume.
  • Added more commandline switches (run: winamp.exe /? to see full list).
  • All menus now use the skinned style when option is enabled in ML settings.
  • Disable all online features when no internet connection selected in Prefs.
  • High DPI & text scaling compatibility fixes for dialogs & library views.
  • Increased notification area tooltips up to 128 chars (instead of 64) .

See more at: Version History

System Requirements
These are the system requirements for Winamp:

Minimum:
  • 500MHz Pentium III or comparable
  • 256MB RAM
  • 20MB Hard Disk Space
  • 16bit Sound Card
  • Windows 2000 sp4 or later
  • DirectX 9.0c (for watching videos and Milkdrop vis)
  • Internet Explorer 5.01 or higher (for Online Services)
  • 1x speed or greater CD Burner (Required for Burning)
  • 2x speed or greater CDROM (Required for Ripping)

Recommended:
  • 1.5 GHz Pentium IV or better
  • 500MB RAM or more
  • 50MB Hard Disk Space
  • 24bit Sound Card
  • 500MB AGP or PCIE Graphics Card (for watching videos)
  • Windows XP sp3, or later
  • Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher (for all Online Services features)
  • 8x speed or greater CD Burner (Required for Burning)
  • 16x speed or greater CDROM (Required for Ripping)

Sources:
Winamp - Version History
Wikipedia

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