DESCRIPTION: Media player that can play all types of audio and video files, free internet radio and video, and rip and burn CDs.

SIZE: 4,461 KB.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 400MHz Pentium II, Win98/ME/NT/2000/XP

COMMENT: "Winamp is more than just a player. It's your window to the multimedia world. From MP3s to streaming video, Winamp is the one place you go to feed your audio/video habit."

Winamp plays audio(MP3, OGG, AAC, WAV, MOD, XM, S3M, IT, MIDI) and video(AVI,ASF,WMV,MPEG,NSV) formats, streams Layer 2 and Layer 3 MPEG audio, has an easily managed media library and playlists, CD ripping and burning, and access to thousands of Internet radio stations and dozens of video streams.


 Many player skins are available.


Add your music and video files to the Winamp library for easy access.


No librarian neccessary.


Create playlists and drag and drop files to it from Windows Explorer. Playlists can be organized by title, file name, or file path.


Be an editor.


Copy your favorite music CDs onto your computer as WAV files or MP3 audio format.


Let it rip.


Winamp has built-in CD burning software. Burn your favorite music compilations to CD (2x speed) Burn CDs from MP3, WAV, WMA, OGG files. Create CDs from multiple audio sources or copy your favorite playlist to CD. (You'll need to supply the CD burner.)


Burn baby, burn.


Winamp plays many video formats (NSV, WMV, MPG, etc.) and you can watch videos at 1x, 2x or full screen.


Taste is subjective.

Winamp 5 doesn't yet support playback of media from certain sources (the new Napster, MusicMatch, MusicNow, BuyMusic.com) or formats (QuickTime or Real Audio/Video), but plug-ins are available and are being developed to support new audio or video formats. You can upgrade to Winamp Pro for $14.95 and get full speed CD ripping and burning up to 48x and the ability to rip CDs into MP3 format for play in all MP3 players. All in all, it's a very versatile media player with some nice features.