Show HN: We missed Winamp, so we built an audio player for macOS
69 points by surganov
by photonair
0 subcomment
It’s great to see a modern take on the classic audio player focused on local libraries rather than just streaming. I also appreciate the transparent one-time purchase model in an era where subscription fatigue is so common among desktop tools. This looks like a solid, focused utility for power users who still value fine-grained control over their playback.
by lschueller
1 subcomments
The Buy button is kinda signaling, that they don't understand, what Winamp and this whole time was about... New tools with a frenetic mdding scene behind it, max customization, no tutorials, but digging through every file to see what you can change, bulky windows, which all needed to be arranged aside, like browser, napster, icq, winamp, your cs server chat in a thick browser.
by 2III7
4 subcomments
What's wrong with foobar2000? Used to be one of the best music players and you could infinitely customize it.
by taffydavid
2 subcomments
I see little to no information on whether or not it really whips the llama's ass
Pay software that doesn't have anything to do with Winamp.
by sethops1
13 subcomments
Call me crazy but iTunes/Music has always been one of the things I like most about macOS, at least after going through the settings and disabling all the features trying to push you into a subscription. I still manage my own ~500 file mp3 collection instead of paying monthly.
Nice build. Will check it out. Winamp had a simplicity to it that made it great to use. Just enough config to not get in the way. I find that most modern players somehow emphasize configuration for the perfect playback experience when all you want is to just launch & listen with minimal involvement. Definitely onboard returning to owning more your own (purchased) content.
by mocko
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Does it support original Winamp skins?
by conception
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Cog is a dated but pretty good winamp clone that supports mod and s3m like winamp did. Someone should bring that one back to life instead.
by mghackerlady
1 subcomments
Does audacious work on OSX? Theres also xmms if you want to run it in xquartz
by cluckindan
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DJ mode seems useless for DJ’s and smells like feature creep. KISS, YAGNI.
by HDBaseT
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Does it support Milkdrop2 visualizations?
by manny_rat
2 subcomments
Another alternative is Reamp, I’ve been using it for years, it’s macOS and directly supports Winamp skins. The site is a little shady though!
Literally just installed QMMP on Haiku with the default Winamp skin because my partner misses the 90s.
by AndyMcConachie
0 subcomment
I love Strawberry Music Player. Works great and does everything I want.
by Torlan
2 subcomments
Vibe coded?
by lofaszvanitt
1 subcomments
Sigh this is the same insanity that tesla brought into the car dashboard UI/UX, They removed physical buttons and now everyone is bringing them back. Same applies to music players.
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