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Winamp plans to go open source

Written by Petteri Pyyny @ 17 May 2024 3:53 User comments (3)

Winamp plans to go open source

Iconic music/MP3 player Winamp used to be wildly popular before the advent of music streaming services. Since its heyday, the software has changed its owner many, many times - and has been sidetracked from limelight for years now.
Now, its current owners plan to change the course by making the player open source. Furthermore, Winamp team has outlined the mobile and "other platforms" as its key focus areas for the near future.

Winamp hasn't indicated under which license they will be releasing the source code, but the date is set to 24th of September, 2024. Those who are interested to know more (and possibly contribute to the project) can already join Winamp's FreeLLama mailing list.

Before opening their source code, Winammp plans to release updated versions of its mobile apps in July, 2024.

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3 user comments

131.5.2024 04:31

Mobile and "other platforms" have been identified as the primary areas of attention for the Winamp team moving forward.

This message has been edited since its posting. Latest edit was made on 31 May 2024 @ 4:33

231.5.2024 04:34

New and improved versions of Winammp's mobile apps will soon be available.

310.6.2024 23:09

The Winammp mobile apps are getting an upgrade soon.

This message has been edited since its posting. Latest edit was made on 11 Jun 2024 @ 11:52

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