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I grew up using Winamp, but I wonder how it will fare in the age of Spotify and streaming services that bring their own player? (and maybe even frown upon using

I grew up using Winamp, but I wonder how it will fare in the age of Spotify and streaming services that bring their own player? (and maybe even frown upon using a 3rd party client to access their services).

ahriman 8y ago
I grew up using Winamp as well, and XMMS on Linux. This brought back a wave of nostalgia...
dzek69 8y ago
I'd love winamp as I remember it to be a client for Google Music, as their app is heavy and very bad ux. Spotify isn't very good either, but Google Music allows me to upload missing mp3's to keep my library full and for that feature I am ready to sacrifice a lot of convenience
- dzek69 8y ago
  Oh, of course I don't believe in Google music/Spotify/iTunes proving an API for winamp. Reverse engineering is possible here, but will result in ban/lawsuit after it gains some traction. How they're gonna do that then? No idea. Still I dream about alternative client every say
  - supermdguy 8y ago
    Spotify has a playback SDK[0]. It's meant for web use, but it could probably be used to create a custom native player. You'd just need to have a webview somewhere. [0]: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-playback-sdk/quick-start/ https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-playback-sdk...
    - SSLy 8y ago
      IIRC this is used by Clementine, a QT-based desktop player.
    - RexM 8y ago
      They used to have a C library called libspotify that they quietly stopped supporting and later killed off. https://jonaslundqvist.net/2015/05/06/do-not-use-libspotify/ https://jonaslundqvist.net/2015/05/06/do-not-use-libspotify/
      - earenndil 8y ago
        There's an oss alternative called librespot https://github.com/librespot-org/librespot https://github.com/librespot-org/librespot
        RexM 8y ago
        Thanks, I didn't know that existed.
  - dewey 8y ago
    Apple Music also has a player SDK via MusicKit if I understand it correctly. Some people already build third party players and web interfaces.
SubiculumCode 8y ago
Do you know if it can interface with spotify streaming?
- mahmoudhossam 8y ago
  Not that I know of, don't imagine Spotify being happy with that either.
  - codetrotter 8y ago
    I don’t think they have a problem with clients integrating support for Spotify Premium. Multiple different open source media players support Spotify Premium. On the other hand I think they are very opposed to other clients supporting Spotify Free, which is understandable.
- bpye 8y ago
  You /might/ be able to find Spotiamb. It was a Winamp like Spotify client written by a Spotify developer when they used to support libspotify. Obviously Spotify have killed all libspotify development now and I don't know if Spotiamb even works now. There is librespot [1] if you want to try and do something yourself though, it's a reverse engineered client for Spotify's protocol which Spotify so far doesn't seem to care to kill off. [1] - https://github.com/librespot-org/librespot https://github.com/librespot-org/librespot
romwell 8y ago
>I grew up using Winamp, but I wonder how it will fare in the age of Spotify and streaming services Fares wonderfully to play my MP3 collection (...which includes hours of music I made myself and isn't available elsewhere). EDIT: to clarify, that's to say that in the age of Spotify and streaming services there's still a place for something that's just an MP3/audio player.
- SyneRyder 8y ago
  I gave this an upvote. Spotify is great and how I listen to a lot of my music, but often songs & albums are removed from the Spotify catalog. There's still a place for music that you own and can't find anywhere else. (And with Winamp's FLAC support, there's maybe room as a player of high-end 24/96 recordings sold by stores like 7digital as well.)
- mikewhy 8y ago
  With Apple Music you can add your own tracks to iTunes and is available on all your devices. I wouldn't be surprised if Google Music works the same.
  - GFischer 8y ago
    iTunes used to be extremely crappy and noxious on Windows, I wonder if it's changed. I'm STILL using mainly Winamp. I've tried some alternatives but for my old MP3 collection it's unbeatable.

ahriman 8y ago

I grew up using Winamp as well, and XMMS on Linux. This brought back a wave of nostalgia...

dzek69 8y ago

I'd love winamp as I remember it to be a client for Google Music, as their app is heavy and very bad ux. Spotify isn't very good either, but Google Music allows me to upload missing mp3's to keep my library full and for that feature I am ready to sacrifice a lot of convenience

dzek69 8y ago
Oh, of course I don't believe in Google music/Spotify/iTunes proving an API for winamp. Reverse engineering is possible here, but will result in ban/lawsuit after it gains some traction. How they're gonna do that then? No idea. Still I dream about alternative client every say
- supermdguy 8y ago
  Spotify has a playback SDK[0]. It's meant for web use, but it could probably be used to create a custom native player. You'd just need to have a webview somewhere. [0]: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-playback-sdk/quick-start/ https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-playback-sdk...
  - SSLy 8y ago
    IIRC this is used by Clementine, a QT-based desktop player.
  - RexM 8y ago
    They used to have a C library called libspotify that they quietly stopped supporting and later killed off. https://jonaslundqvist.net/2015/05/06/do-not-use-libspotify/ https://jonaslundqvist.net/2015/05/06/do-not-use-libspotify/
    - earenndil 8y ago
      There's an oss alternative called librespot https://github.com/librespot-org/librespot https://github.com/librespot-org/librespot
      - RexM 8y ago
        Thanks, I didn't know that existed.
- dewey 8y ago
  Apple Music also has a player SDK via MusicKit if I understand it correctly. Some people already build third party players and web interfaces.

SubiculumCode 8y ago

Do you know if it can interface with spotify streaming?

mahmoudhossam 8y ago
Not that I know of, don't imagine Spotify being happy with that either.
- codetrotter 8y ago
  I don’t think they have a problem with clients integrating support for Spotify Premium. Multiple different open source media players support Spotify Premium. On the other hand I think they are very opposed to other clients supporting Spotify Free, which is understandable.
bpye 8y ago
You /might/ be able to find Spotiamb. It was a Winamp like Spotify client written by a Spotify developer when they used to support libspotify. Obviously Spotify have killed all libspotify development now and I don't know if Spotiamb even works now. There is librespot [1] if you want to try and do something yourself though, it's a reverse engineered client for Spotify's protocol which Spotify so far doesn't seem to care to kill off. [1] - https://github.com/librespot-org/librespot https://github.com/librespot-org/librespot

romwell 8y ago

>I grew up using Winamp, but I wonder how it will fare in the age of Spotify and streaming services Fares wonderfully to play my MP3 collection (...which includes hours of music I made myself and isn't available elsewhere). EDIT: to clarify, that's to say that in the age of Spotify and streaming services there's still a place for something that's just an MP3/audio player.

SyneRyder 8y ago
I gave this an upvote. Spotify is great and how I listen to a lot of my music, but often songs & albums are removed from the Spotify catalog. There's still a place for music that you own and can't find anywhere else. (And with Winamp's FLAC support, there's maybe room as a player of high-end 24/96 recordings sold by stores like 7digital as well.)
mikewhy 8y ago
With Apple Music you can add your own tracks to iTunes and is available on all your devices. I wouldn't be surprised if Google Music works the same.
- GFischer 8y ago
  iTunes used to be extremely crappy and noxious on Windows, I wonder if it's changed. I'm STILL using mainly Winamp. I've tried some alternatives but for my old MP3 collection it's unbeatable.