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Re: Winamp clone in Swift for macOS

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Post by mabedan » Fri, Nov 14, 2025, 2:25 PM UTC

hyperbole wrote: post #2

A winamp clone for os/x - interested in learning swift, and wanted a stable version of winamp for os/x - two itches scratched

Nice. Maybe next step can be integration with one of the music services

Re: Winamp clone in Swift for macOS

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Post by deathwarmedover » Fri, Nov 14, 2025, 2:26 PM UTC

MangoToupe wrote: post #4

I've never seen os x written like that. I assumed it was a version of os/2 I had never heard of.

I wondered initially if this was a winamp port for older macs.

It requires macOS 13.0 (High Sierra, 2017) or later, which is several releases after it stopped being called OS X. 10.11 (El Capitan, 2015) was the last OS X.

Re: Winamp clone in Swift for macOS

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Post by yohannparis » Fri, Nov 14, 2025, 2:26 PM UTC

Great job! I'm sure it was a lot of fun to produce.

Re: Winamp clone in Swift for macOS

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Post by xenophonf » Fri, Nov 14, 2025, 2:26 PM UTC

Pretty misleading headline. This isn't actually Winamp. It's someone's attempt at a clone.

Re: Winamp clone in Swift for macOS

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Post by jonhohle » Fri, Nov 14, 2025, 2:28 PM UTC

MangoToupe wrote: post #4

I've never seen os x written like that. I assumed it was a version of os/2 I had never heard of.

Not taking anything away from the project, which looks very cool, but it also probably doesn’t compile on OS X. Looks like minimum macOS version is 13.

Re: Winamp clone in Swift for macOS

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Post by Jeremy1026 » Fri, Nov 14, 2025, 2:28 PM UTC

deathwarmedover wrote: post #12

MangoToupe wrote: post #4

I've never seen os x written like that. I assumed it was a version of os/2 I had never heard of.

I wondered initially if this was a winamp port for older macs. It requires macOS 13.0 (High Sierra, 2017) or later, which is several releases after it stopped being called OS X. 10.11 (El Capitan, 2015) was the last OS X.

The repo only goes back a week. I just think OP hasn't kept up with Apple's naming conventions.

Re: Winamp clone in Swift for macOS

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Post by littlecranky67 » Fri, Nov 14, 2025, 2:28 PM UTC

Great project, I am using Audacious from homebrew with an XMMS skin to recreate the experience - but it struggles with HiRes displays amongst other things.

You should, however, change the name. I am pretty sure the name Winamp is trademarked and you can get into legal trouble.

Re: Winamp clone in Swift for macOS

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Post by dylan604 » Fri, Nov 14, 2025, 2:33 PM UTC

tonyedgecombe wrote: post #7

MangoToupe wrote: post #4

I've never seen os x written like that. I assumed it was a version of os/2 I had never heard of.

Not only that but it hasn't been called OS/X for nearly a decade.

was it ever called OS/X?

Re: Winamp clone in Swift for macOS

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Post by BruceEel » Fri, Nov 14, 2025, 2:35 PM UTC

Nice! Speaking of Winamp - are you using any alternative music player for iOS that you would recommend?

Re: Winamp clone in Swift for macOS

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Post by randomgermanguy » Fri, Nov 14, 2025, 2:40 PM UTC

BruceEel wrote: post #19

Nice! Speaking of Winamp - are you using any alternative music player for iOS that you would recommend?

I started using https://github.com/kushalpandya/Petrichor a while ago.

Though design is more akin to the default Apple Music app than WinAmp.