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Re: Winamp clone in Swift for macOS

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Post by Lalabadie » Fri, Nov 14, 2025, 2:59 PM UTC

Razengan wrote: post #10

AuthorizedCust wrote: post #8

Does it whip the llama’s ass?

Llamas are cute, do not hurt them please

Personal opinion: Alpacas are cute, llamas are mostly huge and menacing.

Re: Winamp clone in Swift for macOS

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Post by hirako2000 » Fri, Nov 14, 2025, 3:01 PM UTC

bitwize wrote: post #22

Does not use the macOS standard toolkit or comply with Apple user interface guidelines. One MacWorld mouse out of five.

The original likely infringed all Windows design principles.

Yet they pulled off one of the most usable media player.

Re: Winamp clone in Swift for macOS

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Post by BruceEel » Fri, Nov 14, 2025, 3:02 PM UTC

HeckFeck wrote: post #21

BruceEel wrote: post #19

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

Can't go wrong with FB2k: https://www.foobar2000.org/mac It now has a last.fm plugin, so let's get scrobbling!

sweet! Thx!

Re: Winamp clone in Swift for macOS

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Post by Dwedit » Fri, Nov 14, 2025, 3:03 PM UTC

The page itself has a more accurate description (Winamp *clone* in swift for OS/X) than the headline here.

Since the actual Winamp had a questionable source code release, it could feasibly have been ported to other platforms, so we need to know that it is in fact a clone, and not a port of the real Winamp.

Re: Winamp clone in Swift for macOS

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Post by BruceEel » Fri, Nov 14, 2025, 3:04 PM UTC

randomgermanguy wrote: post #20

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.

Interesting! Will be checking it out.

Re: Winamp clone in Swift for macOS

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Post by antonyh » Fri, Nov 14, 2025, 3:06 PM UTC

mabedan wrote: post #11

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

Apple Music would seem the obvious choice.

Re: Winamp clone in Swift for macOS

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Post by antonyh » Fri, Nov 14, 2025, 3:07 PM UTC

xenophonf wrote: post #14

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

It's a clone with a stolen name, and given that it's not been abandoned it's likely they'll come down on this like a bag of hammers.

Re: Winamp clone in Swift for macOS

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Post by shevy-java » Fri, Nov 14, 2025, 3:10 PM UTC

I liked winamp when I was using windows.

I think any winamp clone should run on OSX Windows and Linux.

I understand that cross-platform code may be annoying, but we really need applications that work on the three main operating systems.

Re: Winamp clone in Swift for macOS

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Post by antonyh » Fri, Nov 14, 2025, 3:10 PM UTC

If it doesn't run on Windows, how can it call itself Winamp? Macosamp makes more sense.

Re: Winamp clone in Swift for macOS

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Post by Wowfunhappy » Fri, Nov 14, 2025, 3:12 PM UTC

hirako2000 wrote: post #32

bitwize wrote: post #22

Does not use the macOS standard toolkit or comply with Apple user interface guidelines. One MacWorld mouse out of five.

The original likely infringed all Windows design principles. Yet they pulled off one of the most usable media player.

Windows users don’t care about Windows design principles because there basically aren’t any.