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Re: Winamp clone in Swift for macOS

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Post by theoldgreybeard »

efields wrote: post #97
theoldgreybeard wrote: post #65

Why does the title call it OS/X? It's macOS and it's described that way on the repo. Unfortunately his is just a recreation rather than an actual port, since the license for the source that was released prevents derivative works. Foobar2000 is the spiritual successor to Winamp and it runs on Windows and macOS as well as mobile.

Foobar2000… now there's an app I haven't heard of in (checks calendar) nearly 20 years. Glad it's still kicking.

It's still a wonderful piece of software and actively supported.

Re: Winamp clone in Swift for macOS

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Post by Lammy »

Arubis wrote: post #44

[MacAMP]( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacAmp ) was real and official, directly from Nullsoft, a million years ago.

There was also “Winamp:Mac” 0.71 alpha version official from Nullsoft: https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/winampmac

Its awkward name was because “MacAMP” dev became third-party: https://macintoshgarden.org/author/subband-software

Re: Winamp clone in Swift for macOS

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Post by dang »

Dwedit wrote: post #34

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.

Ok, we've changed the title now. (Submitted title was "Winamp for OS/X")

Re: Winamp clone in Swift for macOS

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Post by badsectoracula »

Wowfunhappy wrote: post #40
hirako2000 wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

At the time there were. Between 1995 and 2001 or so most Windows applications had largely consistent interfaces (yes i can think of exceptions, like WinAMP :-P and even Microsoft's own Office didn't always follow the rest of the OS, but in general at the time following the OS style was considered desirable).

Re: Winamp clone in Swift for macOS

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Post by jamesgeck0 »

rollcat wrote: post #53
BruceEel wrote: post #19

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

Decoupled: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/decoupled/id1382409837 > 100% offline-only. Open in Finder, drag&drop music, enjoy the untethered experience.

I love Decoupled, but the lack of updates and Apple's tendency to delist unmaintained iOS apps makes me nervous. I swapped over to VLC last year.

Re: Winamp clone in Swift for macOS

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Post by xeonmc »

antonyh wrote: post #54
rollcat wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

OS/Xamp perhaps. Joking aside, there's Audacious[1], which is an excellent and cross-platform player, with support for Winamp skins. Also check out WebAmp[2] and the skin museum[3]. [1] https://audacious-media-player.org > [2] https://webamp.org > [3] https://skins.webamp.org >

OS/Xamp, pronounced Oh-sex-amp :o)

It really slaps the llama’s ass!

Re: Winamp clone in Swift for macOS

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Post by BruceEel »

runlevel1 wrote: post #79
randomgermanguy wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I started using https://github.com/kushalpandya/Petrichor a while ago. Though design is more akin to the default Apple Music app than WinAmp.

I've wanted a music player like the early versions of iTunes for a while, and this looks like it might fit the bill. Those who've only known Music.app and later iTunes versions might be surprised to learn that there was a time when iTunes actually had a clean, intuitive UI: https://www.versionmuseum.com/history-of/itunes-app

Beautiful. I remember running iTunes 5 on my Powerbook G4, incredible how things have changed.

Re: Winamp clone in Swift for macOS

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Post by conradfr »

Obvious difference with the real Winamp, bugs etc:

- Can't copy/paste a folder

- EQ and Playlist are not detachable / moveable

- No library

- Does not restore the playlist at launch

- Crashes when playing a flac file

- Does it needs to auto play the winamp mp3 at launch?

Re: Winamp clone in Swift for macOS

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Post by pbalau »

conradfr wrote: post #109

Obvious difference with the real Winamp, bugs etc: - Can't copy/paste a folder - EQ and Playlist are not detachable / moveable - No library - Does not restore the playlist at launch - Crashes when playing a flac file - Does it needs to auto play the winamp mp3 at launch?

Re your last point: Duh!

The only reason to use a Winamp clone is nostalgia.

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