Few days back, one of our users recommended us a quirky but very pertinent feature - ability to program Winamp to shut down ones computer when the songs on the play list finish being played. We must say, this comes from an ardent music lover who wants to listen to music while sleeping and who doesn't want the computer running all night.

Well, we in Winamp do that most of the time - believe me - sleep, music and work to bring you the best features to enjoy your music. Hence, our developers came out with this feature long back. All you have to do is right click on the stop button and choose your option -
  • * Close Winamp
  • * Standby/Hibernate
  • * Log Off
  • * Shutdown
  • * Restart
Sweet dreams then ... and remember to count Llamas and not those boring sheeps :)




As you know the Winamp dev team has been hard at work on the new Developer Network (come back soon for additional details). But they've also been working on additional user experience improvements.

* Personalized 'Now Playing' Start Page

'Now Playing' Start Page - now features Recently Visited artist pages

Now Playing - Recently Visited


As well as Recently Played artist
Now Playing - Recently Played




A little grooming and maintenance can go a long way!

And that's exactly what we did with today's release of Winamp 5.541. We gave the Llama a little love by adding some great improvements & key bug fixes. I wanted to take this chance to thank everyone for their feedback on the blog & forums. Special thanks to all of the beta testers! We appreciate all the input & feedback.

Below are some Winamp 5.54 highlights:

* Improved AOL Radio navigation
* Improved commerce (Buy Now) results
* New Artist level commerce feature
* New iPod auto-detection feature
* Numerous usability improvements to 'Now Playing'
* Various enhancements & bug fixes for the client & web pages




I hope you've had a chance to download and play around with Winamp 5.54. In case you haven't, here are some of the highlights from this release:

  • * Redesigned Now Playing Experience - enjoy songs, photos, videos, & radio stations from your favorite artists, or discover and enjoy new artists
  • * AOL Radio Powered by CBS Radio featuring 350+ free Internet radio stations
  • * Integrated Commerce - downloadable tracks & albums, Ringtones for your phone, or the option to buy physical CDs
  • * Expanded Flash Video Support
  • * New Language Packs: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese & Korean




Presenting the new spiced up and spunky Winamp 5.54 – Enjoy artist songs, videos, photos and radio streams with the completely redesigned Now Playing service; enjoy great online radio with the all-new AOL Radio Powered by CBS Radio; expanded Flash support, and much, much more! Download Winamp 5.54 Now or keep reading for more details.




Check out the hot new Winamp blog to get updates on your favorite media player – new features, hot skins, cool plugins, visualization presets and more. We'll highlight work done by the community to enhance the Winamp experience - and no, we don't give out donuts like most other companies do :)




One part genius. Three parts llama. And a sprinkling of corporate AOL. That's what Winamp is all about.