The first program that comes to people’s minds when they listen to music for a while winamp used to be. The program, which enjoyed great success in the years before there were music streaming services, later fell out of favor. The program, which survived, continued to exist even as it began to appeal to a smaller user base. Winamp CEO Alexandre Saboundjian said: On September 24, 2024 Announced that Winamp will be made open source.

program all source codes It will be made available to everyone on the announced date. This way, anyone who wants can create a customized version of Winamp, entirely according to their own wishes. The company’s goal is to make the application stand out again by showcasing the creativity of its people.

Winamp trusts developers

Making statements about the subject saboundjian, “This decision will delight millions of users around the world. Our common ground will be new mobile players and other platforms. In early July we will release a new mobile player. However, we do not want to forget the tens of millions of users who have installed the software on Windows and will benefit from the experience and creativity of thousands of developers.” Winamp remains the owner of the software and will decide what improvements will be made to the official version.” he said.

In 2021, Winamp started a renewal process, but It was not very successful.. Especially with the arrival of companies like Spotify on the market, people have started to distance themselves from third-party applications. Let’s see if Winamp can return to its old days with the transition to the open source system.