WACUP 1.99.31.21622 Preview [Update]

WACUP (WinAmp Community Update Project) is a modern, enhanced version of the classic Winamp music player, designed for better stability, performance, and compatibility. Built for Windows, WACUP retains the familiar Winamp interface while adding 64-bit support, bug fixes, and new features like improved audio format support, customizable skins, and optimized playlist management. Unlike bloated alternatives, WACUP focuses on lightweight performance and regular updates, making it the best choice for fans of the classic Winamp experience.

Basically, if you miss the good old days of Winamp and want a modern upgrade that doesn’t mess things up, WACUP is for you!

WACUP key features:

• Classic Winamp Feel – Keeps the familiar interface and functionality.
• Bug Fixes & Stability – Fixes old Winamp issues and improves performance.
• 64-Bit Support – Works better on modern systems.
• More Formats & Plugins – Supports additional audio formats and third-party plugins.
• Customizable UI – Skins and tweaks for a personalized look.
• Better Library Management – Improved playlists, media organization, and search.
• No Bloat – Focuses on performance without unnecessary extras.
• Regular Updates – Community-driven development with new features and fixes.

WACUP 1.99.31.21612 Preview changelog:

• Changed some more of the internal handling to move away from the wasabi based services for smaller code & less overhead
• Changed the milkdrop plug-in preferences to try to display what the monitor connected to the display adapter is which might make it easier to work things out when using multiple monitor setups
• Fixed an initialisation problem which could cause the internal playlist service to not be seen by the plug-ins after loading
• Fixed an indefinite hang on closing which could happen if a local library metadata api call was aborted due to closing being triggered but there were already attempts to access the local library db
• Fixed a change to lower the memory usage not working correctly in some instances causing random crashes with the folder monitor
• Fixed some conversion issues which could cause invalid metadata being sent to a DNAS is configured to use v2 streaming mode
• Fixed sorting of the columns in the podcasts root view not toggling to the descending mode as expected due to a clean-up bug
• Fixed the probable cause of a crash seen during closing if the folder monitor or a local library action had been running
• Fixed the possible cause of a crash seen by some when trying to access the in_msx preferences due to its use of subclassing
• Fixed a long standing unexpected code duplication related to the json parser in all of the native plug-ins making use of it
• Fixed a concurrency issue with getting information from a specified main playlist file which was causing crashes for some
• Fixed a processing issue when calling the pffft implementation which could trigger procdump calls & potentially more issues
• Fixed a validation check with priming the albumart cache on loading which prevented it from being used slowing loading down & made the display of artwork in the lyrics & albumart windows to obviously lag
• Fixed some more issues with the modern skin region handling which should get more working correctly after the 21550 changes
• Other small changes based on trying to clean-up the source code, de-duplicate things & reduce the processing overhead
• Updated minizip-ng (zlib.dll) to 4.0.10 (4 May 2025)
• Updated Monkey's Audio (in_ape.dll) to 11.10 (2 May 2025)
• Updated vgmstream (in_vgmstream.dll) to the latest Git commit from 3 May 2025

WACUP 1.99.31.21622 Preview changelog:

• Everything done as part of build 21612
• Fixed an internal method used for generating common OS registry paths not working correctly causing anything relying on it to fail (e.g. this affected the option to check / set the ability to start WACUP with Windows via the Autoplay preference page)
• Fixed the cause of some crashes seen when trying to obtain artwork for the lyrics & albumart windows due to a handling issue which caused a now unneccessary set of fallback code to be triggered which was slower & blocked the main ui thread causing an unresponsive crash to occur
• Fixed another possible handling issue on closing if there's been a process memory corruption whilst using a modern skin however there's an issue for some users that is still being looked into for a proper fix in relation to the folder monitor vs potentially large local library databases & the memory handling around them causing problems
• Fixed a possible conflict with the timer handling within the Windows 10 | 11 Toast feature (though it's not clear why this had crashed)
• Fixed a memory leak introduced with 21612 due to the pffft handling changes which caused it to re-create it's scratch buffer on every call instead of caching it which was causing some of the issues above

Download: WACUP 64-bit | 9.3 MB (Freeware)
Download: WACUP 32-bit
View: WACUP Website | Changelog | Screenshots

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