Media Player Archives

Kodi v19.0 Matrix released

20/02/2021

Kodi v19.0 Matrix released and is available on all supported platforms with the exception of the Windows Store build for Xbox which is still in development but expected soon. For audio and music lovers, there are significant improvements across the board to metadata handling: library improvements, new tags, new displays, and improvements to how Kodi handles release dates, album durations, and multi-disc sets. There’s a new, Matrix-inspired visualisation, improvements to the display when fetching files […]

Roon announces release 1.8 update

07/02/2021

Roon announces release 1.8 update bringing a new user interface, discovery and search features with a fresh modern design. The new vertical scroll makes it quick and easy to find the music that you’re looking for, no matter what device you’re using meaning your Roon experience is consistent and seamless across desktop, tablet and smartphone. Roon 1.8 brings new browsing capabilities and recommendations that understand your music collection. It combines Roon’s deep metadata and learnings […]

Kodi 18 released

07/02/2019

Kodi 18 released after a two year development contains a DRM decryption tool, allowing you to stream media content from third-parties within Kodi, an upgraded music player and Google Assistant integration on its Android TV version. Kodi 18, codenamed ‘Leia’, is available on Windows, Linux, MacOS, Android, iOS, Raspberry Pi and various Unix variants as a free download. The media player formerly known as XBMC has in the past found itself in the centre of […]

Winamp comes back from the dead

05/12/2018

Winamp comes back from the dead with the official release of version 5.8. A leaked beta version had been released onto the internet and the company decided to make this new version available officially. It can be downloaded here. In the late 1990’s and early years of the millennium, Winamp was the goto media player for Windows but lack of development and a couple of less than careful owners has left it dated and sidelined […]