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- 1Spotifast brings Winamp skins to a native Rust Spotify client▼Spotifast: A native Rust Spotify client with Winamp skins
A developer has released Spotifast, a native Spotify client written in Rust that supports classic Winamp skins. The project lets desktop users play Spotify through a lightweight app styled after the iconic 2000s media player. The novelty of combining modern streaming with nostalgic Winamp visuals is drawing attention among developers and music software enthusiasts.
- 2VLC's Kempf Praises Kew Terminal Music Player●“kew is great” - Jean-Baptiste Kempf “the VLC guy”, President of VideoLAN and Lead developer of VLC. A few updates on ke
Jean-Baptiste Kempf, president of VideoLAN and lead developer of VLC, publicly praised kew, a terminal-based music player, saying "kew is great". The developer shared updates including Winamp-style MilkDrop/ProjectM audio visualizations now running in the terminal, with a demo preview released. The endorsement from one of open source media's best-known figures is drawing attention to the small project.
- 3Spotifast open-source app slashes Spotify RAM use▼Spotifast lets you enjoy Spotify tracks while lowering RAM usage by 5x or more — open source app cuts memory usage down to 150 MB and brings back classic Winamp skins
A new open-source application called Spotifast lets users play Spotify tracks while cutting memory usage by five times or more, reducing it to around 150 MB. The app also brings back nostalgic support for classic Winamp skins. Coverage by Tom's Hardware highlights it as a lightweight alternative client for Windows users frustrated with Spotify's resource footprint.