A Winamp-inspired music player built right into VS Code. Free and open source — MIT License
by gearscrafter
Features
Full Winamp experience — the real Winamp 2.x UI powered by Webamp, including equalizer, playlist, and visualizer
Skin support — browse and apply thousands of classic Winamp skins from the Winamp Skin Museum with one click
Web radio — curated stations (SomaFM, Nightride, Lofi Girl, Classic FM) loaded directly into the playlist
Custom stream URLs — paste any .mp3, .ogg, .m3u, or .pls stream URL and it lands in the Winamp playlist
Local files — load MP3, OGG, WAV, FLAC, AAC, M4A from anywhere on your machine
Zoom control — scale the player from 0.8× to 2.5× with － and ＋
Activity Bar — lives in the VS Code sidebar as a persistent panel, not a floating window
Getting Started
Install RetroAmp from the VS Code Marketplace
Click the 🎵 icon in the Activity Bar (left sidebar)
The player opens with a curated radio playlist already loaded
Load local music
Click ADD → select your audio files → they appear in the Winamp playlist.
Listen to web radio
The playlist loads with curated stations automatically. To add a custom stream:
Click RADIO
Paste a stream URL (e.g. https://ice2.somafm.com/groovesalad-128-mp3)
Press GO or Enter → track appears in the Winamp playlist
Change skins
Click SKIN
Browse the skin gallery or search by name
Click any skin to apply it instantly
Keyboard Shortcut
Shortcut
Action
Ctrl+Shift+R / Cmd+Shift+R
Focus RetroAmp panel
Stream URL Examples
Station
URL
SomaFM Groove Salad
https://ice2.somafm.com/groovesalad-128-mp3
SomaFM DEF CON Radio
https://ice2.somafm.com/defcon-128-mp3
SomaFM Metal Detector
https://ice2.somafm.com/metal-128-mp3
Nightride.fm Synthwave
https://stream.nightride.fm/nightride.mp3
Nightride.fm Chiptune
https://stream.nightride.fm/chiptune.mp3
Nightride.fm Darksynth
https://stream.nightride.fm/darksynth.mp3
Lofi Girl
https://stream.zeno.fm/f3wvbbqmdg8uv
Classic FM (UK)
https://media-ice.musicradio.com/ClassicFMMP3
LISTEN.moe Anime
https://listen.moe/stream
About Skins
RetroAmp loads skins directly from the Internet Archive — over 100,000 classic Winamp skins are available. No Winamp code or assets are used; the skin engine is provided by Webamp (MIT).
Winamp and the Winamp logo are property of Llama Group.
This extension is not affiliated with or endorsed by Llama Group.
Webamp is an independent open-source project by Jordan Eldredge.
