# Winamp clone for macOS Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/winamp-clone-in-swift-for-macos/ 5 people recommended Winamp clone for macOS in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 12 months, in 1 thread. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule. 5 of the 5 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Winamp clone in Swift for macOS”. **Verdict:** Free open-source Winamp clone praised as a native Swift app that looks well designed. Critics note it skips Apple's standard toolkit and may need macOS 13. Summary written from 8 comments. ## Why people recommend it - Native Swift app, not web-based (1 comment in the sample): "Native app!!! It is not a trashpile of javascript plus a huge copy of V8." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45930059)) - Looks well designed (1 comment in the sample): "it looks really nice and well-designed" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45928126)) - Useful open source project (1 comment in the sample): "Great to see useful open source projects." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45937713)) ## Other music players people recommend - [VLC media player](https://hackerapproved.com/p/vlc-media-player/): 139 recommend, 31 mixed, 79 criticize - [mpv media player](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mpv/): 68 recommend, 11 mixed, 11 criticize - [Infuse video player](https://hackerapproved.com/p/infuse/): 61 recommend, 14 mixed, 9 criticize - [Winamp](https://hackerapproved.com/p/winamp/): 53 recommend, 6 mixed, 6 criticize ## The badge A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged. ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Winamp clone for macOS", https://hackerapproved.com/p/winamp-clone-in-swift-for-macos/ (5 recommend, 1 mixed, 4 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026). Counts updated 3 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.