Winamp Media Player 11 Skin

Popular in its own day and still a relatively impressive player, Winamp remains a highly customizable application as seen with the Winamp Media Player Skin. Designed to completely alter the appearance of the media player, this skin is a wonderful blue and gray, offering a great contrast to the usual stark black and orange color scheme Winamp is known for. Absolutely free and compatible with earlier versions of Windows barring Windows 7, it is a great addition to any desktop theme creator looking for a soothing layout while still maintaining functionality. With this lovely skin, there is no need to find a new media player simply because Winamp’s color theme is too jarring.

With the theme comes a complete color overhaul. The window frames are a dark blue-gray with a slight fade to a lighter hue. Window backgrounds are a monochrome light blue-gray and selections are still in the same color family but have just a little more blue added to the mix. The font color is black but turns to white upon selection. Even the window titles are a gray so as not to stand out too much. This entire theme is well thought out in regards to color’s working well together, and there are no instances of strong contrasts anywhere. The only semi-apparent colors are used for only the most minor of things. The levels that change on the main player screen are a beautiful muted teal. The bars that control sound and location of the song have buttons more blue than the rest of the player. This makes sense, however, as the creators want to make sure you can still find the more important buttons and features in among the similar colors.

With more grays and blues than most use for designs, the Winamp Media Player Skin is a great choice for those that want the wonderful features of the player without the loud colors. Though the player itself remains absolutely the same, the skin gives it a completely different feel. With calm colors and minor button shape changes, it is a great addition to any desktop that seeks a full and complete color unification or for any user that wants a great player they can visually ignore while they work. If you are looking for a clean, complete skin for your player, look no further than this one. It is fully integrated and allows you to change up an otherwise visually unique media player without sacrificing either player or visual quality.