Winamp

Published 31 Jul 2026

Open Platforms in TipLink

TipLink can watch Winamp and fire an alert whenever the track changes. Use it to put a "now playing" line on your overlay, or announce each song in chat.

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Set-up Instructions

There is nothing to log in to. TipLink reads Winamp directly on your PC.

1. Make sure Winamp is installed and running.
2. Open TipLink and go to the Platforms page.
3. Click Winamp.
4. Click Create Account.

Your Winamp account now appears in the list.

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Connecting

On the Home or Platforms page, click Connect next to your Winamp account.

TipLink starts watching Winamp for playback changes.

Winamp must be open

If Winamp is not running, there is nothing to read. Turn on Auto Connect so TipLink starts watching as soon as it launches.

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Events You Can Use

Event	When it fires
Track Started Playing	A new track begins.
Track Stopped (Winamp Closed)	Winamp is closed.
Nothing Playing (Paused or Stopped)	Playback is paused or stopped.

Track filters

Track Started Playing has two optional filters:

Setting	What it does
Track Name Filter	Only fire if the track name contains this text. Leave empty for any track.
Artist Name Filter	Only fire if the artist name contains this text. Leave empty for any artist.

Both are simple "contains" matches, so beatles matches "The Beatles".

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Showing the Current Track on Stream

The usual setup is two alerts and one variable.

1. Create a Text variable on the Variables page, called something like now_playing.
2. Create an alert:
   • Platform: Winamp
   • Event: Track Started Playing
   • Action: Global Variable → now_playing → Set Value → {{ track_name }} by {{ artist_name }}
3. Create a second alert:
   • Event: Nothing Playing
   • Action: Global Variable → now_playing → Set Value → leave it blank, or put something like Nothing playing
4. On your overlay, add a Text widget containing ♪ {{ var.now_playing }}.

The overlay updates itself every time the track changes.

Announcing tracks in chat

Add a chat message action to the first alert:

🎵 Now playing: {{ track_name }} by {{ artist_name }}

Put a cooldown on this alert if you play short tracks, so chat does not get spammed. See Cooldowns & Rate Limiting.

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Managing Your Account

Find your account on the Platforms page and click the person-and-gear icon.

• Auto Connect - start watching Winamp automatically when TipLink starts.
• Delete Account - remove it completely.

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Troubleshooting

Nothing happens when the track changes

Check Winamp is actually running, and that the account shows as connected in TipLink.

Track or artist comes out blank

TipLink reads what Winamp shows in its title bar. Files with missing tags may not split cleanly into track and artist. Fix the file's tags in Winamp.

The same track fires twice

Repeating a track counts as a new play. Add a cooldown if that is a problem.

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Related

• Spotify - the same idea, plus viewer song requests.
• Variables - holding the current track for your overlay.