Editing Nullsoft (section)

== Software ==
=== Winamp ===
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Winamp is a media player released by Nullsoft in April 1997. By 1999, it was downloaded by 15 million people.<ref name="RS" /> The company released several new versions of the Winamp player and grew its monthly unique subscriber base to 60 million users by late 2004.<ref name="Mook-2004" /> Winamp was discontinued by Nullsoft around 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burton |first=Bonnie |date=2013-11-23 |title=Waving goodbye to Winamp, paying respects to Nullsoft |url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/waving-goodbye-to-winamp-paying-respects-to-nullsoft/ |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=CNET |language=en}}</ref> New versions of Winamp, which started releasing in 2023, are by a different developer named Llama Group.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newman |first=Jared |date=2023-04-12 |title=Winamp is back, but not like you remember |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90880374/winamp-is-back-but-not-like-you-remember |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=FastCompany}}</ref>

=== SHOUTcast ===
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SHOUTcast (currently Shoutcast) is an [[MP3]] [[streaming media]] server.

=== Nullsoft Scriptable Install System ===
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In later years, their open source installer system, the Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) became an alternative to commercial products like [[InstallShield]], [[InnoSetup]], InstallSimple and InstallAware.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cimpanu |first1=Catalin |title=Trend: Ransomware Hidden in NSIS Installers Harder to Detect |url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/trend-ransomware-hidden-in-nsis-installers-harder-to-detect/ |website=[[Bleeping Computer]] |access-date=14 April 2024 |language=en-us |date=March 16, 2017}}</ref>

=== Other ===
Nullsoft's developments after acquisition included the Nullsoft Streaming Video (NSV) format, which was intended to stream media that used any [[audio codec|audio]] or [[video codec]]. In 2002, the press reported a technology called [[Ultravox (software)|Ultravox]] being developed by Nullsoft.<ref>{{Cite news |title= AOL aims to supercharge streaming |publisher= CNET News |date= June 26, 2002 |first= Jim |last= Hu |url= http://news.cnet.com/AOL-aims-to-supercharge-streaming/2100-1023_3-939736.html |accessdate= June 7, 2013}}</ref> The company also created the [[peer-to-peer]] networks [[Gnutella]] and [[WASTE]].<ref name="RS" /> Although AOL tried to limit the distribution of Gnutella and WASTE, the Ultravox technology was reportedly used for some AOL radio services in 2003.<ref>{{Cite news |title=AOL pulls Nullsoft file-sharing software |publisher= Flexbeta |date= May 30, 2003 |url= http://www.flexbeta.net/main/comments.php?catid=1&id=2931|url-status=dead |archivedate= September 8, 2004 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20040908005241/http://www.flexbeta.net/main/comments.php?catid=1&id=2931|accessdate= June 7, 2013}}</ref> A service called Nullsoft Television was announced in 2003 using NSV.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Nullsoft TV Worldwide Public Access |publisher= Nullsoft.com |url= http://www.nullsoft.com/ntv/publicaccess/ |url-status=dead |archivedate= February 19, 2003 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20030219221159/http://www.nullsoft.com/ntv/publicaccess/ |accessdate= June 7, 2013}}</ref>