A load more formats are also supported via Winamp plugins. When XMPlay was first released in 1998, only the XM format was supported, hence the name "XMPlay".

Features:

· Balls-on accurate
· Plays the way nature intended
· 32/24-bit & multi-channel output take advantage of supporting hardware for ultimate quality
· Interpolation & volume/pan ramping
· For output that's smoother than a baby's arse!
· DSP
· Automatic gain control, 5 band equalizer, reverb, plugin support
· Saved/preset settings
· Save settings (DSP/etc...) to be automatically used each time specific tracks are loaded, save presets for quick application at any time
· Track information
· Displays file/format information, messages/tags, and instrument/sample texts, open webpages from the texts
· Net streaming
· All supported file types (including MODs and archives) can be streamed from FTP and HTTP servers (inc. Shoutcast/Icecast/Icecast2), optionally writing a copy to disk, FTP directories and HTML webpages can be scanned for playable files
· WAV writer
· Writes 8/16/24/32-bit WAVs, supports external encoders (MP3/OGG/etc...), optional automatic level normalization, dithering & noise shaping
· Keyboard shortcuts
· Fully customizable shortcuts, including global hotkeys
· Integration
· Open files from Windows Explorer, drag'n'drop files/directories/shortcuts/URLs, monitor the clipboard for playable URLs, drag'n'drop tracks from XMPlay into other programs, icon customizati
· Archive plugins
· Archived/compressed files can be loaded just like normal files
· Visualisation
· Compatible with Sonique plugins, also includes a MOD pattern view