I'm working on adding legacy builds of our officially-released apps that have dropped support for Windows XP, Vista, or 7 to the base app homepages. The goal is to make them easier to find for folks on legacy systems. I'm listing out completed packages and packages that are being researched and built below. The packages are designed to install alongside your main app installs and won't be updated to the latest version - breaking compatibility with your legacy OS - by the PA.c Platform. We don't need copies of any of the apps listed, thanks.
If you know of an app that needs to be added, please make a comment with the app and last working version or first non-working version if you know them. Or a close enough version but please indicate this. There's a thread on PFC that may have some info to assist us, too. We have access to old versions we've packaged and don't need help finding downloads unless indicated.
I've added fallback support for Windows XP and Vista to our download mirror setup for all apps we host. The platform will also detect if an unofficial TLS 1.2 patch has been applied and use it. I put together a Root Certificate Updates For Legacy Windows (Vista, XP, 2000) package and instructions on Github to allow legacy users to update to current certificates and support for Let's Encrypt. I also put together an instruction set and reg update to Enable TLS 1.1/1.2 on Windows Vista. Additionally, there is LegacyUpdate.net which reverse engineers the old Windows Update system for legacy Windows allowing you to install all available updates as well as server updates in addition to updating certificates. Neither PortableApps.com nor I are affiliated with this or can speak to its security but it seems to work well in my testing.
I'll remove comments as they are added to this list. And I may eventually build a suite of apps for these older versions of Windows depending on time and interest. Thanks for your help!
Windows Legacy Versions Available On Site And PA.c Platform App Store
- Angry IP Scanner 3.9.2 (7/8/8.1)
- Atomic Tanks 6.2 (XP)
- Audacious 4.3.1 (7/8/8.1 + 10 32-bit), 3.10.1 (XP/Vista)
- Audacity 2.2.2 (XP), 3.0.5 (Vista)
- AquaSnap 1.18.2 (XP/Vista)
- AutoDrum 4.3 (XP/Vista and 7/8/10 32-bit)
- Avidemux 2.6.8 (XP)
- balenaEtcher 1.7.9 (7), 1.8.11 (10 32-bit + 8/8.1)
- Battle for Wesnoth 1.14.16 (XP/Vista), 1.14.17 (7/8/10 32-bit)
- BleachBit 4.6.2 (Vista/7/8), 2.2 (XP)
- Blender 2.76b (XP), 2.92.0 (7 x64)
- BOINC 7.14.2 (x86)
- BYOND 5.0b515.1643 (7/8), 5.0b514.1589 (XP/Vista)
- Caesium 1.7.0 (XP/Vista/7/8 + 10 32-bit)
- Capture2Text 3.9 (XP/Vista)
- Cherrytree 1.2.0 (7 64-bit), 0.39.4 (XP/Vista, 32-bit)
- ConvertAll 1.0.1 (7 64-bit), 0.8.0 (7/8/10 32-bit), 0.6.1 (XP), 0.7.3 (Vista)
- CopyQ 7.1.0 (7/8 64-bit)
- Cppcheck 1.69 (XP), 1.83 (Vista), 2.12 (7/8/10 32-bit)
- darktable 4.4.2 (7/8.0)
- DB Browser for SQLite Portable 3.11.2 (XP)
- DebugView 4.90 (XP/Vista/7/8/8.1)
- Ditto 3.21.134 (XP), 3.22.20 (Vista),3.24.246 (7/8/10 32-bit)
- Draw.io 21.1.2 (7/8)
- Explorer++ 1.3.5 (XP/Vista)
- FastCopy 5.7.5 (XP)
- fdmPortable/Free Download Manager 6.24.2 (7/8 + 10 32-bit)
- FileVoyager 24.1.20.0 (XP)
- FileZilla Client Portable 3.39.0 (Vista), 3.9.0.1 (XP)
- Firefox, Portable Edition 52.9.0 (XP/Vista), 115.x (7/8/8.1)
- FocusWriter 1.6.16 (7/8/8.1 + 10 32-bit)
- Folding@home 7.6.21 (32-bit)
- fontforge 2023-01-01 (7/8.0)
- FreeCAD 1.0.2 (8.1 64-bit), 0.21.2 7/8.0 64-bit, 0.18.4 (7/8/10 32-bit)
- Freeciv 3.0.9 (7/8/10 32-bit), 2.6.11 (XP/Vista)
- Geany 1.37.1 (7/8/10 32-bit and Vista)
- GIMP 3.2.0 (10 32-bit), 2.10.38-1 (7/8), 2.8.22 (XP/Vista)
- GnuCash 5.12 (7), 2.6.21 (XP/Vista)
- Google Chrome 109.0.5414.120 (7/8), 49.0.2623.112 (XP/Vista)
- Google Chrome 64-bit 109.0.5414.120 (7/8)
- gPodder 3.9.2 (XP)
- Gramps 5.1.6 (7 64-bit), 5.1.5 (7/8/10 32-bit), 3.4.9 (XP/Vista)
- Greenfish Icon Editor Pro 3.6 (XP/Vista + 7/8/10 32-bit)
- GrepWin 2.1.11 (7/8)
- gVim 9.0 (XP)
- HandBrake 1.3.3 (7/8.1)
- Hedgewars 0.9.23 (XP)
- HexChat 2.9.4 (XP), 2.14.1 (Vista)
- Inkscape 0.92.3 (XP/Vista)
- Iron 109.0.5550.0 (7/8)
- JPEGView 1.3.46 Rev 2 (XP)
- KchmViewer 7.5 (XP)
- KiCad 9.0.7 (8/8.1 64-bit), 5.1.12 (7 + 8/8.1/10 32-bit)
- Krita 4.4.3 (32-bit), 5.0.6 (7/8)
- KVIrc 5.2.0 (7/8/10 32-bit)
- LibreCAD 2.1.3 (XP/Vista)
- LibreOffice Portable 25.2.7 (7/8.0), 5.4 (XP/Vista)
- Listary 6.3.2.88 (7), 3.51.858 (XP/Vista)
- Lossless Cut 3.50 (7/8)
- Lucas Chess 11.17 (XP)
- Marble 1.9.0 (XP/Vista)
- MediaInfo 21.03 (XP)
- Media Player Classic - Black Edition (MPC-BE) 1.4.6 (XP), 1.6.6 (Vista)
- Media Player Classic - Home Cinema (MPC-HC) 1.7.13 (XP)
- MicroSIP 3.21.6 (Vista), 3.20.7 (XP)
- Mixxx 2.2.4 (7/8/10 32-bit)
- MKVToolNix 68.0 (7)
- Mnemosyne 2.6.1 (7/8 + 10 32-bit), 2.3.3 (XP/Vista)
- Money Manager Ex 1.7.0 (Vista), 1.33 (XP)
- Mumble 1.4.287 (7/8.0 + 8.1/10 32-bit)
- MuseScore 3.6.2 (Win 7/8, 10 32-bit)
- MusicBrainz Picard 1.4.2 (32-bit + XP/Vista)
- NAPS2 7.5.3 (7/8 + 10 32-bit)
- Notepad++ 8.4.6 (Vista), 7.9.2 (XP)
- NVDA 2023.4.4 (7/8.0), 2017.3 (XP/Vista)
- OBS Studio 27.2.4 (7/8 + 10 32-bit)
- OpenMPT Retro Build (XP/Vista)
- OpenTTD 1.10.3 (XP), 12.2 (Vista)
- Opera 95.0.4635.84 (7/8)
- Paint.NET 4.3.12 (Win 7/8/10 32-bit)
- Password Safe 3.42.1 (Vista), 3.38.2 (XP)
- Password Tech 3.5.9 (XP/Vista/7/8.0 + 8.1/10 32-bit)
- PDF Arranger 1.10.0 (7)
- Pencil Project 3.1.0 (7/8/10 32-bit), 2.0.5 (XP/Vista)
- PicPick 7.1.0 (XP)
- Pinta 2.1.2 (7/8/8.1 64-bit)
- PokerTH 1.1.2 (XP/7/8 + 10 32-bit)
- PotPlayer 1.7.21632 (Vista), 1.7.21419 (XP)
- Process Explorer 17.06 (7), 16.22 (XP), 16.32 (Vista)
- Qalculate! 5.5.2b (7/8.0 + 8.1/10 32-bit)
- qBittorrent 4.4.5 (7/8/10 32-bit), 4.5.5 (7/8 64-bit), 4.1.9.1 (XP/Vista)
- qBittorrent Enhanced 4.6.7.10 (7/8 + 10 32-bit)
- QOwnNotes 25.8.2 (7/8 64-bit), 20.7.4.5852 (7/8/10 32-bit)
- qTox 1.17.6 (7/8/8.1), 1.16.3 (Vista), 1.5.1 (XP)
- RawTherapee 5.0rc1 (XP/Vista + 7/8/10 32-bit)
- RedNotebook 2.26 (7/8 32&64-bit or 8.1/10 32-bit)
- Rufus 3.22 (7)
- Scribus 1.4.8 (XP/Vista/8.0)
- SeaMonkey 2.53.21 (32-bit), 2.49.5 (XP/Vista)
- ShareX 17.1.0 (7/8.0 + 8.1/10 32-bit)
- Shotcut 22.12.21 Rev 2 (7/8 64-bit), 20.09.23 Rev 2 (Vista - 10 32-bit), 15.04.01 (XP)
- Sigil Portable 0.7.4 (XP/Vista), 1.9.30 (7/8 + 10 32-bit)
- SpyBot Search and Destroy 2.6 (Vista), 2.4 (XP)
- Stella 6.7.1 (7/8/10 32-bit)
- Stellarium 24.4.0 (7/8/10 32-bit), 19.3.1 (Vista), 0.13.3 (XP)
- Sumatra PDF 3.1.2 (XP)
- SuperTux 0.6.3 (Vista/7), 0.3.5a (XP)
- SWI-Prolog 9.2.9-1 (Vista/7/8 + 10 32-bit), 7.4.2 (XP)
- TeamViewer 15.66.4 (7)
- Telegram 1.8.15 (XP)
- The Legend of Edgar 1.36-1 (7/8/10 32-bit), 1.30-1 (XP/Vista)
- The Powder Toy 93.3.340 (XP)
- Thunderbird 52.9.1 (XP/Vista)
- TreeSize Free 4.4.2 (32-bit and Vista/7/8)
- uTorrent 3.5.4.44632 (XP/Vista)
- VeraCrypt 1.26.15 (7/8 + 10 32-bit), 1.25.9 (XP)
- Warzone 2100 3.1.2 (XP), 4.2.7 (Vista)
- WinDirStat 2.2.2 (7), 1.1.2.80.4 (XP/Vista)
- Wise Disk Cleaner 11.0.7 (XP)
- Wise Duplicate Finder 2.1.3 (XP)
- Wise Force Deleter 1.5.6.58 (XP)
- Wise Registry Cleaner 11.1.2 (XP)
- XnConvert 1.96.0 (7/8/10 32-bit)
- XnView MP 1.5.5 (32-bit)
- YUMI-exFAT 1.0.2.0 (XP/Vista)
- Zint Barcode Studio 2.4.3 (XP), 2.8.0 (Vista)
- Zoom via zmPortable 6.6.11 (10/11 32-bit), 5.17.15 (7/8)
- ZoomIt 9.0 (8.0), 7.1 (7), 5.10 (Vista), 4.2 (XP)
Windows Legacy Versions To Be Built (Including Last Working or First Non-Working)
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Upcoming/Possible Windows Legacy Versions
- Electron-based apps updated to version 23 (Chromium 110) require Windows 10/11
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App Compatibility Report: Balabolka (Website OS Requirements vs. Reality) Official URL: https://www.cross-plus-a.com/balabolka.htm Latest Version Tested: 2.15.0.917 (June/July 2026 build) Environment: Windows XP SP3 (Virtual Machine) The Situation The official Balabolka website has recently updated its system requirements to state: Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7/8/10/11 Windows XP and Vista have been officially scrubbed from the main page list, and no explicit mention of this change was added to the public changelog. Test Results Despite the website change, a quick test reveals that the latest build (2.15.0.917) still runs flawlessly on a Windows XP SP3 virtual machine. The 32-bit binary is fully functional and handles SAPI engines without throwing any missing DLL entry point errors (kernel32.dll / user32.dll). Technical Insight: An "Editorial Drop" This appears to be a classic "editorial drop" rather than a hard technical deprecation. Why the change? The developer likely updated the website text simply to reduce support overhead and avoid troubleshooting tickets from users on obsolete operating systems. Under the hood: The core codebase hasn't actually been broken or migrated to a compiler that excludes the NT 5.1/6.0 kernels yet. The software still retains its legacy compatibility for now. Recommendation for PortableApps There is no immediate need to branch out or freeze a legacy package for XP/Vista users just yet, as the latest releases continue to work under the hood. For the time being, a simple documentation update on the PortableApps app page mirroring the official website's requirements should suffice, while letting the current updater do its job.'Words are merely the coverings of consciousness'
― Neo Buddha ―