Latest releases of software supporting Microsoft Windows XP
By Armando Caussade, http://armandocaussade.org/
Version 5.0.  February 14, 2020.

Copyright © 2021 Armando Caussade.  Some rights reserved.
Creative Commons License BY-NC-ND 4.0.

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This compilation is based on reports that I collected from the Internet, and then put to test myself on the 32-bit version of Microsoft Windows XP (using an offline system that never connects to the Internet, and is kept only for backward compatibility).  Windows XP was the latest Microsoft system that I used on a regular basis, until its end-of-life in 2014.  I have since switched to the GNU / Linux platform, which now serves nearly all of my computing needs.

I have tested everything in the list, with four exceptions: Microsoft Office 2010, Security Essentials 4.4, Oracle Java 7 and Adobe Reader 11; these were left aside for the simple reason that I have never had any use for those packages (although I ocassionally use the older Java 6 and Reader 9).  My experiments gave positive results for everything, but involved only the releases reported here to be last supported and not newer ones.

It would be interesting to investigate the possibility of unofficial support by newer releases of these packages (there is good likehood some may still work), but I cannot promise anything as this would be extremely time-consuming.  My list also includes occasional reports from older NT-based operating systems (i.e., Windows 2000 and NT4), but I have not done any testing with these so cannot vouch for the validity of this information.

The list includes only stable releases, not development versions.  In most cases portable packages behave similarly to the installable versions, although there are a few instances where a portable application will run, but not the installer (or viceversa); where such differences exist, I have made a note.  Finally, most applications will require that Windows XP be updated to Service Pack 3, in order to achieve successful installation and execution.

I. MICROSOFT WINDOWS SYSTEM COMPONENTS

1. Service Pack 3 (2008-05-06), also known as KB936929, was the last major Microsoft update for Windows XP.
2. Internet Explorer 8.0 (2009-03-19) was the last Microsoft browser to support Windows XP.
3. Windows Media Player 11 (2007-01-30) was the last Microsoft player to support Windows XP.
4. .NET Framework 4.0 (2010-04-12) was the last Microsoft framework to support Windows XP.

II. MICROSOFT APPLICATIONS AND UTILITIES

1. Office 2010 (2010-06-15) was the last major release to support Windows XP; however, this package can be updated to Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (2013-07-22).
2. Security Essentials 4.4 build 304 (2013-10-24) was the last release to support Windows XP; automatic definition updates for this version were discontinued on 2015-07-14.
3. Autoruns 13.96 (2019-06-28), a recent release from the Sysinternals suite appears to run flawlessly, althought it is no longer officially supported in Windows XP.
4. Process Explorer 16.31 (2019-12-17), a recent release from the Sysinternals suite appears to run flawlessly, althought it is no longer officially supported in Windows XP.

III. SYSTEM PLUGINS

1. Adobe Flash 32.0.0 build 465 (2020-12-08), the final release of the 32.x family, is the latest version available for any platform; the Adobe Flash platform is scheduled for retirement on December 31, 2020.
2. Adobe Reader 11.0.08 (2014-08-12) was the last release to officially support Windows XP, but reports suggest that release 11.0.20 (2017-04-11) is able to install successfully.
3. Oracle Java SE 6 Update 45 (2013-04-16), the final public release for the Java 6 family, was the latest to support the execution of unprotected Java applets in a web browser, regardless of operating system.
4. Oracle Java SE 7 Update 80 (2015-04-14), the final public release for the Java 7 family, was the latest to officially support Windows XP, but reports suggest that Java SE8 u25 (2014-10-14) is able to install successfully.

IV. SYSTEM AND DEVELOPMENT

1. Oracle VirtualBox 4.3.40 (2016-08-22), the final release of the 4.x family, was the latest to support Windows XP.
2. QB64 1.4 (2020-02-13), the current release, still supports Windows XP.
3. Python 3.4.4 (2015-12-21) was the latest release of the 3.x branch to support Windows XP; this is the active branch of the Python programming language.
4. Python 2.7.11 (2015-12-05) was the latest release of the 2.x branch to support Windows XP; but the 2.x branch of Python was retired on January 1, 2020.

V. INTERNET SOFTWARE

1. Mozilla Firefox 52.9.0 ESR (2018-06-26), the final release of the 52.x family, was the latest to support Windows XP.
2. Mozilla Firefox 25.0.1 (2013-11-15) was the last release to support the execution of unprotected Java applets in a web browser, regardless of operating system.
3. Mozilla Thunderbird 52.9.1 (2018-07-10), the final release of the 52.x family, was the latest to support Windows XP.
4. FileZilla 3.9.0.1 (2014-07-22) was the last release to support Windows XP.

5. Google Chrome 49.0 build 2623.110 (2016-03-02) was the last release to support Windows XP.
6. SeaMonkey 2.49.5 (2019-09-04), the final release of the 2.49.x family, was the latest to support Windows XP.
7. Deluge 1.3.15 (2017-05-12), the final release of the 1.x family, still supports Windows XP.  Binary packages for the current version 2.x family are pending, but unlikely to support XP if they come up.
8. HTTrack 3.49-2 (2017-04-01), the current release, still supports Windows XP and will also work with Windows 2000.

VI. GRAPHICS

1. IrfanView 4.57 (2021-01-13), the current release, still supports Windows XP; until recently with release 4.44 (2016-12-20) this application was also compatible with Windows 2000 and NT4.
2. GIMP 2.8.22 (2017-05-11), the final release of the 2.8 family, was the latest to support Windows XP.
3. Hugin 2013.0.0 (2013-10-27) was the last release to support Windows XP.
4. Blender 2.76b (2015-11-03) was the last release to support Windows XP and OpenGL 1.4 graphics cards.

5. Inkscape 0.92.3 (2018-03-11) was the last release to support Windows XP.
6. LibreCAD 2.1.3 (2016-09-23) the current release, still supports Windows XP, but it is unknown if the upcoming 2.2.0 release will still support XP.
7. Luminance HDR 2.4.0 build 6e1120 (2014-01-20), formerly Qtpfsgui, appears to be the last release to support Windows XP.
8. Krita 2.8.1.1 (2014-07-30) was the last release to support Windows XP.

VII. MULTIMEDIA

1. VLC media Player 3.0.12 (2021-01-04), the current release, still supports Windows XP.
2. Audacity 2.1.3 (2017-03-17) was the last release to support Windows XP.
3. K-Lite Codec Pack 13.8.5 (2018-08-23), the final release of the 13.x family, was the latest to support Windows XP.
4. OcenAudio 3.10.3 (2021-02-04), a recent release, still supports Windows XP.

5. Audacious 3.10.1 (2018-12-26), the final release of the 3.x family, was the latest to support Windows XP.
6. CDex 2.15 (2019-02-20) the current release, still supports Windows XP; however, release 1.81 (2016-05-16) would be a better choice, being the latest which does not contain promotional software.
7. ImgBurn 2.5.8.0 (2013-06-15), the current release, still supports Windows XP and will also work with Windows 2000.
8. AnyBurn 5.2 (2021-01-08), the current release, still supports Windows XP and will also work with Windows 2000.

9. Handbrake 0.9.9 build 5470 (2013-05-18) the final release of the 0.x family, was the last release to support Windows XP.
10. XMedia Recode 3.2.7.1 (2015-12-25) was the last release to support Windows XP.
11. Avidemux 2.5.6 (2011-12-30) was a widely used release that supported Windows XP; release 2.6.7 (2013-12-10) appears to be the latest, but reports suggest that newer versions until 2.6.18 (2017-01-06) can be modified to run on XP.
12. DVD Styler 3.0.1 (2016-07-27) was the last release to support Windows XP out of the box; but newer versions up to the current 3.1 (2019-05-19) can be easily modified with an available plugin to run on XP by using older FFMpeg builds.

VIII. OFFICE AND PDF AUTHORING

1. LibreOffice 5.4.7.2 (2018-05-13), the final release of the 5.x family, was the latest to support Windows XP, but reports suggest that portable version 5.3.7 (2017-11-27) could probably be the latest to run on certain systems.
2. Apache OpenOffice 4.1.9 (2021-02-07), the current release, still supports Windows XP.
3. Scribus 1.4.8 (2019-03-05), the current release, still supports Windows XP and will also work with Windows 2000.
4. AbiWord 2.8.6 (2010-06-13) was the last release for all Windows operating systems including XP.

5. Treeline 2.0.2 (2015-10-03), the final stable release of the 2.x family, was the latest to support Windows XP.
6. QOwnNotes 18.01.1 (2018-01-06) was the last release to support Windows XP.
7. Calibre 1.48.0 (2014-08-08), the final release of the 1.x family, was the latest to support Windows XP.
8. WinMerge 2.16.10 (2021-01-30), the current release, still supports Windows XP; release 2.14.0 (2013-02-03), still available, was compatible with Windows 2000.

9. Sumatra PDF 3.1.2 (2016-08-14), the final release of the 3.1.x family, was the latest to support Windows XP.
10. Evince 2.32.0 build 145 revision 2 (2014-09-13) was the last release to support Windows XP.
11. PDFTKbuilder 3.10.0 (2018-07-13), the current release, still supports Windows XP.
12. PDFCreator 2.5.0 (2017-02-16) was the last release to support Windows XP; however, release 0.9.6 (2008-09-19) would be a better choice, being the latest which does not contain promotional software.

IX. ACCESSORIES

1. 7-Zip 19.00 (2019-02-21), the current release, still supports Windows XP and will also work with Windows 2000 and NT4.
2. PeaZip 7.4.0 (2020-08-23), a recent release, still supports Windows XP.
3. CCleaner 5.63 build 7540 (2019-10-14) was the last major release to support Windows XP, although 5.64 build 7577 (2020-03-03) was the final planned release for XP.
4. Defraggler 2.22 build 995 (2018-05-22), the current release, still supports Windows XP, but it seems unlikely that future builds will support XP.

5. RawWrite 0.7 (2002-07-03), the current release, still supports Windows XP and will also work with Windows 2000 and NT4.
6. Win32 Disk Imager 0.9 (2013-08-07) was the last release to support Windows XP.
7. Rufus 2.18 build 1213 (2017-11-07) was the last release to support Windows XP.
8. UNetbootin 6.77 (2020-01-21), the current release, still supports Windows XP.

9. GSmartControl 0.9.0 (2017-05-11), the final release of the 0.x family, was the latest to support Windows XP and Windows 2000.
10. WinCDEmu 4.1 (2016-10-28), the current release, still supports Windows XP.
11. TestDisk 7.0 (2015-04-18) was the last release to support Windows XP.
12. BleachBit 2.2 (2019-03-20), the final stable release of the 2.x family, was the latest to support Windows XP.

13. Notepad2 4.2.25 (2011-05-06), the current release, still supports Windows XP.
14. Notepad++ 7.8.8 (2020-06-28), a recent release, still supports Windows XP.
15. MozBackUp 1.5.1 (2011-03-29), the current release, still supports Windows XP and will also work with Windows 2000.
16. GrepWin 1.6.3 build 546 (2013-10-27) was the last release to support Windows XP.

17. ConvertAll 0.6.1 (2015-09-11) was the last release to support Windows XP.
18. TreeSize 3.4.5 build 343 (2016-02-16) was the last release to support Windows XP.
19. Angry IP Scanner 2.21 (2004-04-08) was the last release to support Windows XP.
20. muCommander 0.9.1 (2016-10-21), a Java-based application, was the last release to support Windows XP.

X. SPECIALTY APPLICATIONS

1. Google Earth 7.1.8 build 3036 (2017-01-17) was the last release to support Windows XP.
2. VueScan 9.7.47 (2021-02-11), a recent release, still supports Windows XP.
3. Celestia 1.6.1 (2010-06-10) was a longstanding release that supported Windows XP and also Windows 2000.  Newer releases starting with Celestia 1.6.2 (2020-11-19) no longer support Windows XP.
4. Stellarium 0.14.0 (2015-10-24) and newer up to the 0.19.0 release (2019-03-24) have special installers labeled as "classic-win32" that supported Windows XP; these were possible by using older versions of Qt.  Stellarium 0.12.4 (2013-09-28) was the last portable version to run flawlessly on most Windows XP systems, although later versions until 0.13.3 (2015-04-25) still claimed compatibility with XP.

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