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Updated web browsers for Windows XP

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With version 50, https://alternativeto.net/software/google-chrome/ ended support for https://alternativeto.net/software/windows-xp/ , but there are still a lot of XP users. This is a list of alternative browsers that still support XP.

  1. Opera icon

    Opera

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    An advanced browser with a built-in VPN for privacy, ad blocker, Speed Dial, AI, cloud sync, and rich extensions, tailored for various devices.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPad
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
    • PortableApps.com
    • Kindle Fire
    • Flatpak
    • Chrome OS
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    Danilo VenomDanilo Venom’s note

    Opera, which is Chromium-based, announced that the last version for XP will be Opera 36, but support will continue with security and crash fixes. This is probably the best choice if you want to migrate from Chrome with few hassles and no radical changes.

  2. Yandex Browser icon

    Yandex Browser

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    Yandex Browser is a simple and easy-to-use internet browser. Based on the Chromium icon Chromium technology platform, it loads pages quickly, just shows you what you need and gives you plenty of space for viewing webpages.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
    • Android TV
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    Danilo VenomDanilo Venom’s note

    Yandex.Browser, based on Blink and Chromium, still supports XP and Vista and offers a look similar to Chrome.

  3. Chromium icon

    Chromium

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    Open-source browser project forming the codebase for other browsers, with strong security, stability, frequent updates, and wide platform compatibility.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • TrueOS
    • Xfce
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
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    Danilo VenomDanilo Venom’s note

    Although Chrome is no longer supported on XP, Chromium is reportedly still working, with some instabilities with videos. It's a pretty good option if you are still used to the Google browser.

  4. Mypal icon

    Mypal

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    Mypal is a current and maintained Windows XP icon Windows XP web browser. Mypal is based on Mozilla Firefox icon Mozilla Firefox code from a couple years ago, but is still actively maintained with security and feature updates by the developer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Mypal screenshot 1
    Danilo VenomDanilo Venom’s note

    Pale Moon used to support Windows XP until version 27.0 Mypal is a currently maintained browser for Windows XP based on Pale Moon that continues the work abandoned by Moonchild Productions, offering the security and the customization of all the Firefox-based browsers.

  5. Slimjet icon

    Slimjet

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    Slimjet is a fast, smart and powerful web browser based on the Blink engine. It is built on top of the Chromium open source project, on which Google chrome is also based. Slimjet integrates a lot of powerful and convenient features to help users maximize their online...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Slimjet screenshot 1
    Danilo VenomDanilo Venom’s note

    Slimjet, another Chromium-based browser, announced in May 2016 it will remain compatible with XP and Vista. In fact Slimjet 10, based on Chromium 50, still continues to support these Windows versions.

  6. Advanced Chrome icon

    Advanced Chrome

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    Advanced Chrome is a Google Chrome icon Google Chrome fork for Windows (2000, XP, Vista, Win 7, Win 8, Win 10) made to solve annoying problems on stock version.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Advanced Chrome screenshot 1
    Danilo VenomDanilo Venom’s note

    Advanced Chrome is a special fork of Google Chrome: its Custom Build version offers an improved Download System, integrated Flash Player and support for NPAPI, JAVA and Silverlight that were removed from Chrome. The best part is that it's still compatible with Windows XP and updated (as of May 2018).

  7. SeaMonkey icon

    SeaMonkey

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    Web-browser, advanced e-mail, newsgroup and feed client, IRC chat, and HTML editing in one application. Itis built on the open source Mozilla Gecko engine, the same code which underlies Thunderbird and is the base for the Firefox browser.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
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    Danilo VenomDanilo Venom’s note

    SeaMonkey is an Internet suite that consists of a web browser (inspired by Netscape), an e-mail and news client, an HTML editor and an IRC client. It is still compatible with Windows XP SP2+ and has very low requirement.

  8. Midori icon

    Midori

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    Lightweight, privacy-focused browser with built-in ad blocker, VPN, Tor support, tracker blocking, customizable appearance, and workspace management.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    Midori Browser with VPN
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    Midori Settings
    Danilo VenomDanilo Venom’s note

    Midori is a lightweight web browser based on Webkit engine. The browser is not updated since August 2015, but it still works great on Windows XP.

  9. K-Meleon icon

    K-Meleon

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    K-Meleon is an extremely fast, customizable, lightweight web browser based on the Gecko layout engine developed by Mozilla which is also used by Firefox. K-Meleon is free, open source software released under the GNU General Public License and is designed specifically for...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Gecko
    K-Meleon 76 on Windows 11
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    Danilo VenomDanilo Venom’s note

    K-Meleon is a lightweight and customizable web browser based on the Gecko engine used by Firefox. The program is available for Windows XP and higher.

  10. Comodo IceDragon icon

    Comodo IceDragon

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    Comodo IceDragon is a fast and secure internet browser based on Mozilla Firefox icon Mozilla Firefox and infused with Comodo security.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Comodo IceDragon screenshot 1
    Comodo IceDragon screenshot 1
    Danilo VenomDanilo Venom’s note

    IceDragon is a browser based on Firefox and customized by Comodo. The official website automatically offers for XP users the version 40.1.1.18, based on Firefox 40.0.2: it works great, but if you want to use it the first thing you have to do is blocking the automatic update by going in Settings/Advanced/Update/Never check for updates. If you don't block it, the program will search and download latest version of the browser, which is not compatible with Windows XP, and it will crash.

  11. Lunascape icon

    Lunascape

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    Lunascape is a web browser that handles all three major web rendering engines — Mozilla Firefox’s Gecko, Internet Explorer’s Trident, and WebKit (which is used by Google Chrome and Safari.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Danilo VenomDanilo Venom’s note

    Lunascape is a web browser that handles 3 different rendering engines: Trident (Internet Explorer), Gecko (old Firefox) and Webkit (Safari). Unfortunately it can be used on Windows XP with the Webkit engine only: Gecko seems to be no longer downloadable and Internet Explorer engine is basically unusable.

NOTE: I have not listed browsers with privacy and security issues, like https://alternativeto.net/software/maxthon/ and https://alternativeto.net/software/uc-browser/, that are still compatible with Windows XP but may not be safe.

Comments

TheEmperorArt
0

UC Browser has been abandoned, no longer updated fyi

vborneod
2

Another XP PC here. I couldn´t play Twitter videos in neither Firefox and Chrome (not even open pictures in the latter) and the first browser I am testing from this list is Yandex (I´ve used this company for reverse image search in the past, I guess they are Russians?). I don´t know about security issues yet but it is working like a charm for now; Super light and fast, and it plays absolutely everything I´ve tried, so I am going to try it further than Twitter and see.

Mahdy Abdelmotaleb
0

Thanks! If we talk about XP , Vivaldi is pretty good, because it "light" for system

Goranko Ilic
2

You forgot 360 browser and Sougou. They can be used on Windows XP. Maxthon is also good.

damian101
6

Serpent, New Moon and Otter Browser are still updated for Windows XP and not mentioned here yet.

[Edited by damian101, July 01]

bexx
15

https://github.com/Feodor2/Mypal/releases

The best browser for XP which supports html5 and allows normal viewing of Youtube on the old computer is the Mypal 28.4.1 browser.

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Goranko Ilic
Replying to @bexx

Mypal is a good browser.

alza689
5

Why was chromium Browser left out. Some relatively new videos may not operate due to flash player and MKV files, but the rest it is rather capable of displaying better than chrome. Slim jet is alright but since the above browser provides very little obstacles to transit through webpages, I use more of this browser than any other. Obviously the support for the same is no longer available. Yet it appears to be stable except in case of some new video files.

alza689

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