Newer isn’t always better
I’m Cristian Gonzalez Guasch. I built everyversion.net so you can get the version of your software that actually works for you.
Written 4 November 2026, for anyone stuck on an update they never asked for.
I used to work for Softonic.
Every day I saw the same thing. Someone on an older computer would search for a program they’d used for years. The latest release wouldn’t run on their machine. The old one was gone from the publisher’s site. So they went hunting, and they ended up on whatever page promised the file.
That’s how people get hurt. Not by the software they wanted, but by the “installer” that came with it.
Three things go wrong with new versions
- They get hungry. A newer release wants more memory, a newer processor, a newer OS. Your hardware works fine. The software just stopped caring about it.
- They lose the features you loved. Menus get hidden. Options vanish. The tool you learned in an afternoon becomes a tool you have to relearn.
- They sometimes come with passengers. Some versions bundle adware or spyware. Your privacy is the price of “free”.
None of that is rare. If you’ve ever clicked “Update” and wished you hadn’t, you know exactly what I mean.
What I’m doing about it
I’m building a plain, fast index of older versions of the software people use, with a link to the publisher’s own download for each one. Today that’s 100 apps and 7,127 versions. It will grow.
Every version page shows the same things, in the same order:
- The download link, from the publisher’s own servers or from repositories and archives. We host no installers, so we can’t slip anything into one.
- The SHA-256 checksum, so you can check the file before you run it.
- The release date, the license, and a plain summary of what the installer does.
- Release notes, when the publisher wrote them.
What I’m aiming for
- Fight spyware and adware by offering clean, legacy alternatives.
- Support people on older computers who can’t run modern software.
- Protect your choice. If a vendor won’t keep past versions available, someone should.
- Preserve digital history, so future generations can see how software evolved.
What I won’t do
I won’t host files. I won’t wrap a download in an “installer manager”. I won’t put ads in front of a download button. Links go to the publisher, and that’s the whole trick.
I’ll also tell you what I haven’t done yet. Checksums on this site are copied from upstream package manifests. I don’t re-compute them yet, and I say so on every page. If I can’t verify it, I won’t pretend I did.
Is your favorite app missing?
Good. Tell me. I add apps based on what people ask for, so your email moves the list.