- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/NT
- Date added: November 15, 2004
- Total Downloads: 23,074,355
- Downloads last week: 7,639
- See full specifications
A newer version of Avant Browser is available.
(Download doesn't provide access to previous versions of this program.)
- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 3036 votes
See all user reviews
CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Starting from the Internet Explorer engine, Avant Browser adds useful capabilities, such as grouped favorites, an RSS reader, and tabbed browsing. The first thing we noticed upon launch was the aesthetically pleasing skin that came as the default with Avant Browser, but you can choose from among many preloaded skins in the Tools menu. The tabbed-browsing feature lets you quickly switch among Web sites, rather than having to shuffle through several browser instances in the Windows taskbar. If you visit several Favorites often, you can save them as a group and open the whole group with one click. When you shut down the program, Avant Browser remembers which windows were open and launches them the next time it starts up. You also can automatically refresh all windows, or only the current one, at regular intervals. A simple pop-up blocker works in most cases, but it was powerless against some floating banners and other, more obscure pop-up methods. Overall, we found Avant Browser a great alternative to Internet Explorer, with useful features that make browsing even more efficient. Watch the CNET video review of Avant Browser:
Publisher's description
From Avant Force :Avant Browser is a multi-window browser that allows users to browse multiple Web sites simultaneously and block all unwanted pop-up pages and Flash ads automatically. The integrated cleaner helps users clear all traces and maintain privacy. The built-in Yahoo/Google search engines enable users to search for Web pages, images, groups, directories, lyrics, software, and news on the Internet. Avant Browser provides options for blocking the download of Flash media, pictures, video, sounds, and ActiveX components, so users can efficiently use their bandwidth and speed up page loading. All opened pages can be easily stopped, refreshed, closed, or arranged with just one click.
Version 10.0 build 35 features improvements in pop-up blocker.
More popular Web Browsers downloads
- 80,127 downloads 1. Mozilla Firefox
- 64,377 downloads 2. Avant Browser
- 52,845 downloads 3. Internet Explorer
- 26,187 downloads 4. Google Chrome
- 19,183 downloads 5. SlimBrowser
- See all Web Browsers downloads
User reviews of Avant Browser 10.0 build 35
- Average user rating: 4.3 stars out of 3036 votes
- My rating: 0 stars Write review
-
Showing 5 of 196 user reviewsSee all 196 user reviews
This software version | All versions -
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: Avant Browser 10.0 build 35
"A poor copy of FireFox & Opera"
Cons: Since Avant is not a true browser, just a shell for IE, it inherits all of IE security holes.
Also, stability is quite poor... Avant crashed on me when I tried to launch it right after installing.
That bodes poorly for the program...
If you want tabbed browsers that are secure AND stable, I recommend FireFox or Opera.
If you MUST use IE, then give Maxthon a try... it's much more stable and robust.
The developer of Maxthon also tries to patch IE's inherent security holes, within Maxthon, before Microsoft does for IE.
I find that commendable...
-
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Avant Browser 10.0 build 35
Summary: It may be a front end for IE, but so is MyIE2. They both suck. Firefox sucks too. A direct quote from the publishers description of MyIE2. "Maxthon (formerly MyIE2) is a multipage browser based on the Internet Explorer core (IE 5.x or 6.0 required)."
-
Version: Avant Browser 10.0 build 35
Pros: I love being able to open multiple windows without having to relaunch the product
Cons: I'm having trouble using webmail
-
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Avant Browser 10.0 build 35
Summary: Far better than the rest. Blows slow mozilla and the java problemed netscape ugly browsers out of the water. I know this browser is built off of IE shell, that is what makes it faster than the netscape family. I tried Firefox and was surprised on wh... read more >>
-
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Avant Browser 10.0 build 35
"Yet Another Internet Explorer' face"
Summary: Maybe the interface is good for someone, but still it runs Internet Explorer core inside, that's why it is so small and fast - everything needed is already in Windows and loaded after system start. Most IE's security holes comes with this too.
read more >> - See all 196 user reviews Write review
Submit your review
Previous Versions:
