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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Me, Windows Server 2008, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 7
- Date added: October 14, 2009
- Total Downloads: 483,872
- Downloads last week: 1,889
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 150 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: Seth Rosenblatt on December 12, 2008
Based on Internet Explorer's engine, Maxthon is probably something of a curiosity for most North American users. It never really caught on there, but elsewhere--especially China--it's one of the most popular browsers around. It renders pages fast and comes loaded with features, as if Firefox came with 90 percent of its most popular plug-ins. Maxthon 2 features loads more customization ability, but sacrifices a bit of stability for the privilege. Its design is stylish compared to the old version, and its new approach to accessing functions makes this free browser more competitive.
All the basics are represented here, from tabbed browsing to skins to add-ons, and many of the rolled-in features make Maxthon hard to ignore. Some of our favorite features include rolled-in auto-form filling, the ability to set up bookmark groups that open on start-up--excellent for news or blogs, the ability to autoscroll Web pages, and pop-up and content filters for blocking ads and specific content formats you don't want. There are also customizable hotkey commands for such nifty features as auto-completing URLs, so if you type "download" and hold down the Ctrl key, it will auto-fill the "http://" and the ".com". The online favorites service is similar to that offered by other browsers, and works well.
We also like the super drag-and-drop feature, which lets you directly select and drag keywords to a current Web page or directly to the address bar. Maxthon is fast, small, flexible, and easy to use, and the extra features make it a browser we highly recommend for those looking for a change of pace.
Publisher's description
From Maxthon International :Maxthon comes with all the great features which will give you a comfortable, joyful and personal Web surfing experience. It has unique features, such as Advanced ADs blocker: support pop-up blocker and Web content filter, support regular expression; File sniffer: Downloading video/MP3 files have not been so easy. just select the file type you want to catch and Maxthon will reveal any hidden file in the page. Advanced tab managment: Close all tabs, auto refresh tabs, lock tabs.
What's new in this version:
Version 2.5.9.2246 adds option to Baidu Suggest and fixes crash problem when file is opened.
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Version: Maxthon 2.5.9.2246
"fantastic best browser i have used"
Pros: has everything you could need that the other browsers have, easy to use and works a dream on my laptop. can be customised and is easy to change around or add on things
Cons: it does use the internet explorer engine to some extent but it is a separate product
Summary: I love it, this was the sixth browser i have tried out, I liked Firefox but my machine kept running too slowly on it, Opera and Chrome were ok but Google Chrome has security issues with one of my email providers (GMX) so they wont let me access it t... read more >>
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Version: Maxthon 2.5.9.2246
Pros: Ability to have numerous tabs or none at all. Very reliable browser.
Cons: Don't care for split view feature
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