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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Me/2000/XP/Vista/NT
- Date added: September 18, 2008
- Total Downloads: 435,652
- Downloads last week: 2,168
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 158 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
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.
Version 2.1.4.443 fixes freeze problem in some video sites.
What's new in this version:
Version 2.1.4.443 fixes freeze problem in some video sites.
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User reviews of Maxthon 2.1.4.443
- Average user rating: 3.8 stars out of 158 votes
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Maxthon 2.1.4.443
Pros: Many features, fast, good ad blocker and RSS Feeds. Much more enjoyable than IE7 and better featured than Firefox with our without plugins.
Cons: Taken away many of their best skins from download site. What is left is average to poor quality-- very few simple, clean skins with clean icons. Still many freezes and other annoyances in 2.14.
Summary: I have used Maxthon for years back to IE2 and have been very satidfied with it, but am using Avant right now until the bugs are worked out of Maxthon2. Could have gone back to classic Maxthon, but with the new version features offered the classic v... read more >>
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Maxthon 2.1.4.443
"I cant give one at this time because it wont launch."
Pros: Downloaded fast,free
Cons: WONT LAUNCH!!
Summary: I am unable to give an honest opinion at this time because I have not used it.I downloaded installed typed in password etc. wont launch.blue light flashing but thats all.
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Maxthon 2.1.4.443
Pros: none that I can think of.
Cons: I can;t get this browser to start. I just uninstalled it.
Summary: Waste of time
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Maxthon 2.1.4.443
"If you use Internet Explorer, make this switch!"
Pros: The pros are nearly countless. The ability to barely touch/drag a link on a page to open a new tab... the massive amount of tweaking and personalization you can do, the list goes on and on and on
Cons: There are some VERY minor little quirks/eccentricities but nothing to cause even a tingle of switching.
Summary: Maxthon has been my browser for a couple of years now, and as a guy who makes his living on the Internet, I have tried just about every browser out there. I don't like Firefox because 70% of websites are rendered incorrectly in Firefox, and yes I k... read more >>
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Maxthon 2.1.4.443
Pros: Faster and more reliable. Maxthon will operate when the IE GUI has crashed.
Cons: Saved favorites can not easily be transferred from the standard to network mode.
Summary: I use and recommend Maxthon because it is faster and more dependable than IE.
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