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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: October 27, 2009
- Total Downloads: 25,208,882
- Downloads last week: 46,067
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 3002 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: Seth Rosenblatt on November 07, 2008
For those who like their customization in-house, the Avant Browser's latest update might appeal to you. Built on an IE-rendering engine, Avant takes off in a different direction--IE if it were being produced by a small firm instead of Microsoft.
The browser is sufficiently fast, preloaded with two dozen similar skins as well as tabbed browsing and modular toolbars that let you move around and hide the Status bar, Toolbar, Search window, and navigation controls. The Menu bar, though, is counterintuitively pinned to the upper-right corner, and icons for proprietary functions, such as an in-page search term highlighting toggle, aren't instantly comprehensible.
Avant can save personalized data online, making bookmarks and form content accessible from any machine. Around the same size as Firefox, Avant includes many features that are available to Firefox users only through plug-ins--such as automatic form fillers. The Full Screen view autohides all menu bars, a nice touch, but certain plug-ins--notably Flash--didn't work on Windows Vista.
Avant is a good browser with some nice built-in features and interface-customization options, but the lack of extensibility and Vista problems don't help. We recommend it to users who want a Microsoft-based engine but think that Internet Explorer 7 is a pain.
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Publisher's description
From Avant Force :Avant Browser allows users to browse multiple Web sites simultaneously and to 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 and 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 stopped, refreshed, closed, or arranged with one click. It also comes with built-in RSS reader. Its similar Web sites bar displays Web sites, which are related to the opened Web pages.
What's new in this version:
Version 11.7 build 41 is a bug fixing release.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 4.3 stars out of 3002 votes
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Version: Avant Browser 11.7 build 41
Pros: I think that it is fast enough and reliable. I use it because it is faster than IE and easier to get around. More user friendly
Cons: None so far
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Version: Avant Browser 11.7 build 41
Pros: So I like it and use it always
Cons: I can tell: nothing.
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Version: Avant Browser 11.7 build 41
Pros: Fast. Clean. Powerful ad blocker. When I'm forced to use IE I cringe at all the flash all the time.
Cons: None Zilch Nada
Summary: This is a Must Have substitute for IE
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Version: Avant Browser 11.7 build 41
"cooool.........great browser"
Pros: its fast and easy to browse
Cons: nothing, its perfect
Summary: ooooo
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Version: Avant Browser 11.7 build 41
"Outstanding Browser, bar none !"
Pros: Multitab browser with popup blocker and ad blocker integrated into it. You can set it to clear all your temp internet files, cookies and web page visit history for security purposes.
Cons: It would be nice to integrate a virus scanner option within the browser, but not sure whether this is possible.
Summary: You are also able to disable (if needed) ActiveX, java appelets, sounds, videos, pictures and scripts all within the "tools,avant browser options" part of the menu. Brilliant browser and in my honest opinion, the best out there. The manufacturer of ... read more >>
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