Maxthon 2.1.4.443

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Popularity:
#3 in Web Browsers (out of 378 products)
License:
Free
Editor's Rating:
5.0 stars
Average User Rating:
3.5 stars (out of 98 votes) Rate it!
Downloads:
215,931
Requirements:
Windows Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista
Limitations:
No limitations
Date Added:
September 18, 2008
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Publisher's description of Maxthon

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.

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Editor's review of Maxthon

5.0 stars
"Browse to the max, 2"

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.

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Average user rating: 3.7 stars out of 98 votes
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4 stars

Version: Maxthon 2.1.4.443

"Sometimes,alas,crashes on start up."

by Almightylord on October 7, 2008

Pros: Swift and soothing.

Cons: Crashes on start up,a dire purgatory.

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5 stars

Version: Maxthon 2.1.4.443

"I Love this Browser!"

by ichiishadow on October 6, 2008

Pros: This is browser is very fast and blocks a lot of popups.

Cons: Nothing / Nada / Zip

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4 stars

Version: Maxthon 2.1.4.443

"excellant/quick"

by nancedv2004 on October 2, 2008

Pros: fast and clean appearance

Cons: cannot import bookmarks from other browsers.

Summary: nice browser.period!

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5 stars

Version: Maxthon 2.1.4.443

"SUPER GREAT BROWSER"

by cybersenior01 on September 30, 2008

Pros: Unlike the Google browser, Maxthon browser will run most of the toolbars that you run in Firefox or IE, including an important one, to me - Roboform. It opens and browses considerably faster than IE or Firefox.

Cons: The sidebar disappears then appears at un opportune moments

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4 stars

Version: Maxthon 2.1.4.443

"Much, much better than IE"

by lozsno on September 27, 2008

Pros: Lots of features, very customizable. I love the mouse gestures and the Ttab browsing, now everuwhere but saw it first here.

Cons: freezes far too often

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