Powerful alternative browser

Maxthon Classic is an Internet Explorer-based browser that will give you an opportunity to take a break from the big two of internet browsing.

Maxthon really surprised us here at Softonic. If you are a person who likes lots of options, you should really check it out - this browser has more buttons, menus and configurations options than Photoshop, and you can really customize it to the max. All aspects in Maxthon can be re-sized, moved or taken away and there are multiple skins, interface styles, and language options.

Maxthon generally opens its configuration options in new tabs, rather than windows. This means they are easy to see and modify, which is just as well, as there are so many of them. These options, including the standard File, View, and Tools types, can be found in the Menu Bar, while there are even more in the lower Status bar. If things are beginning to sound a bit crowded, you can disable most, leaving the whole Maxthon interface much cleaner.

It would take a very long time to detail all of Maxthon's options, so suffice to say that as well as the standard ones (tab behavior, display, encoding), there are a multitude of other features, from content control to image and script disabling, an in-built ad-blocker, auto form-filler and advanced screenshot function.In fact, some of the options are quite complex, and you might want to take a look at the user manual before jumping straight in.

If you like a simple browsing experience, or are a big fan of your Firefox add-ons, Maxthon probably isn't for you (although there are a good selection of Maxthon add-ons).

If you are an Internet Explorer user who wants more options, however, or are just interested in life beyond Mozilla, give Maxthon a try. You might be as surprised as I was.

Changes

Fixes: Main Frame Online Notepad sync failed after setting Proxy like stunnel Webkit Newline might lose when copied some words to Notepad from the page Favorites Tab would be displayed in reverse order of Favorites when opened all Favorites items in one folder at once

  • Pros

    • Dual screen option
    • Extensive filter function
    • Excellent options
    • RSS feature
  • Cons

    • Can't change default search engines
    • Translation is only partially complete
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  • Anonymous user

    Worth keeping. An interesting alternative to Chrome or Firefox. It constantly improves and changes some aspects. But the functionality is a little nit limited. Needs more extensions. Pros: FastInteresting UI Cons: Lack of extensions

  • Anonymous user

    Love this browser!. I have tried every browser under the sun and Maxthon Cloud Browser is the only one that truly drew me in from the get go! its fast, and i love the bottom toolbar!

  • Anonymous user

    Just try it you'll love it.. Maxthon cloud browser is best and fasted browser I've found.Leaves Opera (that I used since the first release) Firefox Chrome and the rest except maybe explorer 11 for windows 7, but Maxthon has more add-ons .You are wrong about the translation function, I have no trouble translating a word, a line or a whole page. Pros: The speed and ease of understanding of how to use the add-ons.Looks good to Cons: None for how I use it

  • Anonymous user

    It's size and speed.. small,fast and has it all over IE and Firefox. Its just the right browser for me and I have tried them all. Pros: everything Cons: to copy and paste

  • Anonymous user

    Maxthon Browser. A goo browser better than any other. I have been using Maxthon with Google as my home page for the last few months. A few problems that were there at the start are now gone. I had a new prob today while using the latest version where Google w'ont open as the home page but will open when you use the switch browser command. I have gone back to the Maxthon home page until the problem is resolve. I have sent an error report to Maxthon. Innkeeper

  • Anonymous user

    No no no . Maxthon 3 won't save my cookies in some website. Clearing all cookies usually solves the problem, but they stop working again after a while. What happened to maxthon 3.0? i feel so depressed and now i turn to avant browser, it's works better than mx .

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