Maxthon 2.1.0.2082

Alternative IE-based web browser

16 May 2008
Platform: Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista
Type: freeware
Manufacturer: Maxthon International Limited
Size: 3.94MB
Rating:

Verdict: Good update, but make up your own mind whether you think it offers more functionality than Internet Explorer 7

In the past, Internet Explorer has received a lot of bad press for lack of updates, security issues, poor CSS support and more. However, since the release of Internet Explorer 7, we now have a web browser that offers tabbed browser, a much improved web engine and enhanced security features.

When you install Internet Explorer 7 on your system, the installed HTML web core is built in to Windows (and this element is very hard to remove), there have been a number of attempts to create a replacement for Internet Explorer that take this core HTML engine and add additional features to produce a even better web browser.

Maxthon is one of the more popular Internet Explorer replacement browsers and is constantly updated.

The latest version Maxthon 2 contains a new streamlined interface, which looks a bit like a mix of the Mac OS X Safari web browser and Firefox. Other features include multi-user support from the same web browser, so each user has their own preferences. There are tons of other minor updates, too.