Maxthon (formerly MyIE2) is a multipage browser based on the Internet Explorer core (IE 5 or 6 required). It can open multiple Web pages in just one window, and it takes only a few system resources when you're surfing with the integrated user interface. The application supports special plug-ins and IE extensions, and its features include autoscrolling, form autofilling, external tools, plug-in support, a newsgroup-browsing mode, mouse gestures, customizable skins, and an Autohide panel. The latest release features improved theme support, enhanced stability, and updated skinning.
Features
Tabbed Browsing Interface
Maxthon Browser's powerful tabbed interface will give you the best browsing experience without taking your taskbar space away. All the web pages are arranged inside Maxthon Browser's main window. Multiple web pages are indicated by tabs for easy navigation.
Mouse Gestures
Command your browser just with your mouse! Mouse Gestures are another revolutionary invention among the browsers. With 'Mouse Gestures' enabled, you can use your mouse to command Maxthon easily. And Some people say that it feels like playing KongFu with their mouse.
Super Drag&Drop
Maxthon Browser introduces another revolutionary technology to speed up your browsing - the 'Super Drag&Drop'. With 'Super Drag&Drop' enabled, you can open new links by simply dragging and dropping the link on the page. You can also drag&drop to search selected words with the default search engine or open a link in new tab or save the selected content when CTRL is held down.
Favorites Bar
Maxthon Browser provides a customizable favorites Bar for better access to your "Links" or favorites from other folders. You can open all favorites inside a folder. You also have the option to set favorites as "Most Favorites" in the favorites side bar and open them when Maxthon Browser starts. Even more options are available from the right click menu.
Ad Hunter
Popup ads, Flash ads, Floating ads, Image ads... Get enough with all these annoying ads? Here is the solution: AD Hunter. AD Hunter consists of several neat functions to block all kind of ads. You can use the "Auto Filter" to block popup ads or setup a "Filter List" for more accurate and customized blocking.
IE Extension Support
Can the Google Bar and other IE Toolbar be installed and used in third party browsers besides IE? Even Google will tell you NO, but we can say YES. In fact, not only the Google Bar is supported. Maxthon Browser can also support a lot of other IE plugins and toolbars like FlashGet Bar, etc.
External Utility Bar
With Maxthon Browser, you don't have to start other programs by switching away. Just add them to the Utility Bar and launch them by a single click. You could even set them to start and shut down with Maxthon Browser automatically.
Privacy Protection
We care about your privacy. With Maxthon Browser, you can erase all your browsing information easily and even automatically. You can clear your private information such as the browsing history, cookies, cache...etc with a single click. Further more, you can even setup Maxthon Browser to clear all your browsing information automatically when it closes.
Skins
Maxthon Browser supports flexible skins to change the look of the browser window. With skins you can change the icons, colors and backgrounds of Maxthon Browser. If you want, you can also disable them to enable Windows native skinning. There are already 300+ skins created for Maxthon Browser and more are coming.
Plugins
You can further enhance the functionalities of Maxthon Browser with plugins. Besides the IE plugins, Maxthon Browser supports its own even more powerful sidebar and toolbar plugins. There are already 400+ plugins created for Maxthon Browser and more are coming.
Compatibility & Low on Resources
Maxthon Browser has full IE compatibility which means you will still have all you have in IE. Maxthon Browser uses very few resources, resulting in an average of 65% less RAM usage compares to IE when having the same large number of pages open.
Requirements: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP
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Maxthon has been excluded from BFreeWare List
Maxthon RC4 (2.0.2.2324)
After forum build release, we are happy announce that we released Maxthon2 RC4 . The main changes are:
1. Improved browser kernel code. Some pages that will cause browser lockup will not lockup Maxthon2 now. For example: http://forum.maxthon.com/uploads/lockuptest.htm
2. Better favorite system. We found several bugs in favorite system and fixed them.
3. Better magic fill feature. You can import the saved formed in Maxthon 1.x with this version. You can also make a login info work with a whole website by modifying the 'match url' value of the saved form.
4. Fixed a bug that cause browser lockup when it called by third party program, like msn.
Other changes are:
* Fixed could not select 'set as destop backgrand' command in browser context menu problem.
* Fixed could not delete individule search history problem.
* Fixed set sticky name did not work problem
* Fixed could not select text in address bar problem
You can download it from our website: http://beta.maxthon.com
Maxthon RC3 (2.0.2.1360) released
Major Changes:
+ Collector Service
Now you can upload/download any text you saved in Maxthon's collector(Ctrl+G).
+ Restore Favorites from Backup
This feature helps you restore your favorites back to yesterday and before.
+ Float Ads Filter
Float Ads are annoy. This 'one of most wanted' 1.x feature is back.
Important Changes
+ CPU Saving Mode
+ Feed Links Checker
+ Search bar history
Other Changes
+ Added "Arrange by Site" to tab context menu.
+ Added "Fill form", "Save form" to web context menu, when right clicking input box.
+ Collector Service (Users could upload/download collector, Found in the collector)
+ Restore Favorite from a backup (Favorite > More Actions > Restore Favorite)
* Made it easier to drag HTML plugin on webbar.
* Go button adds the entered url to the address bar history.
* AdHunter menu (Tools > AdHunter)
* Highlight button can display state.
* Right click AdHunter button on status bar to enable or disable all filters.
* Hold Ctrl to bypass filtering current page (Disable ad hunter on the current page)
* Added an option to use IE find in page dialog (Tools > Maxthon setup center > advanced)
* Added an option to show close button on all tabs on hover (Tools > Maxthon setup center > Tabs bar)
# Fixed separator problem under multi-column menu mode
# Fixed images folder always be created problem
# Fixed "force open link in new tab" only work after page complete problem
# Fixed Could not Open local file problem (the last character was missing)
# Fixed a bug that caused browser to crash when auto-run plugins
# Fixed several RSS related internal bugs
# Fixed the "auto select" did not work on webbar problem
The public version also fixed several problems in our forum version:
# Fixed a problem that would case crash when closing certain web page
# Fixed Magic fill sometimes did not work problem
# Fixed sometimes MSN messenger could not use Maxthon problem
# Fixed clear search history also clear undo list problem
# Fixed a bug with switching languages inside Maxthon
Direct download link
You can download from our website: http://beta.maxthon.com (warning: Download button links to older version! you will have to download the latest version from the archive page)
Maxthon RC2 (2.0.2.615) released
* Fixed tab item would not display tooltip problem
* Fixed when tab bar is selected to be on bottom, it would be place under staus bar problem.
* Fixed custom download folder sometimes could be saved problem
+ Auto rename duplicated file name when capturing webpages.
Maxthon 1.6.1 build 22 released
+ Added Auto suggest in search box. Enable/Diable it at Maxthon Options->Search.
+ Added Option to use old style multiple search (Maxthon Options->Search)
* Fixed a resize problem under Vista
Maxthon 1.6.0 build 30 released
+ Exe type plugin support parameters
+ Safe mode
+ Online time statistics
* Multi-search uses s.maxthon.com
* Fixed could not use left click on local folder problem
* Fixed a bug that cause sidebar does not show in vista