Maxthon

Maxthon previously known as MyIE2, is a freeware web browser for windows and is based in China. This trident-based browser uses the trident layout engine. It can also use the Gecko engine, which is used in Mozilla Firefox as well. Maxthon is considered to be the second most popular browser in China. Maxthon Internet browser is a powerful tabbed browser with highly customizable interface. It is based on the Internet explorer browser and therefore its functionalities are almost similar to the IE browser.

Salient Features

Tabbed Browsing Interface, mouse gestures, super drag and drop, privacy protection, HD hunter, RSS reader, IE extension support are some of the salient features of Maxthon. Apart from the above mentioned, it also provides:

Many Internet explorer plug-ins as well as plug-ins of its own.

An external utility bar.

Skinning

Easy surfing

Freedom from spyware, adware and matware

Partial Gecko engine support with the use of a third party program.

A search tool bar with eight different search engines

Automatic updating services

The service of opening multiple pages simultaneously

URL aliases

A simple collector which is like a small notepad, used to collect any text from web pages. Scripts can be written on it and run in the current web page.

Therefore, Maxthon stands for Speed, precision, protection and freedom.