Maxthon is a versatile browser that you can tailor to fit your web browsing needs. Maxthon lacks a few features higher ranked browsers offer including thumbnail previews, parental controls, a smart toolbar, and anti-phishing technology.  With the Maxthon download comes some features that will increase your surfing speed. The convenient drag and drop feature allows you to drag a web address from an email, Word document or just about anywhere to the address window and Maxthon will take you there.

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.

Through tabbed browsing, you can quickly jump from site to site and open a number of sites in one browsing window. When you’re done searching the web, simply save the group of sites and you can resume at a later time. Maxthon even lets you reopen closed tabs in an undo function. To ensure fluid viewing within tabbed browsing, Maxthon uses anti-freeze technology.

If you’re accustomed to Internet Explorer’s layout, you’ll have no problem finding your way around Maxthon. All of the buttons are well labeled and you can customize the browser bar to fit your needs.  Maxthon blocks pop–up ads and normal advertisements if you choose. Furthermore, you can clear the entire browser in one step making it easy to keep your personal information personal. Maxthon protects from viruses and spyware, and includes a trusted website check, but doesn’t protect against phishing. Maxthon offers online help, including FAQs, on their website. There are also a number of help options available from the browser bar. You can read the tip of the day, look through the user’s guides or search for a specific topic in the help database. If you have further questions, contact Maxthon by email.