Maxthon 2.0

 

 

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We’ve been checking our website visitor logs again and noticed that the Maxthon browser appears a lot.

According to Wikipedia:

Maxthon (pronounced /ˈmækstən/ and formerly known as MyIE2) is a China-based freeware (more specifically donateware) web browser for Windows. From its early MyIE2 roots, Maxthon has developed a growing user base, especially in China, and in 2006 it received commercial backing for Maxthon 2.0. Maxthon2 uses the Trident layout engine, like Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, while Classic Maxthon (Maxthon 1.x) continues to support both Trident and the Gecko engine used in Firefox. Maxthon3, currently under alpha testing, supports Trident and the WebKit engine.

Maxthon seeks to provide many rich features and a highly customizable interface, without losing any of the compatibility of Internet Explorer.

In January 2006, Maxthon developers partnered with Microsoft in its booth at the Consumer Electronics Show.

Maxthon won its first WebWare 100 Award in 2005, and won the WebWare 100 Award also in 2008 and 2009.

Maxthon is reported to be the second most popular browser in China, and it has been downloaded more than 200 million times worldwide.

Most of the visitors using it are from China.

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The latest version is 2.5.11.3390, released on the 7th December 2009.

The most recent preview release is 3.0.5.21 Alpha.

It can be downloaded from http://www.maxthon.com/download.htm

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