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Specific threads may provide direct download links as well. There are a number of addons available for Maxthon Classic on their dedicated addon site and even more are available on their discussion forums. This updated version has been tested and found to function properly with Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8 on Microsoft Windows XP Home, XP Professional, all releases of Windows Vista and Windows 7. The latest release of the Classic Version is 1.6.5.18 and is currently available for download on the official website.

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The web site provides a brief summary of the features included and compares the 1 series to the newer 2 series:* 'Classic Version Features: Use less system resources, more stable, better compatibility, Mouse Gesture, Super Drag&Drop, Ad Hunter, Undo List, Simple Skin Support, Plugins Support.' The original Maxthon 1 series is still maintained and available for download on the official Maxthon site as Maxthon Classic.

Enhanced security - Even if a security hole has not yet been corrected in the underlying web rendering engine, Maxthon browser prevent most of the well-known exploits to run.

Integrated web services - user extendable, but by default includes translators, Google's cached version of pages, Whois and anonymous web proxies.

You can write scripts in it and run them in the current webpage

Simple collector - a small notepad-like utility, used to collect any text from webpages.

URL aliases - open URLs by just typing a word in the address bar.

Groups - the ability to bookmark & open multiple pages simultaneously.

A search toolbar with 8 different search engines (user extendable).

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

Supports many Internet Explorer plugins as well as plugins of its own.

External utility bar - toolbar that allows you to open third-party programs.

AD Hunter - an advert-blocking utility that blocks pop-ups, banners, and floating ads in webpages.

Saves open tabs in case of program shutdown or system crash.

Maxthon was one of the twelve browsers offered to European Economic Area users of Microsoft Windows in 2010.

However, in an interview with Chinese portal, Chen did not rule out future 'co-operation' between the two businesses. On April 10, 2007, it was reported that Google had invested at least US$1 million in Maxthon this was denied the following day by Chen. In 2006 Maxthon received further investment from the US-based venture capital firm Charles River Ventures. It received seed funding from the first Skype investor Morten Lund, and WI Harper Group in 2005. MyIE2 grew quickly, with contributions from users around the world in areas including plugins, skins and debugging.

Jeff Chen continued development and released a new version, called MyIE2.

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Changyou posted most of the code onto his BBS, before leaving the project in 2000. Maxthon was based on MyIE, originally created by Changyou, a Chinese programmer, who wanted to customize his Internet Explorer browser. Maxthon is reported to be the second most popular browser in China, and it has been downloaded more than 400 million times worldwide. Maxthon won its first WebWare 100 Award in 2005, and won the WebWare 100 Award also in 20. In January 2006, Maxthon developers partnered with Microsoft in its booth at the Consumer Electronics Show. Maxthon seeks to provide many rich features and a highly customizable interface, without losing any of the compatibility of Internet Explorer. Maxthon3, currently under beta testing, supports Trident and the WebKit engine. Maxthon2 uses theTrident 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. 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. Maxthon is a China-based freeware (more specifically donateware) web browser for Windows.

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