Maxthon
Also known as: MyIE2
2002 – present
Active
75
Browser (formerly MyIE2) created in Singapore by Jeff Chen, long a dual-engine browser (Trident + WebKit), based on Chromium since v6.
Facts
- Developer
- Maxthon Ltd (Hong Kong / Singapore)
- Website
- www.maxthon.com
- Engines
- Derived from
- MyIE
- Current platforms
- Former platforms
- Details
- Windows Phone (Maxthon Mobile, launched October 2013, platform discontinued); Linux: a single 1.0.5.3 release (September 2014), absent from the current download page; iOS in TestFlight
- Popularity
- 75/100
Key versions
- MyIE2TridentJeff Chen releases MyIE2, a continuation of MyIE, a tabbed Internet Explorer shell.[1]
- 1.xMyIE2 is renamed Maxthon (version 1, continuing MyIE2 version 0).[1]
- 1.3.1First cloud-based bookmark (favorites) sync service.[1]
- 2.0Maxthon 2: mouse gestures, ad blocking, plug-ins and Maxthon Passport.[1]
- 3.0WebKit + TridentDual engine: WebKit (“Ultra Mode”) by default, Trident (“Retro Mode”) for older sites.[1]
- AndroidFirst Maxthon Mobile release for Android.[1]
- 1.6.7.35Last Maxthon 1 (“Classic”) release, compatible from Windows 95 to Windows 7.[1]
- MacMaxthon for Mac is released.[1]
- iOSMaxthon for iPhone and iPad is released.[1]
- 4.0 (Cloud Browser)Maxthon Cloud Browser: cloud push, share, download and synced tabs.[1]
- Windows PhoneMaxthon Mobile launches on Windows Phone.[1]
- MxNitro betaLightweight browser for slow PCs and connections, which never left beta.[1]
- 5.0Maxthon 5: Maxnote, Passkeeper password manager and UUMail disposable addresses; 5.2 moves to Chromium 61.[1]
- 6.0Blink + TridentMaxthon 6, now Chromium-based, focused on blockchain, in 32- and 64-bit builds.[1]
- 7.5.3.3400Latest listed release, with the “Piu” AI companion and AI translation.[2]