- PROSLoads of nifty browsing helper features. Speedy performance. Two page-rendering engines (Webkit and Trident) for compatibility. Good support for new Web standards. Cloud syncing of tabs, passwords, and more. Do Not Track enabled by default.
- CONSTabs not as flexible as other browsers. Perhaps too crammed with features for some users' tastes.
- BOTTOM LINEMaxthon is the best Web browser you never used, with loads of helper features, great HTML5 support, and now faster performance.
For a company whose name most people don't know, Maxthon can make some lofty boasts about the latest version of its Cloud Browser 4.2. "10 percent faster than Chrome" and top HTML5 support are among these claims. Aside from these core technology feats, Maxthon has long impressed me with the number of extra helper features it offers. Not only are there tools for consuming Web content, like its resource sniffer, screen capture tool, and eye-saving "night mode," but an ancillary Web service also lets you download directly to cloud storage rather than clogging your local disk drive. On top of all this, Maxthon's original interface design gets out of the way of your site browsing.
