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Maxthon vs Microsoft Edge
March 17, 2025 | Author: Adam Levine
5★
Fast, secure and ad-free browser. Features a dual-core engine for improved speed and compatibility with different web standards. Smart switch between Webkit & Trident, balance both read speed and multi-element page content
16★
Microsoft Edge is the only browser that lets you take notes, write, doodle, and highlight directly on webpages. Features vertical tabs for improved organization and easy navigation of multiple open pages. Offers a built-in (PDF) reading mode that simplifies web pages for distraction-free reading.
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Maxthon and Microsoft Edge, it turns out, have quite a bit in common, which is reassuring if you're the sort of person who likes things to be familiar, yet slightly different. Both are browsers, designed for Windows and beyond and both indulge in the now ubiquitous act of tabbed browsing, allowing you to open multiple worlds at once (metaphorically speaking, of course). They come with features for private browsing, because who doesn't like a little mystery in their digital life and tools for capturing screenshots, because sometimes, capturing the essence of a webpage is the only way to prove you were there.
Now, Maxthon, as if to remind everyone that it’s different and unafraid of foreign lands, hails from China and it has been around since 2005, tirelessly supporting those who enjoy syncing their digital lives across clouds. It's equipped with a built-in ad blocker and a VPN, which is probably quite handy for those moments when you'd rather not be tracked while looking up embarrassing things. Its dual rendering engines, Webkit and Trident, allow Maxthon to bend the laws of physics (or at least web standards), enabling it to offer a unique browsing experience.
Then there’s Microsoft Edge, a browser born of Microsoft's desire to leave Internet Explorer behind in 2015, which, like any self-respecting software, now uses Chromium as its engine. Edge has a rather deep connection with the Microsoft ecosystem, acting as a bridge to everything from Office 365 to Cortana, which might be useful if you're already knee-deep in Microsoft's many offerings. Also, for reasons known only to a select few engineers, Edge features a "Collections" tool, allowing you to organize web content in what can only be described as a neat, efficient manner—something that Maxthon might look at and wonder, "Why didn’t we think of that?"
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Now, Maxthon, as if to remind everyone that it’s different and unafraid of foreign lands, hails from China and it has been around since 2005, tirelessly supporting those who enjoy syncing their digital lives across clouds. It's equipped with a built-in ad blocker and a VPN, which is probably quite handy for those moments when you'd rather not be tracked while looking up embarrassing things. Its dual rendering engines, Webkit and Trident, allow Maxthon to bend the laws of physics (or at least web standards), enabling it to offer a unique browsing experience.
Then there’s Microsoft Edge, a browser born of Microsoft's desire to leave Internet Explorer behind in 2015, which, like any self-respecting software, now uses Chromium as its engine. Edge has a rather deep connection with the Microsoft ecosystem, acting as a bridge to everything from Office 365 to Cortana, which might be useful if you're already knee-deep in Microsoft's many offerings. Also, for reasons known only to a select few engineers, Edge features a "Collections" tool, allowing you to organize web content in what can only be described as a neat, efficient manner—something that Maxthon might look at and wonder, "Why didn’t we think of that?"
See also: Top 10 Web Browsers
