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- Last Modified: 2004-11-07
This comparison is made by a Firefox supporter, so do not expect full impartiality or accuracy. However, you may be kind to point out any error, inaccuracy or incompleteness in the following chart. Any comments are appreciated.
| Firefox | Internet Explorer | Maxthon | Opera | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Popup Blocking | Yes | WinXP: with SP2 | Yes | Yes |
| Tabbed Browsing | Yes | NO | Yes | Yes. MDI |
| Default Download Folder | Yes | NO | NO | ? |
| Built-in Search | Yes | NO | Yes | Yes |
| Super DragAndGo | Ext. Super DragAndGo | NO | Yes | NO |
| Mouse Gestures | Ext. | NO | Yes | Yes |
| Ad Block | Ext. Adblock | NO | Yes | Yes. Reference |
| Themes/Skins | Yes. Personalize your taste with other themes! | ? | Yes | Yes |
| Extensions | Yes. Customize your Firefox with hundreds of extensions! | Yes | Yes | No |
| Boss Key | Ext. Minimize to Tray(for Windows) | NO | Yes | NO |
| Add Bookmark Here | Ext. Add Bookmark Here | NO | Yes | Yes |
| USB Drive-Friendly? | Yes. Portable Firefox! | NO | ? | ? |
| (Simplified)Chinese Localization | Yes. Download it now! | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Web Standards Support | Good | Poor | The same as IE. Maxthon is based on IE engine. | Good |
| Security | Excellent. "Safer, faster, better", "The browser you can trust!" | Bad | Can be configured to filter ActiveX script, however, security hole in IE can not be fixed in Maxthon. | Excellent. |
| Cross-Plateform? | Official builds for Windows, Linux, MacOS X and contributed builds for Solarix x86, Solarix Sparc, OS/2 and AIX. | Only for Windows(What else do you expect?) | Only for Windows. Maxthon is an add-on to IE. | Windows, Solarix Sparc, QNX, OS/2, MacOS, Linux(Sparc, PowerPC,i386), FreeBSD i386, BeOS. |
| Free? | Open Source Software | You can call it "freeware" if you like, but never expect free Windows. | Freeware? | Adware |