# Maxthon

Application: Maxthon International

Dem still dey call am maxthon browser, myie2

Maxthon International, Browsers

Long-running Chromium browser from Maxthon, with Trident history before. On Windows the process na Maxthon.exe.

## Wetin you need know

Maxthon na Maxthon.exe. E no be Chrome.

Maxthon International dey ship Chromium browser with im own account. chrome.exe under Google na Chrome. Early Maxthon na Trident. Current Windows Maxthon no be that 2004 engine.

- **Wetin e be?**: Web browser

  **Still current?**: Yes, see Current status

  **Official download?**: Use di vendor link inside dis article

Feex tok say

If Maxthon.exe na the heavy process, I go open Maxthon own menu, no be chrome://settings. This one no be Google Chrome.

## Wetin be Maxthon?

Maxthon na Chromium-based desktop browser from Maxthon International. The Windows executable na Maxthon.exe.

## If you never use am before

If you want Maxthon, na Maxthon International browser be this, no be Google Chrome. Download am from maxthon.com. The process na Maxthon.exe. Older Maxthon use Trident. Current Windows builds na Chromium. chrome.exe na Chrome.

## Wetin dem dey use am for?

**Chromium browsing**

Daily tabs ontop Chromium engine with Maxthon UI and account features.

**Maxthon account sync**

Bookmarks and Maxthon services dey use Maxthon account, no be Google account.

**Long-running alternative skin**

People dey keep am from older PCs. E still no be Chrome.

## Na who e dey for?

- People wey already get Maxthon account
- Users wey dey upgrade old Maxthon install
- Anybody wey see Chromium window come assume say na Chrome

## Current status

Maxthon (2004) na current web browser from Maxthon International. The vendor still dey point Windows users go https://www.maxthon.com/.

## How old e be?

Maxthon start for 2004 (MyIE2 era) ontop Trident. Later versions move go Chromium. E old pass Chrome as brand and e no be 2024 startup. 2006 Trident screenshot no be today Maxthon.exe.

## Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Current Windows build

## System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

### Minimum

| Operating system | Current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to di vendor |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| RAM              | E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.             |

## Resource profile

- **CPU demand**: Dey follow wetin you open inside di app

  **RAM demand**: Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

## Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

| Maxthon.exe | Main Windows executable |
| ----------- | ----------------------- |

## Startup components

Maxthon fit start with Windows from im own setting.

## File locations

| Typical install | C:\Users\\\<you>\AppData\Local\Maxthon\\ |
| --------------- | ---------------------------------------- |

## File formats

HTML, PDF, PNG, JPEG

## Common wahala dem

### Old Trident guides

2010 Maxthon tip fit name IE settings wey no dey apply again. Use current Maxthon support.

### People dey close chrome.exe to quit Maxthon

Wrong exe. Maxthon.exe na this product.

## How to get unstuck

### Confirm Maxthon.exe under Maxthon folder

Google\Chrome na Chrome. Maxthon path na this browser.

### Use maxthon.com/support

Account and crash help dey there. Chrome Help no go name Maxthon.

### Install from maxthon.com

Maxthon turbo pack na waste.

## Alternatives

Chrome or Edge for standard Chromium. Firefox if you want Gecko. Opera if you want different Chromium vendor wey get sidebar.

## Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

| Download      | [www.maxthon.com/ ](https://www.maxthon.com/)Official installer or vendor page |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Help          | [www.maxthon.com/support/ ](https://www.maxthon.com/support/)Vendor support    |
| Official site | [www.maxthon.com/ ](https://www.maxthon.com/)Start here, no be random exe host |

## Related hardware

RAM and current GPU driver, same level as other Chromium browsers.

## Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

## Related

Dis entities connect to dis article. Type dey show for every link.

[Google Chrome: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/google-chrome/)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager/)

## Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. [How we dey do research](https://feex.it/wiki/research/).

- [Maxthon official site ](https://www.maxthon.com/)· Vendor product page
- [Maxthon help ](https://www.maxthon.com/support/)· Vendor support
- [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

## Dis article make sense to you?

Yes or no dey enough. Choose reason if you want, or add short note.

Quick facts

The short identity of dis page. Specs, sources, and the full story still dey inside the article.

- **Developer**: Maxthon International

  **Category**: Web browser

  **Process**: Maxthon.exe

  **License**: Free to install

  **First released**: 2004

  **Official site**: [maxthon.com](https://www.maxthon.com/)

  **Feex map am**: Dem see am on top Windows PCs for Foxhole

Recorded source status: Feex Reviewed: Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification.

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