Avant Browser

Avant Browser is an alternative interface for the Microsoft Windows version of Internet Explorer. The latest version, Avant Browser 10.1 Build 30, was released on October 7, 2005. It runs on Windows 98 and above.

= Features =

Originally a clone of Opera (web browser) with the Internet Explorer engine, Avant offers many options present in Opera, which do not exist in the standard Internet Explorer:

*Flash blocker: Downloads of Flash, pictures, videos, sounds and ActiveX components can be blocked. *Pop-up blocker: Pop-ups are blocked by default (only present in normal Internet Explorer for Windows XP) *Mouse functions: Links can be opened in the background, and mouse gestures have been implemented. For example the scroll button on the mouse can be set to open links in the background or foreground as opposed to Internet Explorer, where you have to right click and click on Open Link in New Window. *Passwords: You can choose to have Avant store your passwords so you don t have to type them each time you visit a page. Obviously, this is a good option if you are the only one with access to your computer. *Multi-Window browsing: Multiple web pages can be browsed simultaneously, in one main window. *Fullscreen modes: The Avant Browser fullscreen mode can hide the entire interface, allowing for more desktop space than the normal Internet Explorer. *Search engines: Yahoo! and Google search engine interfaces are built-in the browser. *Records cleaner: Usage tracks can be easily removed. *Safe Recovery: After a crash previously opened pages are still available. *Skins: The browser look can be changed by skins. *Web Feeds (RSS/Atom) Reader: Display and handle Web Feeds (RSS/Atom)

=Needed Features =

Automatic discovery of web feeds : Finding RSS/Atom feeds automatically on the web page.

=Other tabbed browsers=

Other tabbed browsers include Maxthon (the new version of MyIE2, which is still available), Crazy Browser, NetCaptor, NetWorker and Neoplanet. also, Internet Explorer 7(beta 1) is now tabbed browser.

See also Opera (web_browser), Netscape, Firefox for a non-IE-based browser with similar capabilities, or K-Meleon for a lightweight Gecko (layout engine)-based tabbed browser.

=External links=

*[http://www.avantbrowser.com/ Avant Browser homepage] *[http://forum.avantbrowser.com/ Avant support forum] *[http://avant.it-mate.co.uk/ http://avant.it-mate.co.uk] *[http://myhome.iolfree.ie/~lightbulb/Avant/AvantIndex.html Avant tips and tweaks]