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Download Avant Browser 11.7 Build 16

Avant Browser’s user-friendly interface brings a new level of clarity and efficiency to your browsing experience, and frequent upgrades have steadily improved its reliability. Avant Browser is freeware That’s right. 100% Free! No cost to you ever. No limitations. No Adware. No Spyware.

Avant Browser was largely inspired by Opera, the first major browser to have a multiple document interface. The developer’s objective was to wrap a comparable interface around the layout engine used by Internet Explorer, thereby achieving Opera-like ergonomics without suffering the frequent problems that browser had rendering pages tested only in IE. In fact it was initially released under the name “IEopera”, though this was soon changed due to the obvious trademark issues.

Latterly, Avant’s developer Anderson Che has concentrated on adding user-requested features, and Avant was among the first browsers to have popup blocking, advertising server blocking, and one-click disabling of potential security vulnerabilities such as ActiveX, Java, and scripts.

In the Avant Browser, unlike most other “alternative” browsers, the default search engine is not Google. Instead it uses a version of the Yahoo! search engine, given a custom look and renamed Avantfind, and it is not immediately evident how to change it. However Google and many other search engines are available via the address bar “Quick Search” facility, and instructions on how to change the default to an engine of the user’s choice have been posted by the very active Avant Browser user community.

The community has also created other tools and extensions for Avant, including registry files which allow it to use the Information Bar and other security enhancements of XP SP2.

Alongside Avant, the developer has a sister project known as Orca Browser, an Avant-like shell of Mozilla’s Gecko layout engine as used in Firefox 3 and has similar approaches as Flock. It is in the final testing stage and a public beta version is available.

Avant Browser Features

• Online Profile Storage
  Avant Browser can save users’ bookmarks, RSS Feeds, configurations or web passwords etc, in Avant Online Storage. In this way, users can access their personal data from anywhere, office, home or an Internet cafe, and don’t need to worry about losing those data when re-installing Windows.
• AutoFills
  Help users to memorize web passwords, and fill passwords for users with one click.
• Flash Animation Filter
  More than 85% of all flash animations on web pages are advertising. These flash files are pretty large, and normally take up to 90% of the size of the page you’re visiting. With Avant Browser you can save the bandwidth by blocking the download of these flash files with just one easy click. Avant Browser also provides options to block downloads of pictures, videos, sounds and ActiveX components. With these options users can control their bandwidth and speed up page loading.
• Built-in AD/Pop-up Blocker
  Easily eliminate unwanted AD banners and pop-up pages automatically with just one click.
• Built-in RSS/ATOM Reader
  Avant Browser has a built-in RSS/ATOM Reader, which allows you to read RSS/ATOM feeds just like browsing web pages. And you can also keep your favorite feeds as bookmarks.
• Additional Mouse Functions
  If you click a link in the web page with the middle mouse button, the link will be opened in a new window in the background. This feature is extremely useful for opening posts in forums. Avant Browser also comes with customizable Mouse Gestures, with which you can easily navigate the browser by moving the mouse.
• Multi-Window Browsing
  Browse multiple web pages simultaneously. All opened pages can be easily stopped, refreshed, closed or arranged with one click.
• Real Full Screen Mode and Alternative Full Desktop mode
  When you enable Full Screen Mode, all you see is the webspace, with no toolbars or other clutter. They are simply autohidden! Move your mouse over the top or bottom and find the toolbar and tab bar respectively. Avant Browser also provides Full Desktop Mode, which is the same as Full screen mode, but differs in that your windows task bar stays visible.
• Built-in Search Engine
  Avant Browser provides a built-in search engines. Built-in search engines enable user to search for web pages, images, groups, directories, news, lyrics and software in Internet.
• Full IE Compatibility
  Avant Browser comes with all Internet Explorer functions, including Cookies, ActiveX Controls, Java Script, Real player and Macromedia Flash. IE bookmarks are automatically imported into Avant Browser.
• Control Your Privacy
  With Avant Browser, you can easily keep your privacy by deleting all browsing traces such as: Typed Addresses, Auto-Complete Passwords, Cookies, History of Visited Web Sites, Temporary Internet Files and Search Keywords.
• Safe Recovery
  If Avant Browser is closed improperly, all open web pages are saved and will be automatically reopened at next startup.
• Customizable Skins
  Express your creativity by making a skin for Avant using a custom, easy to use program called Avant Browser Skin Maker, or use any of the many and varied skins made by other users.

Avant Browser 11.7 Build 16 Changelog
* Fixed the bug where inputting key words in Goolge Toolbar brought up menus
* Fixed the bug keeping Ctrl+L from working
* Fixed the bug keeping some buttons from displaying in Floating Text Toolbar
* Fixed the bug where the color of the Nexos skin became darker after you restarted the browser
* Fixed the bug where the address bar dropdown list screened the interface of some programs
* Fixed the bug keeping the Enter key from responding to Open a Link window
* Fixed the bug keeping the address bar favicon from displaying for Google search
* Fixed the bug where clearing temporary internet files caused history of visited web sites to get deleted

Download Avant Browser 11.7 Build 16