Deepnet Explorer isn’t nearly as flashy or sleek as the majority of its competitors, but this world wide web browser performs its principal function of net browsing properly. The browser’s key focus is on facilitating P2P networking and RSS feeds, and even though it delivers several valuable tools and options, Deepnet Explorer fails to stand out amongst the competition.
Deepnet Explorer provides most of the fundamental functions we had been searching for in net browsers. For starters, it supplies tabbed browsing, a built-in search function plus the potential to bookmark internet sites. Deepnet Explorer also offers basic toolbar customization, and you can navigate webpages working with the browser’s integrated mouse gestures and keyboard shortcuts.
As described above, the internet browser’s standout capabilities are its help of P2P networking and an RSS news reader. P2P, or peer-to-peer, networking is actually a variety of file sharing integrated directly into the online browser. Deepnet Explorer’s RSS function comes with lots of popular news feeds preinstalled, and you can add as many as you wish. The browser permits you to organize the feeds in an intuitive tree structure, and you can make use of the toolbar to search the feeds by keyword.
Apart from those features, Deepnet Explorer doesn’t offer much more functionality. There are no parental controls or synchronization that allows you to access your saved browser data and preferences on any computer. The internet browser also lacks automatic updates and spell check, a minor but nonetheless useful feature.
Perhaps most disappointing about Deepnet Explorer is its security – or lack thereof. This internet browser doesn’t boast the full range of robust security features found on our top-ranked web browsers. It employs an effective pop-up blocker and an antiphishing alarm that protects you from fraudulent websites. If a website is detected as a threat, the browser adds it to its black list of banned websites. The browser gives you complete control to edit the lists of approved and banned websites. While we liked the level of control allowed, we would have liked even more to see additional security measures in place. Deepnet Explorer would greatly benefit from malware, virus and spyware protection.
Although not always as intuitive as our higher-ranked internet browsers, Deepnet Explorer is fairly easy to navigate and allows you to do what you want to do. Tabbed browsing is utilized, complete with a save session function. The at-a-glance security button on each tab is a nice addition, but there is no way to quickly delete a tab. And while the interface is somewhat customizable, it seems clunky and a bit outdated in comparison to other browsers.
While Deepnet Explorer falls short in many areas, speed is not one of them. In fact, the internet browser is right on par with most competitors in terms of speed. Initial startup takes approximately four seconds while the browser’s average startup time and navigation time is even less. If speed is your top priority, Deepnet Explorer proves to be a worthy contender.
We were also impressed with the internet browser’s help and support options. On the Deepnet Explorer website, you can take a quick tour of the browser and get technical assistance through email or a community forum. The website also hosts a decent list of FAQs.
