Opera is a proven and respected brand. 25 years on the market, a lot of successful ideas – dark theme, speed dial, picture-in-picture – were first implemented by Opera and later became a standard for all browsers. Currently more than 350 million people use Opera browser, which is the 4th-5th most popular among the similar applications.
What, in addition to the standard set that is in every browser (tabs, bookmarks, password manager, reader mode and incognito mode), Opera offers us:
built-in VPN and ad blocker,
buttons for quick access to WhatsApp, Twitter and other messengers and social media,
built-in player that can play music from YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music and other sources,
unit converter and cryptocurrency wallet,
screen capture button and news feed,
various tools for storing, organizing and sharing content: My Flow, Workspaces, Pinboards.
With My Flow you can transfer images, links, videos, notes and files between your devices.
With Workspaces, you can group tabs by themes.
With Pinboards, you can save tabs, screenshots, photos, links, music, files, and notes in one place – within one project. For example, dedicated to a planned trip or purchase. The project can be shared with your friends in one click.
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In 2023, Opera Software released a new version of Opera browser for operating systems: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS. You can download the latest versions of Opera in the table.
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Final grade
Anonymity
There is an incognito mode that disables cookies and browsing history. There is a built-in free VPN and ad blocker with tracking blocking features.
Interface
Convenient speed dial for quick access to your favorite sites. Sidebar for access to WhatsApp, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook Messenger, Telegram, audio player and cryptowallet - all in one click. New Pinboards mode for storing links. Quick switch between light and dark themes. Reader mode. In a word, everything is implemented in Opera for convenient navigation and pleasant content viewing.
Functionality
There are various tools for working with tabs: tab search, grouping, attaching, bookmarks. There is support for mouse gestures, news feed, My Flow space for storing all sorts of interesting things from your computer and phone. Opera lasts 35% longer than Chrome and Microsoft Edge in battery saving mode.
Extensions
The extension store may not be as big as Chrome's, but it offers some unique plugins. For example, blockchain and cryptocurrency applications. Also, extensions for downloading videos from YouTube, which contradict Google's policy and therefore are not available for Chrome, can be freely installed on Opera.
Speed
In various tests, Opera does not rank among the leaders. But the difference with Chrome (both browsers, by the way, use the same engine) is imperceptible to the naked eye and does not cause discomfort.
OS Compatibility
Opera works on the following (and newer) operating systems: Windows 7, OS X 10.13, 64-bit Ubuntu 16.04 (as well as other Linux distributions such as openSUSE or Fedora), Android 7, iOS 11.
Opera can be synced across devices.
Anonymity
8
Interface
10
Functionality
10
Extensions
9
Speed
8
OS Compatibility
10
Result
9.2
It is a fast and light browser. It consumes little RAM and is ideal for those who like to keep many dozens of tabs open. Many useful and unique features are available at once: VPN, ad blocker, quicks access to messengers, social media and music.
