While browsing the web, you can chat on WhatsApp, Messenger and Telegram The first thing that strikes us about is the user interface: besides the traditional address bar and bookmark menu, there is a sidebar to the left with extra services such as “My Flow” (a tool for syncing data across the Opera versions on the user's devices), news feed, photos and much more. However, the big innovation is that this sidebar houses built-in messenger software such as, and Messenger. The trick behind this innovation is the integration of the full web versions of these programs, which use a QR code to connect to the respective mobile apps. When new messages are received, the notifications appear on the corresponding icons. This web browser also provides support for downloads, built-in voice commands, an integrated VPN, Ad Blocker, data sync with other devices and automatic time zone converter. For each website you visit, you can save notes, memory usage is dramatically reduced, and performance is considerably faster (+ 40% compared to previous versions). These improvements also stem from Opera’s decision to join Google in developing the Blink rendering engine, abandoning the old WebKit project.
Disruptive yet intuitive layout According to some, the layout, which is so different from those of “classic” browsers like Chrome and Firefox, could perplex the most traditional users, but the formula truly works and can be learned in a matter of minutes. Also, the start page is different from those of other browsers: instead of the classic search engine or favorite web page, it displays a Windows “Metro” style menu on which users can save links to the websites they visit. Between the sidebar, the Bookmarks bar and the “Metro” menu, Opera is a very touch-oriented browser that makes it less necessary for users to type web addresses. Finally, for people who like to customize their web browser, Opera offers many themes that can be downloaded. To support all these features, this software requires hardware with medium to high performance.
It can still run on older devices, but you lose a lot in terms of speed and efficiency. By Anonymous Good alternative to Safari.
I have already tried two alternatives to almost prefect Safari browser. I’ve heard several times about Oper a so finally I have decided to give it a shot. I must say that developers did a good job here.
First thing I would admit is stability. It was incredibly stable.
Loading pictures, pages, downloading worked as smooth as possible. I’ve never seen half-loaded pictures or blank pages(it used to be quite frequent situation on Firefox/Chrome). It consumes less resources than Chrome memory-eater. It looks good.
Chrome and Firefox are less visually polished. I would give the developer five out of five stars for Opera Turbo feature. Users with poor internet quality may turn it on in order to load web pages even faster. However it makes the content of the webpage a bit blurry.
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It is worth to give it a whirl at least for comparing it with other browsers. Pros: stability. Opera turbo feature. Cons: not visually polished reviewed on September 18, 2015.