Features
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Popularity:
#4 in Web Browsers (out of 378 products)
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License:
Free
- Editor's Rating:
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Downloads:
7,632,045
- Requirements:
Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista
- Limitations:
No limitations
- Date Added:
October 08, 2008
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Publisher's description of Opera
Opera aims to product the fastest and most powerful Web browser available and make the most of your time online. The latest release is even faster with better support for Web standards. Opera 9.6 is quicker to start, faster at loading Web pages and better at running your favorite Web applications. New features include synchronizing custom Search engines and typed History with Opera Link, and a feeds preview that makes it easier to see the feeds content before subscribing to it.
Version 9.6 also adds enhanced speed and changes to Opera Mail, notably low bandwidth mode and the ability to follow or ignore threads.
Editor's review of Opera
5.0 stars
- "Opera browser sings"
Opera 9.6 maintains the program's tradition of striving for the fastest, smallest, and most full-featured browser available. Opera covers the basics with tabbed browsing, mouse-over previews, a customizable search bar, advanced bookmarking tools, and simple integration with e-mail and chat clients. Mouse-gesture support, keyboard shortcuts, and drag-and-drop functionality round out the essentials.
Opera's extras push it to the top of the class. Integrated theme support previews themes from within the interface, and the new version sports a default redo that's an attractive balance between "dark" and "light" themes. Opera's desktop widgets can appear anywhere while Opera is running. The Wand utility combines autofill with saved passwords, and it's hard to ignore the addition of torrent support and real-time fraud protection. The latest version includes reasonable anti-malware protection courtesy Haute Secure.
The expanded features in 9.60 should make any non-believer do a double-take. Opera Link enables Bookmarks, the Personal bar, Speed Dial, and Notes synchronization across all other Opera instances. Quick Find improves the search tool, allowing for full text searching from the address field, the history panel, and opera:historysearch. The Status bar has been restored as a default, the Wand now lets users confirm a successful login before saving credentials, and spatial navigation--similar to Opera Mini and the Wii browser--has been introduced.
The new version is faster, has multiple back-end changes to handle code better, and expands Opera Link synchronization. We think Opera has what it takes to unseat even the biggest-name browsers. You just need to hear it sing.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 4.4 stars out of 2506 votes
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Opera 9.6
Pros: Fast browser works great with vista. Im very happy with this browser overall !
Cons: the only thing i don't like is not a thing !
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Opera 9.6
Pros: Fast, reliable, and secure. What more could you ask for?
Cons: No cons from me.
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Opera 9.6
"THE ULTIMATE TOOL IN WEB BROWSING"
Pros: LIGHTENING FAST! RELIABLE SAFE FEATURES MOUSE GESTURES SKINS
WINDOWS FIT TO WIDTH AND MANY MANY MORE
SAY GOOD BYE TO FIREFOXCons: NONE ALL THEY NEED TO DO NOW IS TO GET EVEN FASTER THAN CHROME OR SAFARI AND WE WILL HAVE A SINGLE CHOICE FOR THE BEST BROWSER IN THE WHOLE WORLD
Summary: Wow After installing it (took about 25 secs) started up and loaded yahoo in less than a second. Major improvement over 9.52 Love the features and the speed and the overall integration. Who needs extensions?
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Opera 9.6
Pros: Faster, reliable, lots of bugs fixed, low CPU use.
Cons: nothing so far
Summary: Opera is a MUST, give it a try.
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Opera 9.6
"Finally - Opera number ONE again"
Pros: Great browser, fast, stable and highly customizable. I just love Opera
Cons: So far, I can't find any. Just wish that some website designers would do a better job so Opera can display those pages too
Summary: Finally, after some bad releases (all versions above 9.27 were bad) Opera has fixed all major issues and Opera is the number one again. Fast, stable, reliable and it looks great too. The best browser of all is back again!!!
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