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Opera

Web browser offering built-in features like a VPN, ad blocker, and messaging apps for a more secure and streamlined browsing experience

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Ad Blocker
Browse with fewer distractions and faster loading times.
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Free VPN
Enhances online privacy by hiding your IP address and encrypting your traffic
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Integrated Messengers
Chat with friends directly in your browser without switching apps.
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Player in Sidebar
Provides easy access to music and podcasts for multitasking
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Video Pop-out
Float online videos on top of web pages as you browse. Enables watching videos while browsing other tabs.
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Workspaces
Organize tab groups in separate customizable workspaces.
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Integrated Social Media
Offers quick access to social media platforms directly within the browser
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Bookmarking
Save and organize your favourite pages.
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Password Manager
Save and autofill passwords for your logins.
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Tab Management
Features like ’tab snoozing’, ’tab groups (beyond workspaces)’, and ‘search within tabs’ can improve tab management for users who work with many open tabs
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Extensions
Extend the functionality for advanced tasks with the help of extensions
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Sync Across Devices
Sync browsing data (bookmarks, history, passwords) across different devices
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PDF Viewer
Built-in PDF viewer for document viewing
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Privacy & security concerns
Offers a free VPN, but some users might be wary due to its ownership structure (being owned by a Chinese consortium)
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Memory Intensive
Can be resource-intensive, potentially impacting performance on older computers or those with limited RAM

Platform

Desktop
Mobile-Tablet

Social

System Requirements

#Minimum
1
  • 64-bit Ubuntu 18.04+
  • Debian 10+
  • openSUSE 15.2+
  • Fedora Linux 32+
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Intel Pentium 4 processor or later that’s SSE3 capable
#Minimum
1
macOS 10.15 or later
#Minimum
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Windows 10 or later
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Intel Pentium 4 / AMD Athlon 64 processor or later with support for SSE2

Ratings

4.13
5

Apple App Store
4.2
5
based on 1964 reviews
Cloudwards
3.5
5
based on professional's opinion
CNET
4.0
5
based on professional's opinion
CNET
4.5
5
based on 3861 reviews
FileHippo
9.0
10
based on professional's opinion
FileHorse
8.2
10
based on 1022 reviews
FileHorse
7.6
10
based on 36 reviews
Google Play
4.6
5
based on 3074766 reviews
Google Play
4.4
5
based on 57255 reviews
Google Play
4.4
5
based on 6609960 reviews
MacUpdate
3.8
5
based on 573 reviews
Softonic
8.0
10
based on 15232 reviews
Softonic
8.0
10
based on 323 reviews
Softonic
8.0
10
based on 960 reviews
Softpedia
4.3
5
based on 7856 reviews
TechSpot
4.7
5
based on 249 reviews
Tom's Guide
3.0
5
based on professional's opinion
TopTenReviews
3.9
5
based on professional's opinion
Uptodown
4.8
5
based on 49 reviews

Developer

Written in

C++

Initial Release

10 April 1995

Repository

Opera being a proprietary software, its source code is not publicly hosted.

License

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