The most significant selling point of Opera GX is that it is marketed as the world’s first gaming browser, and the toolset, system requirements, and looks say it all.īuilt using the same Chromium engine as the regular Opera browser, this tool comes packed with everything a gamer would ever need to access the Internet, stay private, and feel as if they were gaming simultaneously.
Opera 12 is faster than ever and it's good to see that the developers spend time creating a worthy upgrade, rather than scheduling minor updates every 6 weeks, like their competitors.Pros Social media integrations (Messenger, Whatsapp, VK, Instagram,etc.) Twitch and Discord integration Built-in CPU and RAM limiter Built-in VPN and ad-blocker Fast browsing speeds Cons The interface may seem too cluttered for some The world’s first gaming browser
Note that this is the 64-bit version of the legacy Opera 12.
It also brought third-party extensions to the table for the first time, along with a handy bookmarks bar.īut if Opera is to maintain its image as a true web pioneer, it can’t afford to sit still. Opera isn’t afraid to utilise the best bits of other browsers either – version 11 saw the debut of a slimmed down user interface pioneered by Chrome and also copied by IE9 and Firefox 4. Another unique feature is a built-in mail client enabling you to combine browsing and email in one application. In many ways it’s been a pioneer – Opera was the first major browser to use tabs and provide a speed dial for its home page, and it has always been one of the quickest browsers out there thanks to a lightweight footprint, something its rivals are only now starting to embrace. It may only enjoy a fraction of the market share afforded to rival web browsers, but Opera is by no means a poor relation to the likes of Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer. Nowadays, it’s de rigeur for browser manufacturers to speed up development, which means opening up less stable builds to the masses in order to get them bug-checked as quickly as possible. The days when major browser updates were few and far between are over.
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