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- Operating system: Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: March 07, 2006
- Total Downloads: 7,879,467
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 2807 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
The premise of Opera has always been the same--develop the fastest, smallest, and most full-featured browser available--and the latest version maintains the tradition. Opera has all the basics covered, including tabbed browsing with an added functionality that lets you hover over a tab to preview a page; a search bar with Google and several other popular portals; advanced bookmarking tools, including one that lets you easily import from any popular browser; and simple integration with your favorite e-mail and chat clients. Mouse-gesture support, keyboard shortcuts, and drag-and-drop functionality further enhance your surfing experience.
With solid basics, Opera's extra features push it to the top of the class. Integrated theme support lets you preview and download themes from within the interface so you know what you're getting before you download. Widgets (akin to Mac OS X dashboard applications) are small, useful programs that appear in a window from any app while Opera is running. The Wand utility helps you autofill online forms and lets you securely save passwords for multiple sites. We really like the addition of BitTorrent support, letting you drop a Torrent link into the address bar and begin a file transfer immediately without the need for an extra app. Overall, we think Opera might have what it takes to unseat even the biggest-name browsers if users give it the opportunity. Opera is a must-download for those looking for a full-featured browser with added extras.
Publisher's description
From Opera Software :Opera is a free Web browser with a pop-up blocker, multiple-window navigation, mouse gestures, keyboard shortcuts, an e-mail client with a spam filter, and integrated search for user security and speed. The cross-platform browser includes IRC-compatible chat, support for RSS newsfeeds, a password manager, and one-click customization and privacy-protection settings. Mouse gestures and keyboard shortcuts allow for accelerated Web navigation while the Fast Forward and Rewind buttons easy browsing. Users can run multiple windows as well as personalize the user interface with one-click skins. The browser also contains special elements for users with disabilities, drag-and-drop support, a notes function, user profiles, and a host of other features. Opera supports the latest in security and provides password and cookie managers.
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User reviews of Opera 8.53
- Average user rating: 4.4 stars out of 2807 votes
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100 out of 124 people found this review helpful
Version: Opera 8.53
"Opera is the fastest, most secure browser in the world!"
Pros: Fast, secure, and feature rich, Opera still smokes all others. I made Opera my default browser, and have not even had ONE tracking cookie in 3 days. My arsenal of 8 spyware programs can't find any. You need to try Opera, it's free and ad free. I give Opera 5 HUGE stars and two thumbs WAY up!
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8 out of 9 people found this review helpful
Version: Opera 8.53
Pros: so fast, so easy and so many options. I'ts the best out there right now. everything is great.
Cons: nothing, interested in seeing how explorer 7 ends up. i still think opera will be better
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4 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Version: Opera 8.53
"The best browser alround in my view"
Pros: Opera is so far the fastest browser in windows. Its fastesr than firefox for one thing & truely idiot proof compared to firefox. Theres thousands of skins to choose from too!
Cons: if onli all sites support Opera...But I wun change my browser though. It makes my surfing experience wonderful.
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3 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Version: Opera 8.53
Pros: Very customizable. Includes Mail Client and Chat. It is a very fast cold-boot and renders pages quickly and correctly. This program is equally secure to Mozilla Firefox, which is a spectacular browser. There are many more features that is useful in Opera.
Cons: The Wand feature is confusing when you want it to automatically fill in certain passwords. Not a lot of toolbars are compatible with Opera.
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1 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Opera 8.53
"The "HEMI" of browsers - a great performer"
Pros: Opera has great speed, utilizes resources very well and is truly dependable. I really like the mail and RSS functions along with the great tabbing. It's truly an item you should take for an extended test run.
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