The most full-featured Internet power tool on the market, Opera includes tabbed browsing, pop-up blocking, integrated searches and advanced functions like Opera's groundbreaking e-mail program, RSS Newsfeeds and IRC chat. And because we know that our users have different needs, you can customize the look and content of your Opera browser with a few clicks of the mouse. The Opera Web browser offers several new features for functionality, security, usability, customization, searching, saving, taking shortcuts and accessing Web content. Whether you're going to work, working from home, developing Web sites, or just looking for a quick, solid browser that can help you quickly access the Internet, Opera delivers a superior Web experience for every aspect of your online life, with lots of tech tools for power users.
What's New in This Release:
New and improved features:
Code name:
- Opera 11.50 uses "Swordfish" as its code name.
Improved user interface:
- Brand new toolbar icon set
- Brighter, softer colors for backgrounds and borders
- Padding and alignment improvements
- Updated status bar design and content
- Removed button borders in the address bar
- The Home and Fast Forward buttons are now optional
- New "tab fold" attention state: no more blue blob
Opera extensions:
- Opera extensions can now share cookies with the browser. You will not have to log in separately from an extension.
Opera Link: Password synchronization:
- The most requested feature for Opera Link is password synchronization.
- You can enable it when you set up link for the first time or in the Synchronization Options dialog.
Opera Mail:
- Improved the Gmail IMAP support that was added in Opera 11.10.
- Added support for setting designated "Trash" and "Spam" folders for IMAP servers that do not support the X-LIST or Special-Use IMAP extensions.
