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Opera (web browser)

Opera
Developer(s)Opera
Initial release10 April 1995 (1995-04-10)
Stable release
114.0.5282.222[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 21 November 2024 (21 November 2024)
Preview release
Opera beta

107.0.5045.11 (February 1, 2024 (2024-02-01)[2][3][4])

Opera developer
108.0.5063.0 (January 31, 2024 (2024-01-31)[5][6][7])
Written inC++[8]
EnginesBlink, V8
Operating system
Available in42 languages
TypeWeb browser
LicenseFreeware
Websitewww.opera.com

Opera is a multi-platform web browser developed by its namesake company Opera.[11][12][13] The current edition of the browser is based on Chromium. Opera is available on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS (Safari WebKit engine).[14][15] Two mobile versions are still active, called Opera Mobile[16] and Opera Mini.[17][18] Opera also has a news aggregator app called Opera News with Aria, an AI-based search engine.[19]

Opera was first released on Monday, April 10th 1995, making it one of the oldest desktop web browsers to ever exist. It was commercial software for its first ten years and had its own proprietary layout engine, Presto. In 2013, it switched from the Presto engine to Chromium. In 2016, Opera, developed in Norway, became a subsidiary of an investment group led by a Chinese consortium.[20] In 2018, Opera Software went public on the NASDAQ stock exchange. By the end of 2022, the consortium sold all of its shares, and Opera in turn committed to repurchase all of its American Depository Shares to reestablish its corporate autonomy. As of the end of 2023, Opera Software was 72.4% owned by Kunlun, a Chinese public company, making it a subsidiary of that company. Opera CEO James Yahui Zhou is a controlling shareholder in Kunlun.[21]

In 2019, Opera introduced Opera GX, a browser marketed towards gamers, claiming to have better performance with a built-in tracker and ad blocker and also having a CPU and RAM usage limiter.[22]

  1. ^ Opera Team (21 November 2024). "Opera 114.0.5282.222 Stable update". Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Thanks for downloading Opera". Opera Norway. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  3. ^ "beta Archives - Opera Desktop". Opera Norway. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Index of /ftp/pub/opera-beta/". Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Thanks for downloading Opera". Opera Norway. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Developer Archives - Opera Desktop". Opera Norway. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Index of /ftp/pub/opera-developer/". Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  8. ^ Lextrait, Vincent (July 2010). "The Programming Languages Beacon, v10.3". Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  9. ^ a b c "Download the Opera Browser for Computer, Phone, Tablet". Opera Software. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Opera system requirements". Opera Software. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  11. ^ "About Opera – Innovation is our game – Opera". www.opera.com.
  12. ^ "Opera Limited American Depositary Shares (OPRA)". NASDAQ.com.
  13. ^ "Chinese consortium buys Opera browser for $600 mn". phys.org. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  14. ^ Russell, Jon (2 October 2018). "Opera Touch is a solid alternative to Safari on the iPhone". TechCrunch. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Best web browser 2020: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Opera go head-to-head". PCWorld. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  16. ^ "Opera update uses QR codes to sync data between PC and Android browsers". Engadget. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  17. ^ Brügger, Niels; Milligan, Ian (10 December 2018). The SAGE Handbook of Web History. SAGE. ISBN 978-1-5264-5546-8.
  18. ^ Lardinois, Frederic (25 April 2018). "Opera launches a new mobile browser". TechCrunch. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Opera News Sets a New Record With 200 Million Users". MarTech Series. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  20. ^ "Opera Golden Brick". NY Times. 10 February 2016.
  21. ^ "ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023". www.sec.gov. UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  22. ^ Newman, Heather (11 June 2019). "Opera GX: Hands On With Opera's Slick, Speedy New Gaming Web Browser". Forbes. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

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