The Norwegian Opera Browser
The Opera browser is the smallest and fastest browser in the world!
Opera Version Statistics
The following table is a breakdown of the Opera numbers from our Browsers Statistics:
| 2009 |
Total |
O 10 |
O 9.5 |
O 9 |
Other |
| May |
2.2 % |
0.1 % |
1.9 % |
0.1 % |
0.1 % |
| April |
2.2 % |
0.1 % |
1.9 % |
0.1 % |
0.1 % |
| March |
2.3 % |
0.1 % |
1.9 % |
0.2 % |
0.1 % |
| February |
2.2 % |
0.1 % |
1.9 % |
0.2 % |
0.0 % |
| January |
2.3 % |
0.1 % |
1.9 % |
0.2 % |
0.1 % |
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| 2008 |
Total |
O 10 |
O 9.5 |
O 9 |
Other |
| December |
2.4 % |
0.1 % |
2.0 % |
0.2 % |
0.1 % |
| November |
2.3 % |
0.0 % |
1.9 % |
0.3 % |
0.1 % |
| October |
2.2 % |
0.0 % |
1.7 % |
0.4 % |
0.1 % |
| September |
2.0 % |
0.0 % |
1.5 % |
0.4 % |
0.1 % |
| August |
2.1 % |
0.0 % |
1.5 % |
0.5 % |
0.1 % |
| July |
1.9 % |
0.0 % |
1.3 % |
0.6 % |
0.0 % |
| June |
1.7 % |
0.0 % |
1.0 % |
0.6 % |
0.1 % |
| May |
1.5 % |
0.0 % |
0.1 % |
1.3 % |
0.1 % |
These statistics are based on W3Schools users.
About Opera
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Opera started out as a research project in Norway's telecom company, Telenor, in 1994, and branched out into an independent development company named Opera Software ASA in 1995.
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Opera Software ASA has redefined Web browsing for PCs, mobile phones and other
networked devices.
Opera's cross-platform Web browser technology is known for
its performance, standards compliance and small size, while giving users a
faster, safer and more dynamic online experience.
Opera Software is
headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with offices around the world. The company is
listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol OPERA.
Download Opera.
Opera is Free and Web Standard Compliant!
The Opera browser is free! The earlier banner ads and the licensing fee are
removed!!
If your Web site works in Opera, you can be certain that it is standard
compliant! Simply write your pages in standards-compliant code, and your
site will work in all major browsers and on all major platforms and operating
systems.
Opera supports all major Web standards in use, including CSS 2.1, HTML 4.01,
XHTML1.1, HTTP1.1, DOM 2, ECMAScript (JavaScript), PNG, WML 2.0, SVG 1.1 tiny, Unicode, and the Unicode Bidirectional
Algorithm.
Opera 9.6
Opera 9.6 was released in October 2008.
New features in Opera 9.6:
- Expanded Opera Link - Take your favorite search engines and the
browser history you enter wherever you go
- Optimized Opera M2 - The built-in e-mail client, Opera M2, now
includes "low-bandwidth mode" to retrieve mails even faster when bandwidth
is limited
- Prioritized e-mail - Opera M2 has two new ways to manage e-mail
conversations. Keep an eye on important threads or ignore less important
threads
- Increased speed - Improves the quick responsiveness and page
loading of Opera 9.5
- Previewed feeds - Look before you feed. Now you can see an RSS feed's content
before subscribing to it or even bookmarking it
- Improved fluency - Opera adds support for Indonesian, Ukrainian,
Estonian, Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil languages
Opera 9.6 is available for Linux, Mac and Windows computers and ships in more
than 38 languages.
Opera 9.5
Opera 9.5 was released in June 2008.
New features in Opera 9.5:
- New browser engine - The fastest browser in the world has been
even faster. Opera 9.5 is quicker to start, faster at loading Web pages and
better at running Web applications
- Quick Find - The Opera browser remembers not only the titles and
addresses, but the actual content of the Web pages you visit
- Opera Link - Syncs your bookmarks and Speed Dial between your
computers and mobile phone
- Download Manager with BitTorrent - Built-in support for BitTorrent,
which makes it easy to download Torrent files
- Zoom and Fit to width - Use the Zoom button to resize Web pages.
If a page is too wide for the screen, the “Fit to Width” button resizes the
page so you avoid horizontal scrolling
- Built-in e-mail and newsfeeds - A built-in e-mail client and
newsfeeds are stored on your computer so you can read them later, even when
you're offline
- Fraud Protection and EV - Fraud Protection is enabled by
default. In addition, Opera support
Extended Validation certificates (EV). This provides added assurance and trust
for secure Web sites.
- Opera Dragonfly - A preview version of Opera Dragonfly, an
upcoming developer tool (makes web development using Opera easier than ever,
both on your computer and mobile phone)
Other Opera Features
Opera has automatic Popup Blocking.
Tabbed Browsing is a modern and time saving feature. It makes it possible to view many
web pages in one browser window.
Transfers Panel is Opera's download manager, with quick access
to ongoing and recently finished downloads.
Opera's user interface is translated into multiple languages, and the
language can be changed on the fly.
Opera has Customizable Toolbars, allowing the users to add and remove items
as well as create new toolbars.
By choosing between different Skins, the users can change the look and feel of
Opera.
Opera has direct access to Google's "related pages" feature, available
from the "Navigation" menu.
Double clicking on a word on a page will pop up a menu that provides
options related to the selected text, such as a Web, dictionary or encyclopedia
search.
Opera provides Web authors with immediate access to Page Validation, thus
encouraging good practices on the Web.
Older Opera Versions
Opera 9 (for Windows, Mac, Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris) - Released in June 2006.
Opera 8.5 (for Windows, Mac, and Linux) - Released in September 2005.
Opera 8 (for Windows) - Released in April 2005.
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