Opera FAQs, Tips, Tricks & Tweaks

Tips for Opera browser since 2005

Login to two accounts of same website simultaneously using Opera private tab

Thursday, April 1, 2010 12:32:15 PM

, , , ,

Many users maintain multiple accounts on different websites. If you are already logged in on a site you can't login to another account of same website simultaneously because cookies are shared between tabs.

Opera 10.50 & above supports private browsing and cookies are not shared between normal & private tabs. So you can login to two accounts of same website simultaneously by using normal tab to login to one account and private tab (Right click on tab > New Private Tab) to login to another account.

Logged in as Tamil in normal tab and Chas4 in private tab
Logged in as Tamil in normal tab and Chas4 in private tab simultaneously

You can also use the following methods to login to another account simultaneously (works in old versions).

  • Install and use another copy of Opera in different directory.
  • Create and use another profile.

How to remove Opera 'O' menu button?Recover Opera wand passwords using OperaPassView

Comments

Charles SchlossChas4 Thursday, April 1, 2010 12:52:05 PM

cool banana s

LéazzBabyJay99 Thursday, April 1, 2010 1:34:19 PM

banana left right

ConstantineUAConstantine Thursday, April 1, 2010 2:02:28 PM

It would be better if cookies would be individual for EACH private tab - thus it would be possible to login to many accounts in a single Opera! rolleyes

Medium Thursday, April 1, 2010 2:53:17 PM

Well, I did not know about it. This is a great opportunity!
Thanks! http://files.myopera.com/Medium/ikonki/bounce.gif -

RedElfRevElf Thursday, April 1, 2010 3:57:39 PM

Nice!cheers

Abhinavdecodedthought Thursday, April 1, 2010 5:02:21 PM

up was thinking of posting but your thought process is faster I guess lol
banana

RunninglVlanRedCapShortCut Thursday, April 1, 2010 5:34:16 PM

Thanks, haven't thought about it.

Unregistered user Thursday, April 1, 2010 6:21:44 PM

Wazzup writes: ow... wow... Handy to check my other gmail account.

Cutting Spoonhellspork Thursday, April 1, 2010 8:13:04 PM

So far as I know, cookies are not shared among any private tabs...? Or are there exceptions to make popups and such work?

Keith Batesnewlifenarrabri Thursday, April 1, 2010 10:33:26 PM

That's brilliant!

Dustin WilsonKhadgar Friday, April 2, 2010 1:33:08 AM

Whoa! SO TAMIL IS CHAS! That makes perfect sense!

Mad Scientistqlue Friday, April 2, 2010 1:39:02 AM

I don't think you can install two of the same version of an app under Linux. sherlock. But the private browsing should work if that feature is available on the Linux version! up.
Or you could install the Windows version under wine, but it runs kinda slow unless you have a major piece of hardware to run it on! lol.

Charles SchlossChas4 Friday, April 2, 2010 4:24:50 AM

Originally posted by Khadgar:

Whoa! SO TAMIL IS CHAS! That makes perfect sense!


zip

Tamil Friday, April 2, 2010 9:33:41 AM

@Chas4, BabyJay99, decodedthought: http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/Drool.gif -

Handy to check my other gmail account.

http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/Yes.gif -

Originally posted by hellspork:

Or are there exceptions to make popups and such work?

Nope.

Originally posted by Khadgar:

Whoa! SO TAMIL IS CHAS! That makes perfect sense!

zip

Originally posted by qlue:

I don't think you can install two of the same version of an app under Linux.

See this.

Angelikiellinidata Tuesday, April 6, 2010 4:27:08 PM

happy thanks for sharing Tamil! *takes notes*

Unregistered user Tuesday, April 6, 2010 8:17:49 PM

TC writes: thanks

KarenNerak Wednesday, April 7, 2010 12:53:42 AM


EPIC WIN!!! headbangbanana

серегаserega2409 Wednesday, April 7, 2010 3:49:29 AM

тут руские вообще пишут?

Tamil Wednesday, April 7, 2010 8:22:25 AM

Originally posted by serega2409:

тут руские вообще пишут?

confused

szarpaj Wednesday, April 7, 2010 8:40:13 AM

Originally posted by qlue:

I don't think you can install two of the same version of an app under Linux. *snip*


You can always run opera from terminal with (see manpage for details):
opera -pd /foo/bar

But I'm unable to check right now if it will run second Opera instance at the same time.

Mad Scientistqlue Wednesday, April 7, 2010 7:43:32 PM

Opera uses a lock file to prevent multiple instances. So does Firefox.
sherlock.

szarpaj Wednesday, April 7, 2010 8:48:01 PM

@Aadil
That's right, but the lock is in your „pd”. I just changed it with „-pd /foo” and got two instances of Opera running.

@Tamil
Btw nice tip. (:

KarenNerak Wednesday, April 7, 2010 8:51:53 PM

Originally posted by Khadgar:

Whoa! SO TAMIL IS CHAS! That makes perfect sense!



Hahahaha! OMG...we should've known! lol

Mad Scientistqlue Wednesday, April 7, 2010 9:03:09 PM

@szarpaj thanks! I learnt something new today! happy.

KarenNerak Wednesday, April 7, 2010 9:07:14 PM


bigeyes You mean there was something you didn't already know, Aadil? yikes

Charles SchlossChas4 Thursday, April 8, 2010 8:15:02 PM

zip

KarenNerak Thursday, April 8, 2010 10:50:39 PM


left

Mad Scientistqlue Friday, April 9, 2010 1:00:48 AM

Well I'm still learning about Linux. left.
But I do know more about Linux than Windows. bigsmile.
Remember that the last computer I had before this one was a Commodore 128D. left.
And the first thing I did after installing Ubuntu was to install VICE.. whistle.
So that probably makes me officially a Commodore Fanboi :hat:w00t!

KarenNerak Friday, April 9, 2010 2:05:08 AM


lol You're such the fanboi! Hahaha! p

H82typ Monday, April 12, 2010 5:12:43 AM

So... you could have an argument with yourself, and no one would know. up alright, Tamil! banana

KarenNerak Monday, April 12, 2010 6:44:25 PM

Hahahaha! lol

Unregistered user Friday, April 16, 2010 2:56:29 PM

siva writes: hi how is my friends

Jogusa Saturday, April 17, 2010 6:20:42 PM

yikes
A great solution, thanks!


up

Sarah angel292005 Tuesday, April 20, 2010 11:20:22 AM

I have no idea what this would be used for. Oh well.
heart

Tamil Tuesday, April 20, 2010 2:39:21 PM

smile

Mad Scientistqlue Wednesday, April 21, 2010 3:23:25 AM

It's a great way to spam yourself on Facebook or Twitter. p.

Cutting Spoonhellspork Wednesday, April 21, 2010 4:47:53 AM

Perhaps there are annoying people who like to click the "always remember" checkbox? Or you have a second email account, used only for subscribing to web services?

Sarah angel292005 Wednesday, April 21, 2010 4:52:56 PM

Originally posted by qlue:

It's a great way to spam yourself on Facebook or Twitter.




I thought that is what we used Fire Fox for! lol

MettePusilille Friday, April 23, 2010 3:26:38 PM



123Friendster.Com

MettePusilille Friday, April 23, 2010 4:32:37 PM

It is for you only happy

Tamil Friday, April 23, 2010 4:39:30 PM

I know. happy

MettePusilille Friday, April 23, 2010 6:08:04 PM

heart happy cool banana

MettePusilille Friday, April 23, 2010 6:57:22 PM



123Friendster.Com
??? Like it? bigsmile

Tamil Friday, April 23, 2010 10:09:20 PM

http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/Yes.gif -

1 2 Next »

Showing comments 1 - 50 of 80.

How to use Quote function:

  1. Select some text
  2. Click on the Quote link

Write a comment

Comment
(BBcode and HTML is turned off for anonymous user comments.)

If you can't read the words, press the small reload icon.


Smilies

Opera

Opera

Opera Blogs

Softwares (Freeware)

  • Opera

    Opera is a fast and safe web browser.

  • PDF-XChange Viewer

    PDF-XChange Viewer is a faster & fully featured PDF Viewer.

  • Notepad++

    Notepad++ is a source code editor and Notepad replacement, which supports several programming languages.

  • StrokeIt

    StrokeIt is an advanced mouse gesture recognition engine and command processor.

  • VLC media player

    VLC media player is a cross-platform media player which supports a large number of multimedia formats, without the need for additional codecs.

  • Ubuntu

    Ubuntu is a linux-based operating system.

  • Avast Home Edition

    Avast is a complete anti-virus package.

  • TrueCrypt

    TrueCrypt is a on-the-fly encryption (OTFE) program for Microsoft Windows and Linux.

  • AutoHotkey

    AutoHotkey is a free, open-source utility that can automate almost anything by sending keystrokes and mouse clicks.

  • Universal AutoCorrect

    An AutoHotKey script that will automatically correct a predefined list of misspellings.

  • XYplorerFree (Last freeware version)

    XYplorerFree is a multi-tabbed portable file manager for Windows.

  • Total Uninstall (Last freeware version)

    Total Uninstall monitors any changes made to your system during the installation of a new application. It allows you to perform a complete uninstall without having to rely on the supplied Add/Remove program which can leave files or changes behind.

  • Dup Detector

    Dup Detector finds duplicate and near duplicate images.

  • IrfanView

    IrfanView is a very fast, small, compact and innovative graphic viewer for Windows.

  • WordWeb Free

    WordWeb is a one-click English thesaurus and dictionary for Windows that can look up words from in almost any program.

  • Autoruns

    See what programs are configured to startup automatically when your system boots and you login.

  • Process Explorer

    Find out what files, registry keys and other objects processes have open, which DLLs they have loaded, and more.

  • Process Monitor

    Monitor file system, registry, process, thread and DLL activity in real-time.

  • VirtualBox

    VirtualBox allows you to run an entire operating system inside your current operating system.

  • Revo Uninstaller

    Uninstall programs even if you have problems in uninstalling.

  • ManicTime

    ManicTime is a time-tracking application that records how and when you use your computer and generates useful statistics and reports from the data.

Softwares (Nagware)

  • WinRAR

    WinRAR is a powerful compression tool with many integrated additional functions.

  • Sandboxie

    Sandboxie allows you to run any program but all changes that result from the usage are kept in a sandbox environment, which can then be deleted later.

Softwares (Shareware)

  • XYplorer

    XYplorer is a multi-tabbed portable file manager for Windows, featuring a very powerful file search, versatile preview facilities, a highly customizable interface, and a large array of unique ways to efficiently automate frequently recurring tasks.

  • Beyond Compare

    Beyond Compare is a advanced file and folder comparison utility.