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The Opera Extensions list just surpassed 1000 approved extensions. That means there are over 1000 potential new Opera features waiting to be discovered! From enhancements to your social media experience, news and blogging tools to development tools, it's all there waiting for you!

We have plans to further expand on the possibilities of extensions, from exciting new API's to new features in Opera. As we add more we see more and more crazy extensions submitted. (Though we are still waiting for an extension for petting your cat remotely.) Who knows how many we'll have at the end of the year - or what they will be?

We have done quite a few extensions highlights since the launch of Opera 11 one year ago. We use plenty of extensions ourself, but we would love to know what your favorites are! Drop us a comment with a short explanation of the one extension you can't browse without!

Our love for Reddit is no secret, and /r/operabrowser/ is of course one of our favorites. Kidblast lists his six favorite extensions (yes, we know the title should be six not five), and want to know our top five. I took a quick walk around the office and got some top five lists.

EspenAO

1. Gmail On Speed Dial - Easy access and fast notifications of incoming mail.
2. Linkify - Creates HTML links from plain text URL's and e-mail addresses.
3. Meme Smileys - Finally, Facebook and Twitter makes sense.
4. Open In Background With Long Press - Amazing for surfing Reddit on your laptop.
5. Translate - Useful when I stumble into Russian websites.

Aleksander

1. Popup Statusbar - No more Status Bar!
2. Make It So - Animations and fun with images.
3. Reddit on Speed Dial - My Reddit Speed Dial.
4. Facebook Preview - Saves me useless stops to Facebook.
5. AutoPatchWork - Makes browsing faster and smarter.

Zoe

1. Live News Feed - Love to stay on my favorite blogs and news from Latin America.
2. Translate - Super useful when living abroad, need help with Norwegian
3. The Weather - Totally important to know what to wear.
4. WebAdictos Extension - Awsome blog about tech and gadgets news.
5. Facebook Preview - To track if there is any news.

Anna

1. FaceBabel - Translates my friends' statuses with just one click!
2. Facebook autoload older posts - I found "Older posts" are so annoying.
3. Twitter Inline Images - Shows images directly in the Twitter feed. So much simpler.
4. Word of the Day - It's never too late to stop learning!
5. Quote of the Day - My daily dose of inspiration!

.Ed

1. Klout - Injects my Twitter feed (and Opera's ) with Klout values, for my eyes only!
2. Klout Speed Dial - Now Klout's speed dial is my score. Brilliance only Opera can offer.
3. Edit the Page - Let's me turn any site into news about my fantastic abdominals. A must.
4. Facebook Preview - Because I don't want to have Facebook open any more than I have to...
5. Narwhal Translator - My own extension, coming terrifyingly soon! It's Serious Business.

Check out Imagus, an Opera extension intended to complement image features that Deathamns feel is missing from Opera by default, or add new features that are useful.

I've tested it and I can honestly say that I'm impressed. It adds many useful new features to Opera. One thing I like is that you can simply select a text link and get a live preview of the image:

I've disabled the cursor tooltip to avoid the image URL to appear in front of the picture. You can also do this from "Preferences" » "Advanced" » "Browsing" and uncheck "Show Tooltips".

Anyway, give the extension a try if you're looking for new image features in Opera. Please let me know if you know of any other extensions out there that should be covered.

Pro tip: Play around with QWE in an image.