Choose Opera

Beautifully engineered

Today we released the final public release of our flagship Web browser, Opera 9.5. Opera's cross-device expertise, support for open Web standards and commitment to speed and performance has culminated into our most powerful browser yet.

What's new in Opera 9.5:

Opera Link: Your bookmarks, Speed Dial and even notes taken in the Opera browser can follow you anywhere. Opera Link keeps you synchronized between any Opera 9.5 desktop browser and Opera Mini, Opera's free browser for your mobile phone. In Opera 9.5 write a note - copy directions, create shopping lists or jot down anything you need to remember - and access it on any Opera 9.5 browser by simply logging in.

Find anything: Remember a word from a page you've read earlier? Find that page easily with Quick Find. Just enter a word in the address bar to find matching text from any page you have visited.

Looking sharp: Opera makes a move to modernize its look and feel to a sharp new skin with clean lines and clear icons. The 'New Tab' button and other elements have been modified to make the switch to a better Web experience more intuitive. You may also select any of our platform-specific skins to help Opera's appearance adapt to your operating system of choice.

Strengthened defense against malware and phishing: Opera's Fraud Protection not only protects you from fraudulent Web sites, it is now the first browser publically available to protect you from malware and other malicious software on the Web. Powered by Haute Secure, Netcraft, and PhishTank, Opera's Fraud Protection technology automatically blocks offending Web pages to keep you out of harm's way.

Speed: Opera continues to lead in performance. Opera 9.5 makes dramatic speed improvements to the e-mail client, RSS feeds and the browser itself, so you can spend more time getting things done online.

Of course Opera 9.5 includes many features Opera users have already come to know and love. Speed Dial, notes, the ability to save and restore browsing sessions after you close the browser, a trash can for accidentally closed tabs or e-mails, mouse gestures and many others bring a fresh approach to browsing the Web. Discover Opera for yourself today.

"Opera 9.5 represents the culmination of two years spent listening to our community and transforming our browser to add features and capabilities they have requested," said Jon von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera. "Opera 9.5 offers new possibilities and capabilities. It's faster, lighter and pushes us further out in front of other browsers, by blending the mobile and desktop worlds together in new and powerful ways. We invite everyone to join us as we continue to shape the way the Web will evolve."

Download:

Opera is a free download from http://www.opera.com/

Community

Now that Opera 9.5 is released we want you help us spread the word. If anyone has promoted Opera 9.5, please let us know here as a comment and we'll add your effort to a list of contributions.

Also, feel free to use any of our new Kestrel wallpapers. Add a download banner to your blog, or any other social networking site you're a member of to support the good cause!

If you think this is good, then help us digg it!

New wallpapers

• 1600x1200
• 1280x1024
• 1024x768
• 800x600

Download banners:

Just copy and paste the code provided below each image.

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Good news, everyone! We're in the process of creating a messaging document about the Opera browser, and we really want you to tell us what it should include.

Since there already are many user-generated web sites explaining why people love Opera, we've lacked an official version of it. That's why we we want to assemble all your thoughts into one compact and distilled list of the most persuasive arguments why Opera is the preferred choice among browsers.

You are more than welcome to send us your arguments. We hope everyone will benefit from this document since we will host it from My Opera as an official link, provide printable flyer-versions and several other mediums with your ideas as well. On top of that, we have Oleg Melnichuck, our award-winning designer buddy, volunteered to do the design, so we know it's good!

Prior to finalizing the document we will offer you the opportunity to localize the content to your language/region.

So, if you want to contribute, fill out this form with a list of your best working arguments in the "Competition answer:" field. Everyone is invited to join.

Deadline: Tuesday, June 10th, 2008.

• Widget emulator
  Instantly experience how widgets should appear and function across TV, computer and mobile screens, including devices with low bandwidth, for easier cross-device development.
  
  
• Libraries
  Opera Software has created several JavaScript libraries to help make development easier. Save time by using libraries for animation and other characteristics that will add compelling functionality to your applications.
  
  
• Documentation
  Gain access to extensive information on how to develop Opera Widgets.
  
  
• User forums
  Solicit help and participate in community forums.
  
  
• Opera Dragonfly
  Use the latest cross-device developer tools for easy debugging.
  

Speed, security and performance do matter. We've made our browser even faster. The new beta is quicker to start, faster at loading web pages, and better at running your Web applications.

Download Opera 9.5 beta

Digg it!

Quick find

Forgot the page where you found that great article, or that funny picture? Opera remembers the actual content of the Web pages you visit. In the address bar, just type one word you remember, and find the page.

Stay safe

Not all web pages are who they say they are. In Opera 9.5, Fraud Protection is enabled by default and detects and warns you about fraudulent Web sites automatically. Support for Extended Validation certificates (EV) provides added assurance and trust for secure web sites.

E-mail enlightened

Opera's built-in e-mail client, M2, features improved responsiveness. It also retrieves and searches your mail and news feeds even faster than before.

Web developer tools

Opera 9.5 features a new and faster version of the browser engine Presto. This adds support for cutting edge Web standards and the upcoming Web developer tools.

Kestrel Beta 2 guided tour

1. Spend some time manning the Opera tradeshow booth and other Opera events with us, talking with SXSW attendees about your Opera experience.
   
2. Attend different events at SXSW Interactive, such as keynotes, panels, and evening events like the Web Awards, and then blog about them on My Opera (during the event).
   
3. Help us to take videos of certain events (such as the Web Browser panel) that we would later post on My Opera.
   

• a Gold-level registration (which would normally cost $650 at the door) that allows full access to SXSW Interactive as well as the SXSW Film Conference and Festival (March 7-15)
  
• access to SXSW parties
  
• hanging out with Opera, and guaranteed swag
  

• You have to be available from at least Sunday-Tuesday, March 9-11.
  
• You have to be 18 or over (being 21+, however, will get you into more venues).
  
• You are able to provide your own transportation and lodging.
  
• You have a laptop you can bring and use, with Wi-Fi.
  
• Optional: You have a digital camera you can use to take photos, which will be uploaded to My Opera.