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Faster startup with many tabs
Previously it could take a while to start Opera if you had many tabs open. In Opera 12 tabs are loaded smarter; fewer at the time with those that are visible or recently accessed loading first. Opera now always starts up equally fast no matter how many tabs you have open.

Out-of-Process Plug-ins
Plug-ins are notorious for causing stability issues. In fact almost one third of all crashes in Opera are caused by plug-ins. In Opera 12 plug-ins are isolated in a separate process, when they crash all you need to do is reload the page.

Experimental Hardware Acceleration and WebGL
Opera 12 contains experimental support for full hardware acceleration and WebGL. While the stability and performance depends on the OS, drivers and graphics card, it is already available for testing. Enabling opera:config#UserPrefs|EnableWebGL allows you to test WebGL content and enabling opera:config#UserPrefs|EnableHardwareAcceleration makes not only the web page but the whole user interface being render via the graphics card. By accessing opera:gpu you can check the current status of Hardware Acceleration and WebGL. Using opera:config#UserPrefs|Preferredrenderer you can switch between OpenGL (0) and DirectX (1).

opera:cpu
Is something slowing down Opera or your computer? You can now easily check with opera:cpu.

Improved loading performance
In Opera 12 the loading of pages has been optimized to ensure that resources like scripts, style sheets and images are loaded more efficiently. The result: Faster loading of pages!

Improved performance on secure connections
When loading a secure page (https) the browser goes through a complex process to establish a secure connection. This exact steps in this process vary from web server to web server, depending on the certificates, version and implementation of TLS they support. For Opera 12 we've analyzed and optimized many of the different steps in this process. Overall many secure pages are now loading faster than before!

RTL
In each release Opera learns a new language. New in Opera 12 is the capability to support Right-To-Left languages which makes it possible to support Arabic, Persian, Hebrew and Urdu. With Kazakh in addition, Opera is now translated into 55 languages.

Improved HTML5 support
HTML5 is the heart and soul of the web. Opera 12 adds support for drag and drop, camera access (getUserMedia), css animations and more.

Improved extensions support
The windows/tabs extensions api has been revamped to include support for access to tab stacks. Check out dev.opera for more upcoming extension features.

64 bit Windows and Mac
Opera 12 is now available in 64 bit for all platforms. Note that because 64 bit applications use more memory than their 32 bit equivalent, the default version of Opera for Windows will continue to be 32 bit.

Do Not Track
Opera 12 enhances your privacy by supporting the "Do Not Track" feature. You can enabled it in Opera's Preferences dialog (Preferences > Advanced > Security > Ask websites not to track me).
Improved address field suggestions
Based on feedback from you we've implemented numerous of tweaks to the address field making the suggested results cleaner, more accurate and more relevant.

New Awesome Themes

Make Opera yours with a whole new set of themes. Design your own or use one of the options we have ready. Change the look of the browser as often as you want — all it takes is one click. You don’t even need to restart!

Discontinuing Opera Unite, Opera Widgets and Voice

I especially like the new themes + the performance is even better now

opera did a good thing by Discontinuing Opera Unite, Opera Widgets and Voice - saving on resources and focusing where it's needed

the new ui is so polished and the new icon is also sexier

T

Yes thanks for your post and saw about the opera latest browser good to download this, very fast accessing and plugins in it.

opera:cpu

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Has the success of Opera on mobile platforms helped increase its desktop share in any way?

This is one beautiful piece of software indeed

iam using opera since 2005 ...I love this browser muaaaaaaaaaaaaah

Best browser out there in every platform.

I use firefox

sling-shot said:
Has the success of Opera on mobile platforms helped increase its desktop share in any way?

This is one beautiful piece of software indeed

sadly, they don't have the marketing budget to compete with chrome

Opera updated to 12.00 last night automatically.

But, if Opera Unite is discontinued, then why I can still use it? Is is that its support will be dropped in near future?

Plugin isolation is a feature which was long due.

Now I just need following for now: Ability to snap tabs back in the browser. And it needs to be more smooth.

That's it.

M

Best browser so far.

But, if Opera Unite is discontinued, then why I can still use it? Is is that its support will be dropped in near future?

Today we are announcing the beginning of the end for two of our current Add-on platforms. Starting with the upcoming Opera 12 release, Opera Unite and Opera Widgets will be turned off by default for new users. The two Add-on platforms will be completely removed in a later release expected before the end of this year.

*my.opera.com/addons/blog/2012/04/24/sunsetting-unite-and-widgets

My fav browser on both pc and mobile.

F

my favorite browser too

will update it today

Oh dear. Youtube downloader extension broke with v 12.00.
Hope it's updates soon.

@Vyom Try extendtube

cute.bandar said:
@Vyom Try extendtube

Nice extension! Adds whole bunch of features, not just download!

Thanks.

Vyom said:
Oh dear. Youtube downloader extension broke with v 12.00.
Hope it's updates soon.

it'll get updated soon don't worry

It is so gorgeous

:')

Faster browser with light weight themes and a lot of new extensions!
Has any 1 tried the feature: “Ask websites not to track me”? I had used it on Firefox.

axes2t2 said:
It is so gorgeous

:')

Did you found a new cat theme on Opera?

I'm using the green grass theme

updated to version 12.0 yesterday and only difference I can notice is faster startup - using the deafult theme with windows classic theme which is good for me and matches with forum theme ;-)

Looks good and also, my favorite browser both on Linux and windows

Like opera for its integrating tabs feature, and also new private tab in same window

Better than before.

crashed 3 times so far without using any 3rd part extension/themes - only using adblock filter and the custom css stylesheet but they are both updated and never crashed with version 11.62.

using themes and 2 extensions, no cranes
Can you tell me ur os?

D

I am using Opera@Usb for last 6 months, as my brother often formats the desktop !!

now I live with all extension, skin, theme, plug-in + my personal settings for opera !!

I don't know how you guys are finding Opera as fastest. I still find Chrome to be fastest followed by Firefox followed by Opera.

Tried loading various pages. Opera failed everytime.

Its not fastest but still I like it more than any browser for the features and UI it offers.

^Same here. I too find Chrome to be the fastest.
Anyway installed Opera 12!

Chrome and Firefox are fastest on fast connections. On a very slow connection like mine, Opera Turbo(the feature) is the best. I performed this test many times on these three browsers. I copy-paste and enter the URL of a page first in Chrome, then in Firefox and then in Opera. Even after this delay, Opera had been the first to show the page in 8 out of 10 times.

I think Opera is the fastest on fast connection as well.

Firefox is cool as well.

Chrome is a slow browser, uses a lot of memory and crashes.

That I can't tell. When I had fast connection I didn't used Opera. Chrome did the job well then.

R

Opera is my favorite browser. It browse like charm other than any browser. updated today my browser after reading this post.

Everytime I have tried Opera, find it to be slow.

Well no doubt, Opera on mobile rocks

But on PC, I still find chrome to be fastest, but yes, as ico said, it uses lots of memory and crashes. And plugins like silverlight, flash etc. keeps crashing now and then.

In that regard, I find Firefox to be the safest option.

And in case of Opera, it takes ages to load pages and keeps on displaying "Element 1/10", "Element 9/15" etc. instead of loading pages.

Chrome is the fastest!!

1.Chrome
2.Firefox
3.Opera
4.Safari

IE don't deserve ranking because it can not finish in the race, just crashed :lol:

I can smell browser war now ;-)

anyway, for me Chromium browser ( not using chrome ) is very stable if I don't open more than 3 tabs - using the 20.0.1086.0 Dev build.

ssk_the_gr8 said:
using themes and 2 extensions, no cranes
Can you tell me ur os?

Windows Xp SP3+ all the latest updates installed.

Yes, I agree that chrome is a bit faster than opera.
But chrome is a bloat.
And, I was using firefox in the middle, it crashed hell a lot of time! Also, it lags while loading java plugins.
But opera 12 looks promising

R

Hi Anish,
I am agree with you some times my Mozilla Firefox crashed but I dot know the reasons. Please help me.

topgear said:
I can smell browser war now anyway, for me Chromium browser ( not using chrome ) is very stable if I don't open more than 3 tabs - using the 20.0.1086.0 Dev build.

Windows Xp SP3+ all the latest updates installed.

using it on 7 and ubuntu 10.04 , cant say about xp

thanks for the info
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Opera became my default browser (since 2006) because only it comes with 'mouse gestures' & doesnt reload image/text when you go 'back', it simply loads it from cache.
saves from moving the mouse too much & bandwidth

crashed two more times yesterday - one things was common is that it crashed once yesterday and the day before yesterday while I was posting on Your Gaming Backlog/Progress Report! thread - the crash mostly occurs while accessing VB Bulletin frum - may be it has something to do with either the adblock plugin / Custom CSS stylesheet.

topgear said:
the crash mostly occurs while accessing VB Bulletin frum - may be it has something to do with either the adblock plugin / Custom CSS stylesheet.

Or, maybe it's just that you spend maximum time on vBulletin. And the crashed just happened to be when you were on it.

Anyway, I have installed no plugin or custom stylesheet, still it crashes randomly. Waiting for a fix from Opera.

Vyom said:
Or, maybe it's just that you spend maximum time on vBulletin. And the crashed just happened to be when you were on it.

Anyway, I have installed no plugin or custom stylesheet, still it crashes randomly. Waiting for a fix from Opera.

whats your OS?
and i hope both you and topgear sent the crash report

ssk_the_gr8 said:
whats your OS?
and i hope both you and topgear sent the crash report

Windows XP SP3.
And yes, I do send crash reports! How else would devs can iron out the bugs!

was not questioning you, i've seen people ignoring it

My default browser for all OS'es.

dont worry people, opera 12.01 already in the works

dont forget this feature -
*i.imgur.com/9jpMy.png
Show Images (fresh)/Cached/ no Images
zoom (mouse scroll when cursor over that slider)
sometimes, you dont want the images to load (or new images) (slow connection), you can use that feature at times like that.

Chrome works perfect on my PC, but few of my friends hate it for its high memory usage and crashes, though I never faced any such issue

on Windows7 x64 btw.

"Alt + S" doesn't works in Opera.

rider said:
Chrome is the fastest!!

nope, Opera is the fastest. Chrome is not even close. May be close if one is stuck with his Windows-only world.

I'm comparing GPU accleration here:
*i.imgur.com/FiElQ.png
*i.imgur.com/X862O.png
*i.imgur.com/tk0Nw.png

We'd compare them again when Chrome catches up.

dashing.sujay said:
"Alt + S" doesn't works in Opera.

a very simple Tab + Enter being made unnecessarily complicated.

Vyom said:
Or, maybe it's just that you spend maximum time on vBulletin. And the crashed just happened to be when you were on it.

may be

Anyway, I have installed no plugin or custom stylesheet, still it crashes randomly. Waiting for a fix from Opera.

same here

ssk_the_gr8 said:
whats your OS?
and i hope both you and topgear sent the crash report

Vyom said:
Windows XP SP3.
And yes, I do send crash reports! How else would devs can iron out the bugs!

ssk_the_gr8 said:
was not questioning you, i've seen people ignoring it

yep, sent crash report every time the browser crashed though today the browser crashed only for 1 time and I think this issue is OS specific ie Xp Sp3 ?? Will try out the latest beta/Alpha build on Saturday.