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Try the faster browser that allows you get the most from today's Web. Opera makes browsing a great pleasure with advanced navigation. Open a new tab and your favourite sites are just a click away. You're also much safer with Fraud Protection, powered by GeoTrust and PhishTank. With nearly immediate identification of suspected phishing sites access, you can feel more secure. Phishing is a form of online fraud in which a malicious party convinces users to visit a forged Web site and divulge personal information, credit card numbers and bank account details. Cutting-edge widgets - small and handy Web programs - make everyday browsing fun and useful by bringing a variety of Web content and data right to your desktop. You can play games, get organized, follow your favorite sports teams and more. Widget developers can create widgets using open and common Web standards including JavaScript, CSS, HTML and SVG and technologies like AJAX. For more information about using or making widgets, visit widgets.opera.com. Opera strives to ensure you can be as efficient online as you want. Whether by pioneering the earliest form of tabbed browsing in the first Opera browser or allowing you to add your favorite search engines to the search bar in Opera. Features such as saved sessions, the trash can, notes and the ability to start exactly where you last closed Opera keep you productive. strengthening Opera's pop-up blocker to weed out annoying or malicious pop-ups, Opera gives you new options for safe browsing. In Opera you can express your style with a mouse click. You can change the look and feel of your browser by downloading new skins or altering buttons to suit the way you want to use Opera. Opera even lets you improve how individual sites behave or block advertisements. It's your choice.



Opera 12 features extensions, tab stacking, visual mouse gestures, and changes to the address field. The new address field hides some of the whole URL, such as the protocol and query strings.

Changelog:
(Opera version 12.50 build 1581 alpha)
Desktop
- [Windows 7/8] Add support for pinch to zoom
- [Windows 7/8] Add support for Inertia scrolling of UI
- [Windows 7/8] Add support for Inertia page scrolling
- [Windows 7/8] Add support for touch based drag and drop of UI elements - with inertia wink
- DSK-371969 Crash on selecting priority in mail compose
- DSK-263963 Tabbed thumbnails preferences set in Preferences not used until restart
- DSK-352462 Star Menu is not closed in one click after opening Folders
- DSK-366898 No context menu for bookmarks
- DSK-370637 [Mac] View Source should use monospace font
- DSK-371043 Opera will crash if you confirm to delete an RSS feed which is already deleted (but you have opened multiple dialogs)
- DSK-369325 Dragging and dropping selected text containing links opens new tabs
- DSK-372113 Opera crashes if dragging a tab into a stack which contains another stack
- Fixed a memory leak related to thumbnail display

Security
- Fixed an issue where truncated dialogs may be used to trick users

Features

Speed Dial
Now you have a new way to access your favorite Web sites. Just open a new tab to get your Speed Dial. It's easy to populate and addictive to use.

BitTorrent
You don't need a separate BitTorrent application to download large files. Simply click a torrent link and start the download

Site preferences
Want to view a site in a different way or deny certain cookies? Want to block pop-ups on certain sites only? Right click and select "Edit site preferences".

Thumbnail preview
It is easy to have many tabs open at once in Opera. But exactly which tab had that video you wanted? Hover your mouse on any tab to see a thumbnail preview.

Fraud protection
Opera's advanced fraud protection protects you against web sites that try to steal your personal information. Watch the demo to learn how to enable this feature.

Add your favorite search engines
Right-click on the site's search field and select "Create search" from the menu.

Widgets
Small Web applications (multimedia, newsfeeds, games and more) that make your desktop experience more fun. Use the Widgets menu to discover new widgets and access your favorites. Visit widgets.opera.com to learn more.

Transfer manager
View download progress and access all your downloads from one simple transfer manager window.

Password manager
The password manager remembers your usernames and passwords so you will not have to.

Mouse gestures
Opera supports mouse gestures, allowing you to perform certain movements with the mouse to access commonly used features.

Notes
Notes can be kept in conjunction with a Web site you want to refer to later, or remind you of any particular information you may like to review again.

Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts - like mouse gestures - make your browsing faster and more efficient. Read more about all the keyboard shortcuts in Opera.

Tabbed browsing
Surf the Web easier and faster by opening multiple Web pages within the same application window.

Integrated search
Search Google, eBay, Amazon and more with our integrated search field. You can also search directly in the address field using keywords (for example "g" for Google).

Fast Forward
Fast Forward will detect the most likely "next page" link and greatly simplify navigation in multi-page documents such as search results and image galleries.

Voice
The voice feature allows you to control Opera's interface by talking and to have documents read aloud. Voice is currently offered in English and runs on Windows 2000 and XP.

Skins
Skins can give your browser the look you want. Make the browser your own by giving it the icons, colors and style of your choice.

Language
Opera is translated into a multitude of languages, and the language can be changed on the fly. Go to Tools > Preferences > General.
Special features

Full-screen mode
The F11 key toggles Opera's projection mode, using the whole screen for browsing and, if a projection style sheet is present, displays 'slides' suitable for presentation.

Kiosk mode
Opera supports kiosk mode - a lock-down mode in which the browser can be used for unattended computers in public places.

Opera mail
Our built-in POP/IMAP E-mail client is a combined e-mail program, news reader, mailing list organizer and RSS/Atom newsfeed reader.

Opera is fast. From the way pages load, to the handy ways you can perform common actions more quickly, this browser has been built for speed. When using slow connections such as crowded WiFi or dial-up, turning on Opera Turbo can more than double webpage-loading speed. With Opera, you will spend less time waiting and more time enjoying the Web.
Getting to your favorite sites could not be easier, thanks to the Speed Dial that beautifully shows your selection of websites and launches them with one click. When you use a mobile phone, or another computer, Opera Link also keeps your bookmarks synchronized and lets you use them from everywhere.

Opera is packed with useful features that allow you to get more out of surfing. When downloading files, a sophisticated download manager lets you keep track of them, and even works with BitTorrent. You can use content blocking to stop annoying or offensive content from interrupting your browsing. You can also use the flexible Opera Mail client that integrates email with your browsing experience. If you like to control of the look and feel of your computer, Opera is perfect for you. With unmatched flexibility, you can control the location of most of Opera’s controls. You can also choose from different skins to customize the appearance of your browser. Additionally, many handy applications, called widgets are available to add additional functionality, while you can use Opera Unite to share files and pictures right from your computer.

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