{"id":28385,"date":"2021-10-03T18:01:53","date_gmt":"2021-10-03T10:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=28385"},"modified":"2021-10-18T17:11:44","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T09:11:44","slug":"reasons-to-use-opera-browser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/reasons-to-use-opera-browser\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Reasons Why You Should Switch to Opera Browser Right Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.opera.com\/\">Opera<\/a> is <strong>one of the most underrated browsers out there<\/strong>. Even though it usually pops up in the most-popular browser lists, only a fraction of total users use it (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3schools.com\/browsers\/\">W3schools<\/a> puts the figure at around 1% for 2016). Still the numbers add up to about 60 mil users on desktop and twice that on Opera Mini for Android.<\/p>\n<p>Despite its lower usage numbers, many of the awesome features you use in your favorite non-Opera browser are either <strong>introduced by Opera<\/strong> or <strong>turned mainstream by it<\/strong>. The speed dial, private\/incognito window, pop-up blocker, tabbed browsing, ability to turn off images and browser sessions are some of the features that originated from Opera.<\/p>\n<p>I have extensively used both Firefox and Chrome and switched to Opera almost a year ago and never looked back. I found many good reasons to ditch other browsers in favor of Opera, and in this post I\u2019ll share all of them with you.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/opera-flags-better-browsing-experience\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 14 Opera Flags Tweaks for Better Browsing Experience\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">14 Opera Flags Tweaks for Better Browsing Experience<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/opera-flags-better-browsing-experience.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-29591 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/opera-flags-better-browsing-experience.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">14 Opera Flags Tweaks for Better Browsing Experience<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSimilar to other browsers, Opera browser also comes with experimental features that can enhance your browsing experience. Whether...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>1. It\u2019s not a resource hog<\/h2>\n<p>This is definitely a <strong>deal breaker\/maker<\/strong> if you tire of browsers like Chrome and Firefox slowing down your PC. Opera is a <strong>resource-friendly browser<\/strong> that focuses on using less of your PC and Internet resources.<\/p>\n<p>Many of its features are made to strip down resource usage (more on them later). As a result, you experience fewer hiccups and hang ups when on Opera.<\/p>\n<h2>2. It has a built-in ad blocker<\/h2>\n<p>Opera has a built-in ad blocker which eliminates the need to use a third-party ad blocker. Opera claims that their ad blocker can <strong>block all types of ads<\/strong> and <strong>speed up the load time of websites up to 90%.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Opera\u2019s ad blocker is built-in and <strong>blocks ads at web engine level<\/strong>. So it is <strong>lighter on the resources<\/strong> and offers a <strong>faster page load time<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/reasons-to-use-opera-browser\/adblocker.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"285\" alt=\"opera adblocker\"><\/figure>\n<p>Opera tested its ad blocker against Chrome running the popular Adblock Plus extension. With tests on 66 different websites, Opera\u2019s ad blocker was <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/press.opera.com\/\">45% faster as compared to Chrome<\/a> with Adblock Plus installed.<\/p>\n<p>To enable ad blocker in Opera, go to <strong>Settings<\/strong> from the main Opera menu and <strong>enable it in the \u201cBasic\u201d section<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Opera\u2019s \"Battery Saver\" mode<\/h2>\n<p>Opera recently added a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.opera.com\/\/computer\/features\/battery-saver\">battery saver<\/a> feature that can <strong>extend the battery life of your laptop up to 50%.<\/strong> When your laptop is unplugged or when you enable the feature manually, Opera will <strong>tweak different settings to become light on the battery<\/strong> without sacrificing performance.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the tweaks include, pausing unused plugins, pausing theme animations, reducing background tabs activity and less interactions with CPU by changing JavaScript schedule.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/reasons-to-use-opera-browser\/battery-saver.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"469\" alt=\"opera battery saver\"><\/figure>\n<p>Opera compared battery saver with Chrome and found it to <strong>extend battery life by 50%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>4. It has built-in VPN<\/h2>\n<p>Opera has a built-in free VPN without any limitations that you can start using with a click of a button.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/best-vpn-services-review\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 10 Best VPN Service Providers\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">10 Best VPN Service Providers<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/best-vpn-services-review.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-57444 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/best-vpn-services-review.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">10 Best VPN Service Providers<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEverything is being tracked nowadays, from your activities on the internet to your phone and computer. Each click,...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>To enable Opera VPN, go to <strong>Settings<\/strong> and move to the \u201c<strong>Privacy & security<\/strong>\u201d section. Here, <strong>check \u201cEnable VPN\u201d<\/strong> to enable it.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/reasons-to-use-opera-browser\/opera-vpn.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"370\" alt=\"opera build-in vpn\"><\/figure>\n<p>This will add a \u201cVPN\u201d button at the start of your address bar that you can click to turn on\/off the VPN. You can choose from five virtual locations: USA, Germany, Canada, Singapore and Netherlands. The VPN <strong>works great<\/strong> and <strong>doesn\u2019t show any ads or throttle browsing speed. <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>5. You can use Chrome extensions in Opera<\/h2>\n<p>Opera has limited choices when it comes to extensions. Fortunately, Chrome and Opera are based on the same platform (chromium) and as such, Opera can easily run most Chrome extensions. All you need is the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/addons.opera.com\/en\/extensions\/details\/install-chrome-extensions\/\">Download Chrome Extension<\/a> for Opera.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/google-chrome-extensions-designers\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 30+ Useful Chrome Extensions for Web Designers\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">30+ Useful Chrome Extensions for Web Designers<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/google-chrome-extensions-designers.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-9541 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/google-chrome-extensions-designers.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">30+ Useful Chrome Extensions for Web Designers<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA list of most handy Chrome extensions specifically for web designers and developers.\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Once you have installed this extension in Opera, you will see that the \u201c<strong>Add to Chrome<\/strong>\u201d button in the Chrome store as been replaced with \u201c<strong>Add to Opera<\/strong>\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Just click on it to <strong>install your favorite Chrome extensions in Opera<\/strong>. I am using many of my favorite Chrome extensions like Avast Safe Price, The Great Suspender, Lazarus and Note Board in Opera without any problems.<\/p>\n<h2>6. Opera Turbo<\/h2>\n<p>Opera has a built-in data compression system called <strong>Opera Turbo<\/strong> that <strong>uses Opera\u2019s servers to compress data<\/strong>. When Opera Turbo is enabled, less data will be downloaded leading to less internet data usage (good if you have limited data). Additionally, the loading speed of pages will also increase.<\/p>\n<p>However, do keep in mind that <strong>compression only works on unencrypted websites (http)<\/strong>. Opera cannot intercept data from encrypted (https) websites. You can enable Opera Turbo from the main <strong>Opera menu<\/strong> at the <strong>top left corner<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>7. Speed Dial<\/h2>\n<p>Opera\u2019s renowned Speed Dial replaces your homepage with speed dial to your <strong>frequently accessed websites<\/strong>. You can simply <strong>bookmark websites and pages<\/strong> you need to access frequently to speed dial, and you will be able to <strong>quickly access them from the home page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/reasons-to-use-opera-browser\/speed-dial.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"443\" alt=\"speed dial opera\"><\/figure>\n<p><small><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.opera.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/opera_speed_dial.jpg\">IMAGE: Opera.com<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/new-tab-browser-addons\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 20 Browser Extensions to Spice Up \u201cNew Tab\u201d Page\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">20 Browser Extensions to Spice Up \u201cNew Tab\u201d Page<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/new-tab-browser-addons.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-17999 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/new-tab-browser-addons.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">20 Browser Extensions to Spice Up \u201cNew Tab\u201d Page<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFor the people who are always looking for ways to make their workflow more productive, browser add-ons and...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The speed dial makes the home page <strong>look really cool<\/strong> and your <strong>default search engine is at the top<\/strong> to let you quickly search the web.<\/p>\n<h2>8. Opera News Digest<\/h2>\n<p>Opera offers a curated news digest based on your interest from your selected list of news websites. Click on <strong>Opera main menu<\/strong> and <strong>select \u201cNews\u201d from it<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here you can <strong>tell Opera which language and country to offer curated news<\/strong> about (multiple options can be selected).<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/reasons-to-use-opera-browser\/opera-news.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"432\" alt=\"opera news digest\"><\/figure>\n<p>After that, <strong>specify categories<\/strong> in which you are interested, including arts, business, entertainment, food, sports, science, travel, technology and many more.<\/p>\n<p>Opera will then create a news digest with latest articles from categories you selected. This news digest will <strong>update frequently<\/strong> as the sources are update.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/content-curation-tools\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 20 Top Content Curation Tools for Marketers\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">20 Top Content Curation Tools for Marketers<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/content-curation-tools.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-53153 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/content-curation-tools.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">20 Top Content Curation Tools for Marketers<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEvery day, you can find unique content on the Web. Due to the multitudes of websites cropping up...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>9. Pop-Out Videos<\/h2>\n<p>On YouTube and other video sharing websites, the video is only visible as long as you stay in its section. If you will move to comments or recommended videos, the video playing will be left behind. However, this won\u2019t happen with Opera.<\/p>\n<p>Opera adds a tiny <strong>Pop-out video button at the top of videos.<\/strong> Click on it to pop-out another instance of the video.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/reasons-to-use-opera-browser\/pop-out-video-01.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"301\" alt=\"opera pop-out video\"><\/figure>\n<p>Now you can scroll down the page and that instance of the video will be visible to you all the times. Best of all, <strong>even if you leave the website, the pop-out video will still be visible<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This is perfect if you need to <strong>follow troubleshooting instructions or tutorials on another tab<\/strong> and would like to keep the video in view all the time.<\/p>\n<h2>10. Customize Keyboard Shortcuts<\/h2>\n<p>If you are a keyboard shortcuts fanatic but don\u2019t like the default keyboard shortcuts offered by your browser, then you will be pleased to know that <strong>Opera lets you bind your own keyboard shortcuts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Opera Settings, move to \u201c<strong>Browser<\/strong>\u201d section and scroll down to \u201c<strong>Shortcuts<\/strong>\u201d option. Now click on the \u201c<strong>Configure shortcuts<\/strong>\u201d button and you will see a full list of supported keyboard shortcuts.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/reasons-to-use-opera-browser\/pop-out-video-02.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"398\" alt=\"opera pop-out video\"><\/figure>\n<p>Here you can <strong>click on each shortcut to either replace it with another or add multiple shortcuts<\/strong> for the same function. You can also specify shortcuts for extensions and their functions.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/reasons-to-use-opera-browser\/bind-shortcuts.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"475\" alt=\"opera shortcut keys\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>Additionally, Opera supports all the other <strong>important features that are essential for browsing<\/strong>, including data syncing over different devices, password manager, bookmark manager, control over plug-in content, block pop-ups, control over location and cookies, ability to customize interface and pretty much everything that most other browsers can offer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/browser-features-most-wanted\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 10 Native Features Every Browser Should Have\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">10 Native Features Every Browser Should Have<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/browser-features-most-wanted.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-25039 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/browser-features-most-wanted.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">10 Native Features Every Browser Should Have<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWeb browsers are our doorways to the internet. Even though they are vital and have been around for...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>I should also mention that Opera page loading and browsing speeds are head-to-head with Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge. Do let us know in the comments if you are planning on switching to Opera or not.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opera is one of the most underrated browsers out there. Even though it usually pops up in the most-popular browser lists, only a fraction of total users use it (W3schools puts the figure at around 1% for 2016). Still the numbers add up to about 60 mil users on desktop and twice that on Opera&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":158,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3397],"tags":[4605,2261,316],"topic":[4521],"class_list":["entry-content","is-maxi"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.8 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>10 Reasons Why You Should Switch to Opera Browser - Hongkiat<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Opera is one of the most underrated browsers out there. 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