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Opera 11 debuts: screenshots and direct download links inside!
The wraps have been officially pulled off of Opera 11, and as you might have guessed, the recently-announced extensions support is taking center stage. Opera's Thomas Ford was kind enough to send over a handful of images in advance of the release, and you can clearly see three active in the Opera toolbar: Reddited, Opera2Phone, and Yr.No Forecast.
As with other browsers, Opera will offer a curated repository from which you can download extensions. Currently, it's located at http://addons.labs.opera.com/. Developer documentation has also been posted, and it's all about Web standards (HTML5, JavaScript, CSS, etc.). Opera also claims that it should only involve a few simple tweaks to port existing extensions from browsers like Chrome, Safari, and Firefox. You can check out some additional screenshots of Opera 11 browsing and installing extensions after the jump.
We'll be taking a look at some of the other new features in Opera 11 throughout the day. Now without further ado, here are the Opera 11 alpha download links:
As with other browsers, Opera will offer a curated repository from which you can download extensions. Currently, it's located at http://addons.labs.opera.com/. Developer documentation has also been posted, and it's all about Web standards (HTML5, JavaScript, CSS, etc.). Opera also claims that it should only involve a few simple tweaks to port existing extensions from browsers like Chrome, Safari, and Firefox. You can check out some additional screenshots of Opera 11 browsing and installing extensions after the jump.
We'll be taking a look at some of the other new features in Opera 11 throughout the day. Now without further ado, here are the Opera 11 alpha download links:
Remember, folks: this is an alpha release. It could crash, cause freezing, or mutilate your bookmarks. But hey, it's all part of the thrill of testing bleeding-edge software, am I right?
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Subscribe to commentsAemonyOct 21st 2010 5:03AM
At first I thought the zoomed in part was a comparsion with Chrome...
StormtrooprDaveOct 21st 2010 5:30AM
Why are browsers all copying the same interface?
JarasMOct 21st 2010 6:54AM
That's just the default interface, you can customize Opera however you want. If you like tabs at the side and address bar at the bottom - go for it.
earlsOct 21st 2010 9:55AM
No wasted space with a title bar, status bar and separate search box in Chrome!
Lee MathewsOct 21st 2010 9:57AM
...All of which can be customized in Opera.
Tell me, can you set Chrome's download statusbar to autohide? ;)
earlsOct 21st 2010 11:32AM
Ok, you win!
The fact that Opera has Bittorrent built in should be reason enough for me to STFU! (Even though I can't seem to get it work. :/ Changed the port to the same as uTorrent...?)
You were right, I removed the bars/search in less than 10 seconds, and with the "Configure" extension installed, I have no grounds to protest! I assume Opera Link will transfer all of these settings? How about extension settings? *Shakes fist at Google* Now I'm just plain upset. :\
earlsOct 21st 2010 10:31AM
No. :( TEARS AND RAGE!!1 I swear though, it did auto-hide during one dev release, and then the next release the feature was gone. :(
It's not so much that it can or cannot be customized, it shouldn't have to be.
I had a customized Firefox to look exactly like Chrome with three or four extensions, then tried Chrome again six months ago and was like "wait, why am I using three or four extensions to customize a browser when a browser already exists that already gets it?"
Maybe some can rationalize a screen width of wasted space at the top and bottom of the browser window. Maybe one search/url bar is too complicated and scary for some. Maybe going through the steps to customize a browser is fun... I don't know.
I admit, I can still find plenty of annoyances, plenty of things to nit-pick, but as far as efficiency goes, Chrome takes my cake.
Jon A.Oct 21st 2010 11:08AM
It doesn't take that kind of effort to "customize" the Opera's UI. Most elements can be removed with a simple right-click.
And, depending on your OS settings, Opera doesn't have a real title bar in Windows 7/Vista/XP. That just a screenshot of Opera in a non-maximized state.
AnthonyOct 21st 2010 3:27PM
@Jon A., he was talking about customizing Firefox, not Opera.