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Opera 8.52 for Macintosh is available for download

My favorite OS X browser, Opera includes pop-up blocking, tabbed browsing, integrated searches, and advanced functions like Opera's built-in email client, RSS Newsfeeds and IRC chat.

You can also customize the look and content of Opera with a few clicks of the mouse.

Key features in Opera 8

• The Opera 8 interface is designed to make the advanced functions easy and effective to use. Menus, toolbars and other elements have undergone a "slim and clean"-routine. Opera offers the largest browsing area in the industry.

• Opera pop-up blocking
• Tabbed browsing
Opera pioneered tabs and pop-up blocking. With tabs you can open multiple pages within the same application window. Opera lets you control whether to block all pop-ups, or open only the ones that you have requested.

• Opera integrated search
Search your favorite sites, for example Google, eBay, or Amazon without having to go to their Web pages. Use the integrated search window or search directly in the address field using shortcuts (e.g. writing "g Opera" in the address field will search for "Opera" using Google). demo

• Opera security dialog

Stay away from spy-ware, viruses, and other malicious applications that silently attack your computer while you are surfing the Web. For example, Opera displays security information inside the address bar, located next to the padlock icon that indicates the level of security present on a site. Opera 8 also provides protection against phishing attacks and automatically checks for security updates. More about security

• Speed

Opera claims to be: "The Fastest Browser on Earth". It's certainly the fastest OS X browser I've used. In Opera 8, further improvements have been made in the way the browser reads pages.

• Opera password manager

Opera's password manager, the Wand, remembers your usernames and passwords so you will not have to. The password manager can store more than one username and password combination for each page, and will let you choose which one to use if multiple combinations are stored. demo

• Opera skins customization

Using the 'appearance' dialog you can make Opera look almost any way you want. Move buttons and search fields, add and remove toolbars, and so forth. Opera skins can change the look of your browser by giving it the icons and buttons of your choice. demo. For more information on Opera Skins, see Appendix at the end of this article.

Search Google, eBay, Amazon and more with Opera's integrated search. You can also search directly in the address field using shortcuts (e.g. "g" for Google). demo

• Fast Forward

Fast Forward will detect the most likely "next page" link and greatly simplify navigation in multi-page documents. demo

• Password manager

Opera's password manager remembers your usernames and passwords so you will not have to. demo

• Sessions

Save a collection of open pages as a session, for later retrieval, or start with the pages you had open when Opera was last closed. demo

• Mouse gestures

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

• Quick preferences

Pressing F12 displays Opera's 'Quick preferences' menu to easily switch settings such as browser authentication, pop-up and cookie preferences.

• Notes

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

• Security bar

Opera displays security information inside the address bar, located next to the padlock icon that indicates the level of security present on a site.
Encryption

Opera supports Secure Socket Layer (SSL) versions 2 and 3, and TLS. Opera offers automatic 128-bit encryption, the highest available security of any Web browser.

• Delete private data

Opera can be configured to clear the history and cache when exiting, to protect your privacy. Any kind of private data can easily be erased at any time.
Cookie control

Opera gives you detailed control of what cookies to accept and reject, such as allowing for different set-ups for different servers.

• Opera Mail

Opera's built-in POP/IMAP E-mail client is a combined email program, news reader, mailing list organizer and RSS/Atom newsfeed reader. For more information on Opera Mail, see Appendix at the end of this article.

• IRC chat

Communicate with people all over the world using Opera's IRC chat client. Chat privately or in rooms, or share files with your friends and family.

• Customization

Using the 'appearance' dialog you can make Opera look almost any way you want. Move buttons and search fields, add and remove toolbars, and so forth.

• Zoom

With Opera you can zoom the contents of any Web page from 20%-1000% using the zoom dropdown or the + and - keys.
Text size and colors

Text size and link styling can be changed using Opera. Text color and background color can also be customized.

• User style sheets

Opera comes with a set of ready-made style sheets, including accessibility style, that can be used to override a Web site's style set completely.

• Web development Standards support

Opera prides itself in supporting all major Web standards currently in use, including CSS 2.1, XHTML 1.1, HTML 4.01, WML 2.0, ECMAScript, DOM 2 and SVG 1.1 tiny.

• Small-screen mode

When displaying a page in small-screen mode (Shift+F11) you can see how it will look on a mobile phone or other small-screen device running Opera.

• Validate code

You can validate the HTML code of any Web page by pressing Ctrl+Alt+v.
Toggle graphics and style sheets

Graphics and style sheets can be toggled on/off via Opera's menus and shortcuts.

• Info panel

The Info panel shows details about the currently open page such as MIME type, page size, character encoding and more.
Reload from cache

Edit the source of any open Web page and view the result instantly by using 'Reload from cache' (Tools/Advanced).

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 information stands in public environments.

Additional features

* Full support for Gmail
* Support for Atom newsfeeds
* First Web browser to natively support Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)

Changelog for Opera for Macintosh 8.52

This release is a recommended security upgrade.
Changes since 8.51

Display

* Fixed drop-down list problem affecting Bloglines subscription sorting.

Security

* Replaced expired certificates from TrustCenter.
* Solved status bar issue described in Secunia Advisory 17571.
* Implemented stricter handling of the Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP).

Miscellaneous

* Fixed problem with missing keypresses when switching between applications.
* Fixed GDI leak issue with favicons causing slowdowns and crashes.
* Fixed Gmail loading problem.

Opera is freeware

For more information, visit:
http://www.opera.com/products/desktop/?platform=mac

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Appendix - More Features and Detail

Opera Mail

Opera Mail is integrated with the Opera browser, and lets you send, receive, sort and search your e-mails quicker and easier than with conventional e-mail programs.

Easy Switch

* Imports all your existing e-mails and contacts
* Supports multiple e-mail accounts, using both POP and IMAP

Sort and Search

* Full-text indexing of all your e-mails to help you find the one you're looking for
* Search for sender, date, subject or content and Opera Mail will find it for you in seconds
* Combine any variables to narrow your search
* Click a contact's name in the contact list to display all correspondence with that contact
* One-click access to threaded display all recent correspondence
* Filter e-mails to display only those related to a certain topic or project
* Label your incoming e-mails as important, to do, call back, funny etc

Attachments

* Attachments are sorted by file type for easy retrieval (images, videos, music etc.)

Spam Filter

* Filters out junk mail, and you can even train it based on your preferences

Newsgroups and RSS/Atom Newsfeeds

* Receive and manage incoming news with the same tools available for e-mails

Opera Skins

The look of the Opera user interface can easily be changed by applying a new Opera skin. You can find hundreds of skins available for download at My Opera Community.

To apply a new Opera skin just choose one of the skins at My Opera Community and click the link that says "download this skin". The skin will automatically download and install.

You can install as many skins as you like and select them as you wish. All installed skins are accessible under the Tools > Appearance.
Skin authors

If you want to create your own Opera skin we recommend reading the How to make an Opera skin tutorial. You can upload your own skins to the My Opera Community by creating a My Opera account, logging in and clicking "Upload files".
Opera setups

Opera screenshot Setups can be used to customize Opera's menus, toolbars, keyboard shortcuts, mouse gestures and more. Opera setups are available for download at My Opera Community.

To install a setup, click the link that says "download this setup" and it will install automatically.

You can install as many setups as you like. To change setup, go to Tools > Preferences and select Toolbars in the Advanced tab. (see screenshot)

Plug-ins

Plug-ins are software programs that extend the capabilities of Opera in specific ways. A plug-in could give you the ability to play audio samples or view video movies. Software companies are developing plug-ins at a phenomenal rate, so check back here frequently to download the latest programs. Opera supports most Netscape Compatible Plug-ins. If you are a developer and would like information on developing a plug-in for Opera please see Opera's plug-in application programming interface (API).

Audio and video

Beatnik
Beatnick is a free multimedia plug-in for video and music over the net.
Flash Player (Macromedia)
View high-impact, animated Web content.
Instructions for installing Flash.
QuickTime
QuickTime is the Apple technology that makes video, sound, music, 3D and virtual reality come alive for Macintosh and Windows.
Instructions for installing QuickTime.
RealPlayer
Free, plays live and on-demand Real content. Quantum leap in audio and video quality. Instant access to great audio and video content from player.
Instructions for installing the player.
Shockwave Player (Macromedia)
View entertaining rich-media Web content.
Instructions for installing Shockwave Flash.
Windows Media Player
How to use the Windows Media Player plugin with Opera.

Bookmark Managers

Columbine Bookmark Merge
Columbine Bookmark Merge is a 'memorialware' product for doing all sorts of bookmark merging and sorting written by Gary Cramblitt.
Compass
Compass is a manager for Netscape bookmarks, Internet Explorer Favorites and, naturally, Opera's Hot List, written by Daniel Liu.
PowerMarks
A highly recommended bookmark managing program from Kaylon Technologies, PowerMarks manages bookmarks from Netscape, Internet Explorer and Opera.

Cache Organizers

About My Cache
A nifty little program for managing Opera's cache written by Francois Crevola.
Instructions for installing About My Cache.
Cache and Cookie Washer
The Cache and Cookie Washer for Opera is a great little shareware program for simplifying the emptying and editing of your Cache and Cookies and History in Opera. Download a demo version of the program and try it for yourself!
Opera File Explorer
Opera File Explorer by Josef Segur is a tool which allows users of the Opera web browser to view and maintain its cache, cookies, global history, and visited links.

Download Organizers

GetRight
The GetRight plug-in is a great way to manage your downloads and resuming broken ones. GetRight's developer has worked closely with Opera programmers in order to ensure that the plug-in works with Opera and has set up a dedicated page on how to get GetRight to work with Opera.
Go!Zilla
Recover from download errors and resume failed downloads, manage and categorize files to download later and get those files from the most unresponsive site with Go!Zilla.
NetAnts
NetAnts is a download manager designed to maximize throughput by making multiple FTP or HTTP connections. NetAnts allows you to easily perform batch downloads. Easy to use and very convenient. It is also translated into more than twenty languages. To integrate NetAnts with Opera, simply unzip npants1.zip and run NPAnts.exe to install the plug-in.

Graphic - Picture Viewers

Adobe Acrobat
The free Adobe Acrobat® Reader allows you to view, navigate, and print PDF files across all major computing platforms. Acrobat Reader is the free viewing companion to Adobe Acrobat 3.0 and to Acrobat Capture® software.
Instructions for installing Adobe Acrobat Reader.
AnimaFlex
Allows for much bigger, smoother animations. Experience high performance animation on the Web.
Cosmo Player
The Cosmo VRML player is the highest-performing viewer for VRML, an open standard for 3D on the Web.
Instructions for installing the Cosmo Player.
CPC View
Cartesian's CPC View Web browser plug-in provides unmatched performance and functionality in viewing document images for internet and intranet applications.
Envoy
This plug-in allows you to view standalone Envoy documents and Envoy documents embedded in HTML pages.
Flatland Rover
Flatland Rover from Flatland Online, Inc. allows you to browse pages created with the 3D Markup Language (3DML), a easy to use rich media format that integrates 3D environments, streaming video (Real and Windows), MP3 and spatial sound. 3DML is based on the idea of media building blocks that are stacked next to each other to create rich media experiences. It looks like HTML and is just as easy to use. Once you install it go to flatland.com for a full directory of 3DML Spots. If you have any questions or require any help with Flatland Rover, send an email to .
IPIX
An IPIX is an interactive, spherical image offering users a complete field of view, from earth to sky, floor to ceiling, horizon to horizon. Never before has a technology so thoroughly captured the way we see the world with our own eyes. To immerse yourself in an IPIX, you must first install the IPIX Viewer Plug-in, available free from this site.
Instructions for installing IPIX Viewer.

Java

Java technology-based software works just about everywhere - from the smallest devices to supercomputers. Java technology components don't care what kind of computer, phone, TV, or operating system they run on. They just work, on any kind of compatible device that supports the Java platform. Java simplifies computing, both for users, and for the companies building and using computers and software. For more information on Java visit their website at Java.Sun. Through the java plug-in, listed below, interactive Internet services are available to you.

Java 1.1.3
This is the version you'll need if you are running Opera 4.0 beta 3 or lower.
Instructions for installing Java.
Java Runtime Environment
This is the version you'll need if you are running Opera 4.0 beta 4 or Opera 4.0 final or higher.
Instructions for installing Java Runtime Environment.

Other

Opera Windows Controller
Opera Windows Controller by Josef Segur is a program which provides additional control of windows opened by the Opera browser.

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