
Visually, the browser looks miles better than almost all web browsers out there as there are lesser hard-edged UI elements, and, just by hovering with the mouse cursor over them, everything seems a tad bit more interactive. The browser automatically takes it upon itself to borrow your computer's current desktop wallpaper for a touch of familiarity, perhaps. The installation is unquestionably simple, and the first visual impression is a very good one, indeed. It is said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but it's tough to argue with Opera Neon's good looks Overall simplicity, a modern and stylish user interface with smooth transition effects (thanks to a bespoke physics engine) and a few "why-don't-all-other-web-browsers-have-this" features represent the stones upon which this browser is based on. In actual fact, Opera Neon is an all-new Chromium-based web browser, designed from the ground up to showcase what "the future of web browsing" could look like but, if it will really impress you or not, we guess, it depends on what exactly you want from a web browser. Verdict:Īn interesting twist on the modern web browser, Opera Neon is surprisingly functional as well as reasonably fresh, although it's not quite as innovative as you might think.Right off the bat, we are going to tell you that this is not an improved version of the Opera browser you have come to know (and possibly to love) and for good reason, as it's being marketed as a "concept browser" by the development team behind it. Instead, expect to see some of its features transition to Opera’s desktop line throughout 2017. The browser is not designed to replace Opera, although it’s surprisingly polished and could easily be used as such with support for bookmarks, developers and more. The video player pops out and allows you to watch video from a resizable always-on-top window while consuming content from other pages.
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There’s a sidebar on the left providing one-click shortcuts to a video player, image gallery, snapshot tool, and download manager. To use this feature, simply open one tab, then drag your second tab to the top of the open tab window and hold before choosing where to place it. Opera Neon also supports a split-screen view, allowing you to view and use two pages side-by-side, which is less innovative ( Vivaldi already employs a superior means of grouping and viewing pages in tandem). Drag a tab on to the Start page to pin the website to it for easier access going forward. Tabs aren’t static, but managed to ensure more frequently used tabs rise to the top of the list.

You can minimise to return to the start page to open more tabs.

Fire it up, and you’re immediately presented with a streamlined start page, with your desktop background mirrored and an omnibox supporting both direct links and multiple search engines.Īfter entering your link or search terms a window-within-a-window pops up with the page’s contents displayed – you’ll also see an icon appear on the right representing that page’s tab. That’s the reasoning behind this "concept browser", which Opera says will allow you to focus on the myriad of different content the web provides. But despite all this, Opera and its rivals' basic user interface all hark back to the web’s early years, where it was primarily web pages and documents. Opera is one of the more innovative browser developers out there – in 2016 it upped the stakes when its Opera browser added in new features like built-in VPN, battery saver and (more controversially) ad-blocker.
