Adding to this. Here is your answer. Vertical tabs is not coming and you should stop caring about it.

https://blogs.opera.com/desktop/2023/11/special-version-of-the-opera-browser-available-for-qwant-users-in-france/

You're welcome 😊

AIR doesn't support native Cashback, however you can still use below extensions:

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/cashback-assistant/kfkddcifiihcdaaambaijmopndkgpdkh

I think you found a visual bug.
Whenever speed dials are disabled via settings, the search bar shifts towards right, instead of being centralized.

Removing speed dials 1by1 is a workaround true, anyway thanks for reporting, will look into that.

We have a group of ideas that could help users focus and someway blocking the social media is one of them.

Can't promise when it will happen, but I'd like to explore this area one day.

Thanks for all the details.

Do you mean to have "system/auto" theme that synchronizes with theme of your operating system?

Example from GX
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It was removed already.
Make sure to update browser to latest version:
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Did you enjoy the hat during Christmas season?

I love Opera Air’s sleek, calming UI — the interface feels smooth and responsive. At the same time, several missing usability and customization features are keeping me from switching from Firefox to Opera as my default browser. I’m sharing concrete issues and requests in hopes the team will prioritize them.

Main issues

• Address bar icons are not customizable — there’s no way to remove, hide, or reorder icons in the address bar.
• Full-screen UI doesn’t reveal on hover — when browsing in full-screen, the sidebar, tab bar, and address bar stay hidden instead of appearing on hover; this breaks immersive workflows for people who still need quick access to controls.
• Sidebar rigidity — you cannot add an arbitrary URL as a sidebar app or pin custom web apps easily, which makes the sidebar almost unusable for many workflows.
• No true multi-profile or container support — workspaces exist but they don’t isolate settings, extensions, or sidebar apps like separate profiles or Firefox-style containers would.
• Workspaces aren’t isolated — switching workspace doesn’t separate user settings or extensions, so it doesn’t replace profiles.
• Slightly painful contrast with Yandex — it’s ironic that Yandex, which looks like it borrowed Opera’s interface, sometimes offers more practical sidebar and app-pinning features than Opera itself.

Suggested improvements

• Allow address bar icon customization — let users hide, remove, or reorder icons.
• Add a “reveal UI in full-screen” option — make sidebar, tab bar, and address bar appear on hover when enabled.
• Let users add arbitrary URLs as sidebar apps — support pinning, naming, and managing custom web apps in the sidebar.
• Implement real profiles or container support — provide true profile isolation (settings, extensions, cookies) or at least per-workspace containers like Firefox’s Multi-Account Containers.
• Make workspaces isolated — allow each workspace to maintain its own extensions, sidebar apps, and settings.
• Improve sidebar UX — add drag-to-pin, resizable panes, and clearer management for sidebar items.
• Offer a “Productivity Mode” toggle — let users temporarily minimize mindfulness/meditation UI and switch to a productivity-focused layout.

Why this matters

Opera Air’s UI and recent performance improvements are excellent, but small usability gaps (sidebar flexibility, profiles, toolbar customization) are what keep power users from switching. Fixing these issues would make Opera Air not just calming, but genuinely productive for everyday and power-user workflows.

Closing

I’d love to use Opera Air as my default browser — I really like the interface. For now I’ll try other browsers for a few months but I’ll keep checking back. I hope one day, I'd be able to make myself convinced to make opera air as my default browser.

That is a bunch of pretty great ideas. Some of them are already at the back of our minds. I can't say if or when we will implement them, as each requires its own analysis but I will keep you posted on the forum, whenever there will be something new.

Thanks a lot for feedback and inspirations!

I really like to way your brain works. We're not current working on improving the workspaces, however, if we do some of your ideas might be very handy.

Thanks for sharing this idea.

It's actually the first time, someone is requesting such a feature for Opera AIR; therefore, it's not a part of the current roadmap.

However, we gather all such ideas and analyze them for the future.

Is there anyone that feels the same as @oddlyodie ?

Thanks for sharing your idea.

I think "a lot" is not a precise statement. I understand there are other browsers out there that consume less resources. However, they might not offer such amount of features/ frosted glass design and such.

It would be amazing to have an option to hide/customize address bar/toolbar icons (like the ad-blocker and profile button) for a cleaner, minimalist look. That would make Air absolutely perfect for users who value full and clean visual simplicity.

I don't mean to change what the author said, but I would like to add my own authors and their own quotes, to remember me of my values and what are my objectives in life. Hope that is something useful for other people too.

Maybe you can share some screenshots of your current browser?