General Opera GX Suggestions and Requests Topic

[Kozmo-Gremlin]

Kozmo-Gremlin last edited by

it would be nice for the browser to automatically translate languages on webpages similar to how chrome does.

[jahkstrap]

jahkstrap last edited by

Hello,

I've been loving Opera GX so far and enjoy a lot of the bells and whistle features that aren't available from competitors. I use the popout video function on my single monitor setup and it is amazing. I had one suggestion for it that would make it perfect in my eyes which would be the ability to "pin" the window with a toggle that allows the window to be uninteractable, or best case scenario even click-through. This would allow users to overlay the video on other applications without hindering their workflow.

Opacity options for the popout video would be the cherry on top!

Thank you!

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

This is more an opinion than anything else, but I think they could be ideas that would improve the program in the future.

I think they should integrate a reader aloud and a translator as options within the sidebar. I know they are things that can be obtained through extensions, but they do not look as good aesthetically and functionally as the integrated applications.

Another utility that could be applied is a shortcut or method to activate the "Off" mode, which would be a function that would drastically reduce all the resources that the browser needs, something like going into hibernation mode, although they should first solve the crushing problems.

Other ideas that come to mind would be the possibility of editing the logo that appears at the top left (something similar to what vivaldi does but more customizable) and the possibility of editing the size of the icons in the sidebar.

Another idea, for example, would be to give more configurations to the boards, allowing to choose if the tabs that are in a board are private or not, and the possibility of sending tabs from one board to another by right clicking.

To finish, I think it would be a good idea to include Opera Turbo in the new browser.

I hope you comment on more ideas and such, or (always with respect) criticize and improve the ideas that I have mentioned.

Thank you very much for reading it

[A Former User]

A Former User @Guest last edited by

@lifelesskitsune Okay, I have to correct myself in my own comment. I just realized that the function to move tabs between boards already exists, sorry about the bug. For the rest I have not found any bugs, but if you realize that there are more bugs please leave me a record of it here below.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

@lifelesskitsune It's been years that Turbo no longer exists.

[alekks]

alekks last edited by

is it planned to add soundcloud into the new player tab?

[A Former User]

A Former User @leocg last edited by

@leocg Ups, sorry for my misinformation, because the first time I used Opera was about 9 or 10 years ago and I stopped using it for all this time because my 7 year old self loved foxes but when I used Opera it was the function Opera Turbo.

[doesntmatter]

doesntmatter last edited by leocg

1. the controls tab needs an on-off switch for all controls at the top that remembers previous 'on' settings. i shouldnt need to click 4 switches on and off every time.

2. there are no open in new tab, open in new window, search, options when i select text and right click..... cmon now.

[ItzbupkcEF]

ItzbupkcEF last edited by

1. Please, add Opera GX for Linux and Android, I now using Linux and I can't use my favourite browser.
   2.I very want a tabs categories feature like a Chrome
   3.Add passwords transfer fron other browser

[justanoperauser]

justanoperauser @leocg last edited by

@leocg I would like features like tab groups, global media controls like on chrome, being able to select and move multiple tabs to a new window, being able to right click on a tab or set of tabs and move them to any new windows (I know the workspaces exist, but the windows are less of a hassle for me. I use the alt+tab shortcut a lot). I also suggest a setting in which the sidebar will be hidden until you move your mouse/cursor close to it, which would cause it to pop-out. Not as important to me as the others, but it would be nice. These features are honestly all I need to be able to fully switch and be content lol.

[AndreiMattPonayaDF]

AndreiMattPonayaDF last edited by

Auto-translate since I deal with international players per day.

You can use Google Translate's API.

Thanks!

[khrukkhlik]

khrukkhlik last edited by

I think lot of ppl are used to using "open in new tab" as the first right click option. My suggestion is to remove "open" option.

[ThatsNotEvenFunny]

ThatsNotEvenFunny last edited by

Please
Make bookmarked links available to copy and paste easily
It's such a pain to share links from my bookmarks with Opera

[ViTALiTY-PH]

ViTALiTY-PH last edited by

Please do add a download torrent feature like the one in Torch browser which has a built-in torrent downloader. Hopefully this one gets added because I tend to download many torrents and I don't like opening other applications just to download certain torrents. I've been a Torch browser user for 5 years now. Seeing this new browser for opera made me switch right away, only thing lacks for me is the torrent downloader. My wish is to add this feature please.

[pat2424]

pat2424 last edited by

-Add an option for the sidebar to only appear when hovered over
-Make the new tab button extend to the top of the screen instead of having a few pixels above it of dead space
-Allow users to change currency GX corner deals are displayed in. Euros aren't the only currency in the world and aren't used by plenty of people
-Add an option to have the entire window close when all tabs are closed
-Make it easier/more snappy when dragging a tab from one window to another

The last two points make it infuriating to use at times because without realising, you've accidentally left 4 windows of Opera open with nothing on them besides GX corner

[Taliara]

Taliara last edited by leocg

Unsure if any of these are possible, but figured I'd ask.
Suggestions/Requests:

• Ability to stream our gameplay on Twitch, YouTube, etc straight from the sidebar.

• Ability to access basic music player controls without opening the music player on the sidebar. (I know that the controls pop up on hover, but I'm asking for basic controls directly on the sidebar with no album image).

• Ability to open one of our speed dial websites in a pinned tab like we can for discord/twitter/etc. For example, if I wanted to watch YouTube or Netflix and Pin it so it takes up part of the browser window, while still being able to browse on the righthand side, like I can if I Pin Twitter/discord.

• When I hover over icons, not all of them have a tooltip telling me what they are. For example: the icons in YouTube Music player don't seem to be showing me tooltips (except the search icon).

[poperto21]

poperto21 last edited by

I would like to suggest a in-browser volume mixer, so you can be able to adjust the volume of every tab, just like the one that windows has

[Hardcoresaint]

Hardcoresaint last edited by leocg

So i got some bonkers suggestions that will improve the browser.

1. Opera GX EQ
   Having an EQ in the sidebar would be really cool. I love EQs they improve everything so much so if there would be an eq here then this browser would be godly. You can also make it more than an eq like the app called equalizer APO or viper4android which you can control the bass, impulse response, clarity etc but an eq is good enough.

2. Unique mechanical switches typing sounds.
   The current typing sound is decent but the sound is no where near "mechanical". So like the eq, i want a Opera GX typing sound control on the sidebar. It doesnt need to have all the mechanical switches only the best ones for each category. Example, for the category linear it should have the typing sound of the JWK Ultimate Blacks, Gateron Blank Ink V2s, etc switches because theyre basically the best out there for linear. There are other types of switches too like tactile (gotta have boba u4t typing sound). I would also love to have more control with the typing sounds and what i mean by that is the loudness. For now its really quiet for my opinion so yeah.

3. Faster downloader.
   Now what makes me rage is when the browser built in downloader is so slowwwww. So the downloader here is nothing special its just the same as chrome which is why i have internet download manager. If you can make it as fast or faster than the internet downlad manager then that would totally be bonkers.

4. Torrent downloader
   Nothing much i basically need this because i download lots of torrents.

5. Put a "not recommended" sign on the vpn.
   So many ppl think the built in vpn is cool but when they use it its just slow and dumb ppl might stop using the browser. So atleast make a warning sign to only use this for bypassing or some other stuff.

6. Gaming center
   I recently found out that X mouse button is a malware so i need a serious alternative. So what you guys should do is make a center where all the X mouse buttons's features (Except those that are dangerous) like the double click on the left button/click, scroll click, adjust debounce time etc would be there. Also make an option for the thing that you can make the things you changed disabled for the browser because i dont wanna find some out of the box ways to turn it off.

Note Some of the features might be too great so you can create an opera gx premium or smth with these and i'll buy it even for 100$
NOTE: Some features will require opera gx in startup apps to make it global and not only for the browser especially for eq and typing sound

[NiKOwp]

NiKOwp last edited by

Hello, I am an Opera GX user and I really love the browser. Here are some features that would drastically improve the browser and put it above the rest:

• Built-in translator.
• A little more customization in terms of the interface.
• The ability to create browser themes and share them with the community.
• An option that deletes All Data like the browsing history when you close the browser.
• The ability to change the cover by uploading images on speed-dial sites.
• The ability to hide the bookmarks bar, except in speed dial.
• The chance to earn GX cryptocurrency while browsing.
• Improve data synchronization with opera account to save bookmarks and speed-dial.
• Built-in password manager service encrypted with zero-knowledge security model (like "LastPass").

I am aware of the difficulty of implementing all these features, but I believe that this is possible in the future, and that will make your browser stand out from the competition.

Thanks to the Opera GX team for considering my recommendations.

[DeeZyL]

DeeZyL last edited by

Regarding Picture-in-Picture option. After changes from regular Opera browser, i noticed that the Opera GX do not have the PiP option anymore.
So perhaps, will there be PiP option on Opera GX?