Flathub Opera is still 130 version

Sometimes the scripts fail to detect and update the package and you have to file an issue at https://github.com/flathub/com.opera.Opera/issues to let the maintainer know so he can fix it.

A request to the dev team, for a semi-transparent panel that users can type into instantly (no extension icon, no separate app). It auto-saves locally, and respects the user’s animated theme (overlay/blend so the browser’s look stays intact).

Why it matters:

• Immediate daily utility — users open new tabs dozens of times; a built-in quick note reduces friction and increases habitual engagement. It allows to see to-do easily often.

• High ROI, low effort — minimal front-end change, big quality hook for the users. Available to turn on/off in easy configuration menu.

• Differentiates Opera on productivity — local storage reassures users; native integration beats third-party extensions for discoverability, look and retention.

Nifty, theme-aware Notes Widget delivers immediate, privacy-friendly productivity on demand, every new tab opened.

PS. Vivaldi has it.

I should mention that I am posting this believing that the Opera GX team operates in good faith. If this gets implemented and people are finding out it's being used to snoop around the people's devices, I will switch browsers and stop supporting opera gx. I have been using this browser for a little over 2 years and I wanna continue using it. If we have to manually add the paths, I dont mind that, I just wanna see the browser become smart enough to stop music.

The biggest advantage to this is convenience. For it being a toggle, this would ease both people who need absolute privacy and those who want to have their browser running without hearing background music 24/7 and having to toggle it off. For having a manual option, this would allow people to add the game to the browser without it having to snoop your device and it would have an easier time detecting the game running.

What will it do? This feature will look for game instances running, when it detects a game running it will turn off browser sounds like it does with videos being played. After that, it will keep it off till the game is turned off and browser sounds will be enabled again, just like the video player.

I am one of the many users who have been left in the dust following the many impressive UI updates done to Opera GX. For whatever reason unbeknownst to me, my SSD laptop cannot handle the newer UI. I have tried it on a completely new account on my laptop and for some reason it runs much smoother there, but my current one which actually is the one I use for some reason has a complete inability to be used at all. I don’t know why, I have continued for months to not know why, and my one workaround to continue using what has been the best browser for myself recently became fully obsolete following the need for a security update. For reference, the only version I could reliably use up until a few days ago was 114.0.5282.202. All other versions past this point are actually impossible for me to use on my main account on my computer.

I have uninstalled and reinstalled Opera GX countless times trying to figure out what’s wrong, only to discover that apparently the newer Opera GX is so... I don’t even know what quality it could be that it can no longer run on my computer. My computer’s specs aren’t particularly impressive, I’ll admit that much. It’s refurbished, and I’ve had it in my possession for multiple years. I do not have the income that would give me the possibility to just buy a new computer every time a browser decides my computer is just too ancient to continue to support.

Being completely honest, I do not think it is insane to not want your main browser to become completely and utterly unusable with no warning after a few years of loyal usage. The influx of angry Opera GX reddit topics is solid proof of that. Everyone who had difficulties with this browser either got things to where they’d like them to be by redownloading older versions of the browser from the ftp, or abandoned Opera altogether. Obviously I don’t think you guys WANT your browser to be abandoned, and for people to be angry at you.

So, I’ve come here with a suggestion and a proposal. I don’t know the resources that would go into this, and frankly I doubt anyone would take what I have to suggest seriously, but I hope I’ve helped build a substantial case thus far.

I sincerely believe - with all of my heart - that the people would be very happy if Opera worked on something that makes versions like 114.0.5282.202 accessible and viable to use. I believe that this hypothetical version of the browser should be called “Opera GX Lite”, and be advertised for lower-end systems. Because gamers don’t always have the money to buy the latest gaming computer. I am still a gamer even on my rickety old laptop. I play multiple games every week, potentially even most days of the week. I play RPGMaker games and TYPE LUMINA and Little Kitty Big City and Peak and even Hundred Line. I think you’d have a lot to gain from considering the little guy too, and I do mean that.

While not a browser, Peak recently made itself backwards compatible for a previous version of DirectX, and it was well received because it meant more people could play their game. I think this principal also applies to browsers. I think that if you gave this idea a chance, more people would be using Opera GX happily without having to worry about being put into a position where they have to scramble to find a suitable replacement. But let’s be completely frank here: Nobody else has thought of adding the ability to force dark mode natively on their browser yet, and they all honestly feel like they’re years behind because of it.

My reasoning:

• All the same benefits from Opera One apply: save time, focus on two windows at once, skip annoying manual resizing and keep both screens in the same browser window, etc.
• It's clear from other posts in this forum and in other places like the Opera subreddits that this is a feature many GX users are seeking.
• From a competitive standpoint, many other browsers either have or are adopting this feature.
• Since it is not an entirely new task for the Opera team (you've done it on one of your sister browsers), hopefully it wouldn't be as much of a time sink as another brand new feature would be. I understand the build requirements and product strategy may be different on GX, but adding this feature would be a large feature-set boost for hopefully less work than a never-before-seen feature would be.