Opera One alternatives
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SaeedP last edited by
Just wondered if someone found some alternatives to Opera One in which there's no bubbly UI, no extreme acid colors, no splash screens and sound on updates, no redundancies in borders, workable edges for scrolling etc. Something like the previous versions of Opera but with the possibility of receiving updates (reverting back to the previous version of Opera is not suitable in this case).
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canadagoose4everreturns last edited by@saeedp Sadly, as I see it now, you have two reasonable alternatives: Vivaldi and Brave. I've opted for Brave at this point.
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SaeedP last edited by SaeedP
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Thank you for the recommendation. I installed it today, let's see how it goes. -
Meeker-Morgan last edited byBrave (with all the crypto junk turned off) + this addon on for a VPN proxy similar to Opera.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/touch-vpn-secure-and-unli/bihmplhobchoageeokmgbdihknkjbkndNo workspaces as such, but 'tab groups' works as it should (unlike 'tab islands').
I switched to that as my primary business browser after the "reinvention", but after the loud splash screen annoyance dropped, it's my primary for recreational use as well.
Posted from Brave, BTW.
If you like the AI capability, Slimjet has it.
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CelticCross last edited byI‘m afraid to say that I find Brave wanting as far as features are concerned. It‘s only a Chrome clone with some decent ad blocking, an inferior search engine and a shady business model and that doesn‘t refer to crypto actually. Blocking ads to serve their own is not that different from Google.
If I were to use an alternative to Opera, I‘d be giving Vivaldi a try. They haven‘t been involved in shady practices like Brave has. I wish, the browser wouldn‘t be that buggy.
I don‘t think that Opera One isn‘t that bad, actually. But when it all boils down, you are probably left with Edge, Chrome or Safari, maybe Firefox if you don‘t want to use Opera but also not some sectarian and outlandish offering like these one man or woman projects.
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Meeker-Morgan last edited by
@celticcross
Is slander really necessary to prove your loyalty to Opera?
Is Opera a browser or a cult?And what kind of idiot thought it a good idea for a browser to make noise when you start it?
Is the "reinvention" ideological coup among Opera devs?
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CelticCross last edited by
@meeker-morgan I‘m sorry, but if you refer to the Brave part of my posting, that‘s all documented and very true, although controversial. Brave has a cult following, as I consider Opera just as user.
So I tried Vivaldi yesterday, e.g. and ran into the same fallacies that drove me away from it again. I‘m open minded, you see. Thank you for being that too, despite your rant. -
CelticCross last edited by
Just in case, you didn't know about Brave's background, here's the latest but not the only elaboration of its shady sides:
https://www.spacebar.news/p/stop-using-brave-browser
But of course, you decide! -
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CelticCross last edited by
@teknevra said in Opera One alternatives:
@saeedp There's also Firefox and DuckDuckGo, if you're interested.
Firefox is still a very good option. DuckDuckGo as well, but especially on desktop it‘s very very basic, unfortunately.
The best alternative to Opera seems to be Vivaldi, but of course it could be way too much in festures and customization.
Edge would also be a good choice, if it wasn‘t Microsoft being so absolutely intrusive.
So, if Opera is being stabilized with version 103 or so, it‘s promising to be the best middle ground of all these choices. At least, I hope so.
