Opera One alternatives
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SaeedP last edited by SaeedP
@canadagoose4everreturns
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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A Former User last edited by
I‘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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A Former User 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. -
A Former User 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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A Former User 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. -
imRizwan last edited byBrave is a good option, but it's worth noting that it's still built on Chromium, and it includes cryptocurrency features.
If you're looking for something like Brave but without the cryptocurrency aspects, you might consider Tempest. However, it's important to know that Tempest isn't open-source like Brave.
And if you prefer a browser that's not Chromium-based at all, you could give Floorp a try.
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A Former User last edited by
Opera One Alternatives have got me coming back to Opera One every now and then.
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A Former User last edited by
@imrizwan said in Opera One alternatives:
Brave is a good option, but it's worth noting that it's still built on Chromium, and it includes cryptocurrency features.
So, Brave is indeed a very good option
Always full of surprises:
https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/20/23925192/brave-browser-vpn-windows-11 -
canadagoose4everreturns last edited by
@healingcross Sure, Brave is a fine browser. The cryto stuff can be turned off (I do) as well as the rewards. That's how I use it. It's not a perfect browser but then all browsers have strengths and weaknesses. It just is what it is.
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A Former User last edited by
@canadagoose4everreturns But it's far from transparent itself. How often have they been caught in the act? Now with installing a VPN-service without user permission! Formerly by adding affiliate links.
I personally wouldn't trust them. If someone wants more privacy, he'd rather go with Firefox or Vivaldi.
Anyway why bother in an Opera forum about other browsers. Opera is quite good enough for me. -
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@saeedp said in Opera One alternatives:
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.
Hmmmm. I don't see all that splashy-glam that you mention. Maybe it's because I run it on openSuse Tumbleweed.
I notice most of the "splashy" complaints come from folks running the WIn OS.Granted, Opera is not all I use .... I also use Chrome, FF, Brave - each has their own special purpose.
Best of luck in your search!
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canadagoose4everreturns last edited by
@healingcross Look. We're all different. I honestly don't care that much about the browser that I use. I care far more about where it takes me so that I can get work done, bank, shop, read the news and do a host of things that are important to me personally. The browser is just a tool and an imperfect one at that. I don't obsess about privacy nor do I read about up on all the alleged things that Brave or Edge or Vivaldi are or aren't doing that "might" compromise my privacy. Big deal. It's compromised anyway given the fact that I'm online. Some people get so worked up about all these things that they won't use Google to search or even Google maps both of which are probably the best in their field. I'm not asking you to agree and if you happen to disagree that's fine; it's doesn't really matter to me either way - you do your thing and I'll do mine. If Opera is good enough for you, that's great (for you). That's doesn't impact me in any way, shape or form. Anyway, we'll agree to disagree so happy surfing to you.
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GhoulishVTX last edited by
@canadagoose4everreturns Just spent 30 mins importing everything to brave, now my default after 20 years of opera.
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A Former User last edited by
@ghoulishvtx Good for you. I've read so many annoying things about Brave, that I wouldn't touch it, personally.
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DarthGTB last edited by
@saeedp, here is a list of reasons why I'm starting to move to Vivaldi today. These may not appeal to everybody, but are the features that most attracted me to it:
- I didn't know until last week that people behind Vivaldi worked at Opera in the past, so I hoped for similar features and was not disappointed
- I for one don't care it is not 100% open source
- It is actually modular like the original Opera used to be (as in, you can place tab bar, address bar, etc. wherever you want, add or remove buttons to them wherever you want. It's basically the same UI building experience from the original Opera)
- It has a more sober UI
- It has a more customizable Speed Dial (as in you can change tile size and have folders inside folders)
- It can also pop out videos
- It can also group tabs (and it provides multiple options of how it's displayed)
- I didn't test the sidebar yet, but it not being the way I want isn't a deal breaker anymore. I've been living without a sidebar for a while now in Opera because it can't deliver what I want, which is the ability to add unlimited pages to it like Edge and Yandex do
- It is possible to set pages to open as an app and pin them to the taskbar. This is great for web apps like Outlook, Spotify, WhatsApp, Google Keep, etc. I've been using Edge for this feature for a while and now I'll finally be able to use only one browser for all my daily routine (I can't use Chrome and Firefox for my routine because I'm a programmer and use them to test my software. So browsing data and extensions are fully zeroed all the time in those two)
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JuanEsteban90 last edited by
@saeedp How Ironic that the best place to find alternatives to the "New Opera" is an Opera forum. I've been an Opera user for a number of years but once they eliminated the "Auto-Update Off" feature things have gone downhill. I'm 46 years old... I'm looking for a lightweight browser that gives me control of privacy & security settings and has decent options for extensions (mainly add blockers). I don't want AI to help me shop or book a vacation rental and I damn sure don't need an interface for every social media site in existence.
Thank you all for your posts. It gives me hope that I am not THAT far outside the mainstream!
