I have been using Opera as my primary browser on my computer, I Phone, IPAD, etc for over 1 year now. I love the look and feel of it and love the fact it has built in sync to sync your bookmarks and data across different computers and platforms. I also love the fast rendering and well laid out interface. With that said, none of that matters if you hit website incompatibilities constantly. I am not trying to slam Opera as I think it is a great browser but it's almost impossible to use consistently when you hit roadblock after roadblock with compatibility issues.

For example, I went to a software vendor's website today and typed in a very long inquiry via a web form and get to the bottom of the form and the CAPCHA code doesn't show up properly. I load the page with Firefox and IE and the code shows up. This is a constant occurrence.It just costs more time than it saves unfortunately.

Besides the incompatibility, the thing crashes constantly. I see people denying this problem until they are blue in the face but the fact is that Opera has a stability problem. You can sit here and blame it on people's computers all day but the fact is I have 2 workstations and 3 laptops all with either Windows 8 or Windows 10 and it the browser crashes all the time on every machine. It also crashes consistently on my IPhone and IPad when it hits specific websites.

It also sometimes just refuses to respond. When I boot up my systems and load Opera, I can try to open a web page after I start Windows and sometimes have to wait 1 to 2 minutes for Opera to even render the page and other browsers load the pages right away. Something is hanging Opera up after boot. This happens on all my machines on different networks in different offices. And yes, it happens with Turbo on or off.

I really truly like the look and feel of Opera as it is very well designed and has some very unique features I love but I cannot continue to ignore the issues documented above as they simply cost too much of my time working around them every day. I am sure some people are going to respond and slam me and others will find other reasons such as a problem with my machines or blame it on my network, etc. but the fact is these are real world issues reported by many people on this forum and other places.

I am writing this post not to slam Opera but to document my experiences in the hope it will help the Opera team address problems from a real world user. If these issues can be fixed, it will be the only browser I would use across all my devices.

I recently installed Opera on Linux Mint on several computers after dumping Windows. It's working great but I cannot figure out how to install Java on it. I have found some articles searching but nothing that clearly describes how to install it and get it working. I already have java installed by checking from the command line:

openjdk version "1.8.0_91"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_91-8u91-b14-3ubuntu1~16.04.1-b14)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.91-b14, mixed mode)

How do I now integrate it into Opera? Thanks.

A couple responses to the discussion above. First, I have Opera on multiple computers - some with Windows 10 and others with Windows 7 and 8. Opera runs the worst on the Windows 10 machines so I am guessing there are still some code issues they need to sort out. Someone else made a comment about having issues on Windows 10 and I see most of the issues there.

The crashing is not my biggest issue as I know the crashing and compatibility issues will get solved. My biggest issue is compatibility because it is such a waist of time working on a site only to realize the submit button won't submit your form and you have to re-type the entire thing in Firefox or IE.

I am not sure what the solution is to the compatibility issues but this has plagued Opera for years now. Their compatibility used to be awful and to their credit, it has greatly improved. I know most sites are not going to bother making them Opera compatible since it has such a small market share but maybe they could setup a team and offer to test and certify sites for free as incentive for developers to make the sites compatible. Maybe the team could help point out issues and direct people how to make the sites compatible.

I know it's a great browser - I just wish the compatibility issues would be resolved.

Let me rephrase because I think I made an error in my message. I have been using Opera as my primary browser for about a year. Prior, I was using it as my main browser but would use IE or Firefox for work or banking sites or programming firewalls, etc that I could not risk a problem with. I switched over to Opera full time as my primary browser for everything about a year ago. I have been using Opera consistently for years - probably over 6 years now. So it has been more than a year.

In terms of the sites, these are a few examples from the top of my head:

complex.com - crashes all the time
mydlink.com - doesnt work - don't support Opera
americanexpress.com - can't login due to a programming incompatibility
drudgereport.com - crashes iphone browser constantly
infowars.com - can't send feedback form due to capcha code not appearing
multiple big bear cabin rental sites - incompatible with browser - forms dont load properly
nova.edu - doesn't work consistently with my school website - incompatible
chegg.com - college textbooks don't load properly and search doesn't work consistently
Elite 3E - Accounting system interface doesn't work properly with Silverlight plug in. Website reports that Opera doesn't properly support the site. I use this website constantly.
Firewall Site - Doesn't always work properly and text search within the web pages doesn't work properly.
Netgear NAS Admin sites - Doesn't always load or login properly. Will sit and hang for 30+ seconds and sometimes works and sometimes doesn't

Again, I think Opera is a great browser and has a great look and feel but until these incompatibilities, freezing and problems are addressed, it just gets too much of a headache to have to jump to another browser every time you hit multiple problems a day. For example, when I spend 10 minutes filling out a feedback form and realize the capcha code doesn't show, then I have to cut and paste everything over to Firefox and re-submit. It's a pain.

I have already seen the smart ass responses about my 1 year statement and I am sure there will more. I know people get emotional and feel like Opera is being attacked but successful products listen to their customers and deliver what they are asking. I think Opera has tremendous potential to move past the few percentage points it has for its user base if it could get past compatibility problems.

Otherwise, you can end up like Blackberry and attack anyone who has a negative comment and completely tune out the problems and then realize years later you have no more customers and you are trying to figure out how to survive the onslaught of products that actually listened to people.

Scott

I have the same thing happen and have tried to solve it until I am blue in the face. It happens on my 5 different computers and on multiple networks I work at. I have no idea why this happens or how to solve it. I have disabled extensions, turned off turbo, etc.

I have been using Opera as my primary browser on my computer, I Phone, IPAD, etc for over 1 year now. I love the look and feel of it and love the fact it has built in sync to sync your bookmarks and data across different computers and platforms. I also love the fast rendering and well laid out interface. With that said, none of that matters if you hit website incompatibilities constantly. I am not trying to slam Opera as I think it is a great browser but it's almost impossible to use consistently when you hit roadblock after roadblock with compatibility issues.

For example, I went to a software vendor's website today and typed in a very long inquiry via a web form and get to the bottom of the form and the CAPCHA code doesn't show up properly. I load the page with Firefox and IE and the code shows up. This is a constant occurrence.It just costs more time than it saves unfortunately.

Besides the incompatibility, the thing crashes constantly. I see people denying this problem until they are blue in the face but the fact is that Opera has a stability problem. You can sit here and blame it on people's computers all day but the fact is I have 2 workstations and 3 laptops all with either Windows 8 or Windows 10 and it the browser crashes all the time on every machine. It also crashes consistently on my IPhone and IPad when it hits specific websites.

It also sometimes just refuses to respond. When I boot up my systems and load Opera, I can try to open a web page after I start Windows and sometimes have to wait 1 to 2 minutes for Opera to even render the page and other browsers load the pages right away. Something is hanging Opera up after boot. This happens on all my machines on different networks in different offices. And yes, it happens with Turbo on or off.

I really truly like the look and feel of Opera as it is very well designed and has some very unique features I love but I cannot continue to ignore the issues documented above as they simply cost too much of my time working around them every day. I am sure some people are going to respond and slam me and others will find other reasons such as a problem with my machines or blame it on my network, etc. but the fact is these are real world issues reported by many people on this forum and other places.

I am writing this post not to slam Opera but to document my experiences in the hope it will help the Opera team address problems from a real world user. If these issues can be fixed, it will be the only browser I would use across all my devices.

Guys, I need to know if anyone is having the same issue I am having. When I load Windows 8 or 10 and it's done booting, I will load Opera to browse and nothing will happen - it won't be able to browse or pull up a web page. If I wait 2-8 minutes, it will eventually start working. It seems like Opera just won't work for a while after Windows starts or comes out of sleep or hibernation.

I have tried this on multiple computers and laptops and I get the same result.

Well, in fairness it is a beta and I would expect problems with a Beta. I don't think I can fault Opera for problems in a Beta product when you can download the production version.

Second, I turned off Turbo and still hit the same problems. It did fix one button on the Bank of America site but everything else is still broken. I turned off TURBO and tested per your advise.

Look, I don't know how hard it is to make a browser. Maybe it's one of the most complex pieces of software to develop - I have no idea. I just want to know why Opera struggles so much with incompatibilities when others don't. Do they have massive development teams when Opera does not? Does Opera stick to some standard that other sites like BOA don't follow?

Either way it is so frustrating because Opera is such a great browser in the look and feel department and that is so hard to get right. I wish they could knock out the incompatibilities because it would be the browser to beat. With so many problems, people are just going to try it and walk away and never come back.

Oh and also with Flash now you have to hit the PLAY button every time you hit a flash element. Why?

First off, I would like to say I love the look and feel of Opera. It is one of the cleanest most well laid out browsers out there. Unfortunately it looks like IE is starting to really kick is arse in the speed area as I notice IE renders and loads much faster than Opera but that is a minor thing. Overall, Opera's performance is nice and smooth and it's enjoyable to use.

Lately I have been thinking about abandoning Opera and going back to IE. Why? Compatibility. Every day I hit basic stuff that doesn't work in Opera that works in IE or Chrome. Here is a small example list to prove they are real issues and I am not on here just to troll:

1. Bank of America - Can't login because login button won't work. Works in IE and others.
2. American Express - Can't login because login button won't work. Works in IE and others.
3. FreeNAS - FreeNAS.org management console doesn't automatically re-direct to HTTPS. Others work.
4. NetGear - Netgear NAS console doesn't redirect to HTTPS automatically - others work.
5. Guest WIFI - Companies running Nomadix and other guest WIFI web login pages don't work with Opera. Other browsers work.
6. Others - There are countless other sites where either a button won't work or the page doesn't render right or an element of the page doesn't work and I have to abandon Opera and use another browser.

The problem here is that if you need to abandon Opera even 10% of the time, it's not worth the inconvenience of having to switch every time you hit something that doesn't work in Opera. I really truly hope Opera can fix these issues so I can continue to use it as my primary browser.

I wanted to sign up and point out these issues in hopes of providing useful feedback. I don't understand why Opera continues to struggle with incompatibilities when it's using the Chrome engine. I don't pretend to understand but maybe there is a valid reason.

Scott