This feature can be turned off in Settings > User Interface. Each tab will become active again when you return to it. This means that tabs you are not actively using will pause so as not to use up your computer’s memory. Tab Snoozing has been added, and is enabled by default. Opera’s Off-Road mode, previously called Opera Turbo, now supports SPDY protocol and enables loading webpages faster, even in the toughest of network conditions. With the Chromium engine, users get a standards-compliant and high-performance browser. Opera for desktop has not only been redesigned it's also completely re-engineered under the hood. Browse more easily with new elegant icons, tab bar and more. It is modern, sleek, deeply integrated with the platform and built from the ground up. Rest your eyes on the new, refined user interface. Simply start typing a webpage address to go directly to your favorite site, or enter a search term and choose one of several search engines to look for suggested websites. Now, you can search directly from the new combined address and search bar. Scan your Stash by resizable page preview, or search what you've saved, with keywords. Simply hit the heart icon in the address bar to collect the websites you want to compare easily while shopping, or to keep your travel research on hotels, sights and flights at your fingertips. That’s what Opera's new Stash feature does for you with websites. Imagine that, after hours of shopping at your mall for new shoes, you find a single shelf with all the pairs you have tried on so far, so you can sit down, compare, and pick the winner. Opera brings you a selection of relevant global and regional sources to discover web content more easily. Pick and choose your category: news, food, technology or something else you are more interested in. The new Discover feature allows you to lean back and get fed with new articles from your country, or whatever region you want to get inspiration from, right in your browser - all in one place.
Get hot, new content, with no browsing necessary. Drag and drop one Speed Dial entry on top of another to create a folder, or use the new Speed Dial search field to experience the power of visual Speed Dial entries combined with the flexibility and organization of a classic bookmark folder. Speed Dial shortcuts can now be gathered in folders and easily filtered. Opera’s popular shortcuts start page has been refreshed to make exploring web content easier and smarter. Browse faster: We use way less processing capacity than other browsers and have a built-in ad blocker that helps load webpages faster.