Download Opera 11.50 Build 1027 Beta 1

Opera has released the first beta release of version 11.50 of its web browser of the same name. The Norwegian company has browsers for all major computing platforms and for a wide range of mobile operating systems. The browser offers tabs, can be controlled with mouse gestures, has an embedded download manager and offers protection against phishing and malware. Not only can you surf with Opera, but you can also send e-mails; there is a built-in bittorrent client and you can chat via irc or with Opera’s own developed social network Unite. Version 11.50, which is codenamed Swordfish, includes improvements in speed dial, password synchronization and several improvements to the layout engine Presto.

Opera 11.50 (Swordfish) Beta

There are several new things in the beta, and there should be something for everyone to enjoy.

First of all, we have new features like Speed ​​Dial extensions, password synchronization through Opera Link, and the Opera Next development channel which allows you to keep your main Opera installation and your test installation separate.

We have of course continued to polish Speed ​​Dial. For example, the screenshot on the right shows a new “Add Speed ​​Dial” dialog which lets you choose between sites and extensions using thumbnails in the dialog itself.

There are also numerous other smaller and bigger fixes and enhancements, such as holding down Ctrl when clicking a link to open it in the background, tab handling improvements (that among other things allow you to stack tabs in the Windows panel), and so on .

In addition to all these (and more) desktop fixes and enhancement, Presto has received an upgrade as well. Not only are there numerous bug fixes, but our Core team has implemented a number of new HTML5 features, improved SVG performance, tweaked the memory usage of the EcmaScript cache, and more.

Take a look at the changelogs (linked below) for the full details on what’s new in the Swordfish beta.

Changelogs

• Windows
• mac
• Linux/FreeBSD