Download Opera 12.00 build 1448 RC

Opera has released the release candidate of version 12 of its web browser of the same name. Opera has browsers for all major computing platforms and for a variety 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 chat via irc. The release notes for this version can be found below.

Opera 12 RC

Whether you have been waiting for plug-ins to work on Windows 2000 again, reduced CPU footprint of plug-ins on Mac OS, got tired of those frequent freezes on Windows XP, or just wanted better plug-in performance … I’ve got the browser for you! Or at least: the latest Release Candidate of one. Have a blast testing today’s RC!

changelog

• Plug-in performance improvements
• DSK-226257 Option to remember approved certificates not remembered after a month
• DSK-364182 Painting issues when scrolling on Speed ​​Dial with theme installed
• DSK-365336 Clicking the close button on an inactive tab makes that tab active before closing it, causing visual disturbance and slowness
• CORE-46692 Drag and drop file above children elements of the listened element opens tab instead
• DSK-357081 opera.extension.windows.getLastFocused() can returns wrong window
• DSK-362025 opera.extension.tabs.getAll() can return extra non-existing tabs
• DSK-357070 Broken order or event in WinTabs API (tab/create before tabGroup/create)
• DSK-365087 Crash when installing certain extensions that add toolbar buttons
• DSK-364889 Crash when accepting one of several Form Post Redirect dialog triggered by XMLHttpRequests
• CORE-46472 Crash on CSS animations

Windows

• DSK-364904 Plugins do not work on Windows 2000
• DSK-365335 Freeze on exit and other freezes on Windows XP
• DSK-365045 Freeze on VG.no plug-in video player
• DSK-353231 Freeze when upsizing small window with plug-in

mac

• Reduced CPU footprint or plugins
• DSK-364351 Flash context menu does not open
• DSK-363416 Transparent background on Silverlight 5 does not clear before painting (Xbox.com avatars)
• DSK-365074 QuickTime plug-in freezes on Mac OS 10.5
• DSK-363678 Keystroke buffer not cleared in some plug-in video players
• DSK-364848 Themes from semi-transparent images cause painting issues
• DSK-347268 Background tab text is white with hardware acceleration enabled

Linux and FreeBSD

• DSK-334913 Plugins not allow to input non-latin characters
• DSK-365400 Only one file is dropped even if several are dragged
• DSK-364857 Crash when clearing bitmap buffer

The following downloads are available:
Opera 12.00 build 1448 RC for Windows (32bit)
Opera 12.00 build 1448 RC for Windows (64bit)
Opera 12.00 build 1448 RC for Mac OS X
Opera 12.00 build 1448 RC for Linux/FreeBSD

Themes in Opera 12.