Download Opera 46.0.2597.26

Opera has released version 46 of its web browser of the same name. Opera switched from its in-house render engine Presto to Blink three years ago. This is part of Chromium, which is also used by Google Chrome, among others. Opera is available for Windows, Linux, and macOS. There are also versions for BSD and Solaris, but they are still based on the old technology. In version 46 we find improvements in stability and appearance, among other things. The release notes look like this:

First release after Reborn

Reborn has generated huge interest, marking a big step forward in the development of our browser. We do not stop there but keep adding new flavors to the Opera UI. The latests version comes with visual improvements, usability enhancements and as well as new functionality, here are some of the things you can expect:

• Speed ​​Dial is now dark when wallpapers are disabled and dark theme is enabled
• When importing bookmarks, items from the bookmarks bar will appear in Opera’s bookmarks bar automatically
• Macbook touchbar users can enjoy an emoji-enabled input field

New backgrounds

If you’re looking for the full Reborn experience, you can try the exclusive backgrounds. We have partnered with top industry artists Umberto Daina and Feridun Akgüngor to create a custom set of fresh, cool backgrounds. There are many others to choose from, including animated ones.

Focus on stability

In the last months we dedicated even more time to achieve greater stability of Opera. We fixed various crashes, memory leaks and glitches that impair user experience. So far the focus on quality has given a generous 35% reduction in crashes per user, making the latest Opera browsers the very best in terms of stability.

Support for animated PNG

Opera now supports APNGs, or animated PNG files. These are similar to your regular GIFs, but smaller. APNG also supports 24-bit images and 8-bit transparency which help them maintain quality. This format has become quite popular recently, particularly since Apple adopted the APNG file format for iOS 10 iMessage apps. It’s worth noting that APNG was also supported in Presto.

watch the APNG demo and learn more about this format.

Latest engine, better performance

Opera 46 runs on tuned Chromium version 59, which introduces expensive background tabs throttling. This technology reduces the processing power required for background tabs and improves battery life and overall browsing performance. Try it out yourself with this background timer throttling demo.

To learn more about changes in engine itself visit dev.opera.com.