Opera Software Refreshes Web Browser

Opera Software today unveiled version 6.0 of its Opera Web browser for Windows, completely revamped from previous releases. Listening to feedback from its users, Opera 6.0 includes a customizable user interface and support for tabbed single window browsing - a shift from Opera's trademark multiple document interface. This latest update also includes a fix for the browser's first security snafu since 1996, a JavaScript bug discovered in the 6.0 beta version released earlier this month.

Opera 6.0 increases speed over its predecessors, targeting image rendering and general Web page display. The main toolbar has also been redesigned with a modern look, following the path of recent Netscape releases. A slew of new features have been added, including sidebar panels akin to Netscape, hotclicks for quick searching and translations, a customizable personal bar, greatly improved bookmarks, and support for the Unicode Worldwide Character Set.

Current Opera 5.x users may upgrade to version 6.0 for free. For more information on Opera, visit Opera Software or download Opera 6.0 with Java or without Java from FileForum.