A browser for everyone

What's that? You use an operating system other than Windows? From Mac OS X to Linux to Solaris to FreeBSD and more, Opera's , and most versions are available in multiple languages besides English.

In short, Opera has an unmatched repertoire of features, including what is probably the fastest browser rendering engine available. I've only scratched the surface here, not covering mouse gesture navigation, for example, or voice activation. Some people chide Opera for having a plethora of features as if it were a dirty word, claiming all the choices confuse the user with unnecessary complexity. I suspect it's because these features are something their browser doesn't have'yet. An unused feature isn't a complexity unless it gets in the user's way, and that simply doesn't happen with Opera.

Despite all the features it packs in, the Opera 9.02 for Windows U.S. installation file is only 4.6 MB, about 18% smaller than Firefox's 5.6 MB -- and the Opera download includes an e-mail client (POP3, SMTP and IMAP), IRC chat, and Usenet and RSS newsfeed readers.

As for IE7, I'm told to expect a Wagnerian 14.7MB download. Thanks, but no thanks.