Opera 5 for computers
On December 6, 2000, Opera 5.00 became free to download for the first time, paid for by an advertisement banner in the toolbar; buying a license removed it. Opera 5 was also the first version released for Linux and Mac, and Opera 5.10, in April 2001, introduced mouse gestures.
What was new
- Free with an ad banner, or ad-free with a license (5.00)
- Search field on the toolbar and a built-in ICQ client (5.00)
- First releases for Linux and Mac
- Mouse gestures and fully integrated search (5.10)
opera.com on June 30, 2001.
In numbers
- First release: 2000
- 7 releases, 7 builds
- Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux, Solaris, OS/2
Downloads
Betas and previews are shown in grey. Dates come from Opera's FTP server when available, otherwise from the release history.
| Version | Released | Platform | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.12 | June 27, 2001 | Windows |
Installer 2.2 MB
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| OS/2 |
.exe 5.4 MB
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| 5.11 | May 5, 2001 | Windows |
Installer 2.2 MB
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| 5.10 | April 10, 2001 | Windows |
Installer 2.2 MB
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| 5.05 | Linux |
32-bit .tar.gz 1.6 MB 32-bit .deb 1.6 MB 32-bit .rpm 1.6 MB
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| 5.02 | January 16, 2001 | Windows |
Installer 2.0 MB
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| 5.01 | December 18, 2000 | Windows |
Installer 2.0 MB
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| 5.00 | December 6, 2000 | Windows |
Installer 2.0 MB
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| Mac |
PowerPC .sit 2.0 MB .sit 2.1 MB
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| Linux |
32-bit .tar.gz 1.5 MB 32-bit .deb 1.0 MB 32-bit .rpm 1.5 MB SPARC .tar.gz 1.6 MB
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| Solaris |
SPARC .tar.gz 3.6 MB
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