Opera 8 for computers
Opera 8.00, released on April 19, 2005, focused on security and simplicity: security information in the address bar, a simplified default interface, Fit to Window Width and voice control on Windows. On September 20, 2005, Opera 8.50, code-named Bolton, removed the banner advertisement and the license fee for good: in Opera's own words, the first completely free version.
What was new
- Security information in the address bar (8.00)
- Fit to Window Width: pages reformatted to avoid horizontal scrolling (8.00)
- Voice commands on Windows (8.00)
- User JavaScript, XMLHttpRequest and SVG Tiny (8.00)
- BitTorrent tested in the 8.02 technical preview (July 2005)
- Completely free from Opera 8.50 (September 20, 2005)
opera.com on July 1, 2005.
In numbers
- First release: 2005
- 8 releases, 13 builds
- Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris
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 |
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| 8.54 | April 5, 2006 | Windows |
Installer 3.7 MB
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| Mac |
.dmg 5.5 MB
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| Linux |
32-bit .tar.bz2 3.8 MB 32-bit .tar.gz 4.1 MB 32-bit .rpm 4.1 MB 32-bit .deb 4.0 MB
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| FreeBSD |
32-bit .tar.bz2 3.6 MB 32-bit .tar.gz 3.9 MB
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| Solaris |
SPARC .tar.bz2 4.6 MB SPARC .tar.gz 5.2 MB SPARC .Z 7.1 MB SPARC .tar.Z 7.1 MB
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| 8.53 | March 2, 2006 | Windows |
Installer 3.6 MB
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| 8.52 | February 17, 2006 | Windows |
Installer 3.6 MB
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| Mac |
.dmg 5.4 MB
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| Linux |
32-bit .tar.bz2 3.8 MB 32-bit .tar.gz 4.1 MB 32-bit .rpm 4.0 MB 32-bit .deb 4.0 MB
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| FreeBSD |
32-bit .tar.bz2 3.6 MB 32-bit .tar.gz 4.0 MB
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| Solaris |
SPARC .tar.bz2 4.5 MB SPARC .tar.gz 5.2 MB SPARC .Z 7.2 MB SPARC .tar.Z 7.2 MB
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| 8.51 | November 22, 2005 | Windows |
Installer 3.7 MB
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| Mac |
.dmg 5.4 MB
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| Linux |
32-bit .tar.bz2 3.8 MB 32-bit .tar.gz 4.1 MB 32-bit .rpm 4.0 MB 32-bit .deb 4.0 MB
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| FreeBSD |
32-bit .tar.bz2 3.6 MB 32-bit .tar.gz 4.0 MB
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| Solaris |
SPARC .tar.bz2 4.6 MB SPARC .tar.gz 5.2 MB SPARC .Z 7.1 MB SPARC .tar.Z 7.2 MB
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| 8.50 | September 20, 2005 | Windows |
Installer 3.6 MB
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| Mac |
.dmg 5.4 MB
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| Linux |
32-bit .tar.bz2 3.7 MB 32-bit .tar.gz 4.0 MB 32-bit .rpm 4.0 MB 32-bit .deb 4.0 MB
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| FreeBSD |
32-bit .tar.bz2 3.6 MB 32-bit .tar.gz 4.0 MB
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| Solaris |
SPARC .tar.bz2 4.5 MB SPARC .tar.gz 5.2 MB SPARC .Z 7.2 MB
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| 8.02 | July 28, 2005 | Windows |
Installer 3.7 MB
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| Mac |
.dmg 5.6 MB
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| Linux |
32-bit .tar.bz2 3.7 MB 32-bit .tar.gz 4.1 MB 32-bit .rpm 4.1 MB 32-bit .deb 4.1 MB
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| FreeBSD |
32-bit .tar.bz2 3.7 MB 32-bit .tar.gz 4.0 MB
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| Solaris |
SPARC .tar.bz2 4.6 MB SPARC .tar.gz 5.3 MB SPARC .Z 7.2 MB SPARC .tar.Z 7.3 MB
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| 8.02 technical preview 1 | July 7, 2005 | Windows |
Installer 3.6 MB
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| 8.02 technical preview | July 7, 2005 | Mac |
.dmg 4.7 MB
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| 8.01 | June 16, 2005 | Windows |
Installer 3.7 MB
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| Mac |
.dmg 5.5 MB
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| Linux |
32-bit .tar.bz2 3.7 MB 32-bit .tar.gz 4.1 MB 32-bit .rpm 4.0 MB 32-bit .deb 4.0 MB
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| FreeBSD |
32-bit .tar.bz2 3.7 MB 32-bit .tar.gz 4.0 MB
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| Solaris |
SPARC .tar.bz2 4.6 MB SPARC .tar.gz 5.2 MB SPARC .Z 7.1 MB
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| 8.00 | April 19, 2005 | Windows |
Installer 3.6 MB
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| Linux |
32-bit .tar.bz2 3.7 MB 32-bit .tar.gz 4.0 MB 32-bit .rpm 4.0 MB 32-bit .deb 4.0 MB
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| FreeBSD |
32-bit .tar.bz2 3.7 MB 32-bit .tar.gz 4.0 MB
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| Solaris |
SPARC .tar.bz2 4.6 MB SPARC .tar.gz 5.2 MB SPARC .Z 7.2 MB SPARC .tar.Z 7.1 MB
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| 8.00 beta 3 | March 16, 2005 | Windows |
Installer 3.6 MB
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| FreeBSD |
32-bit .tar.bz2 3.5 MB 32-bit .tar.gz 3.8 MB
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| Solaris |
SPARC .tar.bz2 4.4 MB SPARC .tar.gz 5.0 MB SPARC .Z 6.9 MB SPARC .tar.Z 6.9 MB
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| 8.00 beta 2 | February 25, 2005 | Windows |
Installer 3.6 MB
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| FreeBSD |
32-bit .tar.bz2 3.5 MB 32-bit .tar.gz 3.8 MB
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| Solaris |
SPARC .tar.bz2 4.4 MB SPARC .tar.gz 5.0 MB SPARC .Z 6.8 MB SPARC .tar.Z 7.0 MB
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| 8.00 beta 1 | December 23, 2004 | Windows |
Installer 3.5 MB
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| Mac |
.dmg 4.7 MB
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| FreeBSD |
32-bit .tar.bz2 3.4 MB 32-bit .tar.gz 3.7 MB
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| Solaris |
SPARC .tar.bz2 4.3 MB SPARC .tar.gz 4.9 MB SPARC .Z 6.9 MB SPARC .tar.Z 6.9 MB
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