Opera goes to eleven

November 28, 2010 (approximate) · by Aleksander Aas

Opera 11 beta is now available for download from www.opera.com/browser/next/. The beta is loaded with new features. Some are new, while others are improvements to existing Opera features like tabs and mouse gestures.

Stack it like it's hot

We introduced tabs in Opera 1.0 back in 1995 (omg, long time ago) and we've continued to add new revolutionary things ever since. Visual tabs was just another step leading up to tab stacking. To try Tab stacking, simply install the beta and drag one tab over another. Release with your mouse. This will create your very own tab stack. Check out our tutorial video to learn more.

Video on YouTube

Visual Mouse Gestures

Mouse Gestures is an addictive feature in Opera. With Opera 11, we've made it even easier to get started. Hold down the right mouse button and you get a visual feedback what you can do with mouse gestures.

Extend your Opera

Introduced in the alpha version of Opera 11, extensions allow you to customize Opera like never before. You can add additional feature to your Opera experience. We have now more than 160 extensions available in our extensions catalog. For more information about extensions and features in Opera 11 beta check out the new Opera Add-ons Blog!

Don't miss out, this one goes to eleven

Download OperaOpera 11 beta

Opera 11 beta is available from www.opera.com/browser/next/ for Windows, Mac and Unix. As always it's free, so give it a spin today and experience what the future holds!

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Tamil23. November 2010, 07:02
MoonieK23. November 2010, 07:05
I'm loving tab stacking :>
thobi23. November 2010, 07:09
nice video - let's go 11!
Lv1z23. November 2010, 07:13
Awesome!!!
Joel23. November 2010, 07:15
Tab stacks !

Just one problem and one suggestion:
After stacking tabs, "Cycle in tab bar order" becomes not so much in tab bar order.
Also, whole stacks can be moved together if they're collapsed, but not if they're expanded. The expander arrow might work as a drag handle for the whole stack.
decodedthought23. November 2010, 07:18
awesome !! tab stacks is really cool
Lukáš23. November 2010, 07:19
tab stacking is great !

Do you someone have also so wide windows in speeddial ?
Aleksander Aas23. November 2010, 07:19
Originally posted by spadija:

Just one problem and one suggestion:
After stacking tabs, "Cycle in tab bar order" becomes not so much in tab bar order.
Also, whole stacks can be moved together if they're collapsed, but not if they're expanded. The expander arrow might work as a drag handle for the whole stack.

I'm sure the UX people will read this. Keep the feedback coming!
Tr3x23. November 2010, 07:21
1. Tab stacking ist AWESOME - makes sense | +++++
2. Visual mouse gestures (i don't use mouse gestures cause I'm too lazy to seek which movement is doing which operation but...this is soooo good) ... Now I really can see which "RMB + movement" is doing what... | +++++

3. Just fix some applications on facebook.com and everything is +++++
Jσδμξ_18123. November 2010, 07:30
AnuaR Sh23. November 2010, 07:41
Why beta only in english???
t7yang23. November 2010, 07:47
finally, user can disable the visual gesture:hat:
but gesture still insensitive:worried:
sabisan23. November 2010, 07:47
Cheers to Opera Team
Tab stacking is cool
Joel23. November 2010, 07:52
I don't know if I did anything weird, but all extensions' preferences pages lock up with full CPU usage. If I open Dragonfly and refresh the page, it works normally.
Alexis23. November 2010, 07:53
Woah! And it's just 7MB!
FreeBrain23. November 2010, 07:56
Is this Opera11Beta , the same as build 1111?
Artur „Jurgi” Jurgawka23. November 2010, 08:00
Windows's taskbar stacking sucks, byt this seems to be handy.
Knut Remi "DrLaunch" Løvli23. November 2010, 08:02
Originally posted by InDigazzZ:

Why beta only in english???

Go to you preferences and point Opera to your language file under language details. It's usually located under %systemdrive%\Program Files\Opera\locale .
Daniel Lo Nigro23. November 2010, 08:14
Can I have both the Opera 11 beta and Opera 10 installed on the same computer? Does the beta run separately to the released version (separate profile, etc.)?
wazzup10523. November 2010, 08:25
@Daniel: yes it does. (well I have them both running)

Now all I have to do is
copy urlfilter.ini
copy wand.dat
disable new window (make CTRL-N a shortcut to "new page, 1")
what else .... (hmmm feeds...)
Joel23. November 2010, 08:26
Originally posted by daniel15:

Can I have both the Opera 11 beta and Opera 10 installed on the same computer?

Yep. The installer should do this by default and it will run with a separate profile. If the installer says something about upgrading a previous installation, just go into the options and change the install directory.
Blaz Pristy aka iPristy23. November 2010, 08:27
Try mouse gestures on stacks
BlueFalcon23. November 2010, 09:04
Cool!!
wazzup10523. November 2010, 09:14
Hmmm...

I've found a site that didn't work in opera-10 (endomondo.com (the maps part)) which works in 11 !

Alas I also found that hyves.nl stopped working in opera-11 (let's hope it'll be resolved in the final release)
Aux23. November 2010, 09:27
Wow! Tab stacking in true Opera way - nice, neat and highly usable! Great experience! Opera 10.50 was somehow an "alpha", but eleven is absolutely solid! Opera Software back on its track of pure awesomness! Thanks!
AnuaR Sh23. November 2010, 09:27
Originally posted by drlaunch:

Go to you preferences and point Opera to your language file under language details. It's usually located under %systemdrive%\Program Files\Opera\locale .

When downloading from http://www.opera.com/browser/next/ there is available only Opera_1100_en_b1_Setup.exe.

http://ftp.opera.com/pub/opera/win/1100b1/autoupdate/Opera_1100_int_Setup.exe lies as can be seen only on the FTP.
Mark Steggles23. November 2010, 09:46
very nice work guys
Kyuuen23. November 2010, 10:11
Stacking would be useful for someone like me.
John Barnett23. November 2010, 10:18
Opera 11 Beta.

When using Amazon Manage your Kindle the manage page loads but the sections within that page do not load all I get is "Loading Please Wait"

If I change the Browser Identification to Mask as Internet Explorer the page load with it is sub sections,however, the Shortcuts on this page and the Delivery status boxes on the right side do not fit correctly.

Please try this and you will see what I am referring to.
erbakirci23. November 2010, 11:10
super
Tran Ngoc Son23. November 2010, 11:31
Tab stack, I LOVE YOU.
Joel23. November 2010, 11:39
Tab stacking is really hot! better than firefox tabs manager
Héctor23. November 2010, 11:47
I can't login in gmail and twitter on openSUSE
zardzel23. November 2010, 12:14
Opera as always took what's good from FX ( Panorama ) & made it on their own, simpler way ( Stacking ) Thank you big O
Gene Vee23. November 2010, 12:26
Vikas Kumar23. November 2010, 12:37
Tab stacking is a neat feature really. It will be neater if we consider a stacked tab bar as another tab. So everything i can do with a tab i should be able to do with a tab like. For example tile all windows vertically should be able to tile all in the stack not all.
Panferno2252923. November 2010, 12:38
I said tab grouping in the contest! WOW! So, what shall I do now, I think I won!?
wazzup10523. November 2010, 12:49
re installing....

I just extracted the content of the executable with "universal extractor" and ran the contained opera-executable. No need to install the application at all
Martin Myrseth23. November 2010, 13:17
w00t \o/
d4rkn1ght23. November 2010, 14:19
Mariela23. November 2010, 14:28
opera is the best tried other they don`t work for me opera:D
Al-Mo7tref23. November 2010, 14:44
Opera , I Love You:love:
Dawid Pająk23. November 2010, 14:48
Did anyone spotted new pinned tabs' behavior? Pinned tab is now represented by favicon only. I love that
slackwrdave23. November 2010, 14:50
Very nice classic radio graphic at the top of this post. Very classy, like Opera.
clinis23. November 2010, 15:14
Tab Stacking, i like it

"This one goes to eleven"
Charles Schloss23. November 2010, 15:26
Originally posted by MoonieK:

I'm loving tab stacking

+1
resrevni23. November 2010, 15:28
Options for installing to current user only (as opposed to default of all users) and portable/external device are both locked out. Is this expected for the beta, or is something wrong? I ran the installer with admin privileges, too. Please advise. I'd love to install this on my expresscard SSD.
★(`'•.¸ T ¸.•'´)★23. November 2010, 15:43
good idea from Opera 11, but I will wait the official Opera 11
IKoke23. November 2010, 17:25
Create a option to Open a new Tab in to the selected Stacking
iateyourgranny23. November 2010, 18:26
whoa, and check out the new plugins and cache page! you can actually search files and save them directly from the cache page! (by right-clicking, save target as)
and opera sure has out-done itself in terms of speed! twitter used to take ages to load, now a couple of seconds