Opera

License: Free - Operating Systems: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10

Opera Review

Opera is a free web browser used by over 300 million people worldwide. The Opera browser not only support web browsing, but also includes support for emails, managing contacts, IRC chats, and reading RSS feeds.

Popular Opera features include tabbed browsing, mouse gestures, and private browsing with many of these features originating in the Opera browser first before being added to other web browsers.

Opera's most distinctive feature is the "Speed Dial" feature which showcases a set of frequently visited websites as thumbnails. Additional features can also be added to Opera using plug-ins and extensions that build on top of Opera's existing features.

Opera also supports voice control so users can browse the web without using a keyboard or mouse. For users with slower connections Opera has a Turbo mode that compresses the size of webpages to speed up browsing.