Opera Logo — Opera is a web browser and Internet suite developed by the company Norwegian Opera Software able to perform multiple tasks such as browsingwebsites , manage email , contacts , web feeds , chat via IRC and function as a client BitTorrent . Opera has been a pioneer in incorporating many of the features that today can be seen in other web browsers such as zoom and integrated search and popularize other as tabs, although they did not invent (the tabs were introduced by InternetWorks of Booklink Technologies in 1994 after NetCaptor in 1997, IBrowse in 1999 before the appearance in Opera in 2000).
Security features include integrated protection against phishing and malware , strong encryption when browsing secure web sites, and the ability to easily delete private data such as cookies , cache and login data.
Opera runs on a variety of operating systems including Microsoft Windows , Mac OS X , GNU / Linux and FreeBSD . Some versions of Opera are available for devices using operating systems like Maemo , BlackBerry , Symbian , Windows Mobile , Android or IOS , and those that support Java ME .
Approximately 120 million mobile phones have come on the market including Opera Mobile , a mobile version. A lighter version for these devices, Opera Mini is the most popular browser of its kind. However, the desktop version only has high acceptance in countries such as Ukraine , while the rest of the world has a popularity low.