Opera 11 first alpha released
Opera released the first alpha of Opera 11 today, the next version of the company’s award-winning desktop web browser.
Opera 11 is the first Opera browser to include extensions. These are browser add-ons made using Opera application programming interfaces (APIs) and web standards like HTML5 and JavaScript.
Extensions allow users to make their web browser their own by adding features and functionality directly into the browser itself, rather than as standalone Opera Widgets or Opera Unite applications.
Developers can build extensions with the same web standards they already use to build websites and web applications. Better yet, Opera says that with only a few tweaks to their code, developers who have already authored a similar extension for other browsers will be able to share their creation with Opera desktop users.
According to Opera, their desktop users number in the 50 million.
“Opera has always been customisable, but now you can personalise your browser in a new way through Opera extensions,” said Jon von Tetzchner, co-founder, Opera. “We take pride in introducing new features to the browser. Now, other developers can join in the fun and share their innovations with millions of people. Everyone using Opera 11 will be able to personalize their browser in myriad ways, which opens up so many possibilities for making the Web a more personal experience.”
Developers can visit the dev.Opera site for complete tutorials and then upload their extensions from the Opera Labs addon site.
Opera said that they will check all extensions before they are made public to ensure the catalog of extensions is free from defects and malicious software.
Opera also launched an open developer API for the Opera Link browser synchronization service today.
Using this API developers can integrate Opera Link data with other services online and build applications with libraries made available for Java and Python.
Opera 11 alpha is available from for Windows, Mac and Linux computers.
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