14 DAY TRIAL // Opera Software celebrated 20 years of developing the free and cross-platform Chromium-based web browser used by millions of computer users worldwide across Linux, Android, Mac, iOS, and Windows platforms.
And what better way to celebrate 20 years than with the release of a new stable update of the popular web browser, Opera 42, which hit the streets on December 13, bringing exciting gifts for the upcoming winter holidays. Among these, we can mention a built-in currency converter that works like magic and that might just come in handy to those of us shopping online all day long.
"To use the currency converter, simply select the price you want to convert on the page and Opera will automatically show it in your local currency. You can also change your output currency in the browser settings. Opera 42 supports conversion in 32 currencies based on daily values from the European Central Bank," said Krystian Kolondra, SVP Global Engineering, Opera.
Faster and smarter startup mechanism, network installer for Opera 64-bit
It's great news to hear that Opera is the world's first web browser to ship with a built-in currency converter, but that's not all the Opera 42 web browser ships with today, as the new version offers a network installer for 64-bit builds of the software, a revamped and redesigned newsreader that makes it a lot easier for users to add news feeds from their favorite website, and a faster and smarter startup mechanism.
Opera 42 also comes with push messages support, the ability to configure the Speed Dial navigation bar via the context menu, a bunch of usability improvements, and numerous security fixes. Under the hood, Opera 42 is based on Chromium 55, and if all the above sounds interesting, you can download the binaries for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Microsoft Windows operating systems right now from our website.
