Software update: Opera 86.0.4363.23

Opera recently released version 86 of its web browser of the same name. Opera uses the Blink engine. This is part of Chromium, which is also used by Google Chrome, among others. Opera is available for Windows, Linux, and macOS. There are also versions for Android and iOS. In version 86, which is based on Chromium 100, the address bar shows results in categories, among other things, and a crypto wallet can be added to the sidebar.

Opera 86 Stable

Opera has been updated to version 86, with Chromium 100.0.4896.127. We’ve got quite a few useful changes in this update, so let’s dive right in.

Categories in Address Bar dropdown

The Address Bar dropdown now shows results in categories, such as History, Bookmarks and Search. This makes it quick and intuitive to find the result you’re looking for.

Snapshot

A Snapshot shortcut has been added when copying text. Now, when selecting three or more words, a Snapshot option will appear in the popup. Clicking it snaps the selected text and surrounding area.

Additionally, within the Snapshot feature itself, we’ve added a nice Crop Tool. This makes it super easy to further crop and refine the image that you’ve already snapped. The new tool is located to the right of the text tool.

Crypto Wallet in Sidebar

The Opera Crypto Wallet, previously only available in our Crypto Browser, can now be enabled in your desktop Opera Browser by going to Settings and searching for Crypto Wallet. This will add a Crypto Wallet icon to your sidebar, in the Features section.

For the rest of the tweaks, fixes and changes in this update, you’re welcome to review the full Opera 86 changelog† We hope you’ve found this update helpful. Stay tuned for more updates and, as always, happy browsing!