[Review] What’s New in Opera One Version 100? UI Changes and New Features

The popular Opera web browser company has released new version 100 of Opera browser labelled as “Opera One“. The new version features a completely redesigned UI (user interface) and many new features and changes. In this article, we’ll review all the new features introduced in Opera One in details and will also discuss about various UI changes.

Opera One: A Redesigned Version of Opera Browser

Opera One is the name of the latest version of Opera web browser which was released on June 20, 2023 to public. Opera One browser replaces the traditional or classic Opera browser on Windows, Linux and macOS devices. Opera One is also based on Chromium similar to the old Opera browser.

Opera One features modular design, liquid navigation experience, multi-threaded compositor, Tab Islands, AI-based features, etc.

Opera One Main UI with Dark Theme and Rounded Tabs

When you launch Opera One browser, it uses the Dark theme by default as shown in following screenshot:

Even if you are using a Light theme mode in Windows or other operating systems, Opera One uses the Dark theme. There are many eye candy effects such as animations, shadows, etc while navigating through various elements in the web browser.

The tab design has been changed to disconnected or floating rounded tabs similar to Mozilla Firefox tabs UI. The same rounded tab design is also being developed in Microsoft Edge web browser.

Opera One in Light Theme Mode

Fortunately, the light theme is also present in the browser to select. You can click on Easy Setup icon present at the end of the toolbar and select the Light theme from the flyout.

Following screenshot shows Opera One web browser in Light theme mode:

The light theme is under development and you might see some glitches and incomplete stuff in icons and backgrounds.

New Tab Islands Feature in Opera One Browser

The main highlight and exclusive feature present in Opera One browser is Tab Islands. It’s a tab grouping feature which automatically combines tabs from the same website in a single group.

Following image shows Tab Islands feature grouping the tabs automatically and how we can ungroup the tabs by clicking on the Tab Islands vertical icon:

Tab Islands feature has been developed to assist Opera One users in organizing and arranging tabs quickly and easily on the tab bar to free up space.

Disable Tab Islands Feature in Opera One Web Browser

If the user doesn’t like the automatic grouping of tabs, Opera One provides an option to turn off Tab Islands automatic grouping feature in Easy Setup sidebar.

Just set the toggle option to OFF and Opera One will stop creating Tab Islands groups.

Aria: Native or Built-in AI Tool

Opera One comes with a native AI (Artificial Intelligence) feature called Aria. You can use it by pressing Ctrl+/ keys on Windows and Cmd+/ keys on Mac. Aria is an advanced and improved version of AI Prompts feature introduced in previous Opera versions.

[Tip] Disable Aria AI and Tab Islands in Opera One Web Browser

Extensions Menu Button or Icon in Opera One Toolbar

Opera One comes with a dedicated Extensions menu button showing on the main toolbar. Users can click on the “Cube” icon present on the toolbar to manage installed extensions.

The extensions button contains a vertical toggle icon to show/hide the icon on toolbar.

Opera One Settings Page Changes

There is only a single change on Opera One Settings page as compared to the previous Opera web browser version. The Settings page contains an additional “Automatically create tab islands” option under User Interface section as shown in following screenshot:

Rest of the options are similar to older versions of Opera browser.

Other UI Changes and Features in Opera One Browser

Apart from the above mentioned features, Opera One browser doesn’t come any other major new feature and change. We might see more UI changes and new features in upcoming versions.

We’ll keep updating this review article as soon as a new feature or change is discovered in Opera One web browser. So keep checking the article to learn about latest updates of Opera One development.

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