[Tip] Disable Tab Hover Cards (Fast Tab Tooltips) in Opera Browser

Newer versions of Opera web browser (version 81 and later) come with a new feature called “Fast Tab Tooltip” (also known as Tab Hover Cards) which displays the current tab information in new card UI format when you hover the mouse cursor over a tab. This article will help you in disabling the new feature and restoring old classic tooltips in Opera browser.

Finally Opera browser has also started showing tab hover cards similar to other Chromium-based browsers such as Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge.

Now in Opera 81 or later versions, if you hover mouse cursor over a tab, it displays detailed tab information such as full webpage title, domain URL, etc in new card UI.

Following screenshot shows the new tab hover card UI in Opera web browser:

The new feature is called “Fast Tab Tooltips” which has been borrowed from the Tab Hover Card feature implemented in other Chromium browsers.

Related: [Tip] Disable New Tab Hover Card Pop-ups in Google Chrome

Many Opera users may not like this new change as it takes a little bit more time in displaying the tab information and uses some animation effects. On the other hand, classic tooltip was faster compared to this new feature.

If you also don’t like the new Fast Tab Tooltip feature and want to restore the good ol’ classic tab tooltip in Opera browser, this tutorial will help you.

Following screenshot shows classic tab tooltips restored in Opera browser:

Fortunately, Opera team has provided a hidden preference/flag to disable or remove the new Fast Tab Tooltip feature and bring back the classic tooltip in Opera.

Following steps will help you in getting rid of the new Tab Hover Cards or Fast Tab Tooltips feature in Opera browser:

1. Launch Opera web browser and type opera://flags in address bar and press Enter. It’ll open the hidden secret advanced configuration page called “Experiments“.

2. Now click inside “Search flags” text box and type tooltip. It’ll show following option in the result:

3. To deactivate and disable new Tab Hover Card feature and restore classic tooltip in Opera browser, select “Disabled” from the drop-down box.

4. Opera will ask you to restart the browser. Click on “Relaunch now” button to restart Opera.

That’s it. You have successfully turned off Fast Tab Tooltip feature in Opera web browser.

Now try to hover over a tab and you’ll see old classic tooltip back in action.

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