If there was one browser that had received unanimous reviews of being the fastest, leanest and one of the most efficient browser available, it would have to be Opera. With most of the functionalities that Internet Explorer has, Opera is right up there with the best, even Firefox, mainly because of its features and the size. It is almost half the size of IE but it several features that leaves IE far behind. It uses fewer resources and is nearly endlessly customizable where you can use pre-formatted “skins” to change the look of the browser.
Some of its main features include tabbed browsing and the ability to save a session that you are working on. This means that if you have around five web pages that are open at the same time, you simply click on Tools, then Preferences. Choose “Continue from last time” and close Opera. So, the next time when you are opening this web browser, you will begin exactly where you left off. There is also a popup blocker, a password manager and a download manager.
Opera can run on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and other operating systems. Security is not as robust as in Firefox or Internet Explorer, which keeps Opera from claiming “best browser” status. Previously, full versions of Opera required a licensing fee, but the browser is now completely free.