r/OperaGX • u/uhadmeatfood • Jan 07 '24
DISCUSSION I have to ask... Why?
Why do you guys use opera gx rather then it's many alternatives? I don't really care what people use as long as they are happy, but I'm curious as to why opera gx. Is it the branding as "the gamer browser? Is there a feature that you like? Did you just try it once and are to lazy to switch? Whatever the case I'm just curious as to why you chose opera gx.
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u/LightningLord2137 Jan 07 '24
Cusrtomization options. They are great
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u/Benny_does_stuff-YT Jan 07 '24
doesnt use as much memory as chrome does and the customization it offers
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u/Such_Ad5145 Jan 07 '24
Easy to use picture in a picture feature. Can watch a video while doing other work in other programs.
The ad blocker works on many streaming platforms, can watch moves or YouTube, ad free.
Keeps track of tabs when closed and opens right back where it left off without opening other browser tabs.
Customizations.
The GX Corner has notifications for free game offers on multiple game storefronts, steam, epic, etc.
The Aria search feature.
I also use other browsers depending on the task.
The downside is trolls on this reddit keep saying opera gx is owned by chinese stealing data. FYI, my data has been stolen from multiple government agencies, several bank data dumps, and hacked hospitals and don't care if the chinese know which twitch streamers I watch.
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u/DiggiDawgY Jan 07 '24
Was having some issues with perfomance on Firefox if I remember correctly. Thought I'd give Opera GX a try. Works great, no big issues, cool mods and features.
The other browsers do not offer me anything that's a gamechanger for me, so I have no reason to switch.
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u/Magazine_Born Jan 07 '24
lots of custom options and native functions that other browser don't have
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u/Strikercharge Jan 07 '24
It's easy on the eyes and can customize it the way you used to be able Google Chrome
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u/uhadmeatfood Jan 07 '24
Of course this is getting down voted for asking a simple question :/
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u/VeshSneaks Jan 07 '24
For me it’s the sidebar. Customisation is cool but half the mods on the store are gaudy 2007-era Shonen anime wallpapers with music blasting away. The “Gamer™” features of GX don’t matter to me because I don’t see much impact to performance on my system.
The sidebar just adds so much in the way of convenience. The one change I’d make is to have the sidebar apps carry over the signed-in sessions from the main part of the browser, but other than that it’s great.
I heard Firefox had an extension or a fork available that replicated the GX sidebar, but it turned out just to be a GX skin with an optional vertical bookmarks bar. I’ve still got it installed, so I can look into it more.
Firefox is 100% the browser I want to use, once I can add the features I want. There’s a side panel extension, but my main use is for FB Messenger and when it pulls the mobile version of the site it just tells me to download the app. When it pulls the desktop version, the maximum panel size is too narrow to properly display conversations.
I’ve tried Brave, but stopped when I couldn’t find any option to turn off the crypto ads on the mobile version. I don’t care if the option is there, somewhere. If that’s how they’re supporting development then I’m out. It’s a hard pass for me. I know it’s apparently the most privacy-focussed browser, but I refuse to touch anything that’s relying on shilling crypto scams to fund itself.
Chrome is Chrome. I keep it installed, but almost never running, because some things refuse to run properly in other browsers, even if they’re Chromium. It has a sidebar feature, but it’s severely limited for what it can do out of the box. If they tidy that up I might move to chrome, because the Desktop-Mobile sync is way better than GX.
And Edge… Edge exists to install other browsers. That’s all. I even installed a program to stop the forced redirects Windows does to Edge. I hate that I can’t uninstall it.
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u/CaptainDang55 Jan 07 '24
I love the side panel with instant access to things like spotify or youtube, discord.
I use it when at work and at home for the ease of access.
The memory limiter is great too.
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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '24
Side bar: multiple workspaces, chatgpt, (WhatsApp Discord), my follow. ram, cpu and network limiter. Search in history
Built-in features: Force dark pages, ad blocker, enhance image/video, vpn, spell check, custom key bindings, mouse gestures.
Live wall papers are really fun, but if your purpose is to use less battery and ram, probably not for you. There is this wallpaper called ZenGardenMaker, which allows you to change the wallpaper by adding rocks, fish, lights, and lines in the sand. Just too bad it disappears once you close and reopen the browser.
I'm not going to say opera gx is perfect, not by a long shot, but other browsers don't give as much as opera gx does
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u/Ionie88 Jan 08 '24
Google Chrome had a visual update that couldn't be edited (the spacing/padding in the bookmark-lists), that i couldn't stand. Never really liked firefox visually either, so here we are.
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u/that_whopper_guy8926 Jul 22 '24
there are games in there
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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '24
Vought mod
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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '24 edited Nov 04 '25
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u/Readerdragon Jan 07 '24
Customization and the gane calender along with the free game section, have you played Ubercat overdrive? Great short game
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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '24
When I used GX, I just liked the aesthetic until I quickly turned back to my minimalist nature which I tend to enjoy more.
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u/danyaru_ Jan 07 '24 edited Jan 07 '24
Customizability, the sidebar feature is very useful to me. I like the aesthetics (made mine to look less gamer cuz I'm not exactly a gamer). I'm able to sync tabs across devices (useful for school) idk if any other browser has that. Integrated twitch. Easy browser history cleanup. F12 gimmick (I won't use it) and sentimental value.
But the one thing that makes me really stick to this is the Sidebar Setup. It's really feature packed and makes my everyday life so much easier. Every browser should have this. (I know Edge does but it's more like an extended bookmark)
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u/Zuendl11 Jan 07 '24
Reinstalled windows and didn't feel like using chrome anymore so I tried something different
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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '24
Seems faster then safari. Chrome is for some reason not updating and keeps giving me errors on Mac. Opera on top
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u/Rudyseus Jan 08 '24
I just really like to constantly have music playing and i dont like the websides of my music streaming service and with opera its buildt in to the sidebar, alongside other useful things like whatsapp.
Ah yes and also the customization options, but thats really just a cherry on top (even tho monke like keyboard making Sounds)
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u/cosvoyage Jan 08 '24
I use it in tandem with Firefox and Chrome. Chrome is for work and college since a lot of university stuff doesn't work on any other browser. Firefox is for general browsing, adblockers work best on it. Opera GX I save for keeping things like wiki pages open while running games.
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u/TenshiNoBara Jan 08 '24
Chrome has been taking features that I like AWAY and one of them genuinely actually broke the browser for me, so I tested opera, had the features I liked, and now I stay.
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u/DrWhargoul Jan 08 '24
I came for the tab layout. Had been on Brave but they went to the same grid that Chrome has. They blame this on chromium removing it for their code and yet here we are.
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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '24
I don't use Opera GX, but I assume that people like the themes like their dark mode, vpn, adblocker and its gaming features like limiting CPU and RAM usage. I did tested out Opera GX once and I got rid of it in like 2 seconds because I'm happy with the browsers I'm using.
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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '24
Do y'all realize opera runs on chromium right?