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Opera recently purchased YoYo Games, creators of the game development engine Game Maker Studio, to build up its new “Opera Gaming” division. Opera hasn’t announced what it plans to do with Game Maker Studio just yet, but the acquisition offers great opportunity to check in on Opera’s other gaming-focused product: the Opera GX web browser.

• Opera GX will stick to that limit, which means your game or streaming service outside of the browser will run more smoothly with the larger network bandwidth at its disposal. The network limiter will also come in handy when the internet connection is slow or if you want to play a game without lag and download files in your browser at the same time.
• All of a sudden the cast option from my Opera GX is gone. It has always worked out fine. Now what's missing is: 'Cast' option on the right clicking menu on anypages; Youtube/Twitch cast icon; 'Enable chromecast support' from the config menu. My Spotify desktop on the very same computer shows the Chromecast on its menu an can cast perfectly to it.
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Opera GX was released in “early access” in June 2019, so it’s still technically in development. It also looks like a niche gaming app at first glance. But while it’s best suited to PC players in its current form, there are solid reasons to try Opera GX even if you don’t play games.

22 hours ago  Opera’s gaming-focused browser, Opera GX, gets an honorary mention here. The interface isn’t for everyone—it honestly looks like a BIOS from a gaming motherboard—but Opera GX is a good.

The most gaming-specific feature is the “GX Corner” tab. Clicking the controller-shaped icon at the top of Opera GX’s sidebar opens a window with recent gaming-related news stories, links to free and discounted PC games, and a calendar of upcoming releases. The page is updated automatically and doesn’t need to be configured, but you can customize the layout and specify your region to make the news feed more relevant.

Opera GX also lets you connect your Twitch account, Discord, and other messaging apps. Each account is added to GX’s sidebar menu so you can keep up with your notifications and messages directly from the browser’s interface, rather than opening each as a separate tab or app.

A separate “GX Cleanup” feature lets you quickly clear your history and cache—nothing fancy there. However, “GX Control” lets you monitor Opera GX’s general network, CPU, and memory at any time and set limits for how many resources the browser uses. There’s also a list of open tabs that shows how much of your system each is using (and lets you force-close any that are bogging down your PC).

These tools help keep Opera GX’s system usage low so it won’t slow down your PC and interfere with your gaming. That said, even non-gamers will find the built-in messenger app integrations and resource management tools helpful—as long as they can get over the browser’s visual style.

Opera GX’s default theme evokes the cliche “gamer” aesthetic: dark backgrounds, high-saturation neon accents, stylized icons, animated UI elements, and even ambient background sounds and music. Opera GX also has its own set of default wallpapers that mostly look like stylized space photography or which vaguely suggest a “hacker” aesthetic. None of these visual elements are bad, per se, but I’m not interested in my browser looking like the box a gaming headset comes in. Thankfully, you can upload your own wallpapers and change or disable the visuals and sound effects in the browser’s settings.

The other drawback is how the browser tracks user data. Opera GX tracks certain data (just like the normal Opera browser), including your IP address and browsing activity, plus some activity from connected third-party accounts like Twitch. Opera shares this data with advertisers and other third-party partners, but Opera’s tracking doesn’t feel any worse than Google Chrome’s—and users can disable (some) data-sharing from the settings menu.

As long as Opera GX’s data tracking isn’t a deal-breaker and you make sure to adjust with the theme settings so the interface isn’t a garish mess, there’s a lot to recommend about this browser, whether you’re a PC gaming enthusiast or a general users. You can download it here if you want to check it out for yourself.

Opera GX can now purge your old files to keep your PC free from junk.

Opera Gx Web Browser For Windows 10

What you need to know

• Opera GX now features GX Cleaner, which helps you delete old files from your PC.
• The gaming browser also gained customizable color themes.
• The same update also brings an Easy Files feature for attaching recent files.

Opera GX has a new set of features that make it easy to keep your PC free from junk files. The gaming-oriented browser gained a feature called GX Cleaner that helps you delete old files while keeping the ones you still need. The same update also brings customizable color theme support and an Easy Files feature for attaching recent files.

GX Cleaner helps you purge old files such as cookies, browsing history, and downloaded files. The feature allows you to filter files by date or browser location, so you can keep files you still need will getting rid of those that you don't. Downloaded files, cookies, and other files can build up over time. Having a way to easily clear them while filtering specific files to keep should make it a bit easier to manage files and to clear up storage.

Opera Gx Browser Extensions

With the latest version of Opera GX, you can customize the browser's secondary colors. You can choose from preset themes such as Rose Quartz and Frutti di More or create your own color scheme.

The same update also brings an Easy Files feature that is also available on the standard version of Opera. The feature presents recently downloaded files when you go to attach or upload a file while in the browser.

Opera shared that the browser now has 5 million monthly active gamers. Opera GX launched in June 2019.

Opera GX

Opera GX is a browser build for gamers. It allows you to limit its CPU and RAM usage as well as its network bandwidth, allowing you to allocate more system resources to your games.