10 innovative Opera features that lured me away from Chrome
Chrome might be the most popular browser around, but it’s not the only one based on Chromium, Google’s open-source project. Rival browsers also rely on the same code.
That competition often dangles unique features to tempt users into switching, but Opera long ago caught my attention with the sheer number of goodies stuffed into its browser. In fact, I abandoned Chrome for years because of Opera. Flexibility, efficiency, privacy—the creators of Opera seemed to know exactly what I wanted.
Even though I’ve since started using Chrome again, Opera still holds a powerful place in my heart. I still use it daily as part of my multi-browser habits, both on desktop and mobile. Why? Here are the top 10 reasons—and I left a few off the list to keep this article from spiraling out of control. (For other alternatives, check out our guides to killer Firefox, Edge, and Vivaldi features that might manage to lure you away from Chrome.)
