Opera (Presto) v12.18

webfork on 16 Feb 2020
  • 26MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 15 Feb 2016
  • Suggested by Chris Mehl

Version note: This program has not been updated since 2016 and may contain security vulnerabilities. Please see this entry for the latest version of Opera.

Opera (Presto) is a discontinued version of the Opera web browser, meaning feature development and maintenance for this version of Opera has ceased. Compared to the newer version based on Google Chrome, it features a leaner memory footprint, more user-interface customization, an RSS reader, integrated e-mail client, IRC chat, and native BitTorrent support. A variety of extensions are available to further extend functionality.

Alternative Portable versions:

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Wine
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? No. HKCU\Software\Opera Software
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract:
  1. Download and run the installer
  2. Select Options and, from the Install menu, choose Stand-alone installation (USB)
  3. Set the Install path to a folder of your choice and click Accept & Install
  4. opera.exe will auto-launch after install
Similar/alternative apps: SeaMonkey Portable, Firefox Portable, Chromium Portable, Google Chrome Portable
What's new? See:
http://www.opera.com/blogs/security/2016/02/opera-12-and-opera-mail-security-update/

102 comments on Opera (Presto)  The Portable Freeware Collection Latest Entries Feed

Checker 2016-02-26 18:15

Opera@USB v12.18 is available.

v12.18

Specular 2016-02-16 07:31

@billon mmm, it's odd. Just had a pop-up informing of a new version to download which is apparently v12.18 yet no official changelog has been released.

However did find an old My Opera stalwart who posted some of the changes over on the Vivaldi forums. Will continue this discussion on the PF thread...

v12.18

billon 2016-02-15 18:59

UPDATED TO 12.18!!!11
no changelog yet on off. page

v12.18

@thehop 2015-04-18 18:52

12.17 and Pale Moon 25.3.1 (Atom/WinXP) = small & smart! =)

v12.17

bzl333 2015-02-08 02:19

still the best

v12.17

Checker 2014-05-05 17:51

Opera@USB v12.17 is available.

v20.0.1387.82

smaragdus 2013-12-15 01:27

Opera 12 was great but the new ChromeOpera (15+) is the worst browser ever, worse even than Chrome itself.

v18.0.1248.63

Wolfghost 2013-10-30 21:45

No more fine adjustments, just Chrome! I stick to 12.16!

v17.0.1241.53

ttttt11111 2013-09-17 17:02

Opera is dead, those ruining it...I mean, running it have killed it off by their idiotic decision to base 15 on chrome.

DO NOT download the crapware that is Opera 15. It's now just another Maxthon, another overlay for a crappy browser made by someone else. (Maxthon is an overlay for Infernal Exploder.)

Opera 12.16 is the LAST legitimate version of Opera. Get it and use it. You can find all versions of Opera from 10 to 12.16 on this Swiss site:

ftp://mirror.switch.ch/mirror/opera/win/
ftp://mirror.switch.ch/mirror/opera/linux/

Once Opera 12 is no longer functional, I'm switching to firefox, but not by choice. I'll be switching because there's nothing else to use. QtWeb is great, but it lacks java and has no extensions. I would rather use Lynx 2.8.7 or Arachne 1.97 than Infernal Exploder or google's Chrummy browser.

v15.0.1147.153

freakazoid 2013-08-01 23:21

Agreed with robertcollier4.

For Android, they renamed Opera's older browser to Opera Classic. Perhaps we should do the same. Either that or list Opera Next as the new entry (even though it's not the official stable build).

v15.0.1147.153

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