Opera Brings Built-In Translation to Its Desktop Bursors and animated Cursors to Opera GX in Latest Update

Published: 2025-07-03 05:05:31 ET OPRA

Published on 07/03/2025 at 05:05

Opera announced breaking down language barriers for its users with the launch of Opera Translate, a new, secure, and built-in translation feature for its desktop browsers, Opera One and Opera GX. This significant update also brings powerful multitasking tools to both browsers and adds a new personalization option to Opera GX with fully customizable animated cursors. At the core of this update is Opera Translate, a built-in feature designed to break down language barriers for users across the globe.

As one of the most requested features by users in Opera One and Opera GX alike, it comes integrated natively into both browsers, detecting when a webpage is in a different language than the user's default setting in the browser and offering to translate it instantly. Supporting over 40 languages, Opera Translate makes it easier for users to explore international websites, follow global news, or navigate foreign content while traveling. Users can choose to translate a page just once, or set the browser to always translate certain languages.

The Opera Translate feature is powered by Lingvanex and their AI-enhanced technology for natural and accurate language processing. Crucially, the translation solution is hosted on Opera's own European-based servers, ensuring that all translated information is processed in-house and protected by the strictest privacy regulations, without being sent to third-party services. Opera One: Split screen now within Tab Islands: Opera One is getting improvements to its Split Screen feature after reviewing the community's feedback., Users can now access the toolbar in each tab while browsing in Split Screen mode.

This means that users now get: Access to Toolbar features: when in Split Screen mode, users can now access Pinboards, Snapshot tool, Flow, Bookmarks, Downloads, the Easy Setup menu, and any other features they choose to add to the Toolbar; Player in Toolbar: now users can benefit from the Music Player in the toolbar when they're using Split Screen mode. This update also brings the Split Screen mode inside of the Tab Islands, which means that users can benefit from the tab grouping capabilities of Opera and add their joint tabs (in Split Screen mode) to any Tab Island. Opera GX launches browser booster update with custom animated cursors and better tab management.

The default mouse cursor is a relic and Opera GX is fixing that. With a new update, Opera GX is now the first and only browser that lets users fully customize their mouse cursor across the entire browser UI. In collaboration with Sweezy Cursors, Opera GX and Sweezy now offer a library of over 30 cursor packs - including both static and animated designs - that can be applied with a single click.

No need to download third-party tools, change OS settings, or install risky extensions. For gamers who care about aesthetics and immersive, custom cursors bring more vibes to every click. "Gamers spend hours perfecting their setup - from their hardware's RGB to their in-game skins.

The cursor doesn't convert when struggling over tabs, menus, or settings, ensuring a fully immersive and polished experience. Ease of use: users can simply browse the cursor collection in GX Store, click "apply," and the browser updates instantly. No configuration, no external downloads, and for free.

Security: unlike third-party browser extensions that may pose privacy risks (access to displayed web page content), all cursor customizations in Opera GX are hosted and executed locally and safely within the browser. Performance: these custom cursors are fully integrated with Opera GX's rendering engine, ensuring no slowdown even with complex animations. Future game IP integrations: Opera plans to collaborate with gaming studios to release branded browser packs based on popular titles - giving users another way to express their identity online.

In addition to the cursors, the browser booster update officially brings the Tab Islands feature to the stable version of Opera GX, enhancing the browser with the browser with a new browser with the browser with the ability to deliver the browser with the ability to address the browser with a single click.