As if either government would like to dumpster dive into endless data. The amount of data generated by the "monitoring device" is too much even for government to process. Sort of like how baking factories don't need to worry about spoiled eggs as it is diluted so much. If you use the internet normally, don't worry too much since nobody cares.
I'm on opera gx... I haven't finished the video, but I personally love it since it helps me in so many ways. it has a fake but useful vpn, isn't slow like chrome, and it feels more comfortable than chrome. I'm going to finish the video now and see how much my opinion changes..
ok. I finished.... I am slightly concerned about my privacy now, but I still like Opera because it doesn't make my pc heat or slow down as much as when I use edge or chrome, the ad block works just fine for me (except when sites like CZcams want it off), hey, why you you guys hate the keyboard sounds? me and my viewers find it satisfying!!! I already turned off whoosh sounds so that's no problem for me, the design doesn't bother me, also nobody mentioned that almost all browsers actually already have some kind of miniplayer (right click the video twice to enable picture to picture) but I prefer opera's since it's easier to use, I've known the vpn isn't really a vpn for a while, but it still encrypts and protects my data. I can't pay for a good vpn yet, so I'm fine with opera's fake vpn. The video only said it's a proxy service that tanks the network service, but it still does a good enough job of protecting my privacy for my standards.
Sponsorships for Opera GX are so funny to me. It never gets old seeing people clearly repeating some corporate fluff about how all these idiotic features aren't plainly pointless and instead trying to spin them as cool or good somehow.
"Thank you to Opera GX for sponsoring this video." Incorrect! CZcamsrs who get sponsored by Opera GX should not thank them for sponsoring their videos, as Opera GX is spyware, so therefore they shouldn't thank Stupid Opera GX for sponsoring their video.
I think the idea of setting emojis to specific tabs and having the minimize tabs is honestly really innovative and should be introduced to other browsers
I find it baffling that a browser “built for gaming” takes such a massive hit on ur computer’s performance and that’s the biggest reason i don’t use it anymore
tbh a lot of search engines are so heavy its ridiculous. edge is supposed to be light but yet it has my pc with 1-3 year old parts stuttering with three tabs its ridiculous. i remember being able to not watch the tab count and still be fairly smooth as long is wasnt video tabs
literally all you need is firefox with a tab discarding addon (basically unloads/puts to sleep tabs that aren't being used) for "gaming" performance. Opera GX is such a scam.
@@jesuschrist711 There's a reason every web browser out there is a Chromium reskin - making a new web browser is on the same scale of complexity and funding as re-making all the software needed to get an F-16 in the sky. Modern web browsers are effectively their own operating system now. Really heavyweight, really slow, really terrible operating systems. Did you know there's an entire standard for your web browser to use VR goggles? There's also one for using Bluetooth, USB, Xbox 360 controllers, etc. Has any web developer drafting these standards stopped to ask: does _anyone_ want a web page to do this? I did a back-of-the-napkin calculation: W3C, the organization responsible for web standards, has written about _11 million words_ worth of standards, and that is only counting the actual, de jure standards, not commonly-used extensions or recommended drafts or anything. You could fit the latest standard for (the famously convoluted and feature-creep-prone) C++ _and_ War and Peace into that many words, and have room to spare. It really doesn't help either that Google effectively has a monopoly on how the web looks and feels now, since it's so impossible to make a new web browser from the ground-up that people have just been forking Chromium. The closest "competitor" to Chrome is Firefox, and Mozilla would rather lay off all their competent engineers and pat themselves on the back for evangelizing Rust to non-engineers than keep up with Google.
@@renrevial Yeah this isn't the level of review I was looking for. Can you like explain why it's bad then? And don't say "it's web3 trash" because all of the web3 parts can be disabled.
People install a "gaming" browser without questioning why its promoted literally everywhere - a browser. And then they dislike videos pointing out its spyware.
@@Take19797when was the last time u saw a youtuber sponsor google chrome, or microsoft edge, or an ad for firefox? they dont promote their browsers because people already use them, i believe this is what OP meant, not saying that these browsers dont have their own shady tactics already... but opera gx is just known to be controversial and criticized by many youtubers for its shady background and practices, including the twitch incident it had, i cant say more about it, you can look it up online.
The old Opera Software, back when it was an exclusively Norwegian company was a huge innovator in the Browser space. Browser Tabs? Their idea! Integrated manual ad block feature, tiny resource-light browser for low end devices, integrated TTS... But just being good doesn't win you the browser war -- you have to be the one that sets the page compatibility standards! The true idealistic successor of "old Opera" is Vivaldi. The only browser with an engine whose features aren't dictated by Google -- Firefox.
Firefox is an ad company now... Want to know more about Firefox, go watch Lunduke. Also Google is default search engine in FF so one could say it is directly sponsored by Googles money. Was Opera user from like version 7 to 12, now Vivaldi user is my main.
@@ethandrake5380 Mozilla has been getting most (~80%) of its revenue from Google in exchange for keeping it the default search engine, yes. Firefox's existence may also play a role in keeping anti-monopoly scrutiny on the down low as a bonus.
I know people will dislike this comment jus because you said Opera GX was bad in the video, but to be fair there are interesting features in it and very real uses for them. Putting aside the fact that you dismissed the browser over subjective preferences instead of focusing on the evil that the company does, "Why? why? why?" is the same mentality that would've dismissed the iPhone when it came out. "What is wrong with the existing music player and browser on the Nokia N95?" well.. there's nothing "wrong" about the bookmark bar, but it cannot be compared to the sidebar. They're just not the same. There are so many nice QoL features that Opera in general contains that just aren't present anywhere else.
Your first mistake was actually thinking that youtubers can give a non biased review on anything. Half this review was "uhh opera bad cause china + data steal!". You cant even trust youtuber mfs for MOVIE reviews. There's always so much bias. If they like the movie they'll tolerate everything, and if they don't they'll nitpick every little detail.
I disagree. Among us was a good game, but it's not in the current day, in fact, it died long before that promotion happened. Do you wish to know why? It's because of the team. They... They! THEY COLLABERATED WITH VTUBERS! So now all I see in game is a bunch of people running around with their Fancy Shamncy CS:GO VTUBER SKINS!!! THEY SOLD THEIR SOUL TO THE DEVIL AND NOW WE ARE THE VICTIMS OF SUCH HERESY! SCAM! SCAM! I WANT MY MONEY BACK!
I stopped using it and uninstralled it, and the very next day, I was flooded with scam messages and scammers approaching me on various different website. So yes, it not only 99% sold my info, but also many other security concerned stuff like locations, passwords and stuff
sounds like a meme cause I had the browser and an opera account, I uninstalled it and deleted the account after like months and nothing else happened, only when Brave browser used the bat coin and then my dumb but tried to cash out but couldn't cause I ended up not trusting Gemini and then that site got breached and you can expect what happened next. At least I use more than one email and don't reuse passwords cause that'd be a nightmare
Imma be honest the only reason im still on opera GX is cuz any other browser doesnt have the workspace functionality. I tried Brave, and it was great, but im just so used to workspaces I cant live without it.
They really think that sponsoring every youtuber on the planet and a cute anime vtuber girl could save them from the shit show that is the company runs opera.
its absolutely disgusting that people can watch her knowing that the company behind opera is scummy as shit. i will gladly give my info to the US gov but NEVER China.
omg but they have a social media twitter guy thats so funny and so relatable!!! This billion dollar corporation is so funny and relatable to us young kids!
literally. tell me why china having the data that opera collects is so detrimental to my...what? safety? comfort? etcetera? what does the ccp actually even end up with?
@@saltiestsiren It's no different than the US and NSA collecting your data (if anything, it might be safer if you are a us citizen). I don't get why people freak out about this either. Same thing with Yandex. Ideally, you should minimize the amount of data being stolen from you without your consent. But people act like it's the end of the world just because a foreign country does the same thing that US tech companies have been doing for decades. Like: "NOOOOO THE CHINESE KNOW WHAT ANIME I AM WATCHING AAAAAAAHHHHH!!!"
CCP sells your data to info brokers that sell them further to Indian and local scammers; CCP passes your data to state-sponsored groups that may try to turn your computer into a node for their networks; CCP uses computers of foreigners to mine crypto to acquire a non-state affiliated currecy for BlackOps, just to name a few
The fact that the penguin's operating system doesn't even have a native build of Opera GX for it should say something. Mostly because if it ain't there then there is something really concerning that security experts would catch immediately and completely shut the entire operation down.
how would "security experts" shut the entire operation down? Software like discord that is proprietary, partly owned by china, and confirmed to phone-home is literally on every distro, why should operaGX not be? I'm not defending opera here tho, it's a garbage browser
"Opera doesn't have any options to automatically clear history or anything like that. Only entries older than 3 months get deleted." Who is the fucking prison worthy degen that thought that was a good idea?
I will say, having used waterfox a bunch, having a screenshot tool built into the browser can be really handy cause it can capture certain html elements. Basically making it easier to get the perfect size/element and even letting you screenshot stuff that isn't necessarily visible to you, but is rendered in the html.
Once got a virus on my computer that messed up a lot of settings and files but most annoyingly downloaded and locked Opera as my default browser. I will never use something that a virus wants me to have. Firefox always (which also has a mini-player and screenshot tool)
Vivaldi isn't much better than opera in the privacy factor. It might be even worse. Try LibreWolf for a change, this is what I would call a quality difference. Highly recommended.
@@jordanjones9284 Performance of browser depends on your extensions and the amount of eye candy you have enabled. Theres a certain limit to optimization whne its using chromium.
To be fair, just about every search engine makes a lot of money by having ads every time you search, like if you search "good gaming pc" you'll get websites that pay to be the first thing to show up, which is why Google also makes so much money.
I ditched GX because of the performance and privacy issues, but the criticisms you make in this video don't really seem fair. A lot of these things are completely subjective, like I really liked the UI and sounds. If you don't like them then just turn them off, a lot of them aren't even enabled by default, so you intentionally turned on a feature you didn't want just to complain about it. There's really only one non-trivial feature that I liked, and it was the workspaces, which let you have multiple different instances running from the same window, but there's other features that clearly have a use for someone, even if I didn't use them. The GX corner has genuine use. Yes, opening steam shows more information about *steam* games, but the GX corner thingy is an aggregator, it shows things that are from not steam. It's not meant to have much information, just enough for you to tell if you're interested, and if you are, you can look up more info yourself (like on steam for example). Again, if you don't like it, then just turn it off. Half the things you talk about are features in chrome and firefox too. You can pin websites on the new tab page, they even get pinned to the exact same spot as in opera, right below the search bar. Adblockers not working very well is literally just a chromium thing. Tracking general location and pages seen is standard practice (I LOVE CAPITALISM!!!!!!!!), and the rest of the features are just built-in extensions.The game widgets aren't even a new thing, you've been able to install games as extensions on nearly any browser for the longest time and if you don't like them, get this, just don't install them.Some people want a little sqare in the corner that shows the weather, or time, or just matrix letters falling. Some people want websites pinned to their sidebar. Valid criticisms are things like "the performance is trash" and "it gives your information to the chinese government", not "I don't like this optional feature that I enabled". To answer your question of "who would want this?", the answer is gamers. Who would have guessed.
This!!! If he wants to make a review he should do valid criticism - like his older video on GX. But complaining about design features (and that was like 8 and a half minutes of his 9:45 video)? Wtf really.
and the "it gives your information to the chinese government", isn't it obv it will chinese or some other goverment or company? all browsers get your personal information regardlessly
i get majority of these arguments, but idk. i’d much rather you dig into the actual maliciousness of opera gx than dig into it’s ui. i feel like “it’s hideous” isn’t much of a good display of the faults of opera. majority of the video is just complaining about the small stuff within the actual browser that’s meant to be customised. it just seems like bad faith.
he mentioned that he made a previous video that also reviewed gx, idk if he goes into it there. he said at the beginning that he was going to be revieing the browser on the merits of design and features so that seems beyond scope
@@evanboeckler9610 i’ll give that one a watch, but overall this seems less like a review more of a complaining vid. still unsure, i do want to be proven wrong
@@lingonberryjam i felt the same here, the video its supposed to be a review, so we kind of expect a neutral review, not that opinion reviews are wrong, but its kinda disappointing 😕
I mean yeah, he says "why" but I say "why not?" Features are convinient enough for me and it's better that they're built into the browser, I enjoy the customization and don't really mind the UI but I'm definitely curious about the malicious intentions behind the company
@@voteforfire because it bloats the browser. It's fine if you enjoy these features, but many of them available on different non-sus browsers like floorp.
I think this is an important video in that it makes people aware of the possible dangers/downsides of using Opera, but it also doesn't address why people actually want to use it. The sidebar is an absolute game changer for me, as well as the different contexts it provides. I get to have a "home" workspace where I keep all my emails open, then a "fun" workspace where I chill, a "videos" workspace where I keep the lists of videos I want to watch... And the frequently accessed stuff, like messaging services is always accessible on any space. For someone who uses a lot of tabs like me this is a HUGE benefit. You've convinced me that dropping Opera is a good idea, but not shown me any other software that would provide similar benefits. Could I get stuff like sidebar workspaces with chrome add-ons?
I remember uninstalling Opera GX, then all of my accounts getting broken into. For legal reasons I am not acussing Opera of anything, BUT I think that they sold my info on the black market, after uninstalling GX. REMEMBER that that is just a theory... A WHY OPERA GX IS TERRIIIIIIIIIIIIBLE theory
So, if I had "Xi Jin Ping looks like Winnie the Pooh" in my Opera GX search history, there's a chance for the Chinese government to see it and send military after me?
I have used Opera GX for about a year or so and only recently swapped to Firefox because it's more efficient and am planning to turn the "speed dials" from Opera into bookmarks before uninstalling it
This review really is just bad. I’m not an Opera defender myself but this review was very obviously made to sell off of hate rather than to create a fair criticism. I’d highly recommend TheOrdinaryGamers’ review on the browser to anyone approaching this video with want of an actual review rather than a piece of hate on a product the reviewer barely touched.
I was happily using Opera GX until it up and just broke on me one day. It was working fine earlier, and then bam, I couldn't even open it. I had to use bing to reinstall Chrome and then proceeded to very gladly purge that useless mf from my computer.
I had the same experience with nearly every other browser I've installed. It's not just an opera problem in my experience. Firefox straight up wouldn't work, Chromium memory leaked every time I opened it (I still have no idea how that happened honestly), only thing that I haven't had a problem with was Edge.
This happen to me as well it just broke I only liked it because of the customize themes and stuff It had so much customize things but then one day it broke then I found out about Vivaldi and started using it to this day I still use Vivaldi
@@VoidHxnter Thats because Microsoft Windows 11 BREAKS other browsers on purpose. Even installing any other browser than M$ is a horrible pain under 11 and they try to discourage their use at every step and long afterwards. M$ sabotageware.
@@NineGenaizys you can uninstall it, just Remove all the Files and watch a video on how to remove .opera that appears in download folder (shows up on other profiles too and you need hidden folders enabled, removing all the files fixes Ccleaner not showing a Ghost Opera/Opera GX)
When you read Eulas telling you information they "collect" it is largely used for features. Such as geolocation MAY be used for their vpn or google maps. I do not know if it is actually used for their vpn, but I assume they use it for google maps.
You don't need geolocation for VPN because it can determine your country and region by your IP adress and also google maps has nothing to do with EULA agreement because it's different company, which doesn't have any agreement with opera about your data. Opera clearly states that they collect that data for themself, thats why when you visit google maps it will still ask you for your geo.
I came here because I wanted to be informed of the dangers of using Opera GX but ultimatly, im just listening to someone voicing their opinion on opera gx design and features, i would love the privacy issues to be explored further, but the only conclusion i came to was that chinese company sells data, what a surprise. I will continue to use GX because I do actually enjoy the features, customization and layout.
Yep, there are people claiming that after they uninstalled opera all their accounts were hack but honestly i think they just fucked up and are blaming the browser. Ive never had any problems
I've been considering switching back to firefox, partly cause I don't use 99% of the features in Opera GX and I thought I was noticing performance hits I didn't have before. Personally, I like the clicky sounds, but they aren't enough to justify me using the browser when I honestly just enjoy firefox's simplicity a lot more. Not to mention the privacy and security it provides and how transparent they are. I find myself aggravated everytime Opera touts an update, as it just feels so corporate, like they want me to buy something. As a bonus, the firefox logo is super badass.
you should switch to firefox! it's the only major browser excluding ios's safari not built on chromium (like chrome or edge) and continues adblock support even after the whole youtube anti-adblock debacle. for that i recommend ublock origin
i had the slowest computer ever using GX. i couldn't figure out for the longest time why it felt like i was playing minecraft on a shein product, but after deciding i'd let americans have my data instead, it honestly feels like having a low-end laptop be this smooth shouldn't be allowed. and yes, this does mean that switching from "special" to default feels more like an upgrade than vice versa.
So as someone watching on OGX, I can understand why people don't like it, but are there any suggestions on what to use instead? Is there a browser that isn't slow and doesn't sell ALL of my data? I'm not even asking for zero selling, just minimal.
Opera GX was advertized to me a while ago as a browser with low maintinance and good features. When I lowered the performances on Opera GX I saw little to no change for the performance. I ended up just going back to chrome as it clearly was missleading.
@@gameringdudeguy1126 Yes it does. That's why I use GX. It only use about 1.5 to 2GB ram while Chrome uses more than 4GB for the same amount of tabs open.
I stopped using Opera GX Christmas of last year, and the reason I uninstalled it was around December of 2023, for some reason weird dark pixels started showing up for some reason while using Opera GX, now this pixels always showed up either while clicking into a website, or signing in my accounts, the biggest red flag and what made me uninstalled it was when I made my Window Security very strict, the moment I did that and the day following, it kept on warning me about the OperaGX file on my system. Very recently, 6 months after uninstalling Opera GX, I just found out that there were still Opera GX files hiding, and it was storing and making new temp files with who knows what.
It really is exceedingly disgusting how GX treats its users once they decide to leave. I've gotten several other comments similar to this, and indeed on my machine I noticed portions of GX playing around after I installed--nasty.
Honestly you made a good point about Opera GX. I hate that browser a lot but please for the love of god do not promote Chrome in its place. Chrome is just as bad if not even worse in terms of privacy. Use Firefox.
I'd say firefox is a better choice but it isn't all that great. Both in performance and privacy. imo I recommend something like ungoogled chromium, brave or librewolf. I haven't used vivaldi but it seems like a better opera.
Not just privacy but also performance wise. The terrible ram consumption is the reason why I switched to Opera GX and will absolutely not be going back. I don't care what anyone says I'm 100% picking Opera GX unless there's something better out there performance wise (especially RAM wise), which I have not found yet bc ppl keep reccomending Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Chromian, etc. If all these browsers are shit and steal your data, it's just matter of picking the shiniest turd. For me that is Opera.
funny that you think there is a difference. "privacy" is just a marketing strategy, as is incognito. Its literally impossible to have a browser that doesnt track data at all, because they would make zero money. Its free BECAUSE they sell your data
Good presentation and video. One piece of feedback, when you said "look at these ugly widget pins, how ugly are they? wow, and next to the SEARCH bar" I'd suggest for you to try provide an alternative at that moment, because i couldnt really follow what was wrong.
i always see people talking about the picture in picture "mode" in gx but you can do that on any browser by double right clicking on a video and selecting PiP
this should come as a surprise to literally no one. like how was a fucking free literal web browser that has adds and sponsorships on youtube and shit not gonna be the tool of the devil
So like security and privacy issues aside, I thought I was crazy for not using opera on my 4 year old gaming laptop. But even when the opera GX was at peak launch, the browser was taking up as much ram as a game or program, while the ram/cpu limiter would not limit the browsers animations and "features" but only make the web page stuttering and buffer up. I thought from the start that this is a "lazy person's gimmick" as nobody would actually trade off cpu and ram for these useless features and "at ur feet" news. But clearly I was wrong. It took off, gained popularity, sponsored across the board by every youtuber possible, while I remained with my simple chrome just trying to understand stupidity.
Can you tell why freaking Firefox isn't one of the top recommended browsers to switch from Opera GX since it isn't blank based and it can be Super private if you customised all of its settings
I feel like Opera GX significantly slowed my computer down ever since I deleted it. I just built it a few years ago and it used to be able to have multiple tabs open at once without a problem. Now I can’t have more than four tabs open without it stuttering my computer
@@ViSogno yes, and it updated too. Some stuttering still occurs. I also noticed Opera had something running in the task manager in the background after I deleted it off my computer, but I ended it and it seems to be a bit better.
@@phillipanselmo8540 sometimes, there's fields where you can only open files, but opera lets you use your clipboard for that, which is also the only real reason why i've used opera
As someone who uses opera solely for over 5 years now, I came here to see why anyone would dislike it. It’s not often that you see critical opinions on it. Only to be disappointed by what appears to be a personal dislike being touted as a fact-based dislike for the browser. The guy just sits there talking about all of the optional features(OPTIONAL) and then mentions a partner company that’s Chinese and personal suspicions. That’s it, that’s the whole video. Then endorses google chrome. Waste of my time watching this video
Been using gx for over 3 years now, I dont get the hate either. Funny enough, I had both gx and chrome installed on my pc and chrome was my main browser at that time and gx was more for games-y stuff. So what basically happened is when I (dumb) got a virus, all of my chrome accounts were hacked. Thankfully nothing was lost and I could regain access fairly quickly. But its just so fun how the virus didnt even target accounts on opera just because its far less popular xD. Anyways from a guy who has opera installed and reinstalled and deleted a million times on multiple devices and never had any data breach, I can say its good enough if you like the look of it or the features. And btw that sidebar AI thing is what I use daily. A lot more convenient than always relogging intop the openai account if i do that in a separate tab.
I appreciate the effort that went into this video, but I personally wouldn't have shit on the browser UI/UX so much, because that makes the video seem like it's biased all along and it gets harder for a lot of people to differentiate your opinions from the crucial facts in the video.
why not just use Firefox with the Firefox GX theme? it literally looks exactly like Opera GX but doesn’t do the anti-privacy stuff. you could even use LibreWolf if you want
at 8:18, you can also drag videos out on your desktop on chrome. step one: double right click the video. Step two: press intergrated image/or the eight line.
The only thing I can praise opera gx for is that when uploading a file to a website it gives you the option of uploading from whatever is currently in your clipboard
Firefox, Brave, Edge and Chrome also have a screenshot function as well as a mini-player for videos to work outside of the normal browser GUI. Firefox and I believe Edge or Brave too give(s) you the option directly in the field of the video while Chrome has the option right in the tool bar behind an icon with a music note.
hey, im using opera gx but seeing the comments i am now scared to uninstall it, what can i do to avoid my accounts being breached and stuff? please help
start getting all important stuff you did in opera gx on another browser (ex. Google) and after that delete all your cookies from opera gx and then go to apps and features and delete opera and youre finished (and if you still dont feel safe check for any trace of opera in our browser and delete it, if you still feel unsafe restart your pc)
@@Infact77fr people keep on saying that their data gets leaked, but I doubt Opera GX would have anything to gain from leaking one person’s alt emails and hent@i history
this is why i still use firefox lol Edit : just remembered that firefox has built in mini player and screenshot whichs works quiet well. also it has ublocker extension which to me was the most lightweight adblocker (and works) that i tried
0:45 the only reason why I could see people use opera GX is because of the performance limiter (use firefox if you need less resource heavy browser) and maybe because of the new stuff page on the front page. The sounds and music and animated wall papers seem like the ultimate distractions. Music has strong psychological effects and you don’t want to mix up work and hobbies like that. 1:36 when you just put one thought into the Browser, you realise that you don’t need it but I almost got it myself so I can’t say much. 5:08 I bust tot used to the light mode in 7 seconds. 7:05 epilepsy warning. Skip to 7:12. 7:13 It’s really bad because it requires you to wear headphones. 8:23 the mini player seems interesting.
Hi, I just wanted to say that the mini player is an interesting feature. But it's not unique to Opera GX whatsoever. Opera GX is a chromium based browser, so it's natural there will be quite a lot of crossover in available features, add-ons, etc.
"what's wrong with the OS screenshot tool" in Firefox the selection can be anywhere on the page and is not limited to your screen unsure if GX has this
Yall say Opera GX is this god awful browser but ive been using for a few years now and the only issue ive had was mods being buggy on their launch. These security breaches and data selling some of you mention after uninstalling sounds like a lack of insured protection on your part, ive stopped using Opera on multiplesl occasions and never once experienced this.
This video is mostly this dude hating the design and visuals when they're really great, he doesn't really get to the "sneaky" stuff. I've been using Opera GX for a few years and never had any issues. Opera GX is developed by a polish company (Opera Poland), and their hq is located inside of Poland (Wrocław). Any apps and browsers made by companies that are located inside of countries that are in the European Union need to follow rules, and they can't sell or gather data (like your private information [passwords, bank info etc.]). They are mostly collecting stuff like search or websites you enter (which mostly every browser and website does), to sell to advertisers and make money, it's not anything to worry about.
after seeing this video and others too, i kinda want to uninstall opera gx. only problem is after looking at some comments on this video, some people mention that some of their accounts get hacked and etc. after uninstalling opera gx. im kinda scared to do anything rn, what should i do?? (i already changed most of my passwords for stuff i use all the time, but im scared they somehow find it anyway)
Just do it, and immdiately change all your passwords. Even if it doesn't actively do what others said happened to them after uninstalling, having it for longer will only bring you more harm.
@@kakorotskywalker alright, well i just uninstalled it and i had already logged out of all my logged in accounts on opera gx. hopefully i dont get hacked but ill let u know if i do.
Opera GX is clearly a product that clearly relies on parasocial endorsement over actual need or performance. When a product chooses to market itself the same way as scams like Better Help or Established Titles, suspicions should be raised from the get go... burden of innocence, not guilt at that point imho.
Yeah I just assume my data is constantly being harvested and I honestly like the sidebar for messenger, WhatsApp and GPT. Nice to always have them there in every window in a fixed place rather than having extra tabs open. I prefer as few tabs as possible for organisation. Nice to have history on the sidebar too for quick access without opening a new tab. My main issue with it is that extensions and settings on the sidebar just open it as a new tab which is a bit annoying but not a dealbreaker, and they removed support for 360 video for some reason but I haven't really used that much since I first got my VR headset. I also just like the aesthetic tbh. I agree that GX corner is pointless but don't mind speed dial, easier to open a new tab and have CZcams and other frequent sites as big buttons rather than going into my folders of bookmarks. Not that the bookmarks is hard, it just requires less attention to do new tab + speed dial button.
I use hardend firefox, legit get more cosumization, and my browser doesn't need keyboard noise brh. I do miss chromium addons but i'm never going back the chromium based browsers
I switched to Firefox from Opera (not gx) and the biggest thing I miss is the tab workspaces. I've found an extention that kind of works but it isn't nearly as good. If it wasnt for chromium fucking up CZcams adblockers I might go back to Opera
To me, it felt like you already had a hidden hatred for it before even doing the review. I do agree with some things, like the sounds that activate (I just turned them off) and the settings being a full mess, but then some, like the comments on GX corner, side bar, mods (I like to have personalised browser), and so on, just hit flat for me, I feel.
While watching this video I attempted to uninstall opera. In the uninstaller after you click uninstall it literally says "By continuing, you will not be able to browse the internet with the safe and secure Opera browser ..." How petty are they???
What browser do I use if i don't care about any fancy features and pretty visuals? I literally just want something fast and that eats up the least amount of memory possible.
You're not gonna like this answer, but by far the lightest weight browsers are Edge on Windows and Safari on the Mac--safari in particular is unbelievably lightweight and optimized for Mac users. Honestly, though most browsers are pretty well optimized these days. I would have to advise steering away from chrome--and obviously Opera GX--performance is your main concern. I've had pretty good experience with Firefox recently, and they seem to have made quite a few improvements to memory usage in particular. On the windows, though, I've switched to Brave and it runs well enough, which paired with its security features, makes it a win in my book. I'm not sure how much this comment helped… But I hope it helps some!
I'm a huge fan of firefox personally. I tried it to move away from chrome and it freed up so many resources. It's super simple with no fluff. I'm biased cause I have a vendetta against Microsoft, so I wouldn't recommend Edge and, in my opinion, it feels like it has a lot of bloat when hopping in. When I went to go check it out for this reply, I had to click through like 7 different pages just to start browsing and the home page looks like a mess. If you don't mind that or Microsoft, Edge seems just fine. I unfortunately can't speak for mac, since my only experience with Safari was on my old iPhone 7 and I liked it pretty well when I used my iPhone, so it does have some brownie points.
Your point on the Chinese company is incorrect, why Kunlun is a Chinese company its headquarters is in Norway and in Mutahar's (SomeOrdinaryGamers) video he talked about how because of that Norway's policy protects user data and does not allow Kunlun to take and publish user data to the Chinese government.
@@earthboiproductions2407By that logic don’t use anything that could get data on you. Even if they say they won’t sell it they could do so anyway. That essentially means don’t use the internet.
I agree with all of your points on privacy however you have to realize the design language argument is entirely your opinions. For many people it is the design language of apps like Chrome and safari that are severely lacking. Additionally more than anything I find the browser is best suited for people with adhd. All the little animations and sounds and visual effects don't make the browser run faster or be more useful, but they make working on the web more engaging and slightly less excruciating.
I never saw the first review, but I'd have loved to have seen a second review of the performance comparison. The privacy point didn't seem out of the ordinary compared to most companies, I know google and websites are taking such data, is the bad part CHYNA? Cuz the CCCP know where they can get the smoke, idc. For the features, the VPN sucks, I prefer the more options of a simmilarly priced VPN like Nord. The rest just seemed nitpicky, "I dont like feature, i didnt ask for this" Isn't it able to be disabled? "Dont want a sidebar, just use bookmark" You can use both? "Gaming corner bad, just use steam" Why look at 5 launchers for info on games and sales when this customisable splash page gives you passive info on sales, free games, and new/upcoming releases. I get not having ADHD/Autism enough to like the jingly key aspect of the browser, but the criticism comes off as an opinion looking for validation rather than a review.
The concerns about privacy are very valid, but almost all the criticism in this video are just opinions presented as facts. I want a minimal browser like you but there's nothing wrong with wanting a flashy sidebar or widgets, those should not be presented as issues with the browser.
At this point, the only way to not have your data stolen on the internet is to get off of the internet.
cant say the same when theres time where the global got lock down 😓😒
dont get me wrong tho,
i still agree ur speech
your data is already compromised the day you're born
There's ways to *minimize* your data being stolen, but yes. You have to be on top of it constantly and ALWAYS read your ToS agreements!
Not stolen as much as you used a "free" website and got upset when you realized you paid.
shitty product: 😴
shitty product but _gamer_ edition™: 🤯
The RGB lights 🤯🤯🤯
Wow! 🤯🤩
I've found it pretty useful
@@showoofity50🚬🧐🧐🧐🥸🇨🇳🇨🇳
@@showoofity50It's either worthless garbage or features that exist in chrome
idc at this point, choosing browsers today is like choosing if you want the Americans or Chinese to spy on you.
deadass
USA is a free country, at least most free than the dictatorship of china
Much rather the Americans
@@staber_katthey sell you data to china and china sells your data to them
As if either government would like to dumpster dive into endless data. The amount of data generated by the "monitoring device" is too much even for government to process. Sort of like how baking factories don't need to worry about spoiled eggs as it is diluted so much. If you use the internet normally, don't worry too much since nobody cares.
Counterpoint: I play Valorant, so China already has all of my information
rest in peace
@@HarambaeXelonmuskfans piss*
toxic ahh game
stop playing??? either way its just csgo for cringy kids who think they better
@@dxcvvxd real but this was sarcasm
a nitpick you missed is that 90% of people will have no idea what to put the resource limiters on
Indeed. I suppose if only 10% of your user base uses a feature, and knows how it works, that truly is the definition of a gimmick
I found out that the limiters turn off on their own when you close opera, as if it is an option you don't want always on.
@@theheatstunyeah that’s so annoying
@@schlurpakiro. theres a option to make it not do that pretty sure
@@bull_technology ironically, I'd imagine people who need this feature probably won't be using it in the first place
Bro pulled a 50% dislike rate just by trying to protect people
and they dont listen lol
Oh well...
chinese government dislike botting
Why the heck YouTub is deleting my comments whenever I criticize Chi*ese gov.
it's 2%
not me watching this while using opera 💀
Unless you are a woke troll like their social media CMs, there's no point on using that thing
@@FcoEnriquePerez Many CZcams make children use it, I have seen it even in my family.
@@FcoEnriquePerez i just like the style personally everything is subjective after all
I'm on opera gx... I haven't finished the video, but I personally love it since it helps me in so many ways. it has a fake but useful vpn, isn't slow like chrome, and it feels more comfortable than chrome. I'm going to finish the video now and see how much my opinion changes..
ok. I finished.... I am slightly concerned about my privacy now, but I still like Opera because it doesn't make my pc heat or slow down as much as when I use edge or chrome, the ad block works just fine for me (except when sites like CZcams want it off), hey, why you you guys hate the keyboard sounds? me and my viewers find it satisfying!!! I already turned off whoosh sounds so that's no problem for me, the design doesn't bother me, also nobody mentioned that almost all browsers actually already have some kind of miniplayer (right click the video twice to enable picture to picture) but I prefer opera's since it's easier to use, I've known the vpn isn't really a vpn for a while, but it still encrypts and protects my data. I can't pay for a good vpn yet, so I'm fine with opera's fake vpn. The video only said it's a proxy service that tanks the network service, but it still does a good enough job of protecting my privacy for my standards.
Sponsorships for Opera GX are so funny to me. It never gets old seeing people clearly repeating some corporate fluff about how all these idiotic features aren't plainly pointless and instead trying to spin them as cool or good somehow.
Better to have cool than plain like the lag fest of chrome and Firefox
@@lordlopikong6940yeah,the creator of this video deleted my comment making clear and concise arguments against it.
"Thank you to Opera GX for sponsoring this video." Incorrect! CZcamsrs who get sponsored by Opera GX should not thank them for sponsoring their videos, as Opera GX is spyware, so therefore they shouldn't thank Stupid Opera GX for sponsoring their video.
I think the idea of setting emojis to specific tabs and having the minimize tabs is honestly really innovative and should be introduced to other browsers
I really like those features.
I got a opera GX ad when I clicked on here 💀
XD
They want him to stop kicking opera in the face
SAME 💀
Same lmao
I got a mariokart ad :((
I find it baffling that a browser “built for gaming” takes such a massive hit on ur computer’s performance and that’s the biggest reason i don’t use it anymore
"built for gaming"? more like "make you gaming experience worse". I'll take steam built-in browser any day over this
tbh a lot of search engines are so heavy its ridiculous. edge is supposed to be light but yet it has my pc with 1-3 year old parts stuttering with three tabs
its ridiculous. i remember being able to not watch the tab count and still be fairly smooth as long is wasnt video tabs
literally all you need is firefox with a tab discarding addon (basically unloads/puts to sleep tabs that aren't being used) for "gaming" performance. Opera GX is such a scam.
@@jesuschrist711 There's a reason every web browser out there is a Chromium reskin - making a new web browser is on the same scale of complexity and funding as re-making all the software needed to get an F-16 in the sky.
Modern web browsers are effectively their own operating system now. Really heavyweight, really slow, really terrible operating systems. Did you know there's an entire standard for your web browser to use VR goggles? There's also one for using Bluetooth, USB, Xbox 360 controllers, etc. Has any web developer drafting these standards stopped to ask: does _anyone_ want a web page to do this? I did a back-of-the-napkin calculation: W3C, the organization responsible for web standards, has written about _11 million words_ worth of standards, and that is only counting the actual, de jure standards, not commonly-used extensions or recommended drafts or anything. You could fit the latest standard for (the famously convoluted and feature-creep-prone) C++ _and_ War and Peace into that many words, and have room to spare.
It really doesn't help either that Google effectively has a monopoly on how the web looks and feels now, since it's so impossible to make a new web browser from the ground-up that people have just been forking Chromium. The closest "competitor" to Chrome is Firefox, and Mozilla would rather lay off all their competent engineers and pat themselves on the back for evangelizing Rust to non-engineers than keep up with Google.
real
a browser is open all the time and if you care about gaming performance the thing should have as low of a footprint as possible
Ngl, the best thing about Opera GX is its marketing team.
The twitter manager is funny as hell
g4y as hell.
Idk, their marketing feels like a kid trying too hard to be funny and getting attention
the worst
Its fucking cringe
Can we get a Brave review?
It is bad
@@renrevial Yeah this isn't the level of review I was looking for. Can you like explain why it's bad then? And don't say "it's web3 trash" because all of the web3 parts can be disabled.
@@renrevialbut why is it bad? I haven't seen much bloat
@@renrevial I have been using it for a while now. It is not bad.
@@user-sl7ie9te5r That crypto stuff is enough of a reason for me why I label it as garbage. + it's chromium.
People install a "gaming" browser without questioning why its promoted literally everywhere - a browser. And then they dislike videos pointing out its spyware.
gamers.exe
Arent all browsers are as such?
regular internet explorer isnt. but it's slow tho@@Take19797
@@Take19797when was the last time u saw a youtuber sponsor google chrome, or microsoft edge, or an ad for firefox? they dont promote their browsers because people already use them, i believe this is what OP meant, not saying that these browsers dont have their own shady tactics already... but opera gx is just known to be controversial and criticized by many youtubers for its shady background and practices, including the twitch incident it had, i cant say more about it, you can look it up online.
@Take19797 ungoogled-chromium & (hardened) firefox aren't spyware.
The old Opera Software, back when it was an exclusively Norwegian company was a huge innovator in the Browser space. Browser Tabs? Their idea! Integrated manual ad block feature, tiny resource-light browser for low end devices, integrated TTS... But just being good doesn't win you the browser war -- you have to be the one that sets the page compatibility standards!
The true idealistic successor of "old Opera" is Vivaldi. The only browser with an engine whose features aren't dictated by Google -- Firefox.
They're definitely using the goodwill from the name and the reputation it once had.
Firefox is an ad company now... Want to know more about Firefox, go watch Lunduke. Also Google is default search engine in FF so one could say it is directly sponsored by Googles money. Was Opera user from like version 7 to 12, now Vivaldi user is my main.
Isn't Firefox receiving millions from Google though?
@@ethandrake5380 Mozilla has been getting most (~80%) of its revenue from Google in exchange for keeping it the default search engine, yes. Firefox's existence may also play a role in keeping anti-monopoly scrutiny on the down low as a bonus.
@@ethandrake5380 it is - google default search brings them cash. Also they recently bough ad company.
I know people will dislike this comment jus because you said Opera GX was bad in the video, but to be fair there are interesting features in it and very real uses for them. Putting aside the fact that you dismissed the browser over subjective preferences instead of focusing on the evil that the company does, "Why? why? why?" is the same mentality that would've dismissed the iPhone when it came out. "What is wrong with the existing music player and browser on the Nokia N95?" well.. there's nothing "wrong" about the bookmark bar, but it cannot be compared to the sidebar. They're just not the same. There are so many nice QoL features that Opera in general contains that just aren't present anywhere else.
Your first mistake was actually thinking that youtubers can give a non biased review on anything. Half this review was "uhh opera bad cause china + data steal!". You cant even trust youtuber mfs for MOVIE reviews. There's always so much bias. If they like the movie they'll tolerate everything, and if they don't they'll nitpick every little detail.
5:54 The only thing I thank Opera GX for is letting me know Among Us was free for some time.
I disagree. Among us was a good game, but it's not in the current day, in fact, it died long before that promotion happened. Do you wish to know why? It's because of the team. They... They! THEY COLLABERATED WITH VTUBERS! So now all I see in game is a bunch of people running around with their Fancy Shamncy CS:GO VTUBER SKINS!!! THEY SOLD THEIR SOUL TO THE DEVIL AND NOW WE ARE THE VICTIMS OF SUCH HERESY! SCAM! SCAM! I WANT MY MONEY BACK!
I stopped using it and uninstralled it, and the very next day, I was flooded with scam messages and scammers approaching me on various different website. So yes, it not only 99% sold my info, but also many other security concerned stuff like locations, passwords and stuff
Wow, unreal!
I've seen several other people say the exact same thing. It's almost like they're selling people's info out of spite
sounds like a meme cause I had the browser and an opera account, I uninstalled it and deleted the account after like months and nothing else happened, only when Brave browser used the bat coin and then my dumb but tried to cash out but couldn't cause I ended up not trusting Gemini and then that site got breached and you can expect what happened next.
At least I use more than one email and don't reuse passwords cause that'd be a nightmare
Imma be honest the only reason im still on opera GX is cuz any other browser doesnt have the workspace functionality. I tried Brave, and it was great, but im just so used to workspaces I cant live without it.
@@greenwiener Every browser has tab groups
They really think that sponsoring every youtuber on the planet and a cute anime vtuber girl could save them from the shit show that is the company runs opera.
agree
for the average consumer it really does, unfortunately. If their influencer use it, then it's absolutely the best.
true,
vtuber or not, i still not using that web browser & i will never be as the final step
its absolutely disgusting that people can watch her knowing that the company behind opera is scummy as shit. i will gladly give my info to the US gov but NEVER China.
omg but they have a social media twitter guy thats so funny and so relatable!!! This billion dollar corporation is so funny and relatable to us young kids!
Yet to hear a solid explanation on why I should care if China reads my data
literally. tell me why china having the data that opera collects is so detrimental to my...what? safety? comfort? etcetera? what does the ccp actually even end up with?
@@saltiestsiren It's no different than the US and NSA collecting your data (if anything, it might be safer if you are a us citizen). I don't get why people freak out about this either. Same thing with Yandex. Ideally, you should minimize the amount of data being stolen from you without your consent. But people act like it's the end of the world just because a foreign country does the same thing that US tech companies have been doing for decades.
Like: "NOOOOO THE CHINESE KNOW WHAT ANIME I AM WATCHING AAAAAAAHHHHH!!!"
Complacency is the forerunner of mediocrity. Why do you let big tech have all your info? why DONT you care?
CCP sells your data to info brokers that sell them further to Indian and local scammers; CCP passes your data to state-sponsored groups that may try to turn your computer into a node for their networks; CCP uses computers of foreigners to mine crypto to acquire a non-state affiliated currecy for BlackOps, just to name a few
Spoke like a true npc
Tiktok sends info about you to China: 😴
OperaGX sends info about you to China: 😡
they're both bad, tiktok doesn't get as much flak because people like their 10 second brain rot
@@SirPigeon420 fr, some titkok users defend tiktok to say its not brainrot
Opera gx glazer
@@Totallynotmwa its still more tame and much better than youtube shorts
@@NyctoPhobyia true but i would not use it
why are these videos showing up months later after i download the damn thing 🤦
youtube algorithm go boom boom
Honestly
because this video wasn’t made months ago
First review was made YEARS ago
@@arabfromramlahe said months AFTER he downloads it.
The fact that the penguin's operating system doesn't even have a native build of Opera GX for it should say something. Mostly because if it ain't there then there is something really concerning that security experts would catch immediately and completely shut the entire operation down.
Hmmmmm
agreed, no Linux build is concerning.
Maybe because most linux uses are usually privacy focused and they know most linux users wont download it
how would "security experts" shut the entire operation down? Software like discord that is proprietary, partly owned by china, and confirmed to phone-home is literally on every distro, why should operaGX not be? I'm not defending opera here tho, it's a garbage browser
So that's why a good bit of games with anti cheat don't support linux
"Opera doesn't have any options to automatically clear history or anything like that. Only entries older than 3 months get deleted."
Who is the fucking prison worthy degen that thought that was a good idea?
I will say, having used waterfox a bunch, having a screenshot tool built into the browser can be really handy cause it can capture certain html elements. Basically making it easier to get the perfect size/element and even letting you screenshot stuff that isn't necessarily visible to you, but is rendered in the html.
Prt SC/Snipping Tool. Pretty sure the new snipping tool has a keybind that acts similarly aswell
Rekt
Once got a virus on my computer that messed up a lot of settings and files but most annoyingly downloaded and locked Opera as my default browser. I will never use something that a virus wants me to have. Firefox always (which also has a mini-player and screenshot tool)
Firefox is still the superior browser, I love the add-ons they have.
Idk about Opera's screenshot tool, but Firefox one's fantastic, it catches the HTML elements.
i never have more than 2 tabs open i don't get it why your house explodes because of it
thorium is literallythe best browser, and all the features opera has are just extensions you can install on any browsr.
@@SLokutaR whats thorium i know abt alot of browsers but i have no idea what that it
8:35 Opera GX still has the bookmarks bar, but its disabled by default.
Indeed it does
Why would they disable it by default??
every browser has it disabled by default
@@sweetsweetkhajoorthat is just objectively false…
@@JayTheComputerGuy no i mean its enabled but only on homepage
The workspaces feature is just gold tho
I switched to Vivaldi after using Opera, and the quality difference is insane. Highly recommend!
Vivaldi isn't much better than opera in the privacy factor. It might be even worse. Try LibreWolf for a change, this is what I would call a quality difference. Highly recommended.
Hey, person with a low end HP laptop here, how much better is vivaldi?
is it better then firefox?
@@evoskaelthas814 Probably not - as a Vivaldi user. Firefox is still world-class for privacy.
@@jordanjones9284 Performance of browser depends on your extensions and the amount of eye candy you have enabled. Theres a certain limit to optimization whne its using chromium.
Is it wrong of me to be watching while on opera gx?
Yes it is.
Yes
The Chinese government is coming for you
No, it's exactly opposite. This video is made for opera users, so yall at least know what it's doing
The CCP is coming for you
The incognito mode make me feel so safe, like Homelander was standing next to me!!!
Uhm. Incognito mode on opera is likely not safe. Also, Having homelander standing right next to someone would probably make them feel unsafe…
@@cat_supernova2242 I think that's the joke
@@cat_supernova2242 Homelander isn't the "nicest" super-"hero"
@@cat_supernova2242Hey Google, define "sarcasm"
@@Ikxi My boy homelander would have never done any of this man He's a saint you're lying
You know something is shady when a free to use product is able to pay so many streamers to use it.
To be fair, just about every search engine makes a lot of money by having ads every time you search, like if you search "good gaming pc" you'll get websites that pay to be the first thing to show up, which is why Google also makes so much money.
I ditched GX because of the performance and privacy issues, but the criticisms you make in this video don't really seem fair.
A lot of these things are completely subjective, like I really liked the UI and sounds. If you don't like them then just turn them off, a lot of them aren't even enabled by default, so you intentionally turned on a feature you didn't want just to complain about it. There's really only one non-trivial feature that I liked, and it was the workspaces, which let you have multiple different instances running from the same window, but there's other features that clearly have a use for someone, even if I didn't use them.
The GX corner has genuine use. Yes, opening steam shows more information about *steam* games, but the GX corner thingy is an aggregator, it shows things that are from not steam. It's not meant to have much information, just enough for you to tell if you're interested, and if you are, you can look up more info yourself (like on steam for example). Again, if you don't like it, then just turn it off.
Half the things you talk about are features in chrome and firefox too. You can pin websites on the new tab page, they even get pinned to the exact same spot as in opera, right below the search bar. Adblockers not working very well is literally just a chromium thing. Tracking general location and pages seen is standard practice (I LOVE CAPITALISM!!!!!!!!), and the rest of the features are just built-in extensions.The game widgets aren't even a new thing, you've been able to install games as extensions on nearly any browser for the longest time and if you don't like them, get this, just don't install them.Some people want a little sqare in the corner that shows the weather, or time, or just matrix letters falling. Some people want websites pinned to their sidebar.
Valid criticisms are things like "the performance is trash" and "it gives your information to the chinese government", not "I don't like this optional feature that I enabled". To answer your question of "who would want this?", the answer is gamers. Who would have guessed.
This!!!
If he wants to make a review he should do valid criticism - like his older video on GX. But complaining about design features (and that was like 8 and a half minutes of his 9:45 video)? Wtf really.
this was exactly my line of thinking!!
and the "it gives your information to the chinese government", isn't it obv it will chinese or some other goverment or company? all browsers get your personal information regardlessly
@@Justin-rr3rp specifically chinese companies are obligated to hand over all their info to the chinese government.
@@Justin-rr3rp all browsers steal your personal information. not all of them sells that information to the chinese government
i get majority of these arguments, but idk. i’d much rather you dig into the actual maliciousness of opera gx than dig into it’s ui. i feel like “it’s hideous” isn’t much of a good display of the faults of opera. majority of the video is just complaining about the small stuff within the actual browser that’s meant to be customised. it just seems like bad faith.
he mentioned that he made a previous video that also reviewed gx, idk if he goes into it there. he said at the beginning that he was going to be revieing the browser on the merits of design and features so that seems beyond scope
@@evanboeckler9610 i’ll give that one a watch, but overall this seems less like a review more of a complaining vid. still unsure, i do want to be proven wrong
@@lingonberryjam i felt the same here, the video its supposed to be a review, so we kind of expect a neutral review, not that opinion reviews are wrong, but its kinda disappointing 😕
I mean yeah, he says "why" but I say "why not?" Features are convinient enough for me and it's better that they're built into the browser, I enjoy the customization and don't really mind the UI but I'm definitely curious about the malicious intentions behind the company
@@voteforfire because it bloats the browser. It's fine if you enjoy these features, but many of them available on different non-sus browsers like floorp.
Opera GX is the definition of that one "wannabe gamer" kid.
and also chinese spyware
And chrome is the definition of wanna be dumb so I can hog your system!
@@alfredlordtennyson5464are you defending chrome or opera bc this comment doesn't read smoothly
@@yanim8s350 both sucks.
@@vmiki888if both suck what do you use exactly?
I think this is an important video in that it makes people aware of the possible dangers/downsides of using Opera, but it also doesn't address why people actually want to use it.
The sidebar is an absolute game changer for me, as well as the different contexts it provides. I get to have a "home" workspace where I keep all my emails open, then a "fun" workspace where I chill, a "videos" workspace where I keep the lists of videos I want to watch... And the frequently accessed stuff, like messaging services is always accessible on any space.
For someone who uses a lot of tabs like me this is a HUGE benefit.
You've convinced me that dropping Opera is a good idea, but not shown me any other software that would provide similar benefits. Could I get stuff like sidebar workspaces with chrome add-ons?
7:15 this is where mods come in, I have a mod enabled that changes my keyboard sounds to doug doug screaming.
I remember uninstalling Opera GX, then all of my accounts getting broken into. For legal reasons I am not acussing Opera of anything, BUT I think that they sold my info on the black market, after uninstalling GX. REMEMBER that that is just a theory... A WHY OPERA GX IS TERRIIIIIIIIIIIIBLE theory
My brother uses it 💀
Wait that happened to me too but i didn't think about opera gx when it happened your onto something
thats wild
@@volcano.mitchell My friends use opera gx
Thank god i never downloaded it i have been using brave for years switched to vivaldi and then librewolf
So, if I had "Xi Jin Ping looks like Winnie the Pooh"
in my Opera GX search history, there's a chance for the Chinese government to see it and send military after me?
lol
he really does tho
@@CyShards I agree
No theres not a chance...
ITS GUARANTEED!
Yes, uninstall GX, then change continents
If they do then china go boom becuase if a foreign nation attacks a other foreign nation's people it will be counted as a war
I have used Opera GX for about a year or so and only recently swapped to Firefox because it's more efficient and am planning to turn the "speed dials" from Opera into bookmarks before uninstalling it
This review really is just bad. I’m not an Opera defender myself but this review was very obviously made to sell off of hate rather than to create a fair criticism. I’d highly recommend TheOrdinaryGamers’ review on the browser to anyone approaching this video with want of an actual review rather than a piece of hate on a product the reviewer barely touched.
I was happily using Opera GX until it up and just broke on me one day. It was working fine earlier, and then bam, I couldn't even open it. I had to use bing to reinstall Chrome and then proceeded to very gladly purge that useless mf from my computer.
Remember to change your passwords though. Mfers will just sell your data if they can't keep building their profile on you.
I had the same experience with nearly every other browser I've installed. It's not just an opera problem in my experience. Firefox straight up wouldn't work, Chromium memory leaked every time I opened it (I still have no idea how that happened honestly), only thing that I haven't had a problem with was Edge.
This happen to me as well it just broke I only liked it because of the customize themes and stuff It had so much customize things but then one day it broke
then I found out about Vivaldi and started using it to this day I still use Vivaldi
It tends to happen with chromium browsers, i regularly switch between chrome beta and firefox because of this
@@VoidHxnter Thats because Microsoft Windows 11 BREAKS other browsers on purpose. Even installing any other browser than M$ is a horrible pain under 11 and they try to discourage their use at every step and long afterwards. M$ sabotageware.
to this day i refuse to download it no matter how many ads i see
it feels like its one of those SUPER GAMER MOUSE 500+ BUTTONS, type of thing
Im scared to uninstall it
@@UnrealOptimistwhat do I do? I downloaded and installed it, i'm scared to uninstall it
@@NineGenaizys you can uninstall it, just Remove all the Files and watch a video on how to remove .opera that appears in download folder
(shows up on other profiles too and you need hidden folders enabled, removing all the files fixes Ccleaner not showing a Ghost Opera/Opera GX)
my ass is scared to uninstall it now
Please not another one of those telling us what NOT to use and then leaving us hanging with no alternative at the end...
When you read Eulas telling you information they "collect" it is largely used for features. Such as geolocation MAY be used for their vpn or google maps. I do not know if it is actually used for their vpn, but I assume they use it for google maps.
You don't need geolocation for VPN because it can determine your country and region by your IP adress and also google maps has nothing to do with EULA agreement because it's different company, which doesn't have any agreement with opera about your data. Opera clearly states that they collect that data for themself, thats why when you visit google maps it will still ask you for your geo.
I came here because I wanted to be informed of the dangers of using Opera GX but ultimatly, im just listening to someone voicing their opinion on opera gx design and features, i would love the privacy issues to be explored further, but the only conclusion i came to was that chinese company sells data, what a surprise. I will continue to use GX because I do actually enjoy the features, customization and layout.
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I agree
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Yep, there are people claiming that after they uninstalled opera all their accounts were hack but honestly i think they just fucked up and are blaming the browser. Ive never had any problems
I've been considering switching back to firefox, partly cause I don't use 99% of the features in Opera GX and I thought I was noticing performance hits I didn't have before. Personally, I like the clicky sounds, but they aren't enough to justify me using the browser when I honestly just enjoy firefox's simplicity a lot more. Not to mention the privacy and security it provides and how transparent they are. I find myself aggravated everytime Opera touts an update, as it just feels so corporate, like they want me to buy something. As a bonus, the firefox logo is super badass.
if you wanna use firefox try librewolf
Use betterfox script with firefox it makes it much faster and more private Let me know if u have any doubts i'll help you with setting it up
you should switch to firefox! it's the only major browser excluding ios's safari not built on chromium (like chrome or edge) and continues adblock support even after the whole youtube anti-adblock debacle. for that i recommend ublock origin
no dont opera gx will be sad if you wont give it your ip adress
@@humanhuman7280 legit every browser in existence uses your ip address
i had the slowest computer ever using GX. i couldn't figure out for the longest time why it felt like i was playing minecraft on a shein product, but after deciding i'd let americans have my data instead, it honestly feels like having a low-end laptop be this smooth shouldn't be allowed.
and yes, this does mean that switching from "special" to default feels more like an upgrade than vice versa.
So as someone watching on OGX, I can understand why people don't like it, but are there any suggestions on what to use instead? Is there a browser that isn't slow and doesn't sell ALL of my data? I'm not even asking for zero selling, just minimal.
I've been using Waterfox for over a year now
probably brave or firefox
@missrose9549 librewolf has almost no data collection vivaldi has some but it's only to collect how much users are on their browser
Opera GX was advertized to me a while ago as a browser with low maintinance and good features. When I lowered the performances on Opera GX I saw little to no change for the performance. I ended up just going back to chrome as it clearly was missleading.
And I think misleading is a great word. Opera certainly is misleading all around
doesnt chrome eat up ram like a pig? I feel like safari would be a better choice tbh
For me Opera works much better than Chrome, but i think i should back to firefox
@gameringdudeguy1126 chrome doesn't like to unload pages, which is it's local issue.
@@gameringdudeguy1126 Yes it does. That's why I use GX. It only use about 1.5 to 2GB ram while Chrome uses more than 4GB for the same amount of tabs open.
I stopped using Opera GX Christmas of last year, and the reason I uninstalled it was around December of 2023, for some reason weird dark pixels started showing up for some reason while using Opera GX, now this pixels always showed up either while clicking into a website, or signing in my accounts, the biggest red flag and what made me uninstalled it was when I made my Window Security very strict, the moment I did that and the day following, it kept on warning me about the OperaGX file on my system.
Very recently, 6 months after uninstalling Opera GX, I just found out that there were still Opera GX files hiding, and it was storing and making new temp files with who knows what.
It really is exceedingly disgusting how GX treats its users once they decide to leave. I've gotten several other comments similar to this, and indeed on my machine I noticed portions of GX playing around after I installed--nasty.
that sounds scary what the hell
this just seems really untrue and you’re just feeding into opera gx hate. like i dont like it but i feel like you’re just saying this
@@ChuckThat I'm just wanting to bring up my experience with Opera GX
@@KingCheckOut sounds extremely unbelievable
Honestly you made a good point about Opera GX. I hate that browser a lot but please for the love of god do not promote Chrome in its place. Chrome is just as bad if not even worse in terms of privacy.
Use Firefox.
I'd say firefox is a better choice but it isn't all that great. Both in performance and privacy. imo I recommend something like ungoogled chromium, brave or librewolf. I haven't used vivaldi but it seems like a better opera.
Not just privacy but also performance wise. The terrible ram consumption is the reason why I switched to Opera GX and will absolutely not be going back.
I don't care what anyone says I'm 100% picking Opera GX unless there's something better out there performance wise (especially RAM wise), which I have not found yet bc ppl keep reccomending Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Chromian, etc. If all these browsers are shit and steal your data, it's just matter of picking the shiniest turd. For me that is Opera.
funny that you think there is a difference. "privacy" is just a marketing strategy, as is incognito. Its literally impossible to have a browser that doesnt track data at all, because they would make zero money. Its free BECAUSE they sell your data
Very new here, so the question now is what would you recommend similar to it but better?
Good presentation and video. One piece of feedback, when you said "look at these ugly widget pins, how ugly are they? wow, and next to the SEARCH bar"
I'd suggest for you to try provide an alternative at that moment, because i couldnt really follow what was wrong.
Thanks for the feedback! Indeed I should have had a comparison at that point in the video.
i always see people talking about the picture in picture "mode" in gx but you can do that on any browser by double right clicking on a video and selecting PiP
Indeed, I wasn't aware of this until several commenters brought it up 👍
It is convenient to have it automatically happen when I switch away from GX or to another tab without having to do that, though.
this should come as a surprise to literally no one. like how was a fucking free literal web browser that has adds and sponsorships on youtube and shit not gonna be the tool of the devil
So like security and privacy issues aside, I thought I was crazy for not using opera on my 4 year old gaming laptop. But even when the opera GX was at peak launch, the browser was taking up as much ram as a game or program, while the ram/cpu limiter would not limit the browsers animations and "features" but only make the web page stuttering and buffer up. I thought from the start that this is a "lazy person's gimmick" as nobody would actually trade off cpu and ram for these useless features and "at ur feet" news. But clearly I was wrong. It took off, gained popularity, sponsored across the board by every youtuber possible, while I remained with my simple chrome just trying to understand stupidity.
Can you tell why freaking Firefox isn't one of the top recommended browsers to switch from Opera GX since it isn't blank based and it can be Super private if you customised all of its settings
use librewolf
I think it's because Firefox is not up to date and does not have many new features that other browser have
@@user-vv6uo6fl9d That's why i use librewolf. It has no features at all😂
@@user-vv6uo6fl9dI don't know what you mean with not up to date, because it still is getting updates
@@user-vv6uo6fl9d but still its actually way more customisable and freedom respecting
I feel like Opera GX significantly slowed my computer down ever since I deleted it. I just built it a few years ago and it used to be able to have multiple tabs open at once without a problem. Now I can’t have more than four tabs open without it stuttering my computer
do you try resetting your pc?
@@ViSogno yes, and it updated too. Some stuttering still occurs. I also noticed Opera had something running in the task manager in the background after I deleted it off my computer, but I ended it and it seems to be a bit better.
I mean, if you builded your pc a few years ago, it would only make sense it will get slower over time, no?
@@IllusionTheCoffeeAddict yes, of course, but Opera slowed it drastically and suddenly
I had an Opera GX ad just by opening this video
5:03 bro just flashed like a good majority of people watching at night
as someone watching on opera gx i can confirm that something
YOOO. ITS YOU!
they got bro 😭🙏
The only feature of Opera that that I adore is the fact that you can send files from your clipboard straight up.
you can do that in any browser though???
@@phillipanselmo8540 sometimes, there's fields where you can only open files, but opera lets you use your clipboard for that, which is also the only real reason why i've used opera
@@phillipanselmo8540 I am currently on Firefox and no, you cannot click "Browse" and have the option to use clipboard as a file.
This is convenient because not all sites support uploading with clipboard.
@@ValeraDXand how does opera solve that???? and why cant an extension just do the same thing lol
As someone who uses opera solely for over 5 years now, I came here to see why anyone would dislike it. It’s not often that you see critical opinions on it. Only to be disappointed by what appears to be a personal dislike being touted as a fact-based dislike for the browser. The guy just sits there talking about all of the optional features(OPTIONAL) and then mentions a partner company that’s Chinese and personal suspicions. That’s it, that’s the whole video. Then endorses google chrome. Waste of my time watching this video
Been using gx for over 3 years now, I dont get the hate either. Funny enough, I had both gx and chrome installed on my pc and chrome was my main browser at that time and gx was more for games-y stuff. So what basically happened is when I (dumb) got a virus, all of my chrome accounts were hacked. Thankfully nothing was lost and I could regain access fairly quickly. But its just so fun how the virus didnt even target accounts on opera just because its far less popular xD.
Anyways from a guy who has opera installed and reinstalled and deleted a million times on multiple devices and never had any data breach, I can say its good enough if you like the look of it or the features.
And btw that sidebar AI thing is what I use daily. A lot more convenient than always relogging intop the openai account if i do that in a separate tab.
Literally got a 30 second unskippable opera GX as on this vid lmao
I appreciate the effort that went into this video, but I personally wouldn't have shit on the browser UI/UX so much, because that makes the video seem like it's biased all along and it gets harder for a lot of people to differentiate your opinions from the crucial facts in the video.
that's actually crazy
**continues to use opera gx**
why not just use Firefox with the Firefox GX theme? it literally looks exactly like Opera GX but doesn’t do the anti-privacy stuff. you could even use LibreWolf if you want
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As a person that doesn't live in the US I don't care if my location is tracked, it's probably very difficult to get to my home.
at 8:18, you can also drag videos out on your desktop on chrome. step one: double right click the video. Step two: press intergrated image/or the eight line.
The only thing I can praise opera gx for is that when uploading a file to a website it gives you the option of uploading from whatever is currently in your clipboard
Firefox, Brave, Edge and Chrome also have a screenshot function as well as a mini-player for videos to work outside of the normal browser GUI. Firefox and I believe Edge or Brave too give(s) you the option directly in the field of the video while Chrome has the option right in the tool bar behind an icon with a music note.
@@alicethegrinsecatz6011 vivaldi also has it
hey, im using opera gx but seeing the comments i am now scared to uninstall it, what can i do to avoid my accounts being breached and stuff? please help
start getting all important stuff you did in opera gx on another browser (ex. Google) and after that delete all your cookies from opera gx and then go to apps and features and delete opera and youre finished (and if you still dont feel safe check for any trace of opera in our browser and delete it, if you still feel unsafe restart your pc)
Just change ur password.
I doubt anything at all will happen to your accounts. Feel free to uninstall it and download a new browser, I myself previously used Opera GX
@@Infact77this^^^
I used it before as well but damn was it slow af, just uninstall it nothing will happen.
@@Infact77fr people keep on saying that their data gets leaked, but I doubt Opera GX would have anything to gain from leaking one person’s alt emails and hent@i history
i've installed once, when i heard the constant clicking and typing noises and the convoluted UI i went back to chrome
8:40 idk how it works in opera gx but i know firefox's screenshot tool makes it way easier to screenshot full pages
8:18 In Chrome on CZcams, if you right click then right click again on the video avoiding the built in popup, chrome has the same thing.
not just chrome, thats in every browser (I think.. I tested a lot of browsers and they all checked so)
@@SuitedGhost I believe it's because they use chromium, correct me if I'm wrong.
@@Frostism well, it worked in firefox also..
idk im not an expert in browser video player features
this is why i still use firefox lol
Edit : just remembered that firefox has built in mini player and screenshot whichs works quiet well. also it has ublocker extension which to me was the most lightweight adblocker (and works) that i tried
because you can transition to linux?
@@nothpx one of the reasons.
@@EnifOfficial same
i'm pretty sure ublock origin is also available to some browsers, including chrome, opera
@@beeflmaoo on opera idk but on chrome i cant seem to find it
What tips me off is the amount of money they throw to sell you this supposedly free to use, ad free tracking free browser
so what browser should i use then?
Librewolf
@@Yurik-the-marksman or brave
0:45 the only reason why I could see people use opera GX is because of the performance limiter (use firefox if you need less resource heavy browser) and maybe because of the new stuff page on the front page. The sounds and music and animated wall papers seem like the ultimate distractions. Music has strong psychological effects and you don’t want to mix up work and hobbies like that.
1:36 when you just put one thought into the Browser, you realise that you don’t need it but I almost got it myself so I can’t say much.
5:08 I bust tot used to the light mode in 7 seconds.
7:05 epilepsy warning. Skip to 7:12.
7:13 It’s really bad because it requires you to wear headphones.
8:23 the mini player seems interesting.
Hi, I just wanted to say that the mini player is an interesting feature. But it's not unique to Opera GX whatsoever. Opera GX is a chromium based browser, so it's natural there will be quite a lot of crossover in available features, add-ons, etc.
@@Bellicosy that was the only other feature where I thought it would be interesting to use it when I saw it.
Bull Tech: ...Adblock Plus....
UBO: Am I a joke to you?
"what's wrong with the OS screenshot tool"
in Firefox the selection can be anywhere on the page and is not limited to your screen
unsure if GX has this
oh cool
Yall say Opera GX is this god awful browser but ive been using for a few years now and the only issue ive had was mods being buggy on their launch.
These security breaches and data selling some of you mention after uninstalling sounds like a lack of insured protection on your part, ive stopped using Opera on multiplesl occasions and never once experienced this.
This video is mostly this dude hating the design and visuals when they're really great, he doesn't really get to the "sneaky" stuff. I've been using Opera GX for a few years and never had any issues. Opera GX is developed by a polish company (Opera Poland), and their hq is located inside of Poland (Wrocław). Any apps and browsers made by companies that are located inside of countries that are in the European Union need to follow rules, and they can't sell or gather data (like your private information [passwords, bank info etc.]). They are mostly collecting stuff like search or websites you enter (which mostly every browser and website does), to sell to advertisers and make money, it's not anything to worry about.
after seeing this video and others too, i kinda want to uninstall opera gx. only problem is after looking at some comments on this video, some people mention that some of their accounts get hacked and etc. after uninstalling opera gx. im kinda scared to do anything rn, what should i do?? (i already changed most of my passwords for stuff i use all the time, but im scared they somehow find it anyway)
Just do it, and immdiately change all your passwords. Even if it doesn't actively do what others said happened to them after uninstalling, having it for longer will only bring you more harm.
@@kakorotskywalker alright, well i just uninstalled it and i had already logged out of all my logged in accounts on opera gx. hopefully i dont get hacked but ill let u know if i do.
@@user-ue8ut5jf1yso…..
hows the plan so far?
any news?
So did it work for you? Trying to delete it to eventually.
Dont worry. i had opera gx, uninstalled it and nothing happened
Opera GX is clearly a product that clearly relies on parasocial endorsement over actual need or performance. When a product chooses to market itself the same way as scams like Better Help or Established Titles, suspicions should be raised from the get go... burden of innocence, not guilt at that point imho.
Yeah I just assume my data is constantly being harvested and I honestly like the sidebar for messenger, WhatsApp and GPT. Nice to always have them there in every window in a fixed place rather than having extra tabs open. I prefer as few tabs as possible for organisation. Nice to have history on the sidebar too for quick access without opening a new tab.
My main issue with it is that extensions and settings on the sidebar just open it as a new tab which is a bit annoying but not a dealbreaker, and they removed support for 360 video for some reason but I haven't really used that much since I first got my VR headset.
I also just like the aesthetic tbh. I agree that GX corner is pointless but don't mind speed dial, easier to open a new tab and have CZcams and other frequent sites as big buttons rather than going into my folders of bookmarks. Not that the bookmarks is hard, it just requires less attention to do new tab + speed dial button.
what browser am I supposed to use then?
but doesn't every browser sell your data?
No
Chrome does. So this video is a classic case of the Chinese spying on you is bad but Americans spying on you is for your own safety
@@MOOBBreezyyes?
Literally any company uses ur data lol.
@@WaltyLeOttrethe tor browser, librewolf, and ungoogled chromium in question:
I switched to Vivaldi after using Opera, and oh my god the whiplash in quality is insane
Same creator.
@@StalKalle it was made by the creator of Opera not GX, and before it was bought.
I am here to purport LibreWolf. Now this is a step up in quality you wouldn't believe.
@@phrogtesem9410 bro thinks he's mental outlaw 😭😭😭
same experience here!
I agree with everything except the sounds, why would you have a problem with some extra feedback
free proxy service > no service
coming from a country that regularly blocks websites like instagram twitter and youtube
I use hardend firefox, legit get more cosumization, and my browser doesn't need keyboard noise brh. I do miss chromium addons but i'm never going back the chromium based browsers
I've been using librewolf for a while and thus far it's been much better.
I switched to Firefox from Opera (not gx) and the biggest thing I miss is the tab workspaces. I've found an extention that kind of works but it isn't nearly as good. If it wasnt for chromium fucking up CZcams adblockers I might go back to Opera
@@donovanwiebe2495 Vivaldi has bunch of Opera's people behind it. Tab options are even better than they were in Opera 12
Firefox fans when they go on 60% of websites on the internet and they don't work
@@omega97hyper24 Example of a website that doesn't work on firefox?
To me, it felt like you already had a hidden hatred for it before even doing the review. I do agree with some things, like the sounds that activate (I just turned them off) and the settings being a full mess, but then some, like the comments on GX corner, side bar, mods (I like to have personalised browser), and so on, just hit flat for me, I feel.
While watching this video I attempted to uninstall opera. In the uninstaller after you click uninstall it literally says "By continuing, you will not be able to browse the internet with the safe and secure Opera browser ..." How petty are they???
I got ad for it when I clicked
On it 💀
What browser do I use if i don't care about any fancy features and pretty visuals?
I literally just want something fast and that eats up the least amount of memory possible.
You're not gonna like this answer, but by far the lightest weight browsers are Edge on Windows and Safari on the Mac--safari in particular is unbelievably lightweight and optimized for Mac users.
Honestly, though most browsers are pretty well optimized these days. I would have to advise steering away from chrome--and obviously Opera GX--performance is your main concern. I've had pretty good experience with Firefox recently, and they seem to have made quite a few improvements to memory usage in particular. On the windows, though, I've switched to Brave and it runs well enough, which paired with its security features, makes it a win in my book.
I'm not sure how much this comment helped… But I hope it helps some!
@@bull_technology What about Librewolf? I've heard its super private/secure and lightweight
I haven't heard of it, but there are many many browsers to choose from out there. I'll check it out though!
@@bull_technology It's like a extremely dumbed down and super private version of Firefox.
I'm a huge fan of firefox personally. I tried it to move away from chrome and it freed up so many resources. It's super simple with no fluff.
I'm biased cause I have a vendetta against Microsoft, so I wouldn't recommend Edge and, in my opinion, it feels like it has a lot of bloat when hopping in. When I went to go check it out for this reply, I had to click through like 7 different pages just to start browsing and the home page looks like a mess. If you don't mind that or Microsoft, Edge seems just fine. I unfortunately can't speak for mac, since my only experience with Safari was on my old iPhone 7 and I liked it pretty well when I used my iPhone, so it does have some brownie points.
Your point on the Chinese company is incorrect, why Kunlun is a Chinese company its headquarters is in Norway and in Mutahar's (SomeOrdinaryGamers) video he talked about how because of that Norway's policy protects user data and does not allow Kunlun to take and publish user data to the Chinese government.
Whether or not they’re allowed to do it and whether or not they do it are two completely different things. It’s better to just avoid the risk!
@@earthboiproductions2407if they do it it's illegal and they would be in a lot of trouble
@@earthboiproductions2407By that logic don’t use anything that could get data on you. Even if they say they won’t sell it they could do so anyway. That essentially means don’t use the internet.
It appears they are doing it anyway so this point holds no value.
@@scrapzarchive Do you have a proof for that claim? or are you just making shit up?
Legit got an ad for it in this video lol
I will say, I like the dashboard on the side, it's kind of helpful.
I agree with all of your points on privacy however you have to realize the design language argument is entirely your opinions. For many people it is the design language of apps like Chrome and safari that are severely lacking. Additionally more than anything I find the browser is best suited for people with adhd. All the little animations and sounds and visual effects don't make the browser run faster or be more useful, but they make working on the web more engaging and slightly less excruciating.
I never saw the first review, but I'd have loved to have seen a second review of the performance comparison.
The privacy point didn't seem out of the ordinary compared to most companies, I know google and websites are taking such data, is the bad part CHYNA? Cuz the CCCP know where they can get the smoke, idc.
For the features, the VPN sucks, I prefer the more options of a simmilarly priced VPN like Nord.
The rest just seemed nitpicky, "I dont like feature, i didnt ask for this"
Isn't it able to be disabled?
"Dont want a sidebar, just use bookmark"
You can use both?
"Gaming corner bad, just use steam"
Why look at 5 launchers for info on games and sales when this customisable splash page gives you passive info on sales, free games, and new/upcoming releases.
I get not having ADHD/Autism enough to like the jingly key aspect of the browser, but the criticism comes off as an opinion looking for validation rather than a review.
The concerns about privacy are very valid, but almost all the criticism in this video are just opinions presented as facts.
I want a minimal browser like you but there's nothing wrong with wanting a flashy sidebar or widgets, those should not be presented as issues with the browser.
So which browser would people recommend?