The Opera developers have taken a different road than most web browser manufacturers when it comes to add-ons for their web browser. The main difference is that Opera Widgets are running in their own window which often made them more complicated to use especially on user systems with low screen estate. Today, the Opera developers have announced an interesting new option concerning Opera Widgets. The new feature makes it possible to run Opera Widgets on the computer desktop without Opera running.

With the new Opera Widgets for Desktop we managed to break the dependency between widgets and the browser interface. From now on you don’t have to have the Opera Browser open to run a widget. Furthermore, each widget runs in a separate process and integrates with the platform much better. We also give into your hands a new widget mode called “Application” so you can equip your widgets with the system default window decoration theme.

These are just some of the many new features and enhancements introduced with the new Opera Widgets for Desktop.

For a complete list of features please refer to the article Opera Desktop Widgets Evolved.

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