This came out fast. Just before Mozilla Firefox 3 final is to be released, the Opera team has announced the immediate availability of Opera 9.5 final.
Three of the major changes in Opera 9.5 are :
- It now sports a new modern design with new icons and small changes in the interface.
- Major improvements in rendering engine resulting in better standards compliance.
- Opera M2 client is now much more functional & useful.
Visit Opera Download Page to download Opera 9.5 for your system.
You can find the complete changelog of this release here.
But some things are a bit out of place for me. Unlike other browsers close tab button is on the upper right of the tab. Not in the middle. Also I would have liked system widget integration like Firefox 3 does. The browser should look like a part of the OS you are using. 
Anywayz a nice upgrade over Opera 9.25
5 comments
Opera Fan says:
Jun 12, 2008
I like the new skin actually. Takes some time to getting used too though! Nice job Opera team!
Lagnajeet Pradhan says:
Jun 15, 2008
Sorry for “long time no see”. I was using the beta version and then it said there is an update.The looks are good.
PS:-Actually i have explorer, Firefox, Safari(Win/Mac) , Opera etc installed in my system. I need them all as a web deeveloper
Manas says:
Jun 15, 2008
Hmm… Looks are good but I would have preferred system integration like Firefox 3 does.
Pallab says:
Jun 28, 2008
Opera features a Windows native interface (or whatever depending upong your OS), that integrates totally with the system. I dont like Fx’s system at all. its a bit hotchpotch and as a result often looks ugly with certain visual styles and wb skins.
I think atm Opera is the best looking browser (atleast on windows).
Manas says:
Jun 28, 2008
I agree with the Firefox part…. It looks ugly when you use third party visual styles.
Yes Opera looks nice on Windows, but what about Opera not designing widgets like Windows Vista does …