Of course, it’s not perfect, as both the VPN and AdBlock can interfere with websites as well as other GX features, but the fact that they come completely integrated and – in the VPN’s case – completely free is an absolute boon. Trying it out, they both work quite well, blocking some of the biggest online trackers out there while allowing you to choose what region your IP address is registered.

And while Opera GX runs on Chromium and isn’t the top-tier mainstream browser for privacy ( that would be Mozilla Firefox), it still offers quite a variety of tools that you can use to customize your privacy experience.īuilt within the browser is both a VPN and AdBlock, which you can toggle off and on through the sidebar menu as well as customize what sites are exceptions for these tools. Internet privacy has become more important in our lives as it becomes something that is harder to enforce. It’s a great tool that makes browser clean-up so much easier, especially since it can have a dramatic impact on how quickly your browser runs and how much memory it gobbles up. You simply click on the icon and then choose between three options, which control what needs purging, or customize it yourself including the age of those unwanted files. Opera GX, however, has the feature front and center in its Sidebar, where the GX Control and social media integration live as well. Most browsers have options to be able to clean out caches, cookies, and other ‘build-up’ that accumulates over time, but those tend to be buried deep within options menus and are not particularly user-friendly.

Adblock on opera gx