Opera 50 is a web browser developed by Opera Software ASA, available for download in full install version for Windows platforms from legacy sources. This version of Opera was officially released on 2018-04-01 for public access and a brief summary of important updates and change log pertaining to this edition can be read below.

Opera 50 is built using Chromium 63 rendering engine and has few performance improvements.  Opera 50, a milestone round edition, comes with an innovative anti-Bitcoin mining tool, extended VR360 support for Oculus, Chromecast and a bunch of other cool features.

To prevent cryptocurrency mining sites from doing their dirty work on your computer, simply enable Opera’s ad blocker. If you like ads but still want to be protected from Bitcoin-mining, you can simply uncheck EasyList and leave the NoCoin box checked. Voilà – you’re protected.

Chromecast is the device that helps you effortlessly stream content from your browser to your TV screen or home audio system without having to connect annoying cables each time. Opera 50 now supports Chromecast playback. 

Storing a page to read offline later, sending it to other devices or saving it for future reference can now be done with the Save Page as PDF function.