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Windows Central
Technology
Sean Endicott

Can a browser reduce stress and help you focus? Opera hopes its "mindful browser" can convince you to leave Google Chrome.

Opera Air browser on Windows 11.

Opera has a new browser in the works that's designed to help you focus, balance your life, and reduce stress. Those are bold claims from a web browser, but Opera has included several features in its new "Opera Air" browser that focus on mindfulness. Opera Air is now in early access, though anyone can download it. My early impression is that Opera Air is a solid everyday browser that has some genuinely useful features for mindfulness and mental health.

Browsers are among the most used and most popular apps on just about any platform. Generally, Google Chrome dominates when it comes to browser market share, though Apple's Safari has a respectable number of users. With Chrome at 67.05% market share and Safari at 17.96% according to StatCounter, that leaves all the other browsers to fight for the final 15%. Developers have to find ways to make browsers stand out, such as focusing on security or having exclusive browsing features.

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