You have a game running in the background and a guide open in a browser tab, and you want the browser to behave around that game. Opera GX Stable is Opera Software's gaming-oriented edition of Opera for Windows, with the same privacy, security and efficiency features plus extras meant to complement gaming. The installer is served straight from Opera's own server, get.geo.opera.com.
A gaming edition of Opera, not a separate engine
Opera GX is a special version of the Opera browser. It keeps Opera's privacy, security and efficiency features and adds extras meant to complement gaming.
It is tagged Chromium, so it sits in the same engine family as several rivals. It also carries manifestv2 and mv2 tags, which point to extension support of that type.
What a session with version 138.0.6044.65 looks like
The package ID is Opera.OperaGX, and the build is version 138.0.6044.65, released on October 29, 2026. It is a standard web browser, so a session means browsing, search, streaming and tabs as in any other.
It is filed under web browsers and under best lightweight web browsers.
Against Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Brave and Tor
The listed alternatives are Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Brave, Opera Stable and Tor Browser. Opera Stable is the closest comparison, since GX is the gaming variant of that browser.
Opera GX is free, under a Freeware licence, as are most of these browsers.
Opera GX Stable pros and cons
Pros
- Free to use under a Freeware licence, price $0
- Built on Chromium
- Adds gaming-oriented features on top of Opera's privacy and security tools
- Filed under lightweight web browsers
- Updated on October 29, 2026
Cons
- Specific gaming features are not named
- Extension support is tagged as manifest v2 type
- Not the only gaming-oriented choice among the listed alternatives
- No performance figures to compare it with alternatives
Is Opera GX Stable safe?
Opera Software publishes this browser, and the installer is fetched from its server at get.geo.opera.com. It is freeware and costs nothing. No scan results came with this page, so running your own antivirus check on the downloaded file before installing is a sensible habit.
How to install Opera GX Stable
- Press the download button to get the official file.
- Run the installer you saved and confirm the Windows security prompt if the publisher matches.
- Follow the setup steps, then start Opera GX Stable from the Start menu.
