04/06/2025

Make Your Internet Experience Less Stressful by Using Opera’s Latest Browser

Opera Air plays soothing ambient music while encouraging you to take breaks

It is all too easy to lose time on the internet. Scrolling through social media, falling down algorithm-led rabbit holes on YouTube and clicking on bad news story after bad news story. We know too much screen time is bad for us, but acknowledging the problem and doing something about it are two different things.

Browser maker Opera has an idea for cultivating a healthier relationship with the web and our computers, and it is a new browser called Opera Air. Now available for Windows and macOS, its reason for being is to "actively improve your well-being" by encouraging breaks, exercises and meditations.

The Opera Air Ethos

When it comes to improving your user experience, Opera Air starts with the basic building blocks of the browser interface: It's all round corners and frosted glass effects, and Opera itself describes it as a "minimalist Scandinavian design." (Opera is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.) It is all designed to be as relaxing and as gentle as possible—though the amount of relaxation you will feel does still to some extent depend on the sites you choose to visit.

Please select this link to read the complete article from WIRED.