Default browser preferences

Here you can decide which file types and protocols you want Opera to handle on request by your operating system.

To use Opera for viewing Web pages, select...

  • *.htm
  • *.html
  • *.xml
  • http
  • https
  • *.url

To use Opera for viewing images, select...

  • *.bmp
  • *.gif
  • *.jpeg
  • *.jpg
  • *.png
  • *.xbm

Other associations include...

news Sets Opera as default news reader on your computer.
FTP Sets Opera as default FTP client on your computer.
Gopher Advanced users only. Requires a proxy server.
WAIS Advanced users only. Requires a proxy server.

To use Opera for all these types, click .

You can also choose to be notified if another program has taken over as default browser on your computer.

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