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OperaTor

OperaTor is a portable software bundle which allows you to browse the web anonymously. It combines the power of the Opera Browser, Tor and Polipo.

With OperaTor no data will be stored at the computer you plugged your portable memory into.

Changes in the current release

• Opera 9.51
• updated skin
• new icon
• it is now possible to clear or edit the 2nd Speed Dial entry
• new bookmarks: Tor: Volunteer, Save the Internet

Subscribe to updates via the OperaTor RSS feed.

Download OperaTor 3.1

• OperaTor 3.1 - PBwiki
• OperaTor 3.1 - WikiSend

Keep your Web surfing private with this portable, anonymous browser.

PC World

OperaTor weights 7 MB and is Windows only. After the download is finished:

• extract the archive to the location of your choice
• launch the OperaTor.exe file to start all the necessary applications

Please do not link directly to the files. Link to this page instead.

Important

The only protocols which OperaTor anonymizes are HTTP and HTTPS, thus if you want to stay anonymous you should avoid using other Opera features (e.g. Java, JavaScript, Bittorrent, integrated e-mail and IRC clients).

OperaTor comes with absolutely no warranty. It is the user's responsibility to test whether the connection is secure. Users should keep in mind that OperaTor relies on Tor (The Onion Router) and Polipo and any security questions should be directed to their developers.

Troubleshooting and bugs

If you seek support or want to report a bug, please use the Troubleshooting forum. Do not post your bug reports on the current page as they will be removed.

FAQ

Softpedia guarantees that OperaTor is 100% CLEAN, which means it does not contain any form of malware, including but not limited to: spyware, viruses, trojans and backdoors.

Softpedia

According to my antivirus software OperaTor contains a trojan/virus.

CNet says OperaTor has been tested spyware free and Softpedia gave OperaTor its 100% Clean award. Major antivirus vendors, like GData, Kaspersky, McAfee and Microsoft, confirm that OperaTor contains no malicious software.

OperaTor does not work. What do I do?

Maybe some other application is using OperaTor's default 8118 and 9050 ports. If so, you have to manually assign a different port for Polipo and/or Tor by modyfing their configuration files - config for Polipo and torrc for Tor. Do not forget to synchronize Opera's and Polipo's settings by going to Preferences -> Advanced -> Network -> Proxy servers in the Opera browser.

Also, it may be your firewall that is blocking the ports - disable it temporarily and see what happens.

Are IRC/e-mail connections sent through Tor?

No, see the Important information section.

Am I totally anonymous?

No, there is no perfect solution. See So I'm totally anonymous if I use Tor?.

Whenever I close and reopen OperaTor all my pages are lost.

Sessions (which include information about open pages) are not saved by default. Changing this behaviour is not recommended, though here is how you can do it: set DeleteHistory to 0 in the operator.ini file, open Opera's Preferences and on the General tab, under Startup choose Continue from last time.

Can I switch to a different IP during the session?

No, unfortunately you cannot. This may change in the future.

Is it possible to temporarily disable Tor?

Yes, disable the Enable proxy servers option. This will switch OperaTor back to your real IP.

What about OperaTor for Linux/Mac?

I do not plan to release such versions in the nearest future. To install Tor on a Linux or Mac system please follow the Installing Tor on Mac OS X and Installing Tor on Linux/BSD/Unix guides.

How do I upgrade OperaTor to the new version?

Please see the instructions from this comment.