You’ve probably wondered where you can find the best and newest Opera skins. Well… here! I’ve tested a few of the skins here and there seem to be no problem with them. Most of them are updated till Opera 9.2x and some are for Opera 9.5.

To view the screenshot or download them click on the title or the thumbnail image.

Black Panther

Downloads: 18832 Version: 3.1

A mix of (black) brushed metal and aqua.

This skin based on the work by several other authors, who publish their work under GNUPL.
(people i’d like to thank: Joerg S., Ralf D., Kreg W., Lars K.)

Shadowguard

Downloads: 1522790 Version: 1.1

Dark, compact skin with sharp and clear icons.

Changes: tabs are switched (light<->dark), scrollbar, hotpanel icons, mail headers…

Cocoa

Downloads: 1420024

The look is from the Cocoa engine from MacOS X | CSS files to customize M2,.. at http://cssfiles.opera-fansite.de/

Expedition Slim Vista

Downloads: 244676 Version: 1

Author’s comment: “I changed my WB skin to Leopard by Flahorn so I needed a new Opera skin.

I used parts of “Slim Expedition”, by Rocco and added some stuff. Expecially Speeddial (:-))

If you want to change background on speeddial or dialog, change background.jpeg in window folder and /or background.png in background folder in the zip file”

Operaurora

Downloads: 437464 Version: 1.5

A Vista-Aurora skn for opera, with cool-looking transparent tabs. Ideal if you have Windows Vista.
-Added Speed Dial background. I’m sorry about the last one, It worked only in the portable version, which was the one I was using.
-Now, Desktop version has speed dial background; some icons were improved, and dialogue boxes have a better background.

KDE-HiCrysal 1.21

Downloads: 2174162 Version: 1.21

Good integration into KDE with HiColor Classic style and Crystal SVG icons. Supports Nontroppo’s WebDev Setup. Many thanks to E.Coelho, creator and owner of the Crystal SVG icons (www.everaldo.com).

EXimple (Opera 9.5 skin)

Downloads: 132236 Version: Trial

Not final version, which will be after Opera 9.5 release.

Icon size can be set in Appearance dialog.

Rate and Feedback as well.

Fresh

Downloads: 840502

Version 1.7: new improved buttons & forms. New “attention” buttons. Some new mail/chat headers.

Freestyle

Downloads: 719296

New metallic background and buttons. Looks better if navigation buttons (like back & forward) are placed in addressbar.For Opera 7.50x-8.0b and works for 9.x too.

Stardust

Downloads: 219434

A dark and serious theme :)

Dark text on buttons problem: go Tools;Preferences;Page Style, leave “Enable Styling of Forms” UNCHECKED.

Doesn’t have any connection with Stardust the movie.

Dance ‘n’ shout

Downloads: 41323 Version: 1.3-4

Elegant slate tangoistic skin. Compatible with Opera 9 and Web Developer Toolbar. Suits a Gnome desktop well.

List of changes in this version at the official Dance ‘n’ shout page.

Check also the Type ‘n’ shout set of one-key keyboard shortcuts.

Dance ‘n’ shout derives from the Breeze II and Breeze Simplified skins by Non-Troppo. Icons come from various Tango sets.

Woodworks

Downloads: 167111

Woodgrain background & polished wood buttons. Still needs a few touches.

Pretty strange idea but It works just fine if you’re into this kind of wooden design (?).

Dimple 4.0

Downloads: 135502

Color-scheme-able icon set.

Icons darken when hovered.

[Mar 2008 -- quite an update after a year]

Tango CL

Downloads: 780568 Version: 0.9.91

Based on the Tango Desktop Project icon set (tango.freedesktop.org).

Built to emulate the Clearlooks theme coming default on GNOME desktops.

O’Simple 1.2

user comments:

“The dear author!
At last there was something fresh, courageous, pleasant approximately! You can be proud of yourselves.
Thanks you huge!”

‘All I can say is WOW. This may have just become my favorite skin. You truly may have the most talent when it comes to making skins. Your skins are always very original, and very artistic, with alot of time and detail ut into them. This is just another example of an exquisite piece of work!!”

D.T.A. (Opera 9.5+)

Downloads: 12474 Version: Trial

D.T.A. stands for the 3 authors directly lead to this skin:

Dustin Wilson, the creator of Entr’Acte 2 with original icon set.
Tobias Wolf, the perfectionist behind GIT CL which imitates Gnome.
Adrian Leung, a sufferer of minimalism who made the boring _imple’s.

Another 2 authors who led me into skin making:

Ilya Baranovsky — Stardust is the biological father of _imple’s.
Tobias Murano, the savant of Opera skins.

WinVista LE Classic

Downloads: 721943 Version: 2

Winvista LE Opera M2 optimized for Opera 9.5
**UPDATE: Progressbar borders fix**

“Thanks for all the comments, I really appreciate them.
I plan to update the skin again, once I get the new scrollbars completed.
Stay tuned!”

Gantified

Author’s comment:
“i just finished my new Opera skin

so i tried to change everything bud if there are icons that are not changed can you tell me please?
I’m not used to Opera and i don’t really use it…that’s why i don’t know if everything is changed ! !

please let me know !”

So let him now. ^_^

Black Aqua V1

Author’s comment: “This is a Aqua Skin in black for Opera 7.54 incl. 8.0b.

Just copy the zip into your Opera/skin directory.”

A sleek Black theme for Opera.

Give your Opera browser a clean, sleek look with Black Aqua.

Mirage Vista

Ian made a modification of the original mirage opera theme and uploaded it on the Deviantart page. A beatiful Opera skin which could be called a rival to Firefox’s Vista Black theme made by Internauta2000.

In any case, happy surfing!

MeguiDdo (my fav)

Author’s comment:”
=======================================
Ready for 9x 03.08.2006
=======================================
Minimalist style, Meguiddo has “no 22×22″ buttons.
Some buttons are just the eye candies, if you like my buttons.
Do them with Mouse+Keyborad instead of buttons as usual.
The scrollbar is “very dark”, I did it.
=======================================
annex in MeGuiDdo.zip
* Extract [mime.zip] > unzip it
* you find 2 files : mime.css / bg_megiddo.png
* GO the dir [PATHto/opera/styles]
* Back up the original mime.css
* Put there the new mime.css with PNG

mime.css of MeGuiDdo is just for MeGuiDdo skin.
You “must backup” the original, “never overwrite” it.”

If you enjoyed the article please DIGG.