Opera Widgets

Opera Widgets technology

How Opera Widgets work

1

A Web developer can make an Opera Widget widget from scratch or adapt a widget made with proprietary technology, such as Apple or Yahoo!

Folder with documentsFolders to .zip or .wgt file

When done, the files are packed into a file archive with a .zip or .wgt extension so they can be downloaded as a single file to the Opera browser client.


2Widgets emulator

Once ready, or during development, the developer can test the widget in the Opera Widget Emulator, or in actual devices with Opera 9.5.



3Archos running a widget

When the widget is complete, the Web developers can publish to http://widgets.opera.com/, distribute from their own sites and send via e-mail, bluetooth or file share.



Basic requirements

The Opera Web applications platform with JavaScript Device extensions API

Using the extensions APIs in the Opera runtime, widgets may be deeply integrated into the phone-operating system and power an advanced-user interface, combining online and locally-stored information.

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