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What Is Opera GX’s Panic Button?
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Why Every Browser Should Have a Panic Button
We’ve all had those moments where we’ve needed to close a tab quickly—maybe your boss walked by as you were reading through a travel blog, or your kids came in while you were researching a surprise birthday gift. In these situations, closing the window or frantically clicking away doesn’t always cut it.
But Opera GX’s Panic Button feature provides an easy way to solve this issue, and honestly, it’s something every browser should have.
What Is Opera GX’s Panic Button?
Panic Button is a privacy feature on the Opera GX browser that allows you to close all your open tabs instantly. With a quick tap of a button, it closes all active tabs and replaces them with a clean slate of random, innocent websites—anything from educational to business news sites.
Think of it as the digital equivalent of stashing everything under your bed when someone unexpectedly knocks on your door—except, in this case, you can reopen all the tabs by tapping the button again.
To use it, you simply tap the F12 button, and—poof—your browsing session is immediately replaced with a new window. Even better, Opera remembers which tabs you had open, so you can restore them when you’re ready by tapping F12 again.
Why Every Browser Should Have a Panic Button
Sometimes we all want to keep certain things private, even if they’re harmless. Maybe you’re planning a surprise birthday gift and don’t want anyone accidentally finding out, or you’re simply trying to manage personal errands on a work computer. Opera GX’s Panic Button is a fast, easy solution, and every browser should have a similar feature to help users stay in control of their privacy.
Most browsers already have Incognito or Private Mode, but that only helps if you think ahead. The Panic Button lets you react in the moment, making it the go-to for unexpected situations.
This level of privacy protection shouldn’t be limited to just one browser. If all browsers included a Panic Button feature, users would have more control over their browsing data in an instant. Here’s hoping the next big browser update from Chrome, Firefox, and others will include this simple yet essential privacy feature.
