 Opera 44 was released on March 21, 2017, based on Chromium 57.Opera 45 was released on May 10, 2017, based on Chromium 58, and comes with a slightly overhauled user interface and an integrated messenger sidebar supporting Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Telegram It was the last version that would run under Linux 32-bit, with later versions requiring Linux 64-bit

Opera 46 was released on June 22, 2017, based on Chromium 59.It includes support for APNG, a feature which was lost upon switching the layout engine in 2013.