Opera GX celebrates 7-year browser anniversary with popular "67" internet trend

Opera GX has now turned seven. To celebrate, the company has introduced a mod that lets you… “67” on any website that you visit.

The official Opera GX account on X shared a post about this, including a video demo of the feature in action.

For those who aren’t completely in the know, the term “67” is an internet term that doesn’t have a specific meaning, but it has spawned a popular hand gesture where people hold their palms up and juggle them up and down, one at a time. Think of it as weighing something; going up and down.

As an easter egg, Google has also added this movement symbolizing the gesture to its search page, and it shows up whenever you look up 67 in the search bar. More on that here.

Since Opera GX turned 6 last year and 7 this year, the company decided to celebrate with this fun mod. You have two different choices for the 67 movement. If you use “Split,” the left half of your browser goes up, followed by the right half going down, and this movement continues until you turn it off. The “Smooth” option throws the page out of balance and tilts the angles.

If you’re interested in grabbing this mod, you can find it here. The installation page also includes a demo/preview of both the Smooth and Split movements.

These are the steps to install the 67 mod:

1. Download the mod from the official page linked above. 
   
2. Under the “Mods” category from the sidebar, make sure that it’s installed, and also enabled.
   
3. You can’t enable the extension directly from the mods page. Hit the “Shaders” option from the sidebar.
4. From here, you’ll find both the Smooth and Split options for the 67 animation. Select the one of your choice, and the browser should automatically start moving.
   

Note: Once you’re done, you have to turn the shader off from the same place; the movement will keep going on if you don’t.

While it’s clearly just a tongue-in-cheek anniversary feature, the mod is pretty much in line with what Opera GX does. It’s not becoming part of anyone’s daily browsing setup, but it’s a fun gimmick commemorating the anniversary. The gamer-centric, neon-themed browser is known for engaging with internet culture like this from time to time.

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