Opera has just introduced a new concept browser designed to be very different from typical browsers at present. This web-displaying program centers on web content instead of browser tools, which Opera says is the way browsers should be.

On Thursday, Opera updated its website to add a section for its experimental browser. According to Opera, the features of its main browser have been reimagined for this concept browser that offers a different type of web-surfing experience. Each aspect of the standard browser has been rebooted, so that what users see is a clutter-free display of web content.

The company said that this concept browser has an advanced physics engine that enables tabs and other objects in the browser to respond to users as though they are real objects. In fact, each tab or object moves naturally when dragged or pushed.

TechCrunch tried out Opera Neon, and the tech news site says it does not look like any of the typical browsers nowadays. It does not have a bookmarks bar or a task bar and other elements found on average browsers. What it does have on top is a URL bar. Active tabs appear as bubbles on the right of the webpage. Then, its background is simply a reflection of the desktop background.

The standout feature of Opera Neon is its split-screen mode that displays two browser tabs side-by-side. This is the perfect feature for computers with very large screens. To enter into the split-screen mode, one should drag visual tabs to either side of the display panel for simultaneous browsing.

Opera Neon is already available for both Mac and Windows. However, one shouldn’t expect all of its features to function that well since this is still a concept version. More features are slated to arrive in the spring. What interested users will get for now is a browser with a different UI and a multitasking split-screen feature. Therefore, it is advised that users simply try out the Neon and continue to use their existing browser, according to Engadget.

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