Opera TV Emulator: Overview
What is the Opera TV Emulator?
Opera TV Emulator allows any web developer to develop content for TVs and other devices without access to a physical device. It runs on a standard Linux PC and makes it easy to develop and debug applications for all Opera enabled devices. The Opera TV Emulator supports all features of the Opera Devices SDK:
- HTML/CSS/JavaScript/DOM
- SVG, Canvas
- W3C Widgets
- HTML5 <video> and <audio>
- Simulate limited RAM availability
- Debug with Opera Dragonfly

However, the Opera TV Emulator is not just a developer tool;
it is part of a larger effort from Opera Software to help
developers who believe in open standards, and the power of open
standards, to create an accessible Web for everyone.
So make sure to join our developer community on
dev.opera.com and browse our articles and forum.
Users and benefits
Different user types can benefit from Opera TV Emulator as summarized in the table below:
User type |
Benefits |
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Web developers |
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Content Service Providers |
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OEM's |
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Silicon vendors |
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Middleware / UI vendors |
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OEMs and operators can license special versions of the Opera TV Emulator, adhering more strictly to their own platform (codecs, memory size, fonts, screen size etc).