Vivaldi News and Articles

Vivaldi 8 brings a redesigned interface and smarter tab tools

Vivaldi 8 introduces a refreshed desktop interface focused on faster navigation and deeper customization, while continuing the browser's power-user approach to tab management and productivity.

By Ivan Franco, May 21, 2026, 9:45 AM

Essential Apps to Install on Windows and macOS

FEATURE By TechSpot Staff, January 2, 2026, 12:04 AM TechSpot Software

Just unboxed your new computer? Here's our curated list of essential desktop apps for Windows and macOS to kickstart your productivity and set up the perfect workspace.

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Vivaldi 7.6 introduces a unified tab button and full toolbar editing

Vivaldi 7.6 debuts a new Tab Button that serves as a central hub to search, switch, and recover tabs, while also grouping duplicates for easy cleanup. The update refines context menus, adds swipe gestures on Windows, and speeds up switching to hibernated tabs.

By Ivan Franco, September 18, 2025, 11:31 AM

Software The Web

Vivaldi fights back against Chrome and Edge's AI browser push

Choosing power users and curiosity over hype and AI slop

Editor's take: Browser vendors are rushing to pack more AI features into their products, even though many users strongly dislike the trend. For those web "purists," it might be time to take a second look at Vivaldi. The Norwegian company has decided to take a completely different approach in this AI-saturated tech landscape we're currently navigating.

Full story By Alfonso Maruccia, September 3, 2025, 12:15 PM 10 comments

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Vivaldi 7.5 brings color to Tab Stacks and enhanced privacy features

Vivaldi is a dream browser for those who want total control. Version 7.5 debuts with several privacy enhancements, it introduces color-coded Tab Stacks for grouped tabs and adds support for DNS over HTTPS (DoH), providing extra security to protect your browsing activity. Check out more in our essential apps feature.

By Ivan Franco, July 3, 2025, 1:38 PM

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Vivaldi 7.4 updates address bar, adds per-site shortcut controls

Vivaldi 7.4 introduces customizable keyboard shortcuts for individual websites, a revamped and more functional address bar, and a new profile switcher. This version also features visual refreshes to the Windows and History panels and stability improvements.

By Ivan Franco, May 19, 2025, 12:53 PM

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Vivaldi and Proton partner to integrate free browser VPN

Available now

By Rob Thubron, March 27, 2025, 9:16 AM 9 comments

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Vivaldi 7.1 improves dashboard, adds seamless tab imports

Vivaldi now allows users to import open tabs from other browsers, offers more style options for the dashboard, introduces a new Add Speed Dial dialog, and rolls out its Send Tab to Device feature.

By Erik Orejuela, January 23, 2025, 11:44 AM

Software The Web

Browser Alliance is accusing Microsoft of limiting user choice with Edge browser

Google accusing Microsoft of limiting user choice, just like pigs are flying right now

By Alfonso Maruccia, November 28, 2024, 8:08 PM

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Vivaldi browser gets a complete overhaul

Vivaldi 7 debuts today with a redesigned UI featuring floating tabs, new icons, and themes, and a reimagined dashboard that organizes mail, calendar, feeds, tasks, and even notes.

By Erik Orejuela, October 24, 2024, 6:32 PM

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Vivaldi expands Mail functionality, adds real-time memory usage info

Vivaldi 6.8 improves its mail client's prefetching for optimized search and mail preview. Additionally, you can hover over any tab to see how much memory it's using in real time.

By Erik Orejuela, June 20, 2024, 10:37 AM

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Vivaldi for Android improves device sync and search

Vivaldi 6.5 for Android can now sync your browser history across all platforms. It also introduces search engine customization for private tabs and adds search suggestion shortcuts.

By Erik Orejuela, January 9, 2024, 11:03 AM

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Vivaldi 6.5 adds sessions panel, synced open tabs, full history sync

Vivaldi has hit a new milestone with brand new features: the sessions panel allows you to store your open tabs and start a new session, while workspace rules group your tabs based on a topic or category.

By Ivan Franco, December 16, 2023, 1:01 PM

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Vivaldi browser code restructure brings performance boost

Vivaldi 6.2 introduces Portal Windows, a new framework that makes code sharing between windows more efficient for improved performance. Other enhancements include address field suggestions and a new clear browser history button.

By Erik Orejuela, August 30, 2023, 9:12 AM

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Vivaldi is a highly customizable Chromium browser

Vivaldi was built to be customized to your liking: the way it shows tabs, it can block trackers, disable website images on slower connections, or even pause site activity for saving resources. It is available for Windows, Mac, Linux and Android.

By Ivan Franco, August 2, 2022, 7:27 AM

Microsoft The Web

Mozilla and Vivaldi not appeased by Windows 11 default browser changes

Vivaldi argues only "technically competent" users will install the update

By Rob Thubron, April 8, 2022, 8:33 AM 11 comments

5 Google Chrome Alternatives That Do Things Better

FEATURE By Amir Shoam, September 10, 2021, 6:16 AM TechSpot Software

The Chrome browser is stable and secure, but that comes at the expense of RAM usage and privacy, since Google can see most of what you do on it. Here are 5 top alternatives to Chrome and why you should consider them.

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Vivaldi update adds built-in email client, RSS reader, calendar, and more to the browser

The do-it-all browser?

By Rob Thubron, June 9, 2021, 8:51 AM

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Vivaldi adds built-in tracker and ad blocker to latest browser version

Using DuckDuckGo tech

By Rob Thubron, April 22, 2020, 5:20 AM

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Vivaldi's customizable browser comes to Android

Bringing most of the desktop version's features with it

By Rob Thubron, September 9, 2019, 10:05 AM

Hardware The Web

Vivaldi browser now syncs Chroma device lighting with website colors

So your screen, keyboard, and mouse can all match

By Rob Thubron, May 8, 2019, 7:55 AM

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Newly minted Vivaldi 2.0 comes full of upgrades and features

Vivaldi browser has hit a new major milestone offering a fresh new look, sync across devices, new ways to manage your tabs, tools for note and screenshot grabbing, and a ton of customization as usual.

By Erik Orejuela, September 28, 2018, 4:10 PM

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Weekend tech reading: iOS 11 leak confirms iPhone X, Firefox 57 will use an omnibar, 'fire-free' lithium battery shown

By Matthew DeCarlo, September 10, 2017, 11:23 AM 9 comments

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Vivaldi browser: A great alternative to Chrome

Vivaldi rose to fame as the Chromium-based browser developed by the creators of Opera. Since then it's continued to be fine-tuned into a great browser alternative to Chrome and Firefox. Feature highlights include tab stacking, side by side tabbing, built-in note/screenshot taking and most recently control for Philips Hue color lights.

By Julio Franco, November 22, 2016, 11:15 AM

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Vivaldi, the web browser for power users, finally gets its version 1.0 release

By Rob Thubron, April 6, 2016, 9:45 AM 19 comments