Tip #470

April 17, 2024April 17, 2024 — Calendar, Community Services, Desktop, Vivaldi Tips, Webmail — 1 min read

Add your Vivaldi account to the Vivaldi Calendar.

Did you know that in addition to the built-in Calendar client, Vivaldi also offers an online calendar service bundled with Vivaldi Webmail*? You can use it with Vivaldi Calendar and add it to other calendar clients and apps that support CalDAV.

To add your Vivaldi account to Vivaldi Calendar:

Go to Settings > Calendar > Calendar Accounts.
Click on + “Add Account”.
Select Vivaldi.net.
Give the calendar a name.
Enter your account’s email address.
Enter your account’s login password or the app password, if you have Two-Factor Authentication enabled.
Once logged in, select which calendars you want to sync or hide.
Finish by clicking “Save Account”.

To add your Vivaldi account to other clients and apps, follow their instructions and check out this Help page for more information.

*New accounts first need to build up reputation to use Vivaldi Webmail and the calendar. More info.

Tip #469

April 16, 2024 — Desktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Enable vertical Reader View to display texts in Japanese, Chinese, and Korean vertically.

Enabling Reader View helps to read text-heavy pages more easily by removing distractions. To accomodate the readers of vertical text, we’ve also added a setting to display texts in Japanese, Chinese and Korean vertically when Reader View is enabled.

To enable vertical Reader View:

Go to Settings > Web Pages > Reader.
Enable “Allow vertical text direction”.

A web page in Japanese with Reader View displaying text vertically enabled.

Tip #467

April 12, 2024 — iOS, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Force web pages to be displayed in dark mode in Vivaldi on iOS.

Some websites have created both light and dark versions of their site and check users’ preferences to decide which version to display. You can make your preference known in Settings > Appearance & Themes > Website Appearance.

In addition to the above, you can force dark mode on websites that come only in light color schemes. To do that, enable “Force dark theme on all websites” on the same Settings page.

Tip #466

April 11, 2024April 11, 2024 — Desktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Switch Tabs and Tab Stacks using Keyboard Shortcuts.

If you’re a fan of using Keyboard Shortcuts, we have good news for you. Did you know that you can switch between the first few Tabs or Tab Stacks you have open with simple shortcuts?

Use the shortcuts Ctrl + 1, Ctrl + 2, all the way to Ctrl + 8 to switch to the tab or stack corresponding to its position on the Tab Bar. Using Ctrl + 9 will take you to the last open tab or stack. (On macOS, replace the Control key with Command.)

If these shortcuts don’t work for you, you can always assign your own in Settings > Keyboard > Tab and look for “Switch to Tab #”.

Tip #465

April 10, 2024April 10, 2024 — Community Services, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Make sure you have at least two Two-Factor Authentication methods enabled for your Vivaldi Account.

Two-Factor Authentication is a great way to ensure the safety of your Vivaldi account. See how to set it up in Tip #270. But should you, for one reason or another, not be able to use the chosen verification method, you risk permanently losing access to your account. That’s why it’s important to have a backup verification method set up as well.

Available verification methods for your Vivaldi account:

Authenticator app
Security key
Recovery codes

Review your authentication settings on https://login.vivaldi.net/profile/me.

Two-Factor Authentication management page on Vivaldi.net.

Tip #464

April 9, 2024April 9, 2024 — Android, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Close all Private Tabs in Vivaldi on Android from your phone’s Notifications.

When you open at least one private tab in Vivaldi on Android, a little icon of a ghost will appear on your mobile device’s Status Bar. The ghost lets you know that there are Private Tabs open and allows you to close them quickly even when you’re using other apps.

To close all Private Tabs:

Swipe down from the Status Bar to view your Notifications.
Tap on Vivaldi’s notification “Close all private tabs”.

Android phone with Notifications open. There's one notification about Vivaldi browser's private tabs.

Tip #463

April 8, 2024 — Community Services, Themes, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Give a rating and share your feedback on the themes you’ve downloaded from Vivaldi Themes.

There are thousands of custom themes that the Vivaldi Community has shared on themes.vivaldi.net. When you’ve downloaded a theme and you like it, head back to the theme’s page to leave a good star rating and an appreciative comment to the author. In addition to making the author happy, it also helps the best themes reach the top of the popular page.

To review a shared Vivaldi Theme:

Go to themes.vivaldi.net.
Log in to your Vivaldi account.
Download a theme you like.
Right below the theme preview, click on the stars to add your rating.
Write a comment with compliments and/or feedback to the author.

A theme page on Vivaldi Themes with "Rate this theme" — *Theme by Kocaelispor.*

Tip #462

April 5, 2024April 5, 2024 — Desktop, Mail, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Mark all messages in a folder as read right in the Mail Panel.

You can open the mail folder, mark each message as read individually, or mark multiple messages as read by selecting some using the Shift or Ctrl key + click, or by selecting them all with the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + A. But you can also mark all messages as read from the Mail Panel without even opening the folder.

To mark a folder full of messages read:

Open the Mail Panel.
Right-click on a folder to open the context menu.
Select “Mark All as Read”.

Mail Panel open in Vivaldi browser. The right-click context menu is open for marking all messages as read.

Tip #461

April 4, 2024 — Desktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Drag text from a web page to the Notes Panel to create a new note.

Do you like dragging things around instead of going through context menus? There are many things you can do in Vivaldi with drag and drop, one of them is creating notes. You can drag the text from a web page you have open in Vivaldi, but also from other apps you have open on the side.

To create a new note with drag and drop:

Open the Notes Panel.
Highlight the text you want to create the note from.
Drag it to the Notes Panel.
When you see a line in your Theme‘s highlight color, drop it.

If you open one of the notes, you can also drag additional text to it.

Text being dragged to the Notes Panel in Vivaldi to create a new note.

Tip #460

April 3, 2024April 3, 2024 — Android — 1 min read

Download web pages for offline viewing in Vivaldi on Android.

Heading somewhere with no internet connection, but plenty of time to read? Download the web pages you want to check out while offline to your phone or tablet with Vivaldi on Android.

To download a page:

Open the page in a tab.
Go to the Vivaldi menu and select “Download”.

Alternatively, long-press on a link on a page and select “Download link”.

You’ll find the page in your downloaded files, or better yet, before or after downloading the page, add it to the Reading List for easy access.

Vivaldi menu open in Vivaldi browser on Android with the Download button highlighted.

Tip #459

April 2, 2024April 2, 2024 — Desktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Scroll back to the top of the page with Mouse Gestures.

Have you scrolled on a page for a while and now need to get back to the top? You could scroll the same amount in the opposite direction, drag the scrollbar on the side of the window, or use a keyboard shortcut. You can also use Mouse Gestures and simply draw a line anywhere on the page while holding down the right mouse button.

To create a Mouse Gesture for scrolling:

Go to Settings > Mouse > Gesture Mapping.
Click on + “New Gesture”.
Search for “Scroll Page to Top”.
Click “Next”.
While holding down the left mouse button, draw the gesture you want to use for the action.
Click “Save Gesture”.

Tip #458

April 1, 2024April 1, 2024 — Desktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Drag one Speed Dial bookmark over another to create a new folder.

If you’ve accumulated too many bookmarks on your Speed Dial and want to group them into folders, all you need to do is drag one of the bookmarks, and when the background of the bottom bookmark changes color release the mouse button.

Once the new folder has been created, right-click on the folder to rename it and, if you wish, add a custom thumbnail (see Tip #69).

One Speed Dial bookmark being dragged over another.

Tip #457

March 28, 2024 — Desktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Select the Bookmarks folder you want to display on the Bookmark Bar.

There are many ways you can access and manage your bookmarks in Vivaldi. Bookmark Bar is probably one of the more classic options. See below to find out how you can choose which folder of bookmarks and bookmark sub-folders will be displayed there.

To select a Bookmark Bar folder:

Option 1

Go to Settings > Bookmarks > Bookmark Bar Folder.
Select your preferred folder from the drop-down menu.

Option 2

Open the Bookmark Panel or Bookmark Manager.
Select the folder the contents of which you want to display on the Bookmark Bar.
In the folder information section, tick the box for “Bookmark Bar”.