At Vivaldi, we provide you with plenty of options to customize your environment according to your preferences. Both in the browser and on our web services. On Vivaldi Social, we offer you 10 different theme variations to choose from.
To change the theme:
Vivaldi’s Panels are one of the most useful features in Vivaldi. But if you’re a fan of a minimalistic user interface, you might find yourself having to choose between a super clean look and easy access to the Panels.
With Keyboard Shortcuts, you can have the best of both worlds. By pressing F4 on your keyboard, you can display the Panels sidebar and when you’re done, use the same shortcut to hide it again. You don’t even need to close the Panel you were last looking at.
But as it’s Vivaldi, there are a few other options you can choose from to toggle the sidebar on and off.
When you’re confident in your actions and don’t feel like you need to be asked whether you’re sure about closing a single window or the browser altogether, you can easily disable the prompts.
To disable the confirmation dialogs:
Alternatively, tick the box for “Do not show confirmation again” when prompted with the dialog.
One of the perks of having a mail client in the browser is that you can quickly share interesting content you’ve found online via email.
To send a link or a snippet of text you’ve found on a web page:
“Send”.
Do you prefer to browse in Private Tabs, but opening links from other apps always opens them among regular tabs? By making a quick setting change in Vivaldi on your iOS or iPad, you can be asked where you want to open the link every time an app wants to open one in Vivaldi.
To be prompted before opening a link in Vivaldi:
Then, when you get the prompt you can decide whether to open the tab in a private or regular tab.
Saving all your tabs as a session is a great way to return to what you were doing at a later date. But what if you need just one or a few of the tabs in the session and don’t want to restore all of them? Check out the instructions below.
To selectively open Tabs from a Saved Session:
With more and more new cars coming out with a tablet-like screen on their center consoles, being able to access the web from them just makes sense, and the Android version of Vivaldi for Android Automotive OS is perfect for it.
You can watch videos together while you’re waiting for your car to charge for the next leg of the trip, look for dinner inspiration while waiting for the kids at the school parking lot, read the news while the spouse is shopping, and so much more. For safety reasons, the browser can only be used while the car is parked.
To install Vivaldi in your car:
Vivaldi is available in an increasing number of new car models by Polestar, Renault, Volvo, Mercedes, Volkswagen, Audi, Lynk&Co, Ford, Lincoln, and more.
Whether searching for a specific one or just interested in browsing all the images and videos someone has posted, there’s an easy way to view them in Vivaldi Social – in one place without text posts interfering.
All you need to do is go to the user’s profile and switch to the Media tab.
Finding the link to an online store listing you came across while browsing on your phone or continuing the research you started on another computer is easier than ever with Vivaldi and its History Sync.
To sync History in Vivaldi:
Repeat these steps on all desktop and mobile devices you use Vivaldi on.
Prefer your Address Bar and Tab Bar traditionally on top of the screen or at the bottom for easy one handed reach? Whatever your preference, we’ve got you covered.
To choose a location for the Tab and Address Bar:
Alternatively, long-press on the Address Bar and select “Move address bar to bottom/top” from the menu.
Illustrations can add a lot to your blog content. When adding a new image to your post, you can always look for it through the File Manager/Finder dialog, but if you have the folder with images already open on the side, you can also just drag the image to your blog post.
To add images using drag and drop:
A calendar is vital for keeping up with a busy schedule. To make it easier to view and manage your events and tasks, you can create multiple calendars for various types of obligations in your Vivaldi Calendar. You can also assign a different color for each calendar to make the events stand out more.
To create a new calendar:
You may be comfortable with one search engine for your everyday browsing but prefer a different search engine when you want stronger privacy. In Vivaldi on Android, like in Vivaldi on desktop and iOS (see Tip #378), you have the choice to set separate Search Engines as the default ones for Standard Tabs and Private Tabs.
To update the default search engines:
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Markdown is a simple markup language used to create rich text (e.g. HTML) with a plain text editor. It lets you add basic formatting to your text, using symbols known and accessible on all keyboards.
To use Markdown in Vivaldi Notes:
