Author: Vivaldi Tips

Tip #220

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Select what to display in the Address Field drop-down menu.

Whenever you type a search keyword or a URL in the Address Field, you’ll get suggestions based on what you type. What is displayed there is up for you to decide.

Go to Settings > Address Bar > Address Filed Drop-Down Menu to review and update your setup.

You can include the following in the drop-down menu:

  • Bookmarks
  • Typed History
  • Frequently Visited Pages
  • Browser History
  • Search Queries in Typed History

To include Search Suggestions, go to Settings > Search > Allow Search Suggestions.

If you don’t want to see anything while you type, you can disable the drop-down menu altogether.

Address Bar settings in Vivaldi. Address Field Drop-Down menu section has been highlighted.

Tip #219

— Posted inDesktop, Mail, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Create Filters in Vivaldi Mail to automatically organize incoming messages.

Having to go through each message and manually assign relevant flags and labels to them, or mark annoying messages as spam can be cumbersome. To speed up the process, set up Filters in Vivaldi Mail that do it for you.

To create Filters in Vivaldi Mail:

  1. Go to Settings > Mail > Mail Filters and Actions.
  2. Click on Add Mail Filter.
  3. Give the filter a name
  4. Define the criteria for filtering.
  5. Click Add to Search.
  6. Click Add Action and decide what should happen to the messages that match the filter criteria.
  7. Click Add Mail Filter.

If you use Vivaldi Webmail, you can create additional filters on the server by going to Filter settings in the web interface. See Tip #75 for more info.

Mail Settings window with Mail Filters and Actions section highlighted.

Tip #218

— Posted inAndroid, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Enable “Show Search Engine Suggestion” to see all available Search Engines in Vivaldi on Android during search.

In addition to the default Search Engine, you can also search with all other available ones in Vivaldi on Android. One option to switch search engines for a single search is to type the Search Engine Nickname in front of the search term, but you can also enable a toolbar that displays them all while you search and just tap on the one you want to use.

To see all available search engines while you search:

  1. Go to Settings > General.
  2. Enable Show Search Engine Suggestion.

To switch engines while searching:

  1. Enter the search term in the Address/Search Field.
  2. Tap on the Search Engine you want to see results from.

Swipe left and right on the list to see all search engines.

Vivaldi on Android, with a search term being entered in the Address Field and available search engines listed below it.

Tip #217

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Block videos from automatically playing on web pages.

Do you want to have control over when a video starts playing on a web page you’re visiting? If the answer is yes then you’re in luck, because Vivaldi gives you the power to control it.

  1. Head over to Settings > Privacy and Security > Default Permissions.
  2. For Autoplay, instead of the default Allow, select Block.

Next time you load a web page where videos usually start playing immediately, you’ll need click Play when you’re ready to watch the video.

In the foreground, Autoplay settings are open in the Settings window. In the background, there's a Vivaldi window with a YouTube video by Tom Scott with a play button on the video, instead of a video captured mid play.

Tip #216

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Move tabs from one window to another using the Window Panel.

Have you opened multiple windows with numerous tabs in each and now things look a bit too chaotic. The best place to organize your Tabs across Windows is the Window Panel.

To move tabs from one window to another:

  1. Open the Window Panel.
  2. Expand the folders listing your tabs in each window.
  3. Click and hold down the mouse button on a tab you want to move.
  4. Drag the tab to another window.

Using drag and drop it’s also easy to reorder tabs within the same window.

Vivaldi Browser with Window Panel open and a tab being dragged from one window to another.

Tip #215

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

See the outlines of all web page’s CSS elements with CSS Debugger Page Action.

Are you using Vivaldi to work on your own website or just want to investigate how a page has been built? Then Vivaldi’s CSS Debugger Page Action will help you out. When enabled, you’ll see the outlines of each CSS element on the page. No extensions or additional tools needed.

Use one of the following options to enable the CSS Debugger:

  • Click on the Page Actions button on the Status Bar and select CSS Debugger.
  • Type “CSS Debugger” in Quick Commands.
  • Create a Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Gesture for the command.
A website open in Vivaldi with CSS Debugger Page Action enabled. Page Actions menu is open on the foreground.

Tip #214

— Posted inAndroid, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Sort Speed Dials in Vivaldi on Android automatically instead of manually moving them around.

When you have manual sorting enabled in Vivaldi on Android you can long-press on a Speed Dial and drag it to a different location on the Start Page. If you want to organize Speed Dials faster, opt for one of the available sorting options.

To sort Speed Dial bookmarks:

  1. Open the Start Page with your Speed Dials.
  2. In the top right corner, tap on the sort button.
  3. Select the criteria according to which you want to sort.
    • Manual
    • By Title
    • By Address
    • By Nickname
    • By Description
    • By Date
Vivaldi on Android's Start Page with Speed Dials. Sort menu has been opened and is highlighted.

Tip #213

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

If someone wants to use your browser, open a Guest Profile for them.

“Could I use your computer real quick to check something?” You might have heard that question before and dreaded having to log out of your accounts or having the person see your open tabs and browsing history. There’s an easy solution for it in Vivaldi – open a Guest Profile for them. It has the browser’s default configuration and doesn’t store searches, visited sites, cookies, and temporary files.

There are a few ways you can open a Guest Window. Either:

Vivaldi Browser's Guest Profile open on the intro page.

Tip #212

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Reorder the menus to have your most used commands at your fingertips.

A browser should adapt to your needs not the other way around. And that’s what Vivaldi does by allowing you to customize its menus according to your preferences. For example, if you use Open Link in Background Tab more than you use Open Link in New Tab, why not switch their places and put the most used option at the top of the list?

To reorder menu commands:

  1. Go to Settings > Appearance > Menu > Menu Customization.
  2. From the dropdown menu, select which menu you want to edit.
  3. In the column on the left, drag and drop the menu items to rearrange their order.

The changes are applied immediately. If you want to scrap your changes and start again, just click on Restore Default Menu.

Vivaldi Settings open on menu customization section.

Tip #211

— Posted inCommunity Services, Desktop, Themes, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Use the filtering options on Vivaldi Themes to find the perfect Vivaldi browser theme for you.

Vivaldi Themes just got an update, which makes finding browser themes that match your preferences a lot easier. For example, you can look up the most popular anime and manga themes incorporating the color yellow, the newest minimalist themes in black or any other combination you can think of.

To find your perfect theme:

  1. Go to themes.vivaldi.net.
  2. On the homepage, click on “View all featured/popular/latest themes”.
  3. On the next page in the menu on the left side, select the criteria according to which you want to filter the themes.
  4. Browse through results and click on the theme for a closer look to preview and install the theme.

If you’ve made an amazing theme and want to share it with others, upload it to Vivaldi Themes by following the instructions in Tip #152.

Tip #210

— Posted inCommunity Services, Forum, Vivaldi Social, Vivaldi Tips — 2 min read

Type “:” and the emoji name to add emojis to your posts on Vivaldi Social and the Forum.

Emojis help to convey the emotion behind your written message 😂, make the message more noticeable ⚠️ and just more fun 🤸. There are multiple ways to add emojis on Vivaldi Social and the Forum. For example, you can use the emoji picker (look for a smiley face button in the post composer) or your OS’ emoji keyboard (Win + . / ⌃ ⌘ Space). But there’s also a third option.

In the post composer, if you type a colon symbol “:” and continue typing a keyword, you’ll get suggestions that match that keyword. For example, if you type :thumbs, you’ll get suggestions for :thumbs_up: 👍 and :thumbs_down: 👎 emojis. Finish typing the name and end it with another colon or use the down arrow and Enter keys, to select and insert the emoji to your post.

The emoji names can vary per site. If just typing a keyword doesn’t come up with the emoji you’re looking for, you can find out the name by opening the emoji picker, finding the emoji and hovering over it. The name will be shown as a tooltip and next time you need the emoji, you’ll be able to just type it.

Vivaldi Forum with the post composer open with two emojis already entered and a third one being added.

Tip #209

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Automatically translate web pages in selected languages in Vivaldi on Android.

Language barriers in Vivaldi on Android can be easily conquered with Vivaldi Translate. If you regularly visit web pages in languages you haven’t mastered, you can set Vivaldi to automatically translate the content in these languages to your preferred one.
To choose which languages should be translated automatically:

  1. Go to Settings > General > Language Settings.
  2. Tap on Advanced in the Translation settings section and then on Automatically translate these languages.
  3. To add a new language, tap on Add language.
  4. Find the language on the list and tap on it.

To set the translation language:

  1. In advanced translation settings, tap on Translate into this language.
  2. Find the language on the list and tap on it.

Then, whenever you visit a page in the chosen language, it will automatically be translated. At the bottom of the screen you’ll get a menu to switch between the original language and translation and update the translation settings for the current website and language.

Tip #208

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Instead of looking through menus or trying to remember shortcuts, use Quick Commands to perform actions.

In addition to finding entries from open tabs, bookmarks and history, searching the web, doing simple calculations and more, you can execute various commands in Vivaldi using Quick Commands. You’ll likely have shortcuts for commonly used commands memorized, but it’s unlikely you’ll be able to remember them all and that’s where Quick Commands come in handy.

Just press F2 / ⌘ E on your keyboard to launch Quick Commands and start typing what you want to do. For example, you can type “New Private Window” to open a new incognito window, “Mute Other Tabs” to silence sounds coming from all but the active tab, “Toggle UI” to hide/show all toolbars and lots more.

An article open in Vivaldi Browser. On the foreground Quick Commands have been opened and the word "Add" has been typed in the search field. The option "Add Page to Reading List" has been highlighted in search results.

Tip #207

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Check the browser’s Task Manager to see how the resources being used are divided among processes.

Have you ever checked your operating system’s Task Manager and wished to get a more detailed overview of the memory use of one app or another? Luckily, in Vivaldi you can do just that.

To open Vivaldi’s own Task Manager, go to Tools > Task Manager in the main Vivaldi menu or use the Keyboard Shortcut Shift + Esc. There you can see the memory footprint, CPU usage and more for each tab, Web Panel, Extension, etc. and spot the culprit if the resource usage is abnormally high.

Vivaldi Browser's Task manager window.