Category: Desktop

Tip #152

— Posted inCommunity Services, Desktop, Themes, Vivaldi Tips — 2 min read

Share your custom browser theme with the community on themes.vivaldi.net.

Creativity has no limits and with the Themes editor in Vivaldi, you can let it run wild. Change the colors, add a custom background, tweak the settings and you have yourself a custom theme. Would be a shame to keep it to yourself. Themes.vivaldi.net is the place where Vivaldi users can share their creations with the community and already over 3000 themes have been published on the website.

Here’s how you can share your theme:

  1. Go to Settings > Themes > Library and select the theme you want to share.
  2. Click on Export Theme below the themes.
  3. Save the ZIP file to your computer.
  4. Go to Vivaldi Themes on https://themes.vivaldi.net.
  5. Log in to your Vivaldi account.
  6. Click Upload in the top right corner of the page.
  7. Fill in the details about the theme (in English) and upload the ZIP file.
  8. When you’re ready, click Create theme.

Vivaldi Team will review your theme and publish it. You’ll be notified once the theme has been published (also, when for some reason, the theme was rejected).

The homepage of themes.vivaldi.net in a Vivaldi browser window using a theme from a community member (vladstudio).
Themes.vivaldi.net homepage. Theme by vladstudio.

Tip #149

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 2 min read

Download the backup encryption key to be able to restore access to synced data even when you have forgotten the encryption password.

Backup encryption key is an alternative method to the encryption password for decrypting your Sync data. Like with the encryption password, your backup encryption key is never sent to us or any other third party, which ensures that we cannot decrypt your data. For it to be useful, you need to save the key in a safe location, while you can access your Sync settings with the encryption password.

Save the backup encryption key

  1. Log in to your Vivaldi account in Settings > Sync.
  2. Enter the encryption password.
  3. Below your account info, look for Save Backup Encryption Key. On Android, look for Backup Encryption Key near the bottom of the Settings page.
  4. Click on it and save the key file to your device.

The key is valid until you reset the remote Sync data. We recommend storing the key file in a location that can survive something irreparable to your device, such as an external memory drive or a trusted cloud service.

Use the backup encryption key

  1. Log in to your Vivaldi account in Settings > Sync.
  2. When asked for the encryption password, click Load Encryption Key.
  3. Click Load and find the key file.
  4. Click Open.
  5. Start syncing.

Tip #148

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

Double-click on a Mail or Feeds message to open it in a new tab.

Need to work more with an email than just read through it? Double-click on the message to open it in a new tab. That allows you to keep the message open while checking other emails and use browser features, such as pinning, grouping, tiling (shown on the screenshot below), and more on the tab.

Tip #145

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Close tabs with a double-click or middle mouse button click on the tab.

There are more ways to close tabs in Vivaldi than can be counted on one hand. In this tip post we’ll introduce you to two lesser known options.

Option 1 is to double-click on the tab with the left mouse button. It works best when you want to close the active tab, but can be used to close background tabs as well. To use this option, first go to Settings > Tabs > Tab Handling and enable Close Tab on Double Click.

Option 2 is to click on the tab with the middle mouse button (commonly mouse’s scroll wheel). It works in the Window Panel as well.

To see other ways to close tabs in Vivaldi, visit the Help page about Opening and closing Tabs.

First two tabs are closed with a double-click. Last two tabs are closed with a middle mouse button click.

In case you got carried away with closing tabs, check Tip #95 to see how to reopen recently closed tabs.

Tip #144

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Cast your browser content to a TV screen with a Chromecast device.

If you have a Chromecast device connected to your TV, you can display audio-visual content, browser tabs or even your computer’s whole screen from Vivaldi on the TV screen.

To start casting:

  1. Make sure your Chromecast is set up and ready to use.
  2. Right-click on the web page or go to  Vivaldi menu > File.
  3. Select Cast.
  4. Choose whether you want to cast a file, a tab or mirror your desktop.
  5. Click on the device you want to cast to.

Some websites detect a Chromecast connection and display the casting option on the website. Look for the  Cast button, for example, on a video player’s menu.

Vivaldi browser window with a Vimeo video about the Vivaldi Community playing in a tab and page context menu open with the Cast option highlighted.

Tip #143

— Posted inAndroid, Desktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

View saved passwords in Privacy Settings.

Unless you’ve disabled it from Settings, Vivaldi offers to save your login passwords in the browser. Your password is also saved when you use Vivaldi’s Sync, Mail and Calendar features.

To view saved login credentials on desktop:

  1. Go to Settings > Privacy > Passwords.
  2. Click on Show Saved Passwords.
  3. In the table of saved login credentials, click on Show Password in the passwords column.
  4. Verify yourself through your operating system’s authentication window.
  5. Check the password.
  6. When done, click on Hide Password.

To view saved login credentials on Android.

  1. Go to the Vivaldi menu > Settings > General > Passwords.
  2. In the list of saved login credentials, tap on the saved login.
  3. Click on Show Password on the right side of the saved password.
  4. Verify yourself through your mobile device’s authentication window.
  5. Check the password.
  6. When done, click on Hide Password.

You also need to verify yourself when copying the password without viewing it first.

Tip #142

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

Send emails as any of your mail accounts in Vivaldi Mail and swiftly change between them.

If you have set up multiple mail accounts in Vivaldi Mail, you can switch who you’re sending emails as in the message composer.

  1. Start writing a new email, either by composing a new message or by replying to/forwarding a received message.
  2. In the email composer, in the sender section (From:), click on the displayed email.
  3. Select the email address you want to send the message as from the drop down menu.
Email composer in Vivaldi Mail with the menu to select the sender email address opened.

Tip #140

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Adjust Mouse Gesture sensitivity to avoid executing commands by accident.

If you’ve noticed yourself using Mouse Gestures without intending to, for example, reloaded a web page with a slight drag downwards instead of just right-clicking on it, increase the stroke length to prevent it from happening. To do that:

  1. Go to Settings > Mouse > Gesture Sensitivity.
  2. Update the minimum stroke length.

Tip #139

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Clean up the user interface by leaving only the important Panels visible.

Many of Vivaldi’s key features, such as Bookmarks, Notes, Mail and your Web Panels, can be accessed from the browser’s sidebar. If you’re not using all these features, consider hiding the Panels you don’t need.

To toggle the visibility of a Panel:

  1. Right-click on any of the Panels.
  2. Hover over the Panels option in the context menu.
  3. Click on the panel you want to hide or show, if you’ve hidden it in the past.

Panels and Web Panels that are hidden don’t have a check mark in front of their name.

Top right corner of Vivaldi Browser window with Panels context menu open.

Tip #138

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

If you’re not a fan of the slider, opt for buttons in range controls.

If dragging a slider, for example, to zoom in on a web page doesn’t feel quite right for you, go to Settings > Appearance, enable Use Buttons in Range Control and see if that works better. Then you can do the changes by clicking the + and – buttons.

Range controls are used for the following settings:

  • Adjust web page or tab zoom levels in the bottom right corner of the browser window.
  • Change the size of the user interface.
  • Limit accent color saturation and color contrast in the Themes editor.
  • Change active tab’s minimum width on the Tab Bar.
  • Choose the delay time for tab stacking when using the drag and drop method.
  • Set minimum stroke length for mouse gestures.
  • Update default web page zoom.
  • Adjust font settings for Reader View.

Tip #137

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 2 min read

Bookmarks can be added to Vivaldi from menus, with shortcuts and more. Find your favorite!

Everyone can find their preferred method of adding bookmarks in Vivaldi. See the list below and try them all to see which ones you like best.

  • Click on the  Bookmark Page button on the right side of the Address Field.
  • Use the Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl+D / ⌘ D.
  • Type “Create Bookmark” in Quick Commands.
  • Select Add Active Tab in the Bookmark Menu.
  • Right-click on the web page and select Bookmark Page from the context menu.
  • Right-click on the web page’s tab on the Tab Bar and select Bookmark Tab from the context menu.
  • Right-click on a bookmark folder or empty area in the Bookmark Panel or on the Bookmark Bar and select Bookmark Active Page.
  • Drag the link (starting from  Site info button on the Address Bar) to the destination folder in the Bookmark Panel or Bookmark Bar.
  • Create a Mouse Gesture for the action.
  • Add one manually in the Bookmark Panel or Bookmark Manager.
  • Click Add New Speed Dial on the Speed Dial on the Start Page to create a Speed Dial bookmark.
  • Right-click on an empty area on the Speed Dial and select Add Bookmark to Speed Dial, if you’ve hidden the button Add button.

Tip #134

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

Mail list on the left and message on the right? Or mail list on top and message at the bottom? The choice is yours!

Vivaldi Mail offers 3 layouts for you to choose from. Opt for the one that supports your workflow best.

To switch layouts:

  1. Go to Settings > Mail > Mail Settings > Mail View Layout;
  2. Select between:
    1. Vertical,
    2. Vertical Wide, and
    3. Horizontal.

Alternatively, click on the Toggle View button in the top right corner of the Mail tab.

Vertical Mail View Layout
Vertical Wide Mail View Layout
Horizontal Mail View Layout

Tip #133

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Adjust User Interface and Tab zoom for more comfortable browsing.

There’s no need to strain your eyes with Vivaldi. If the buttons on the toolbars are too small and text uncomfortable to read, increase the zoom levels to see them better. If you’d like to make the user interface and webpages smaller, you can do that too.

To adjust user interface zoom:

  1. Go to Settings > Appearance > Window Appearance > User Interface Zoom.
  2. Use the slider or + and – buttons to change the zoom level.

To also change the size of the content on web pages.

  1. Go to Settings > Webpages > Default Webpage Zoom.
  2. Use the slider or + and – buttons to change the zoom level.

Take a look at the Help page about Zoom options in Vivaldi to learn about other zooming methods.

Vivaldi window with user interface and tab zoom at 100%.
Vivaldi window with user interface and tab zoom at 200%.

Tip #132

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Choose the most relevant output for screen captures.

Vivaldi’s Capture tool is a convenient way to take screenshots of either full web pages or of sections of the page. On Desktop you also have the option to store the capture in your preferred format.

To capture a screenshot:

  1. Click on Capture Page on the Status Bar or use your preferred shortcut.
  2. Select whether you want to capture a small area or the whole page.
  3. Then select the output format:
    • Save as JPG,
    • Save as PNG,
    • Save to clipboard,
    • Create a new note from the capture.
  4. If you chose to capture a selection, define the capture area.
  5. Click Capture.

The first two output options will save the file automatically in the location defined in Settings > Web Pages > Image Capture > Capture Store Location. Saving to clipboard allows you to paste the screenshot in a document, chat, etc. without needing to take additional steps. Creating a note will attach the screenshot to a new untitled note, which you can view and edit in the Notes Panel or Notes Manager.

Bottom right corner of the Vivaldi Browser window with Capture tool's menu open. Output dropdown menu has been opened to show the selection of output options.