Category: Desktop

Tip #519

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Make a smooth transition to Vivaldi by importing your favorite Extensions from other Chromium-based browsers.

To make your move from your old browser to Vivaldi smoother, you can import important data such as Bookmarks, Passwords, History, and, the latest addition, Extensions with just a few clicks.

To import Extensions:

  1. Make sure the browser you want to export from is closed.
  2. In Vivaldi, go to the Vivaldi menu > File > Import from Applications or Files.
  3. Select the Chromium-based browser.
  4. Click “Start Import”.
  5. When the import has finished, click “Close”
  6. On the Extensions management page that opens, enable the extensions you want to use in Vivaldi by clicking the toggle button at the bottom right corner of each extension card.
Import dialog open in the Vivaldi browser with an arrow pointing to Extensions.

Tip #518

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 2 min read

Move the active tab to a different Workspace using Command Chains.

You can find Keyboard Shortcuts for numerous actions in your Vivaldi browser and with Command Chains you can make many more. For example, you can create a chain for moving the active tab to a different Workspace and bind it to a Keyboard Shortcut and Mouse Gesture of your choice. You can also type the chain’s name in Quick Commands and even add a custom button on one of the toolbars to execute the chain on click.

To create a command chain for moving the active tab to a different workspace:

  1. Go to Settings > Quick Commands > Command Chains.
  2. Click on “Add Command Chain”.
  3. Give the new chain a name.
  4. Enter the following commands.
    Use the “Add Command” button in the top right corner of the first command to add the next one.
    • Focus Address Field
    • Delay (100)
    • Copy
    • Delay (1000)
    • Close Tab
    • Switch to Workspace #
    • New Tab
    • Delay (100)
    • Paste and Go
  5. Go to Settings > Keyboard > Workspaces and/or Settings > Mouse > New Gesture and find the chain you created.
  6. Give the new chain a shortcut.
  7. Go to a page you want to move and use the shortcut to test your new Command Chain.
  8. Create the chain for each Workspace you have.

Tip #517

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Press Ctrl + Shift + Enter to open the typed link or search in a new window.

In Tip #196, we showed you how to open a link or a search you entered in the Address Field in a new tab. But using a slightly different Keyboard Shortcut, you can also open it in a new browser window.

To open a new window from the Address Field:

  1. Enter a website URL or a search term in the Address Field.
  2. Press Ctrl + Shift + Enter / ⌘ ⇧ Enter on your keyboard.

Tip #515

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

Make the past fade away in the Vivaldi Calendar by dimming the events that have already passed.

If you’re using Vivaldi Calendar to manage your events and tasks you may have noticed that past events and completed tasks have their colors a bit faded. This lets you easily see what’s done and what’s still ahead.

Past event fading is enabled by default, but you can review and update the setting to match your preference in Settings > Calendar > Calendar Display.

Week view in Vivaldi Calendar with events from Monday to Wednesday faded and the rest in sharp color.

Tip #514

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Switch to an existing tab that already has the link open, instead of opening it in a new tab.

It’s easy to end up with more open tabs than you can keep track of. That’s why, when you type a link in the Address Field, Vivaldi will point out that you already have the same URL open in another tab, allowing you to switch to that tab instead of opening a duplicate tab.

To switch to an open tab:

  1. Enter the link in the Address Field.
  2. Instead of just pressing “Enter”, use an arrow key to select the “Switch to this tab” suggestion in the Address Field Drop-Down Menu and then press Enter. Alternatively, click on the suggestion.
Vivaldi browser with the Address Field in focus. A link has been entered that is already open in another tab and there's an entry in the drop-down menu suggesting switching to that tab.

Tip #513

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

Skip Vivaldi Mail’s composer window and send a quick reply message right below the open email.

Vivaldi Mail’s Quick Reply is perfect for those fast, short replies, and feels like using an instant messenger. By removing the need to switch screens to open the composer window, this feature allows you to respond to emails more quickly.

To send a quick reply:

  1. Open the email message you want to reply to.
  2. Focus on the text field at the bottom of the message pane.
  3. Type your message.
  4. Click “Send”.
Vivaldi Mail with a message being typed in the Quick Reply field.

Tip #512

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

View tabs’ real-time memory usage from their thumbnail previews.

When you feel like the browser is getting a little sluggish, it’s likely that one or more of the tabs is using a lot of resources. In that case, it might be a good idea to close or at least hibernate the tab(s). To find the resource hogs, simply hover over a tab on the Tab Bar to view their memory usage.

If you don’t see Tab Thumbnails on hover, go to Settings > Tabs > Tab Display > Tab Options and make sure “Show Popup Thumbnails” has been enabled.

Active tab's tab thumbnail showing its current memory use.

Tip #509

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Open Web Panels in new tabs from the panel’s context menu.

Web Panels are great for taking a quick glance at a website, but occasionally the mobile-sized view may not be enough. In that case, you can open the current page you have open in the Web Panel in a tab instead.

To open a Web Panel in a tab:

  1. Right-click on the Web Panel’s icon on the sidebar.
  2. From the menu, select “Open In” and where you want to open the tab:
    • New Tab,
    • Background Tab,
    • Current Tab,
    • New Window,
    • New Private Window.
Vivaldi browser window with Web Panel's context window open.

Tip #507

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Make a list of your preferred languages in which to display web pages.

Some websites offer their content in multiple languages. In which language they display the pages in your browser depends on your language settings. Make sure to include all the languages you speak and list them in the order of preference.

To update your list of accepted languages:

  1. Go to Settings > General > Language > Accept Languages.
  2. Click on the Add Language button to select a language you speak.
  3. Use the arrows to change the priority of the languages.
Settings window in Vivaldi with Accepted Languages in focus.

Tip #504

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Hover over the Workspaces menu and scroll to switch Workspaces.

If you have “Switch Tabs By Scrolling” enabled in Settings (see Tip #184), you can switch tabs by using the scroll wheel on your mouse. But did you know, that you can also switch Workspaces like that?

To switch Workspaces:

  1. Hover the mouse cursor over the Workspaces menu on the Tab Bar (or wherever you’ve moved it to).
  2. Use the scroll wheel to move to the next or previous Workspace.

Tip #502

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

Zoom Vivaldi Calendar view in and out with Keyboard Shortcuts.

In Tip #39 we told you about Keyboard Shortcuts you can use in the Vivaldi Calendar to switch to specific views (Day, Week, Month, etc.). In this tip, we’re introducing you to alternative shortcuts, which allow you to cycle through the views using the same two shortcuts.

To cycle through calendar views, press:

  • Alt + Page ↑ – to zoom in, and
  • Alt + Page ↓ – to zoom out.

Step by step, you can zoom in from Agenda view down to Day view and from Day view out to Agenda view.

Tip #501

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Create a new note with a screenshot from a web page.

Found something interesting on a webpage that you want to save, but an image would convey the message better than text? With Vivaldi, you can take a screenshot of the web page and automatically create a new note with it.

To save a screen capture as a note:

  1. Click on the “Capture page” button on the Status Bar.
  2. Decide whether you want to capture a selection or the full page.
  3. Select “Create Note with…” as the output.
  4. If you chose to save just a section of the web page, select the area.
  5. Click “Capture”.

The captured screenshot will be attached to a new untitled note, which you can view and edit in the Notes Panel or Notes Manager.

Vivaldi browser with the Capture page tool in focus and the output menu open.

Tip #500

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Zoom in and out on web pages using the number keys on your keyboard.

Single Key Shortcuts are a great way to get things done quickly and efficiently, without needing both hands or complicated finger gymnastics on the keyboard to reach multiple keys simultaneously. For example, you can use Single Key Shortcuts to zoom in and out on web pages.

To enable Single Key Shortcuts, go to Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts.

To zoom in and out, press the following numbers either above the letters on the keyboard or on the number pad:

  • 0 – zoom in by 10%
  • 9 – zoom out by 10%
  • 8 – double the zoom level
  • 7 – halve the zoom level
  • 6 – reset the zoom level

Tip #498

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

Give your accounts in Vivaldi Mail display names.

Vivaldi Mail helps you organize and manage all your mail accounts from a single location in the Vivaldi browser. To make it easier to differentiate your accounts, you can give each account a display name.

To add a display name to an account:

  1. Go to Settings > Mail > Mail Accounts.
  2. Select an account.
  3. Enter a name in the “Account Display Name” field.
Vivaldi browser window showing the Mail Panel and Mail settings.