Category: Vivaldi Tips

Tip #370

— Posted inCommunity Services, Forum, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Make it clear what you’re replying to by quoting the forum post in your response.

In buzzing Forum discussions, it can become a little unclear which comment you’re replying to when you don’t reference the post in your response. To make it easier to follow discussions, you can quote the post or parts of it in your own post.

To quote a post on the Forum:

  1. Find a comment you want to reply to.
  2. Click “Quote” below the post on the right side.

You can even quote posts from other topics:

  1. Find a topic you want to post in.
  2. Click “Reply” to open the post editor.
  3. While keeping the editor open, navigate to the post you want to quote.
  4. Click “Quote” below the post on the right side.

Quoting will add the author’s name, the link to the topic it was posted in, and the post’s contents to your post’s editor. If the quoted post is very long, you can delete the irrelevant parts.

A page on the Vivaldi Forum with Reply, Quote and Upvote buttons highlighted.

Tip #369

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

To select the link in the Address Field on activation or not? The choice is yours.

When focusing on the Address Field are you more likely to type in something new or to edit the existing link? By default the current address is selected, so you can start typing a new address or a search term right away, but if you’d rather keep the address in the Address Field to edit it, you can disable automatic address selection.

To update your Address Field preferences:

  1. Go to Settings > Address Bar > Address Field Options.
  2. Disable “Select Address on Activation”.

When disabled, the mouse cursor will be placed where you click in the Address Field.

Tip #368

— Posted inCommunity Services, Vivaldi Social, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Filter search results on Vivaldi Social using search operators.

When you add a # in front of your search term (without spaces) on Vivaldi Social, it’ll search for posts with that hashtag. When you add an @, it will look for matching usernames. But there are many operators that you can additionally use to filter search results. See the full list below:

  • has:media – Shows posts with attachments (images, audio, video).
  • has:poll – Shows posts with a poll.
  • has:embed – Shows posts with links that display embedded media (for example, YouTube or PeerTube)
  • language:fr using language codes – Shows posts in the specified language.
  • is:reply – Shows posts that are replies to other posts.
  • is:sensitive – Shows posts that are marked as sensitive.
  • from:user – Shows posts from the specified user.
  • from:me – Shows your own posts.
  • in:all – Shows results from posts that are visible to you.
  • in:library – Shows posts you have made and/or interacted with.
  • before:YYYY-MM-DD – Shows posts that were published before the specified date.
  • during:YYYY-MM-DD – Shows posts that were published on the specified date.
  • after:YYYY-MM-DD – Shows posts that were published after the specified date.
Vivaldi Social's Search field with its dropdown menu highlighted on the Explore page.

Tip #367

— Posted iniOS, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Match Vivaldi’s App Icon with your iPhone’s and iPad’s style.

Vivaldi on iOS offers a selection of App Icons for you to choose from. Your chosen icon will be displayed on the home screen, in the App Library, and elsewhere where Vivaldi is displayed.

To choose a custom App Icon:

  1. Go to the Vivaldi menu > Settings > App Icon.
  2. Tap on the icon you’d like to use for Vivaldi.
  3. Tap “OK” to confirm your decision.
App Icon settings in Vivaldi on iOS (on the right) and the custom icon displayed on the home screen.

Tip #366

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

Never miss an event by setting default reminders for your events in Vivaldi Calendar.

So you created an event in your Vivaldi Calendar, but still missed it because you didn’t check your Calendar at the right time? To prevent this from happening again, set reminders for your events. You can add one manually for each event or you can set default reminders for all events.

To set default reminders:

  1. Go to Settings > Calendar > Calendar Editing.
  2. Choose how much before you should be reminded of upcoming events.

You can set separate reminders for regular and all-day events.

Calendar settings in Vivaldi.

Tip #365

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 2 min read

Add Custom Search Engines to Vivaldi on desktop manually in the browser’s Settings.

Vivaldi comes with a selection of Search Engines, many of which generate revenue for us, which helps us keep doing what we’re doing. But you can also add your own Search Engines to Vivaldi, such as scientific journal databases, favorite shopping sites, dictionaries, news sites, and almost any other website that has a search field on it.

We shared a quick way of adding new Search Engines in Tip #74. That option doesn’t work on every website, though, so another option is to add one manually.

To add new Search Engines manually:

  1. Do a search on the website you want to add.
  2. In the search results page link, replace the search keyword with %s or %S.
    For example, https://help.vivaldi.com/?s=workspaces >>> https://help.vivaldi.com/?s=%s.
  3. Copy the link.
  4. Go to Settings > Search > Search Engines.
  5. Click on ➕ Add Search Engine below the list of existing Search Engines.
  6. Give the new Search Engine a name and a short nickname.
  7. Paste the link in the URL field.

Now you can type the Search Engine Nickname followed by your search keyword(s) in the Address Field and get to results much faster.

Search Engine settings in Vivaldi on desktop.

Tip #364

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Create a schedule to change Themes automatically throughout the day.

Whether just for some variety or to give subtle hints about the time to yourself, you can make your Vivaldi browser on desktop switch the themes automatically according to your set schedule.

To schedule Themes:

  1. Go to Settings > Themes > Theme Schedule.
  2. Enable “Manual Schedule”.
  3. Adjust the timeslot lengths by using the sliders between them.
  4. Click on “Add” to create additional timeslots.
  5. Select a theme for each.
Theme Scheduling settings in Vivaldi browser.

Tip #363

— Posted inAndroid, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

View 2 websites side by side in Vivaldi on Android.

Tiling tabs is very popular on the desktop version of Vivaldi, but did you know you can tile 2 web pages on Vivaldi on Android as well?

To view 2 sites side by side:

  1. Open a new Vivaldi window following the instructions in Tip #180.
  2. Open your Android device’s app switcher.
  3. Long press on the logo of one of the Vivaldi windows.
  4. Select “Open in split screen view” from the menu that opens.
  5. Select the other Vivaldi window to display it on the other half of the screen.

You can even resize the tiles by moving the line dividing the two windows.

Vivaldi on Android with 2 Vivaldi windows tiled.

Tip #362

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Edit a new bookmark in the bookmark dialog right after adding it.

There are over 10 different ways you can add new Bookmarks in Vivaldi (see them all in Tip #137). If you’re in the habit of editing bookmarks’ titles, descriptions, nicknames, and/or folders they’re in, you can open the bookmark dialog to do so. For example, if you added a bookmark from the button on the Address Bar, click it again to open the dialog, or use the bookmarking Keyboard Shortcut a second time.

In case you edit the bookmark right after adding it more often than not, you can make Vivaldi open the dialog as you’re adding the new bookmark. To do that:

  1. Go to Settings > Bookmarks.
  2. Enable “Always Open Bookmark Dialog”.
Vivaldi browser with a bookmark dialog open and highlighted.

Tip #361

— Posted iniOS, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Set Vivaldi as the default browser on iOS.

You might not be ready to commit to making Vivaldi the default browser right after installation, but after using the app for a bit, you’ll likely want to use Vivaldi as your main browser.

To make Vivaldi your default browser on iOS:

  1. Go to  Vivaldi menu > Settings > Default browser.
  2. Tap on Open Vivaldi Settings.
  3. Tap on Default Browser App.
  4. Select Vivaldi.
Default browser settings in Vivaldi on iOS.

Tip #360

— Posted inCommunity Services, Vivaldi Social, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Exclude accounts you’ve added to Lists from your Vivaldi Social Home feed.

Lists are a great way to group similar accounts and view them together. By default, posts from all accounts you follow will show up in the Home feed, but there is an option to exclude accounts you’ve added to Lists.

To hide Lists’ posts from Home:

  1. Go to a list’s page.
  2. Click on “Show Settings”,
  3. Toggle on “Hide these posts from home”.
Lists page with settings open and "Hide these posts from home" highlighted.

Tip #359

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

Press Ctrl + Enter to send a message in Vivaldi Mail.

When you already have your fingers on the keyboard when typing a message in Vivaldi Mail, it’s easier to use a Keyboard Shortcut to send the email than to look for the “Send” button on a toolbar.

When you’re ready to send the email, just press Ctrl + Enter (Cmd + Enter on macOS). It’ll also close the composer, allowing you to move on to the next message or continue browsing.

Discover more Mail shortcuts in Settings > Keyboard > Mail or on Vivaldi Help.

Tip #358

— Posted inCommunity Blogs, Community Services, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Make use of the blogging platform’s Spotlight mode to focus on the block you’re working on.

Do you sometimes find it hard to write a post on your Vivaldi blog? Look into Spotlight mode. It dims out all other blocks in the post/page editor, helping you keep your attention on the block you’re currently working on.

To enable Spotlight mode:

  1. In the top right corner of the editor, click on Options.
  2. Enable Spotlight mode.
Vivaldi blog editor with Spotlight mode enabled. Options menu is open on the side.

Tip #357

— Posted iniOS, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Install Vivaldi on your iPhone and iPad!

The day has arrived when you no longer need to wait for an invitation to get your hands on a preview of Vivaldi on iOS. Now you can go to the App Store and install the official first version of Vivaldi on iOS on all your Apple devices.

Once you’ve done this, tell your family and friends to install Vivaldi on their phones and tablets as well.

Install Vivaldi on iOS