Tag: history

Tip #606

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Sort your browsing history by page title, address or view count, in addition to chronologically.

You don’t need to go through your browsing history in chronological order to find a visited web page, though, admittedly it’s easier to find the page when you start seeing other pages you visited around the same time.

To sort history in the History Panel:

  1. Open the History Panel.
  2. Above the list of entries, click on “Sort by Date”.
  3. Select between:
    • Sort by Title
    • Sort by Address
    • Sort by Page Views.
  4. Optionally, switch sorting from ascending to descending or vice versa.

To sort history in the History Manager:

  1. Open the History Manager.
  2. Click on the column header you want to sort by.
  3. Click again to reverse the order.
History Panel in Vivaldi browser. An arrow is pointing at the open sorting menu in the panel.

Tip #603

— Posted inAndroid, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Start fresh by deleting History and other browsing data in Vivaldi on Android.

It can be convenient to find a page you recently visited or autofill forms with your information, but it’s also good to get rid of unnecessary data every now and then. In Vivaldi on Android you can choose what to delete and for what time period.

To delete your browsing data:

  1. Open the History Panel and tap on the broom icon in the bottom right corner.
    Alternatively, go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Delete browsing data.
  2. Select the time range you want to delete data for.
  3. Select the data types you want to delete.
  4. Tap on “Delete data”.
Delete browsing data menu open in Vivaldi on Android.

Tip #571

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Turn off Address Field Drop-Down Menu for more private browsing.

Do you often show things on the web to someone sitting next to you and discover yourself thinking that you’d prefer if they couldn’t see your previous searches, history, and more? A great solution for that is to disable the Address Field Drop-Down menu. That way, matching suggestions won’t be displayed as you type a search term or a link in the Address Field.

To disable the Address Field Drop-Down Menu:

  1. Go to Settings > Address Bar > Drop-Down Menu.
  2. Disable “Show Drop-Down when Typing”.
Address Bar Settings. An arrow is pointing at the "Show Drop-Down when Typing" setting.

Tip #549

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Enable History Manager’s day picker calendar to easily jump to the day you last remember visiting the page you’re looking for.

If the only useful thing you remember about a previously visited web page is the day you visited it, then with Vivaldi’s advanced History Manager it’ll be a breeze to find it again.

To find a page based on the visited date:

  1. Open the History Manager.
  2. Enable the day picker calendar from the top left corner of the page.
  3. In the new calendar column on the left, locate the day you remember visiting the web page.
  4. Click on the date to display the list of pages you visited on that day.
    We also recommend switching to day view from the top right corner for a better view.
  5. Scroll through your history and double-click on the entry to open the web page.
Vivaldi's History Manager. An arrow is pointing at the Day Picker Calendar toggle button.

Tip #534

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Keep your browsing private and clean by turning off Typed History.

Suppose you want to hide your recent searches and typed web addresses from view, for example, because you often have people peaking at your screen or you like to keep the information in the drop-down menus to the minimum. In that case, you can disable Typed History from showing up.

To hide typed history from the Address Field and Search drop-down menus:

  1. Go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Privacy > Show Typed History.
  2. Untick the “In Address Field” and/or “In Search Field” boxes.
Typed History displayed in Address Field Drop-Down menu

Tip #526

— Posted iniOS, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Open links in Vivaldi on iOS without interrupting your current browsing session.

Notice something interesting while browsing or remember something you need to get on next, but want to finish checking out the current web page first? Opening links in new background tabs is just what you need.

To open links in the background:

  1. Long-press on a link on a website, a bookmark / Speed Dial, a Reading List item, or a History entry.
  2. From the context menu select “Open in New Background Tab”
Bookmark context menu highlighting the option to open it in a new background tab in Vivaldi on iOS.

Tip #444

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Remove individual History entries from the Address Field.

When you type a link or a search term in the Address Field, you’ll see suggestions from Bookmarks, (Typed) History, Synced Tabs, and more in the Address Field drop-down menu and as the auto-completed suggestion. If some (Typed) History suggestions are no longer relevant, you can remove them.

To delete suggestions from History:

  1. Type something that would bring up the (Typed) History suggestion you want to remove.
  2. Find the entry in the Address Field drop-down menu.
  3. Click on the X that appears on the right side when you hover over the suggestion.
Vivaldi Browser with the Address Field drop-down menu open and an entry selected for removal.

Tip #431

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Look up recent translations in the Translate Panel.

Whenever you translate selected text from a web page or something you’ve entered in the Translate Panel, the original text and the translation are saved in the Translate Panel.

To view Translate History:

  1. Open the Translate Panel.
  2. At the bottom of the panel, click on “Show Translate History”.
  3. Double-click on the entry you’d like to view.
Translate History open in the panel with a corner of the Start Page visible on the right side.

Tip #409

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

Access all websites you’ve visited in the past on any device by syncing your Vivaldi browser’s History.

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:

  1. Go to Settings > Sync.
  2. Log in to your Vivaldi account.
  3. Enable either syncing of all data or make sure that at least syncing of History is enabled.

Repeat these steps on all desktop and mobile devices you use Vivaldi on.

Two Android devices with Vivaldi open. One showing Sync settings, the other the History Panel.
Two Android devices with Vivaldi open. One showing Sync settings, the other the History Panel.
Two Android devices with Vivaldi open. One showing Sync settings, the other the History Panel.

Tip #384

— Posted inAndroid, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Remove individual suggestions from History in Vivaldi on Android swiftly from the Address Bar’s drop-down menu.

Seeing suggestions from your browsing history helps to get to pages you want to visit again faster, but what to do with suggestions that are no longer relevant? Remove them of course. Here’s how!

To delete a history entry from suggestions:

  1. Tap on the Address Bar to open the drop-down menu.
  2. Long press on the suggestion you want to remove (either a visited site’s favicon or a typed search term).
  3. Tap “OK” on the confirmation dialog.
Confirmation dialog for deleting a history suggestion in Vivaldi on Android.

Tip #344

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Import bookmarks, passwords, and more from your old browser to Vivaldi.

In case you weren’t ready to import your browser data from your previous browser during your first use of Vivaldi, you can do it anytime by following the instructions below.

To import data to Vivaldi:

  1. Open the Vivaldi menu > File > Import from Applications or Files.
  2. Select the browser (and its profile) you want to import data from.
  3. Select the data (bookmarks, passwords, history, etc.) you want to import.
  4. Click “Start Import”.
Import dialog open in Vivaldi Browser.

Tip #337

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Let go of the past by deleting your browser data.

It can be convenient to find a page you recently visited or a file you downloaded, but it’s also good to get rid of unnecessary data every now and then. In Vivaldi you can choose what to delete and for what time period.

First, select one of the following ways to open the data deletion tool:

Then select the timeframe for which you want to delete the data and the data types. Finish by clicking Delete.

"Delete Browsing Data" dialog in Vivaldi browser.

Tip #153

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Open History to get a visual overview of the web pages you’ve visited.

In Vivaldi your History of visited web pages is not just an endless list. Instead History in Vivaldi is a detailed overview backed by statistics and presented in a nice, visual way.

To view your full history, use one of the following options to open the page:

Switch between the different views (List, Day, Week and Month) from the top right corner to see not just the pages you’ve visited but also statistics, which show you your browsing activity, when you were most active, what kind of websites you visited and how you ended up there. 

Vivaldi History with month view open.

Tip #112

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Right-click on History Back and Forward buttons to view and open recently visited pages.

To see which pages you’ve recently visited in the active tab, right-click or long-click on History Back and Forward buttons on the Address Bar. Click on the entry in the list to navigate to the page again.

If you want to stay on the current page, but also want to open a page from History, hold down the Shift key while clicking on an entry to open the link in a new tab. Hold down the Ctrl / Cmd key and click or click with you middle mouse button, if you want to open the link in a new background tab.

Vivaldi window with recently visited pages li