If the order of tabs on the Tab Bar is important to you, then you might be familiar with dragging tabs to reorder them. But did you know that you can also use Keyboard Shortcuts to do it?
To move the active tab:
Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + Page ↑.Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + Page ↓.You can also type “Move Active Tab Backward/Forward” in Quick Commands.
Vivaldi on desktop allows you to choose what happens when you close the last tab. If you often close all tabs to start fresh, you might want to keep the window open. If tend to close all tabs when you’re done browsing (at least in the current window), then closing the window as you close the last tab might suit you better.
To update the settings:
Whether the tab has an uninformative title, you have too many tabs with identical names or just wish to have more fun tab titles – whatever the reason, renaming tabs helps you keep tabs in your Vivaldi browser organized and easy to find.
To rename a tab:
PS! It also works with Tab Stacks (see Tip #17).
Vivaldi keeps a list of the tabs you recently closed. That way you can easily reopen tabs that you unintentionally closed or have changed your mind about closing.
To open a recently closed tab in the active tab:
Vivaldi menu and select “Recent tabs”.To open a recently closed tab in a new tab:
Closed Tabs tab.
Saving your open tabs as sessions allows you to access them all with just a few clicks at any point. To make your sessions even more useful, manage the tabs within the session to keep them neat and organized.
To edit Saved Sessions:
Some of the adjustments you can make to your Vivaldi Theme are more subtle than others. One such customization option is removing the faint background from the tabs you have open in the background.
To make background tabs transparent:
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:
You know you have a lot of open tabs in Vivaldi on iOS, when instead of a number on the Tab Switcher button you see :D. To keep the number of open tabs manageable, clear the unused ones regularly.
To close all inactive tabs:
By default, a tab will be set to inactive if you haven’t used it in the last 21 days, but you can select the interval for when a tab should be moved to Inactive from Settings > Tabs > Inactive Tabs.
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:
“Add Command Chain”. “Add Command” button in the top right corner of the first command to add the next one.
New Gesture and find the chain you created.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:
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.
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:
If adding a search widget to your Home Screen on iOS (see Tip #389) is not to your liking, you can still open Vivaldi with a new tab ready to type in a search keyword or a web address.
To open a new tab with focus on the Address Field:
Vivaldi keeps the most recent tabs, you either unintentionally closed or have changed your mind about closing, available in a list, from where you can easily reopen them.
To open a recently closed tab in the active tab:
Vivaldi menu and select “Recent tabs”.To open a recently closed tab in a new tab:
Closed Tabs tab.
