Tag: tabs

Tip #425

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Press “C” to clean up the list of recently closed tabs.

It’s Clean Out Your Computer Day! To clear all browsing data in Vivaldi, check Tip #337. In this tip, though, we’ll share a neat trick to empty the recently closed tabs menu:

  1. Open the Closed Tabs menu on the far side of the Tab Bar.
  2. Press “C” on your keyboard for an immediate cleanup.
    Aletrnatively, scroll to the end of the list and click on “Clear All” there.

To clear the list via the Windows Panel:

  1. Right-click on the Closed Tabs folder.
  2. Select “Clear All” from the context menu.

Tip #424

— Posted iniOS, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Swipe left and right on the browser’s toolbars to switch tabs in Vivaldi on iOS.

There are a few different ways to switch Tabs in Vivaldi on iOS. Choose the one you like best.

  • You can open the Tab Switcher, browse through your tabs, and tap on the one you want to open.
  • If you have the Tab Bar displayed, you can swipe on the Tab Bar to view your tabs and tap on the one you need.
  • But if you need to open a tab you know is next to the current tab, you can easily just swipe left or right on the Address Bar or the bottom toolbar.

Tip #413

— Posted iniOS, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Open links from other apps on iOS in Vivaldi’s Private Tabs.

Do you prefer to browse in Private Tabs, but opening links from other apps always opens them among regular tabs? By making a quick setting change in Vivaldi on your iOS or iPad, you can be asked where you want to open the link every time an app wants to open one in Vivaldi.

To be prompted before opening a link in Vivaldi:

  1. Go to Settings > Privacy and security.
  2. Enable “Ask to Open Links from Other Apps in Private”.

Then, when you get the prompt you can decide whether to open the tab in a private or regular tab.

Prompt asking whether a link should be opened in a private or regular tab.
Prompt asking whether a link should be opened in a private or regular tab.
Prompt asking whether a link should be opened in a private or regular tab.

Tip #412

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Selectively open Tabs from Saved Sessions.

Saving all your tabs as a session is a great way to return to what you were doing at a later date. But what if you need just one or a few of the tabs in the session and don’t want to restore all of them? Check out the instructions below.

To selectively open Tabs from a Saved Session:

  1. Open the Sessions Panel.
  2. Select the session that has the tab(s) you want to open.
  3. Click on “Edit Session” in the top right corner of the panel or right-click on the session and select “Edit / View Contents”.
  4. Select the tab(s) you want to open and right-click on it/them.
  5. Select “Open” or “Open Link”, followed by the opening location (e.g. New Background Tab), to open just the chosen one(s).
Session being edited in the Sessions Panel. Context menu is open to open a tab from the saved session.
Session being edited in the Sessions Panel. Context menu is open to open a tab from the saved session.
Session being edited in the Sessions Panel. Context menu is open to open a tab from the saved session.

Tip #408

— Posted iniOS, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Top or bottom? Decide where you want to have the Tab Bar and Adress Bar in Vivaldi on iOS.

Prefer your Address Bar and Tab Bar traditionally on top of the screen or at the bottom for easy one handed reach? Whatever your preference, we’ve got you covered.

To choose a location for the Tab and Address Bar:

  1. Go to Settings > Tabs.
  2. Select either Top or Bottom for the Address Bar Position.

Alternatively, long-press on the Address Bar and select “Move address bar to bottom/top” from the menu.

Tip #403

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Jump back in time by enabling Automatic Session Backups.

With Saved Sessions you can look up a single tab or restore your complete browsing session from a specific time in the past. You can save Sessions manually or have them be saved automatically once every hour.

To automatically back up all your open tabs as a Saved Session:

  1. Open the Sessions Panel.
  2. At the bottom of the panel, click on “Automatic Session Backup”.
  3. Select how many days worth of backups you want to keep:
    • Last day,
    • Last 3 days,
    • Last 5 days,
    • Last 30 days.
  4. Click “Save”.
Vivaldi Browser window open with the Sessions Panel and a dialog to start saving sessions automatically.
Vivaldi Browser window open with the Sessions Panel and a dialog to start saving sessions automatically.
Vivaldi Browser window open with the Sessions Panel and a dialog to start saving sessions automatically.

Tip #402

— Posted iniOS, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Keep the most important tabs in Vivaldi on iOS within easy reach by pinning them.

Tabs can accumulate fast on mobile devices, to make sure you can always access your frequently used tabs quickly, you can pin them in place. In the Tab Switcher, Pinned Tabs will appear at the bottom, and on the Tab Bar, they’ll always be the first tabs on the left.

To pin a tab:

  1. Open the Tab Switcher.
  2. Long-press on the tab’s thumbnail.
  3. Select “Pin Tab”.
Image with two iPhones. One showing the menu for pinning tabs, the other showing the Tab Switcher with regular and pinned tabs.
Image with two iPhones. One showing the menu for pinning tabs, the other showing the Tab Switcher with regular and pinned tabs.
Image with two iPhones. One showing the menu for pinning tabs, the other showing the Tab Switcher with regular and pinned tabs.

Tip #400

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Move tabs automatically to the correct Workspace with Workspaces Rules.

Workspaces are a way to organize your tabs where you can keep different tabs in different Workspaces, based on a topic or category. You might, for example, have a workspace for work, another for sports, and a third for travel.

To set up Workspace Rules:

  1. Go to Settings > Tabs > Workspaces.
  2. Click on Add New Workspace Rule.
  3. Set up the rule criteria.
  4. Select which workspace the tab should be moved to.
Vivaldi Settings with Workspaces Rules highlighted.
Vivaldi Settings with Workspaces Rules highlighted.
Vivaldi Settings with Workspaces Rules highlighted.

Tip #398

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Open Tabs from the Window Panel with a single click instead of a double click.

By default, to switch tabs using the Window Panel, you need to double click on an entry to activate it. If you’d like to switch tabs with only one click, like on the Tab Bar, you’ll need to enable a setting for it.

To enable single click tab switching in the Window Panel:

  1. Go to Settings > Panels > Window Panel.
  2. Enable “Activate with Single Click.
Window Panel settings with "Activate with Single Click" option highlighted.
Window Panel settings with "Activate with Single Click" option highlighted.
Window Panel settings with "Activate with Single Click" option highlighted.

Tip #396

— Posted iniOS, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

In Vivaldi on iOS, swipe down from the top of the web page to reload or close the tab, or to open a new tab.

You can find the options to open a new tab and reload the active tab from the main menu of Vivaldi on iOS, and you can close tabs from the Tab Bar or the Tab Switcher, but when you’re at the top of the page, you can also use swipe gestures to do the same.

To reload the tab:

  1. Start swiping down from the top of the open web page.
  2. Release your finger to reload the tab.

To open a new tab:

  1. First, swipe down and then, without lifting the finger, swipe a little to the left.
  2. When the New Tab option is highlighted, release your finger.

To close the tab:

  1. First, swipe down and then, without lifting the finger, swipe a little to the right.
  2. When the Close Tab option is highlighted, release your finger.
Vivaldi on iOS with the swipe menu open to allow opening a new tab, reloading the tab or closing the tab.
Vivaldi on iOS with the swipe menu open to allow opening a new tab, reloading the tab or closing the tab.
Vivaldi on iOS with the swipe menu open to allow opening a new tab, reloading the tab or closing the tab.

Tip #390

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Mute background tabs automatically by prioritizing audio in the active tab.

Imagine that you have some background music playing in one browser tab, but you come across a video (or some other media with audio) in another tab that you want to watch and listen to. So you go to mute or pause your music and only then start watching the video. And after you’re finished you need to go back to unmute or unpause the music. Annoying isn’t it? Vivaldi has a better solution to offer.

  1. Go to Settings > Tabs > Tab Features > Mute Tab Audio.
  2. Enable “Prioritize Active Tab”.

That way you can just start playing the video in the active tab and Vivaldi will automatically mute the audio coming from other tabs. Once you’re done watching the video, the audio from other tabs will be unmuted. Sweet! 😎

Tab Audio settings in Vivaldi.

Tip #385

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Decide which tab should be opened after closing another tab.

Have you ever considered having a preference for which tab to focus on next when you close a tab you no longer need? With Vivaldi you can do just that. In addition to prioritizing related tabs, you can choose to open tabs you had focused on before the closed tab or open the tab that was on the left/right side of the closed tab.

To make your choice:

  1. Go to Settings > Tabs > Close Tab Activation.
  2. Choose in which order tabs should be activated after closing another tab:
    • In recently used order,
    • Left in the Tab order,
    • Right in Tab order.
Tab Settings window with "Close Tab Activation" setting highlighted.

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 #352

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Take the odd one out by removing a single tab from a Tab Stack.

Grouping tabs into Tab Stacks is a great way to keep your tabs neat and organized. But what to do with a tab that has ended up in the wrong stack? Use one of the following ways to remove a single tab from a Tab Stack:

  • Right-click on the tab and select “Remove from Tab Stack” from the context menu.
  • Drag the tab off the Tab Bar and move it back as a top-level tab.
  • Drag the tab out of the stack in the Windows Panel.
  • While you have the tab open, open Quick Commands and type in “Remove from Tab Stack”.
  • If it’s a frequent occurrence, create a Keyboard Shortcut or a Mouse Gesture for the action.
Stacked tab's context menu open with the remove option highlighted.