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Tip #313

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Neatly packed together or a bit more spread out? Choose your way of displaying Tab Stacks.

Tab Stacks in Vivaldi Browser are a great way to group related tabs together, but what is the best way to display your tab groups? That’s up to you to decide! We are providing you with 3 different options.

To change how your Tab Stacks are displayed on the Tab Bar:

  1. Go to Settings > Tabs > Tab Features > Tab Stacking.
  2. Choose between the following stacking options:
    • Compact,
    • Two-Level, and
    • Accordion, or
    • disable Stacks altogether.
Three Tab and Address Bars, each displaying a different way to showcase Tab Stacks.

Tip #310

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Open links in new (background) tabs quickly with Mouse Gestures.

Mouse Gestures are an excellent way to execute commands in the browser with little mouse movements. For example, when researching something on a web page that references many other pages, you can open these links easily in new background tabs without losing your spot on the page you’re currently on.

To open a link in a new tab using a Mouse Gesture:

  1. Hover the mouse cursor over the link you want to open.
  2. Hold down the right mouse button.
  3. Drag the mouse down and up again to open it in a new background tab or drag the mouse just down to open the link in a new foreground tab.
  4. Release the mouse button.

Explore more gestures in Settings > Mouse > Gesture Mapping.

Tip #301

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Share multiple links in one go by copying all links.

Copying links one by one to share or save them is a thing of the past in Vivaldi. Instead, you can copy all links you have open in a Workspace and Tab Stack with just a couple of clicks. In addition, you can manually select specific tabs and copy the links of those.

To copy multiple links at once:

  1. Right-click on a Workspace in the Workspaces menu, on a Tab Stack, or on one of the tabs you selected on the Tab Bar.
  2. Select “Copy all links” from the context menu.
  3. Paste the list of links in a message you’re sending to someone or in a note/document where you want to save them.

Now, sharing your research on the trip you’re planning with your family, sending a bunch of memes to a friend, who needs cheering up, or something else is smoother and faster than ever before.

"Copy All Links" context menu item highlighted on the Workspaces menu.

Tip #298

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Open a link in a different Workspace through the context menu.

Workspaces allow you to divide tabs into independent sections. But what if you come across a link in one space that you’d like to open in another? You could open the link in the current Workspace and move the tab to a different one, but it’s faster to open it directly as a new tab in the Workspace you want to have the page in.

To open a link in a different Workspace:

  1. Right-click on the link to open the context menu.
  2. Select “Open Link in Another Workspace” > select the destination Workspace.
Social media site open in Vivaldi browser. Link's right-click context menu is open showing how to open the link in a new Workspace.

Tip #287

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Open files stored on your computer in Vivaldi Browser.

Instead of switching between different apps while working on your computer, open local files in their own tab in the browser and work with everything in one place. It allows you to group, tile, and use many other features on both web pages and local files together.

To open a local file in Vivaldi, use one of the following methods:

  • Open the main Vivaldi menu > File > Open File (Ctrl + O / ⌘ O) and look for the file.
  • Drag the file from the File Manager/Finder to the browser window.
  • Type File:///C:/ (on Windows) or file:// (on macOS and Linux) in the Address Field and browse through the folders for the file.
  • Copy the file or folder path from File Manager/Finder to Vivaldi’s Address Field.

Tip #283

— Posted inAndroid, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Discover all the different ways you can open Private Tabs in Vivaldi on Android.

Private Tabs are a good option when you want to use the same service with two different accounts, hide your browsing activity from someone you’re sharing the device with, or any other reason. But before you can start browsing in a Private tab, you need to open one first.

Take a look at the list below to see the many ways you can do it in Vivaldi on Android:

  • Open the main menu and select “New private tab” (see image below).
  • Long press on the + Tab Switcher button and select “New private tab”.
  • Long press on the + New Tab button on the Tab Bar and select “New private tab”.
  • Open the Tab Switcher > Private Tabs and tap on the + New Tab button in the bottom right corner.
  • In any of the Tab Switcher views, open the ⋮ menu in the top right corner and select “New private tab”.
  • Long press on the Vivaldi icon on your mobile device’s home screen or app library and select “New private tab”.
  • Long press on a link on a web page and select “Open in private tab”.
Main menu in Vivaldi on Android open with New private tab option highlighted.

Tip #281

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Duplicate the active tab and tile both in one step with Command Chains.

Do you regularly find yourself needing to work with content on the same page side by side? Normally you’d duplicate the tab first and then tile them, but with Vivaldi’s Command Chains, you can get to the tiled view much faster.

To set up this Command Chain:

  1. Go to Settings > Quick Commands > Command Chains.
  2. Add a new Command Chain.
  3. Add the following commands to the chain:
    1. Command 1 – Duplicate Selected Tabs.
    2. Command 2 – Tile Vertically/Horizontally.
  4. Create a Keyboard Shortcut, Mouse Gestures and/or add a custom button to a toolbar for executing the chain.
    Straight out of the box, you can type the chain’s name in Quick Commands.

Tip originally shared by our community member Pesala on the Vivaldi Forum.

Tip #276

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

While cycling tabs with shortcuts, see a preview of tabs before switching to them by enabling the Tab Cycler.

You can cycle through open tabs with Keyboard Shortcuts Ctrl/⌘ + Tab and Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + Tab or by scrolling with the mouse wheel while holding down the right mouse button (see how in Tip #53). By default, as soon as you use the shortcut it will switch to the next tab, but you can also get a preview with the Tab Cycler before making the switch.

To enable the Tab Cycler:

  1. Go to Settings > Tabs > Tab Features > Tab Cycling.
  2. Enable Show Tab Cycler.

When the Tab Cycler has been enabled, you can also decide whether to display multiple tab previews at once or see the open tabs as a list and the preview of only the highlighted tab.

Vivaldi browser with Tab Cycler displaying multiple tab previews.
Vivaldi browser with the Tab Cycler displayed as a list.

Tip #272

— Posted inAndroid, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Reorder Tabs with drag and drop on the Tab Bar of Vivaldi on Android.

The desktop-like Tab Bar in Vivaldi on Android comes with a desktop-like option to reorder your open tabs with drag and drop. The only difference is that instead of a mouse you need to use your finger or stylus pen to do it.

To reorder tabs on the Tab Bar:

  1. Long press on the tab you want to move.
  2. Drag it to the new location.
  3. Release your finger to finish the move.

Tip #262

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Start the browser with hibernated background tabs to save resources.

When you’ve set Vivaldi to open with the last session, but you tend to have a lot of tabs open, then loading all websites on startup can create a spike in your computer’s resource use. To prevent that, you can load only the active tab and load background tabs in an hibernated state, aka lazy load, and fully load other tabs only when you view them.

To lazy load background tabs during startup:

  1. Go to Settings > General > Startup > Startup with.
  2. Make sure “Lazy Load Restored Tabs” is enabled.

Since pinned tabs tend to be important ones, you can enable always loading them during startup.

Tip #259

— Posted inAndroid, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Fit more tabs on the Tab Bar in Vivaldi on Android by only displaying the site favicon.

Smaller screens fit less tabs on the Tab Bar. To squeeze in a few more than usual, you can hide the tab titles and only display the website’s logo aka the favicon.

To display only the favicon for each tab:

  1. Go to the Vivaldi menu > Settings > Tabs.
  2. Toggle on “Show Tab as Favicon”.

You can win even more space, if you disable “Show X Button For Background Tabs”. That way only the active tab has the Close button visible.

Vivaldi on Android with tabs displayed as favicons and close buttons hidden for background tabs.

Tip #258

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Divide open tabs into Workspaces to keep your workflow organized and uninterrupted.

Tab Stacks are a great way to group tabs by domain or topic, but Workspaces take it to another level. With Workspaces you’ll only see the tabs in the current Workspace, allowing you to focus on one thing at the time.

To create a new workspace:

  1. Click the Workspaces button on the left side of the Tab Bar (top of the list on vertical Tab Bars).
  2. Click on New Workspace.
  3. Enter a name and select an icon for the new workspace.
  4. Click Create or press Enter.

From the Workspaces menu (or using Shortcuts) you can quickly switch between the Workspaces you’ve created.

Vivaldi browser with Workspaces menu open and highlighted. Listing the main window, 4 workspaces and a button to create a new Workspace.

Tip #248

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Hibernate tabs to reduce Vivaldi browser’s memory usage.

Websites these days can be big and use a significant amount of resources. Closing tabs is a good way to reduce memory use, but what if you need to keep the tabs around and don’t want to close them? Hibernating tabs is a good alternative to both keep the tabs open and reduce the browser’s memory usage.

To hibernate a tab:

  1. On the Tab Bar or in the Window Panel, right-click on a background tab or Tab Stack.
  2. Select Hibernate Tab from the context menu.

To hibernate all background tabs:

  1. Right-click on any tab on the Tab Bar.
  2. Select Hibernate Background Tabs from the context menu.
Vivaldi window with tab's context menu open and Hibernate Tab option highlighted.

Tip #243

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Keep a group of stacked tabs around by pinning the Tab Stack.

Pinning tabs prevents the tabs from being accidentally closed and you’ll always find them from the same location on the left side/top of the Tab Bar. In addition to pinning single tabs, in Vivaldi, you can also pin a Tab Stack.

To pin a group of tabs:

  1. Create a Tab Stack with the tabs you want to pin as a group.
  2. Right-click on the Tab Stack, either on the Tab Bar or in the Window Panel.
  3. Select Pin Tab Stack.
Vivaldi browser window with a Tab Stack being pinned. Context menu with the Pin Tab Stack option is highlighted.