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Tip #180

— Posted inAndroid, Vivaldi Tips — 2 min read

Browse with Vivaldi on Android in multiple windows just like on desktop.

Android 12 and up supports opening multiple windows of the same app. This means that if you have a newer mobile device, you can browse with Vivaldi in multiple windows just like on desktop.

Multiple windows are supported better on devices with larger screens, such as tablets. To open a new window on a tablet or a phone with a width larger than 600dp:

  1. Open the Vivaldi menu.
  2. Select New Window.

Though not as convenient, you can open a new window on a smaller screen by following these steps:

  1. Open Vivaldi.
  2. Open your devices app switcher.
  3. Long-press on the Vivaldi logo above the app preview thumbnail to open a split-screen view.
  4. Search for Vivaldi and tap on it to open a new window in the other half of the split screen.
  5. Exit split screen view, for example, by swiping the divider all the way up or down the screen.

When checking the app switcher, you’ll see Vivaldi listed twice or more, if you’ve opened even more windows.

Check out the Help page about Windows on Android to learn more about managing windows on your mobile device.

Vivaldi on Android on a tablet with the main menu open and window related options highlighted.

Tip #177

— Posted inAndroid, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Make new tabs take their place among open tabs where you expect to see them.

Both on Vivaldi on desktop and Vivaldi on Android, you have a few options for the location of newly opened tabs. To change where the new tab opens, go to Settings > Tabs > New Tab position either on desktop or Android. Then choose between the following options:

  • After Related Tabs: The new tabs will share a “parent-child” relationship – if you open a link in your current tab, the new tab will open next to its “parent”.
  • After Active Tab: Opens new tab next to the current active tab (this is the default).
  • As Last Tab: Opens new tab at the end of the tabs.
  • As Tab Stack With Related Tab: Opens a new tab stack with the active tab and the new tab.

Tip #156

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Declutter a crowded Tab Bar by stacking all tabs by hosts.

While actively browsing, it’s easy to accumulate a large number of tabs. To keep things in order and tabs easy to find, it’s good to group them together. In Vivaldi you can group all tabs from the same domain (e.g. vivaldi.com) with just two clicks.

To stack tabs by hosts:

  1. Right-click on a tab.
  2. Select Stack Tabs by Hosts.

Tip #151

— Posted inAndroid, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Stack multiple tabs at once in the Tab Switcher on Vivaldi on Android.

You can drag tabs one by one over each other or over existing Tab Stacks to group tabs, but if you want to group many tabs at once, there’s a better option.

To group tabs:

  1. Open the Tab Switcher.
  2. Tap on the 3 dot menu at the top of the screen.
  3. Select Stack tabs from the menu.
  4. Tap on all the tabs you want to group together.
  5. Tap on Group in the top right corner.

Tip #148

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

Double-click on a Mail or Feeds message to open it in a new tab.

Need to work more with an email than just read through it? Double-click on the message to open it in a new tab. That allows you to keep the message open while checking other emails and use browser features, such as pinning, grouping, tiling (shown on the screenshot below), and more on the tab.

Tip #147

— Posted inAndroid, Vivaldi Tips — 2 min read

Configure Tab Stack display on Vivaldi for Android to your liking.

Tab Stacks in Vivaldi are an excellent way to group related tabs together. And like on desktop, you have a couple of display options for Tab Stacks also on Vivaldi for Android.

For example, you can choose whether you want to make use of the Two-Level Tab Bar, where you have a Tab Bar just like on desktop and tabs in a stack will be displayed on the second level. See the phone on the right side on the screenshot below. In addition, you can choose whether the Tab Bar (together with the Address Bar) is located at the top or bottom of the screen. Toggle the setting in Settings > Appearance > Address Bar at Bottom, to see which you prefer.

Alternatively, if you want to keep the valuable screen real estate for web content, you can disable the Tab Bar from Settings > Tabs > Show Tab Bar. Then, while you have a stacked tab open, you’ll see all tabs in the same Tab Stack on a menu at the bottom of the screen. See the phone on the left side on the screenshot below.

Tip #145

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Close tabs with a double-click or middle mouse button click on the tab.

There are more ways to close tabs in Vivaldi than can be counted on one hand. In this tip post we’ll introduce you to two lesser known options.

Option 1 is to double-click on the tab with the left mouse button. It works best when you want to close the active tab, but can be used to close background tabs as well. To use this option, first go to Settings > Tabs > Tab Handling and enable Close Tab on Double Click.

Option 2 is to click on the tab with the middle mouse button (commonly mouse’s scroll wheel). It works in the Window Panel as well.

To see other ways to close tabs in Vivaldi, visit the Help page about Opening and closing Tabs.

First two tabs are closed with a double-click. Last two tabs are closed with a middle mouse button click.

In case you got carried away with closing tabs, check Tip #95 to see how to reopen recently closed tabs.

Tip #128

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Enable Tab Thumbnails to get a visual preview of the Tab’s content.

With a visual preview of tabs on the Tab Bar, it’s easier to find the tab you’re looking for, as you can rely on recognizing the page content in addition to reading tab titles.

To enable Tab Thumbnails:

  1. Go to Settings > Tabs > Tab Options.
  2. Enable Show Tab Thumbnails.

In case you have too many tabs open or only sometimes want to see the thumbnails, create a Keyboard Shortcut or a Mouse Gesture to quickly toggle the thumbnails on and off. Alternatively, you can rely on Popup Thumbnails that appear when you hover over a tab.

Vivaldi Window with a vertical Tab Bar and visible Tab Thumbnails.
Tab Thumbnails enabled on a vertical Tab Bar.

Tip #120

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Reload pages automatically at your chosen interval to always see the latest content.

Periodic Reloading of Tabs can be used on sites where the page is often updated, but the new content isn’t automatically displayed. That way you can always be up tp date without needing to take extra steps.

To reload a tab every few minutes:

  1. Right-click on the Tab.
  2. Select Periodic Reload.
  3. Pick the reload interval between 1 and 30 minutes.

You can see the countdown until the next reload on the Tab, below the page’s favicon and title.

PS! Periodic reloading works on Web Panels too! 🙌

Tip #118

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Use the Window Panel to get a tree-style overview of your Tabs.

Let’s say you want to get a tree-style view of your open tabs. All you need to do is open the Window Panel. Click on the Window Panel icon on the Panels bar and you will have a tree-style view of all your open tabs on one side of your browser window.

From the Window Panel, you can, for example, drag tabs to change their order. You can create a Tab Stack by dragging and dropping one tab over another. Also, you can even tile Tab Stacks to view them side-by-side by right-clicking the Tab Stack and select Tile from the context menu.

When you have so many tabs open that you can no longer see their titles on the Tab Bar, you can use the Window Panel to review and close the ones you no longer need. Just hover over the tab and click on the Close button on the right side.

If you want to hide the Tab Bar, the Window Panel is a good way to manage your tabs.

Tip #109

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Clone a tab to create an exact copy of it.

Cloning a tab will make an exact copy of the tab, including its history. It’s a great way to keep the current tab as is and use the duplicated tab to keep browsing or to go back in history.

To clone a tab on desktop, use one of the following methods:

You can also clone multiple tabs at once, if you select the tabs before using one of the above commands. Cloned tabs will open in the background.

To clone a tab on Android:

  1. While the tab is open, open the Vivaldi menu.
  2. Select Clone tab.

After cloning you’ll be taken to the duplicated tab.

Tip #104

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Enable horizontal scrolling of tabs to open more tabs without them shrinking in size.

If you have set your Tab Bar to the side of the browser window, scrolling through open Tabs always works. When you have the Tab Bar either on top or bottom of the window, the tabs will get smaller the more you open them. To keep your tabs always the same size and scroll through the tabs, when there are more than fit on the Tab Bar, enable Tab Bar scrolling.

  1. Go to Settings > Tabs > Tab Display > Tab Bar.
  2. Tick the box for Enable Horizontal Scrolling of Tabs.

Once enabled, to view and switch tabs:

  • Hover the mouse cursor over the Tab Bar and scroll.
  • Click the arrow buttons on the left and right edge of the Tab Bar.
  • Long press on the arrows to see the list of tabs that aren’t visible on the Tab Bar.

Tip #103

— Posted inAndroid, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Preview pages on Vivaldi for Android before committing to open them.

Preview page feature comes in handy if you want to quickly check the contents of a page, but don’t want to navigate away from your current page or open the link in a new tab.

To preview a page:

  1. Long press on a link.
  2. Select Preview page from the context menu.

When you want to open the page, tap on the Open in New Tab button in the top right corner of the preview window.

To close the preview, either tap the Close button or swipe down on the preview.

Tip #95

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 2 min read

Reopen recently closed tabs from trash.

Whether you accidentally closed a tab/window or changed your mind after closing it, there’s no need to navigate to it from the start. Instead use one of the following ways to reopen closed tabs.

Open the most recently closed tab

  • Right-click on the Tab Bar and select Reopen Closed Tab.
  • Hold down the Shift key and click on the Closed Tabs button on the Tab Bar.
  • Click with the middle mouse button on the Closed Tabs button on the Tab Bar.
  • Use the Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl+Z or Ctrl+Shift+T (Cmd Z or Cmd Shift T on macOS).
  • Hold down the right mouse button and move the mouse ↑ and → to reopen the tab with a Mouse Gesture.
  • Type “Reopen Closed Tab” in Quick Commands.

Keep using the action to reopen more recently closed tabs.

View and open recently closed tabs from the Tab Bar

  1. Look for the Show Closed Tabs button on the right side of the Tab Bar (bottom, if you use a vertical Tab Bar) and click on it.
  2. From the menu that opens, click on the link you want to reopen.

View and open recently closed tabs from the Window Panel

  1. Open the Window Panel.
  2. Scroll past your open tabs and open the folder of Closed Tabs.
  3. Double-click on the link you want to reopen.

View and open recently closed tabs on Android

  1. Open the Tab Switcher.
  2. Navigate to the Closed Tabs tab.
  3. Tap on the link you want to reopen.