When you’re viewing multiple browser or app windows side by side, it can be difficult to see, which one you’ve focused on. Fading Vivaldi window’s colors when it’s not in focus helps to make it more obvious.
To enable background window color fading:
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:
In Tip #196, we showed you how to open a link or a search you entered in the Address Field in a new tab. But using a slightly different Keyboard Shortcut, you can also open it in a new browser window.
To open a new window from the Address Field:
Ctrl + Shift + Enter / ⌘ ⇧ Enter on your keyboard.Many modern operating systems have made it easy to tile different apps and windows on the screen.
To tile Vivaldi with other apps on Windows:
To tile Vivaldi with other apps on macOS:
On Linux, tiling windows and apps depends on the distro’s window manager, but many allow snapping to a tiled grid by dragging the window or using keyboard shortcuts.
When you’re confident in your actions and don’t feel like you need to be asked whether you’re sure about closing a single window or the browser altogether, you can easily disable the prompts.
To disable the confirmation dialogs:
Alternatively, tick the box for “Do not show confirmation again” when prompted with the dialog.
In Vivaldi, you can install web pages as Progressive Web Apps, aka PWAs, or open them in separate User Profiles, to give a feeling that you’re using them separately in a dedicated app. These are more permanent options, but there’s another solution for a quick temporary option.
To get an app-like feeling of a website:
Since the user interface is toggled off only in the current window, you’ll still see all your other windows with the usual toolbars.
There are many ways you can open new windows and move tabs to them in Vivaldi, but a simple drag-and-drop is probably the fastest way to do it.
To create a new window with a tab of your choice:
If you want to create a new window with multiple tabs at once, use the Ctrl or Shift key to select multiple tabs and then drag them off the Tab Bar.
There are a few ways you can open a new window in Vivaldi, For example, by clicking a button on the Tab Bar, from the File menu, through Quick Commands, etc. One of the more common ways to open a new window, though, is to use Keyboard Shortcuts.
Ctrl + N on Windows and Linux, and ⌘ N on macOS.Ctrl + Shift + N on Windows and Linux, and ⌘ Shift N on macOS.Have you opened multiple windows with numerous tabs in each and now things look a bit too chaotic. The best place to organize your Tabs across Windows is the Window Panel.
To move tabs from one window to another:
Using drag and drop it’s also easy to reorder tabs within the same window.
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:
Vivaldi menu.Though not as convenient, you can open a new window on a smaller screen by following these steps:
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.
Whether you want to take a break from browsing or hide what you’re viewing from nearby people, Break Mode is here to help. Just press the 
Take a Break button on the left side of the Status Bar* to hide all content from view and display your Start Page background. When you’re ready to return to browsing, press the big play button in the middle of the screen.
Alternatively, use a Keyboard Shortcut, a Mouse Gesture or Quick Commands to enable and disable Break Mode.
* Don’t see the button? Right-click on the Status Bar, select Edit > Customize Toolbar and drag the button to one of the toolbars.
Private Windows in Vivaldi have a different Theme from regular Windows to make it easier to see which one you’re using. You can set any theme from your Theme Library as the Private Window’s theme by:
To add Themes created by the Vivaldi Community to your Theme Library, install them from themes.vivaldi.net.
