Start Page is the gateway to the web, hosting the Search field, Speed Dials and some of the browser’s internal pages.

Share a page link to another app

To share page links:

1. Have the page open.
2. Tap on Vivaldi menu > Share.
   Alternatively, tap on the Address Bar > Share.
3. Select the app you want to share to.
4. Follow the directions in the chosen app.

The menu fits 4 apps on the main screen. Swipe left to see more apps and tap on More to see the full list of available options.

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Additional options

In addition to sharing the page directly to another app, you can also:

Take a screenshot

Share menu’s capture option will only capture the visible area including the browser user interface. Use Vivaldi’s Capture page feature to take a screenshot of the visible area without the UI or of the whole page.

Copy link

Alternatively, you can copy the link by tapping on the Address Bar > Copy link.

QR code

To share a page with someone nearby, create a QR code they can scan with their mobile device. You can also download the QR code image for later use. Read more about QR codes on the help page here.

Send to your devices

Send a page from your Vivaldi on Android to other devices you have Vivaldi on. Make sure Sync is active on multiple devices and syncing of Typed History and Remote sessions has been enabled.

Print

To print the whole page or save it as a PDF file:

1. Swipe left on the bottom row of options in the Share dialog.
2. Tap Print.
3. Follow directions in Android’s print menu.

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Share a page to another Vivaldi instance

To access a web page you have open in Vivaldi on Android on another device with Vivaldi, use the Sync feature.

If there’s something odd going on in your mail client there are a few things you can do in order to check for errors.

Check the console log for errors

1. Make sure your Mail tab is open (this is important since you won’t get the right errors otherwise).
2. In a new tab, open vivaldi:inspect#apps.
3. Look for a long line ending in main.html and click inspect.

This will open Developer Tools. To see any errors, go to the Console tab.

There’s also an additional background Developer Tools window that might show more errors. Just follow these similar steps as above:

1. Again, make sure your Mail tab is open (this is important since you won’t get the right errors otherwise).
2. In a new tab open vivaldi:inspect#extensions.
3. Look for a long line ending in _generated_background_page.html and click inspect.

Quick tip for opening the console

Another way to open the console using the Mail status button.

1. Open Mail in a tab (this is important since you won’t get the right errors otherwise),
2. Click on the mail status button. This button can be found in the bottom left of your screen if you haven’t moved it (see image 4).
3. Click the settings wheel in the top right corner of the pop-up window and pick View Log (see image 5).

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Frequently asked to log in again?

When you’ve chosen to add an account to Vivaldi Mail and/or Calendar using OAuth, occasionally, you can be asked to log in again. This can happen, for example, after you’ve updated your browser to a new version. The login prompt will usually appear after you start the browser as a pop-up window with your service provider’s (Vivaldi.net, Google/Gmail, Outlook, etc.) branding and often, unfortunately, with little to no context as to why you’re being asked to log in.

If you’ve added the email/calendar service provider’s account to Vivaldi Mail and/or Calendar, it’s safe to just log in and carry on with your browsing as normal. Dismissing the prompt without logging in will trigger it again after some time. If you don’t want to log in, you should remove the account altogether in Settings > Mail / Calendar.

If you do log in, but still get the prompt again soon after, please report the issue to us on vivaldi.com/bugreport.

Tab Stacks let you organize your tabs into various groups to keep related tabs together and to declutter your Tab Bar and Tab Switcher.

A Command Chain is a group of commands executed in a sequence. For example, instead of toggling on first the Reader View and then Fullscreen Mode to focus on what you’re reading, with Command Chains you can do it with a single shortcut in one go.

You can trigger a chain from Quick Commands, assign it a custom Keyboard Shortcut or a Mouse Gesture, or add a button to one of the Toolbars. 

Create a Command Chain

1. Go to Settings > Quick Commands > Command Chains.
2. Click on Add Command Chain.
3. Give the new chain a name.
4. Change Command 1 to an action you want to execute first.
5. Click on Add Command on the right side to add the next command in the sequence.
6. When you’re done adding the commands, click Test Chain to confirm that it works as expected.

Use the command Delay between other commands to give the previous command time to be executed before applying the next command. Delay time is measured in milliseconds and can be adjusted.

To reorder commands in the chain:

1. Hover over the command.
2. When you see a Move cursor, drag the command to its new location in the sequence.

Create a new Command Chain from an existing chain

When you want to create a new chain which is very similar to an existing one, you can clone the chain and edit it to make a new Command Chain.

1. Right-click on the existing chain.
2. Select Clone Command Chain.
3. Change the cloned chain’s name.
4. Edit the commands in the chain.

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Use Command Chains

Quick Commands

Once a new Command Chain has been created you can immediately execute it from Quick Commands.

1. Open Quick Commands (F2 / ⌘ E).
2. Type in the chain’s name.
3. Press Enter to execute it.

Keyboard shortcuts

Before you can execute a Command Chain using a Keyboard Shortcut, you’ll need to assign a new shortcut for the new chain.

1. Go to Settings > Keyboard Shortcuts > Chains.
2. Find the chain you want to assign a keyboard shortcut for and click on it.
3. Press the keyboard shortcut on your keyboard.

Once the chain is assigned a keyboard shortcut, you can use it anywhere to run the sequence of commands.

Mouse gestures

Before you can execute a Command Chain using a Mouse Gesture, you’ll need to assign a new gesture for the new chain.

1. Go to Settings > Mouse > Gesture Mapping.
2. Click on the  New Gesture button.
3. Find the Command Chain from the drop-down menu or search for it by name.
4. Click Next.
5. Draw a new gesture in the highlighted area using primary (left) mouse button.
6. Click Save Gesture.

Once the chain is assigned a Mouse Gesture, you can use it anywhere to run the sequence of commands.

Toolbar button

To add a Command Chain as a button to a toolbar, so you can execute it with one click:

1. Go to the Vivaldi menu > View > Customize Toolbar.
2. Select Command Chains from the drop-down menu in the Toolbar Editor.
3. Click and drag the chain to the Address Bar or Status Bar.

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Edit Command Chains

To update a chain:

1. Go to Settings > Quick Commands > Command Chains.
2. Select the chain you want to edit.
3. Make the changes.

The chain will be updated automatically.

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Delete Command Chains

To delete a chain:

1. Go to Settings > Quick Commands > Command Chains.
2. Select the chain you want to delete.
3. Press Delete on your keyboard or click on

   

   Delete Command Chain at the bottom of the list of Command Chains.

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Examples of Command Chains

To get some inspiration for what kind of chains you can set up, check out the Command Chains Vivaldi Community members have shared on the Forum – Command Chain Recipes.

If you’ve been using Opera’s old mail client M2, you can import your mail and contacts from there to Vivaldi.

1. Go to Vivaldi menu > File > Import from Applications or Files.
2. Select Opera 12.x.
3. Choose whether you want to import all browser data or just Mail.
4. Click Start Import.
5. When done, click Close.

Depending on the mail profile size, fetching all messages may take some time. You can check the progress from the Status Bar.

In case Opera’s profile isn’t in the default profile location:

1. Untick Use Default Profile Location.
2. Click on Choose a Folder and find the profile folder.
3. Click Select Folder to start the import.
4. When done, click Close.

With Vivaldi Translate, you can translate full web pages with just a click of a button. No Extensions needed.

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Translation options

In addition to translating the page to your browser’s default language, you can choose to translate into any of the supported languages. To change the translation language:

Option 1

1. Click on the .menu button on the Translation Banner.
2. Click on More languages.
3. Select a different language from the menu.

Option 2

1. Go to Vivaldi menu > Settings > General > Language settings > Translation Settings > Advanced.
2. Tap on Translate into this language.
3. Select your preferred language.

To eliminate extra steps for future translations, you can enable or disable translation of certain languages and sites.

To change your preferences:

1. Click on the .menu button on the Translation Banner.
2. Change your preferences.

Available options:

• Always translate – always translate the current language.
• Never translate – never translate the current language.
• Never translate this site – never be asked about translation on that particular site again.

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Translation Settings

To disable or re-enable the automatic translation banner:

1. Go to Vivaldi menu > Settings > General > Language settings > Translation Settings.
2. Toggle on or off Automatically offer to translate pages.

You’ll still be able to translate web pages from Vivaldi menu > Translate.

Advanced settings

To review languages that you’ve chosen always and never to translate:

1. Go to Vivaldi menu > Settings > General > Language settings > Translation Settings > Advanced.
2. Click on Automatically translate these languages or Don’t offer to translate these languages, depending on which list you want to review.
3. Tap on Add language to add a new language to the list or on the menu button next to a language already on the list to remove it.

To reset a setting for a specific language or site:

1. Type vivaldi://translate-internals in the Address Field;
2. Go through the list of saved preferences.
3. Click on X for the ones you want to reset.

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Troubleshoot translation issues

When translation doesn’t work as expected, first reset the settings as instructed in the previous paragraph. If that doesn’t help, discuss the issue with the Team and Community on the Forum, to see if others can reproduce the bug or have suggestions for a fix.

To report a bug to the browser developers:

1. Open vivaldi://translate-internals.
2. Take a screenshot of the Prefs tab.
3. Save the content on the Detection Logs tab by clicking on Dump above the table.
4. Go to https://vivaldi.com/bugreport/.
5. Fill in the form making sure to include the following information:
   • Link of the page where translation fails.
   • Your default user interface language and the language you tried to translate to.
   • Other information that helps to reproduce the bug.
6. Attach the files. You can also send the attachments after submitting the bug report in a reply email to the bug tracking system’s autoreply.
7. Submit the bug report.

With Vivaldi Translate, you can translate full web pages with just a click of a button. No Extensions needed.

Translate a web page

When a website you’re viewing is in a language different from your browser’s user interface language, Vivaldi offers to translate it for you by displaying a Translate Page button on the right side of the Address Field.

To translate the page to your default language:

1. Click on the Translate Page button.
2. Then, click on Translate in the pop-up.

To display the content of the web page in its original language again:

1. Click on Translate Page to open the pop-up.
2. Click on Revert to (original language).

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Translate selected text

To translate just a small block of text:

1. Highlight the text you want to translate.
2. Right-click on the selected text.
3. Click on Translate Selection in the context menu.

Once the text has been highlighted, you can also type “Translate selection” into Quick Commands. In addition, you can create a Keyboard Shortcut or a Mouse Gesture for the action.

In the translation overlay, you can change both the source language and translation language.

Show translation in Translate Panel

To display translations of selected text in the panel instead of the overlay popup:

1. Go to Settings > Panels > Translate Panel.
2. Make sure Use Panel Instead of Dialog is enabled.

If you prefer the popup dialog, disable the setting.

To learn more, take a look at the Help page about Translate Panel.

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Translation options

In addition to translating the page to your browser’s default language, you can choose to translate into any of the supported languages. To change the translation language:

1. Click on Translate Page in the Address Field.
2. In case you already translated the page to another language, click Revert to (original language).
3. Select a different language from the drop down menu.
4. Click Translate.

To eliminate extra steps for future translations, you can enable or disable translation of certain languages and sites.

To change your preferences:

1. Click on Translate Page in the Address Field.
2. Click on Options.
3. Change your preferences.

Available options:

• Always translate – always translate the current language. Alternatively, tick the Always translate checkbox above the Translate button.
• Never translate – never translate the current language.
• Never translate this site – never be asked about translation on that particular site again.
• Offer to translate pages – disables the automatic translation of pages and pop-ups  that show automatically. The button remains in the address field to reverse the action.

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Reset translation settings

To reset all settings:

1. Go to Settings > General > Language.
2. Click on Reset Translation Settings to Default.

To reset a setting for a specific language or site:

1. Type vivaldi://translate-internals in the Address Field.
2. Go through the list of saved preferences.
3. Click on X for the ones you want to reset.

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Troubleshoot translation issues

When translation doesn’t work as expected, first reset the settings as instructed in the previous paragraph. If that doesn’t help, discuss the issue with the Team and Community on the Forum, to see if others can reproduce the bug or have suggestions for a fix.

To report a bug to the browser developers:

1. Open vivaldi://translate-internals.
2. Take a screenshot of the Prefs tab.
3. Save the content on the Detection Logs tab by clicking on Dump above the table.
4. Go to https://vivaldi.com/bugreport/.
5. Fill in the form making sure to include the following information:
   • Link of the page where translation fails.
   • Your default user interface language and the language you tried to translate to.
   • Other information that helps to reproduce the bug.
6. Attach the files. You can also send the attachments after submitting the bug report in a reply email to the bug tracking system’s autoreply.
7. Submit the bug report.

Notifications

If you wish, you can receive notifications on the forum, to your account’s recovery email or both when:

• someone upvotes your post
• someone you follow posts a new topic
• a new reply is posted in a topic you are watching
• someone starts following you
• you receive a chat message
• you receive a group invite
• someone mentions you

On the forum, to view the latest notifications, click on the bell icon in the top right corner of the page to see the latest notifications.

Click on the notification to open the topic/chat/profile/etc. Click Unread to filter out already viewed notifications. Click the little blue dot to mark a specific notification read. Click Mark all read to dismiss the notification without e.g. going to the topic. Click All notifications to go to the full page view of all notifications.

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Notification Settings

To change, which notifications to receive and where, go to your account menu > Settings and apply your preference in the Notifications and Sounds sections.

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Forum Digest emails

In addition to notifications, you can receive a Digest email with the latest topics. Adjust the frequency in Settings > Email.

Digest emails will be sent to your account’s recovery email.

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When someone has sent you a private message, you’ll get an unread chat message notification in the top right corner of the forum page. Unread messages will have a pale yellow background.

Send a message

To send private messages to a community member:

• Click on the Chat button;
• Select See all chats;
• Pick a discussion from the list of previous chats or start typing a username to search for users.

Alternatively, go to the user’s profile, click on the menu below the cover image and select Continue Chat With… .

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Create a group chat

To start a group discussion:

• Open a discussion with one user;
• Click on

  

  Settings (top right) > Manage Chat Room to add more members;
• From chat settings, you can also change the chatroom’s name.

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Chat window

If you wish to continue browsing the forum while chatting, opt for the pop-up chat window by clicking on the window toggle in the top right corner. Minimise chat windows to browse the forum. Minimised chats (discussion partner’s avatars or chat bubbles for group chats) will appear in the bottom right corner of the page.

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Privacy settings

By default, you can only receive chat messages from users that you follow. To be able to receive private messages from everyone, go to your account menu > Settings > Privacy and untick Only allow chat messages from users I follow.

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