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.
Change Command 1 to an action you want to execute first.
Click on Add Command on the right side to add the next command in the sequence.
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:
Hover over the command.
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.
Right-click on the existing chain.
Select Clone Command Chain.
Change the cloned chain’s name.
Edit the commands in the chain.
Use Command Chains
Quick Commands
Once a new Command Chain has been created you can immediately execute it from Quick Commands.
Press Delete on your keyboard or click on Delete Command Chain at the bottom of the list of Command Chains.
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.
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. A banner will be shown just above the bottom toolbar for every language you haven’t made a decision about. The original language of the page is on the left and the translation language on the right. To translate the page to your default language, simply tap on the language on the banner.
To show the page in its original language again, tap on the original language on the banner.
In case, you closed the banner or it didn’t open after the page finished loading, open it from Vivaldi menu > Translate.
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
Click on the .menu button on the Translation Banner.
Click on More languages.
Select a different language from the menu.
Option 2
Go to Vivaldi menu > Settings > General > Language settings > Translation Settings > Advanced.
Tap on Translate into this language.
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:
Click on the .menu button on the Translation Banner.
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.
Translation Settings
To disable or re-enable the automatic translation banner:
Go to Vivaldi menu > Settings > General > Language settings > Translation Settings.
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:
Go to Vivaldi menu > Settings > General > Language settings > Translation Settings > Advanced.
Click on Automatically translate these languages or Don’t offer to translate these languages, depending on which list you want to review.
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:
Type vivaldi://translate-internals in the Address Field;
Go through the list of saved preferences.
Click on X for the ones you want to reset.
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.
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:
Click on the Translate Page button.
Then, click on Translate in the pop-up.
To display the content of the web page in its original language again:
Click on Translate Page to open the pop-up.
Click on Revert to (original language).
Translate selected text
To translate just a small block of text:
Highlight the text you want to translate.
Right-click on the selected text.
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:
If you prefer the popup dialog, disable the setting.
To learn more, take a look at the Help page about Translate Panel.
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:
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.
To reset a setting for a specific language or site:
Type vivaldi://translate-internals in the Address Field.
Go through the list of saved preferences.
Click on X for the ones you want to reset.
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:
Open vivaldi://translate-internals.
Take a screenshot of the Prefs tab.
Save the content on the Detection Logs tab by clicking on Dump above the table.
Go to https://vivaldi.com/bugreport/.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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… .
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.
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.
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.
To view your account’s profile, click on the avatar (username’s first letter if you haven’t uploaded an image) in the top right corner of the forum and select your username. You can change your online status and access other pages from the same menu.
Alternatively, go to the following link while you’re logged in – https://forum.vivaldi.net/me or click on your username in one of the topics you’ve posted to.
On your profile, you’ll see various information about your account. To access some of it, click on the circular button on the edge of the profile cover image to open the menu (see image below).
Profile Cover image
To change your profile’s cover image, hover over the image and click on the leftmost button to upload a new image, middle button to reposition the current image and on the right to remove the image.
Account Profile
To view and change your account information, open the account menu from your avatar and select Edit Profile. On the page, once you have at least 2 reputation points, you can fill in the About me section and add a signature to your posts. Clicking the options Change picture/email/password in the left column, will take you to the main Vivaldi account profile page.
The Vivaldi forum is a place to talk about the browser, share customization ideas and clever tricks, troubleshoot bugs, shape the browser’s development, and, why not, just talk about tech with like-minded people from around the world.
Forum categories
Topics are divided into 8 main categories with many subcategories.
Desktop – All topics, including news, bug reports, feature requests, and more about the desktop version of Vivaldi on Windows, macOS, and Linux are in this category.
Mail, Calendar & Feeds – The category to discuss everything related to the browser’s built-in mail, calendar, and feeds clients.
Mobile Browser – All topics, including news, bug reports, feature requests, and more about the mobile version of Vivaldi on Android and iOS are in this category.
Android Automotive – Vivaldi browser is available in numerous cars. This is the place to talk about them.
Let’s talk about Vivaldi – You’ll find Vivaldi’s news, media coverage, and general discussions about the company in this category.
Everything else – All topics that aren’t about Vivaldi can be found in this category.
Local forums – Bigger non-English speaking communities have their own category, where they can have discussions in other languages.
Watching and ignoring categories and topics
To follow or unfollow a category, open it and select your preferred option, Watching or Ignoring, from the drop-down menu above the list of topics. In case the category has subcategories, the menu is between subcategory folders and topics. In addition to watching/ignoring the current category, the change will also apply to all subcategories.
To follow or unfollow a specific topic, look for the same menu in an open topic (see image below). In addition to just Watching and Ignoring, there’s also an option Not Watching.
All your Watched topics are listed on https://forum.vivaldi.net/me/watched. You can access it on your profile from the menu on the edge of your cover image > Watched.
Unread & Recent posts
New posts in categories that you watch but haven’t seen before will appear in the Unread section. Fresh watched posts, both read and unread, are listed in the Recent section.
Topic tags
Tags are another good way to find discussions related to topics you’re interested in. When you create a topic, you can also add tags. Please use the existing ones as much as possible.
Popular topics
Most discussed topics of the day / week / month and all time can be found there.
Upvoting posts
If you like or agree with a post you can upvote it.
Voting is most used in the Feature Requests category. The Vivaldi team uses upvotes to gauge the community’s interest in specific features.
The button will turn green once you’ve cast your vote. You can view the posts you’ve upvoted on https://forum.vivaldi.net/me/upvoted. It is also available under your profile page if you click on the blue menu button below the cover image.
Every time a post or comment is upvoted, the author’s reputation increases by one point.
To import data from a Vivaldi on another device, we recommend using the browser’s Sync feature. Continue reading to learn how to import data from other browser and from files on your computer, including alternative ways to transfer data between Vivaldi browsers.
Import Bookmarks
To import Bookmarks from another browser on the same computer or from an HTML file,
Go to the Vivaldi menu > File > Import from Applications or Files.
Select which browser you want to import bookmarks from. If you have saved your bookmarks in a file, select Bookmarks HTML file from the dropdown menu.
Click Start Import.
Depending on the source browser, you can import other browser data, such as Passwords and History, at the same time as well.
Export Bookmarks
To export bookmarks:
Go to the Vivaldi menu > File > Export Bookmarks;
Choose the download location;
The file will be saved as an HTML file.
Import Passwords
Go to the Vivaldi menu > File > Import from Applications or Files;
Select which browser you want to import passwords from;
Click Start Import.
To import passwords from .csv file:
Type “vivaldi://password-manager/settings” into the Address field.
In the Import passwords section, click on Select file.
Choose the .csv file with your passwords.
Click Open.
Export Passwords
To export passwords from Vivaldi:
Go to the Vivaldi menu > File > Export > Export Passwords.
Verify your identity, for example, by entering your Windows’ login password.
Select the destination folder.
Important! Storing passwords in a .csv file will make them visible to anyone with access to the file.
Import History
In addition to Bookmarks and Passwords, from most browsers, you can also import your browsing History.
Go to the Vivaldi menu > File > Import from Applications or Files.
Select which browser you want to import history from;
Click Start Import.
Import open Tabs
To bring over the tabs you have open in other browsers:
Go to the Vivaldi menu > File > Import from Applications or Files.
Select which browser you want to import the open tabs from.
Click Start Import.
At this stage, importing tabs works only from Chromium-based browsers (Chrome, Edge, Opera, Brave, etc.).
Import Notes
To import notes:
Make sure all notes you want to import are in one folder and saved as a text or markdown file.
Go to the Vivaldi menu > File > Import from Applications or Files.
Select the Chromium-based browser you want to import data from.
Click “Start Import”.
When the import has finished, click “Close”
On the Extensions management page that opens, enable the extensions you want to use in Vivaldi by clicking the toggle button at the bottom right corner of each extension card.
Import and export Feeds
To learn how to import and export feeds to and from Vivaldi’s Feed Reader, take a look at the Help page about it here.
Transfer the full Vivaldi browser profile
We strongly recommend using Sync and Export/Import options within the browser to transfer data from one Vivaldi to another. In case you want to import more data than can be synced, you can copy and replace the full profile folder. To transfer only some data types, move to the next paragraph.
To locate the profile folder:
Go to Vivaldi menu > Help > About or vivaldi:about.
Find the Profile Path in the Update Info section.
Click on the Open Profile Folder next to the path.
To move the profile from one Vivaldi to another:
Move a copy of the Default folder from the source computer to the target computer;
Locate the Default folder you want to replace in your File Manager/Finder.
Exit/Quit Vivaldi;
Paste and replace the profile;
Open Vivaldi.
Important! Saved passwords and cookies will not be transferred when moving the profile between computers or users on the same computer. You must only move — and not make a copy — of an existing profile. Two copies of Vivaldi cannot run from the same profile — even on different computers! The profile contains identifiers that must remain unique between your installations. Services like Sync and Mail Accounts with OAuth will not work when two instances of the same profile is used.
Import data files from Chromium browsers
While Vivaldi is closed you can replace files in the profile folder, with the same files from Vivaldi’s or another Chromium-based browser’s profile folders.
Before trying to import data this way, we recommend making a backup of your current profile folder just in case.
To locate the profile folder in Vivaldi:
Go to Vivaldi menu > Help > About or vivaldi:about.
Find the Profile Path in the Update Info section.
Click on the Open Profile Folder next to the path.
Refer to the other browser’s Help documentation to locate its profile folder.
With this method, you can import the following data:
Add Command Chain.
Move cursor, drag the command to its new location in the sequence.
New Gesture button.
Vivaldi menu > View > Customize Toolbar.
Vivaldi menu > Translate.
.menu button on the Translation Banner.
Translate Page button on the right side of 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.
Open Profile Folder next to the path.