Block Trackers and Ads on desktop

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Markdown formatting

Markdown is a simple markup language used to create rich text (e.g. HTML) with a plain text editor. It lets you add basic formatting to your text, using symbols known and accessible on all keyboards. Font size, colour, and other, more advanced options are not available with Markdown.

In Vivaldi you can use Markdown to format your Notes or when posting on the Vivaldi Forum.

Using Markdown

To use Markdown, first get to know the syntax on CommonMark, then give it try in Notes or on the Vivaldi Forum.

Some examples of Markdown:

Syntax Result

*Italic* Italic

**Bold** Bold

~~Strikethrough~~ ~~Strikethrough~~

[Link](https://vivaldi.com/) Link

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Left	Centred	Right

# Heading 1

## Heading 2

### Heading 3

Heading 1

Heading 2

Heading 3

Image

![Vivaldi logo](https://vivaldi.com/wp-content/themes/vivaldicom-theme/img/press/icons/vivaldi_icon.png)

Unordered list

* Item 1
* Item 2
* Item 3

Ordered list

1. Item 1
2. Item 2
3. Item 3

Unordered list

Item 1
Item 2
Item 3

Ordered list

Item 1
Item 2
Item 3

`Inline code` with single backticks Inline code with single backticks

Code block
(use three backticks without spaces)

` ` `
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body><h1>My First Heading</h1>
<p>My first paragraph.</p></body>
</html>
` ` `

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>

<body><h1>My First Heading</h1>

<p>My first paragraph.</p></body>

</html>

Block quote

> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer eget porta sapien, eget pellentesque sapien. Duis in aliquam elit. Mauris lacinia magna quis nibh commodo, sed elementum quam elementum.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer eget porta sapien, eget pellentesque sapien. Duis in aliquam elit. Mauris lacinia magna quis nibh commodo, sed elementum quam elementum.

Horizontal line

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Check the spelling of texts

Turn spell check on and off

To enable and disable the spell checker feature:

Right-click in a text input field to open the context menu.
Select Spell check.
Click on Use basic spell check to toggle the feature on or off.

Organize languages

Add languages

To add languages for which spelling is checked for:

Right-click in a text input field to open the context menu.
Select Spell check > Language settings.
In Settings, click on Language > Add languages.
Find the language you want to include.
Click Add.

On Windows and Linux, when spell checking is enabled, you can enable/disable spell check separately for each added language in the Use spell check for section.

Reorder languages by preference

To change the order of the languages:

Right-click in a text input field to open the context menu.
Select Spell check > Language settings.
In Settings, click on Language.
Click on More actions on the right side of the list of languages.
Choose between Move up, Move down and Move to the top.

Remove languages

To remove languages:

Right-click in a text input field to open the context menu.
Select Spell check > Language settings.
In Settings, click on Language and find the language you want to remove.
Click on More actions on the right side of the list of languages.
Select Remove.

Removing a language in Language Settings

Use Spell check

If a word has been misspelled it will be underlined with a red line. You can correct the mistake yourself or right click on the word and select a suggestion.

Custom spell check

You can add words that usually get highlighted by the spell checker as having been misspelled to your dictionary.

Add words to the dictionary

To add a word:

Type the word in a text input field.
When it gets underlined in red, right-click on the word.
From the context menu, select Add to dictionary.

Edit words in the dictionary

To edit the words in the dictionary:

Right-click in a text input field to open the context menu.
Select Spell check > Language settings.
In Settings, go to Customize spell check.
Type in new words to Add a new word input field.
Click on X Delete word on the right side of the words list to remove them from the dictionary.

Enhanced spell check

Enhanced spell checker can detect additional mistakes in the text, such as an extra space or a missing hyphen. To use this feature your written text will be routed through Google’s servers, decreasing your level of privacy.

To enable/disable enhanced spell checker:

Right-click in a text input field to open the context menu.
Select Spell check > Language settings.
Click on Use enhanced spell check to toggle the feature on or off.
Read the message in the pop up dialog and click Turn on.

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Bookmark Manager

In Vivaldi you can manage your Bookmarks from the Bookmark Panel, Bookmark Manager, Bookmark Bar and Bookmark Menu. In this article we’ll focus on the Bookmark Manager.

Accessing the Bookmark Manager

To access bookmarks from the Bookmark Manager you can do one of the following:

Go to Start Page > Bookmarks;
Use a Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl+B / ⌃ ⌘ B;
Type “Bookmarks” in Quick Commands;
Go to Vivaldi Menu > Bookmarks > Bookmarks;
Type vivaldi://bookmarks in the Address Field;
Create a Mouse Gesture for opening the Bookmark Manager.

Managing Bookmarks

Adding a new bookmark

To add a new bookmark in the Bookmark Manager:

click on the New Bookmark button in the top left of the page;
right-click in the page and select:
- New Bookmark;
- Bookmark Active Page;
- Bookmark All Open Pages.

Importing bookmarks

To import bookmarks from another browser:

Click on the Import… button in the top right of the page;
Select the browser you want to import bookmarks and other settings from;
Click Start Import.

Alternatively, to open the import dialog, go to the Vivaldi menu > File > Import from Applications or Files.

Exporting bookmarks

To export bookmarks from Vivaldi, click on the Vivaldi menu > File > Export Bookmarks. Bookmarks will be saved as an HTML file.

Opening a bookmark

To open a bookmark:

Select it and press Enter on your keyboard (on macOS press Space);
right-click on it and select:
- Open in New Tab,
- Open in Background Tab,
- Open,
- Open in a New Window,
- Open in Private Window;
use Open Link in New Tab or Open Link in New Background Tab Mouse Gestures.

Editing a bookmark

To change the title, link, nickname, description, and thumbnail of a bookmark, select it and update the information in the bookmark information section on the right side of the page.

To change just the title, either:

do a slow double-click on the bookmark / bookmark folder, or
right-click on the bookmark / bookmark folder and select Rename.

Custom thumbnails

Bookmark thumbnails are a great way to visually distinguish one bookmark from another and are most often used on Speed Dials. To change a thumbnail:

Select the bookmark or bookmark folder;
Hover over the existing thumbnail or placeholder image;
Click on the Select Custom Thumbnail button;
Select an image from your files.

If you’re planning to create your own Speed Dial thumbnails, we recommend making them 440×360 px in size.

Alternatively, click the Update thumbnail button, to use a screenshot of the website as the thumbnail.

Deleting a bookmark

To delete a bookmark, select it and either:

press Delete on your keyboard;
click on the Delete button in the top left of the page;
right-click on the bookmark and select Delete.

Restoring deleted bookmarks

Deleted bookmarks will be moved to the Trash folder, from where you can:

restore them by dragging the deleted bookmark out from the Trash folder, or
delete them permanently by right-clicking on the Trash folder and selecting Empty Trash.

Organizing bookmarks

Sorting bookmarks

In the Bookmark Manager bookmarks can be sorted by Title, Address, Nickname, and Description. Click on the column title to sort by the criteria. Click again to reverse the order.

A third click on the same column title will revert the list of bookmarks to manual sorting.

Sorting order in the Bookmark Manager also affects the sorting order in the Bookmark Menu.

Reordering and moving bookmarks

While sorting is set to manual, you can reorder bookmarks and bookmark folders by clicking and dragging them. A line in your Theme‘s highlight color indicates the bookmark’s / bookmark folder’s new location. Release the mouse button, when you’ve found a new location for the bookmark / bookmark folder.

If you want to move a bookmark from one folder to another, use drag and drop as well. It might be easier when all folders show their contents, though. So, right-click on the list of bookmarks and select Expand All Folders to show the bookmarks in all folders.

Bookmark Folders

To create a new folder, either:

click on the New Folder button in the top left of the page, or
right-click in the page and select New Folder from the context menu.

To create a new sub-folder, select the parent folder and then either:

click on the New Folder button, or
right-click on the parent folder and select New Folder from the context menu.

Assigning a Speed Dial and Bookmark Bar folder

Speed Dial

To assign a folder to populate your Start Page with Speed Dials, either:

select the folder and tick the box for Speed Dial in the folder information section, or
right-click on the folder and select Use as Speed Dial from the context menu.

Multiple folders can be displayed on the Speed Dial.

Bookmark bar

To assign a folder to populate your Bookmark Bar, either:

select the folder and tick the box for Bookmark Bar in the folder information section, or
right-click on the folder and select Set as Bookmark Bar Folder from the context menu.

Only one folder can be used as the Bookmark Bar folder, but that folder may include multiple sub-folders.

Searching bookmarks

Use the Search box in the top left corner of the page to search for bookmarks using the bookmark’s title, nickname or something in the link or description.

There are two ways to display search results. Either as a flat search, where only the found bookmarks are listed or in a tree search, where you’ll also see in which folder the bookmark is. To switch between the views:

Right-click on the list of bookmarks;
In the context menu, select Settings;
Pick either Flat Search or Tree Search.

To make manual browsing through the list of bookmarks easier, you can open and close all bookmark folders at once with just two click – right-click on the list of bookmarks and select either Expand All Folders or Collapse All Folders.

Syncing bookmarks

If you use Vivaldi on multiple devices, you can keep your bookmarks synchronized using Vivaldi’s Sync feature. Learn more on the Help page about Sync.

Start Page Navigation

To display the Start Page navigation menu also in the Bookmark Manager, History Manager and Notes Manager, go to Settings > Start Page > Start Page Navigation and select Show on Internal Pages.

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Bookmark Menu

In Vivaldi you can manage your Bookmarks from the Bookmark Panel, Bookmark Manager, Bookmark Bar and Bookmark Menu. In this article we’ll focus on the Bookmark Menu.

Accessing the Bookmark Menu

To access bookmarks from the Vivaldi Menu do one of the following:

Go to Vivaldi menu > Bookmarks;
On macOS the horizontal Vivaldi menu is always visible. Just look for Bookmarks on the application menu.
Use the Keyboard Shortcut Alt + B (on Windows and Linux) to open the menu;

Managing bookmarks from the Bookmark Menu

Adding a new bookmark

To add a new bookmark in the Bookmark Menu:

Go to Vivaldi menu > Bookmarks;
Right-click somewhere in the menu and select New Bookmark.

To add the active Tab as new bookmark:

Go to Vivaldi Menu and navigate to the Bookmark folder, where you want to add the active tab to. Then click Add Active Tab at the bottom of the list of bookmarks.
Right-click somewhere in the menu and select Add Active Tab. The bookmark will be added below the bookmark or in the folder you clicked on.

Opening a bookmark

To open a bookmark:

Go to Vivaldi Menu > Bookmarks and locate the bookmark you want to open.
Clicking on the bookmark will open the website in the Active Tab (unless changed in Settings > Bookmarks). From the right-click context menu you’ll find the following options for opening a bookmark:
- Open in New Tab;
- Open in Background Tab;
- Open (in Active Tab);
- Open in a New Window;
- Open in Private Window.

You can also hold down the Shift key while clicking on the bookmark to open it in a New Tab or Ctrl / ⌘ key to open the bookmark in a New Background Tab.

To open all bookmarks in a folder:

Go to Vivaldi Menu > Bookmarks and locate the bookmark folder.
Right-click on the folder and choose where to open the bookmarks (e.g. Open in a New Window).

Editing a bookmark

To edit a bookmark:

Go to Vivaldi Menu;
Right-click on the bookmark you want to change;
Select Edit.

You can update the bookmarks title, link, folder, nickname, and description.

Sorting and moving bookmarks

To sort, reorder or move bookmarks in the Bookmark Menu, you need to do the sorting in the Bookmark Manager. The changes there will reflect in the Bookmark Menu. To learn how, check out the Help page about the Bookmark Manager.

Deleting a bookmark

To delete a bookmark:

Go to Vivaldi Menu;
Right-click on the bookmark you want to remove;
Select Delete;

Importing and exporting bookmarks

To import bookmarks from another browser or HTML file, go to the Vivaldi menu > File > Import Bookmarks and Settings.

To export bookmarks as an HTML file, go to the Vivaldi menu > File > Export Bookmarks.

Syncing bookmarks

If you use Vivaldi on multiple devices, you can keep your bookmarks synchronized using Vivaldi’s Sync feature. Learn more on the Help page about Sync.

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Bookmark Panel

In Vivaldi you can manage your Bookmarks from the Bookmark Panel, Bookmark Manager, Bookmark Bar and Bookmark Menu. In this article we’ll focus on the Bookmark Panel.

Accessing the Bookmark Panel

To access bookmarks from the Panel do one of the following:

Click on the Bookmark Panel button on top of the Panel;
Use a Keyboard Shortcut F6 / ⌥ ⌘ B;
Type “Bookmark Panel” in Quick Commands;
Go to Vivaldi Menu > View > Bookmark Panel;
Create a Mouse Gesture for opening the Panel.

Managing Bookmarks in the Panel

Adding a new bookmark

To add a new bookmark in the Bookmark Panel:

Click on the New Bookmark button on top of the Panel;
Right-click in the Panel and select:
- New Bookmark,
- Bookmark Active Page,
- Bookmark All Open Pages;
Open the Bookmark Panel, then start dragging from the Site info badge on the left side of the Address Field and drop it to the Bookmark Panel.

Opening a bookmark

To open a bookmark:

Double-click a bookmark;
Select it and press Enter on your keyboard (on macOS press Space);
Right-click on it and select:
- Open in New Tab,
- Open in Background Tab,
- Open,
- Open in a New Window,
- Open in Private Window;
Use Open Link in New Tab or Open Link in New Background Tab Mouse Gestures.

Editing a bookmark

To change the title, link, nickname, description, and thumbnail of a bookmark, select it and update the information in the bookmark information section at the bottom of the Panel.

To change just the title, either:

do a slow double-click on the bookmark / bookmark folder, or
right-click on the bookmark / bookmark folder and select Rename.

Custom thumbnails

Bookmark thumbnails are a great way to visually distinguish one bookmark from another and are most often used on Speed Dials. To change a thumbnail:

Select the bookmark or bookmark folder;
Hover over the existing thumbnail or placeholder image;
Click on the Select custom thumbnail button;
Select an image from your files.

Alternatively, click the Update thumbnail button, to use a screenshot of the website as the thumbnail.

Show or hide bookmark information section

Double-click on the divider between the list of bookmarks and bookmark information section to hide/show the section.

To change the size of the section, place the mouse cursor on the top edge and drag the mouse up or down.

Deleting a bookmark

To delete a bookmark, select it and either:

press Delete on your keyboard;
click on the Delete button on top of the Panel;
right-click on the bookmark and select Delete.

Deleted bookmarks will be moved to the Trash folder, from where you can:

restore them by dragging the deleted bookmark out from the Trash folder, or
delete them permanently by right-clicking on the Trash folder and selecting Empty Trash.

Organizing bookmarks

Sorting bookmarks

Bookmarks can be sorted by Title, Address, Nickname, Description, Date Created and manually. Click on the section (by default Sort Manually) just above the list of bookmarks to change the sorting criteria. Click the arrow on the right to switch between ascending and descending sorting.

Bookmark separators

In case your bookmarks are sorted manually, you can add a separator to divide your bookmarks and folders. To add a new separator, right-click somewhere in the list of bookmarks and select New Separator from the context menu. Then, if necessary, drag it to its correct location.

Bookmark Folders

To create a new folder, either:

click on the New Folder button on top of the Panel, or
right-click in the Panel and select New Folder from the context menu.

To create a new sub-folder, select the parent folder and then either:

click on the New Folder button, or
right-click on the parent folder and select New Folder from the context menu.

Assigning a Speed Dial and Bookmark Bar folder

Speed Dial

To assign a folder to populate your Start Page with Speed Dials, either:

select the folder and tick the box for Speed Dial in the folder information section, or
right-click on the folder and select Use as Speed Dial from the context menu.

Multiple folders can be displayed on the Speed Dial.

Bookmark bar

To assign a folder to populate your Bookmark Bar, either:

select the folder and tick the box for Bookmark Bar in the folder information section, or
right-click on the folder and select Set as Bookmark Bar Folder from the context menu.

Only one folder can be used as the Bookmark Bar folder, but that folder may include multiple sub-folders.

Searching bookmarks

Use the Search box on top of the Panel to search for bookmarks using the bookmark’s title, nickname or something in the link or description.

There are two ways to display search results. Either as a flat search, where only the found bookmarks are listed or in a tree-style, where you’ll also see in which folder the bookmark is. To switch between the views:

Right-click on the list of bookmarks;
In the context menu, select Settings;
and then pick either Flat Search or Tree Search.

To make manual browsing through the list of bookmarks easier, you can open and close all bookmark folders at once with just two click – right-click on the list of bookmarks and select either Expand All Folders or Collapse All Folders.

Importing and exporting bookmarks

To import bookmarks from another browser or HTML file, go to the Vivaldi menu > File > Import from Applications or Files.

To export bookmarks as an HTML file, go to the Vivaldi menu > File > Export Bookmarks.

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Web Page options in Vivaldi on Android

Vivaldi offers several options to customize your browsing flow in the Android app. Continue reading to learn about a few of them.

Desktop view

To display a desktop version of the website, instead of the mobile version commonly displayed on smaller screens, open the Vivaldi Menu and tick the box for Desktop Site.

To permanently display desktop versions of all websites:

Go to Vivaldi Menu > Settings > Web pages;
Enable Always Show Desktop Site;

In some cases, like in Vivaldi in Polestar’s infotainment center, it’s best to enable desktop view for websites that, in mobile view, try to open an app to show content (even if the app is not available).

Homepage

To open a website of your choice, when tapping the Home button or opening a new tab:

Go to Vivaldi Menu > Settings > Homepage.
Toggle the setting On.
Select Enter custom web address.
Type or paste the link.
Exit settings.

Home Screen shortcut

Take a look at the Help page about Progressive Web Apps on Android to learn about Progressive Web Apps and Home Screen Shortcuts.

Stay in the browser

If you have the app installed on your phone, links from the same service will often want to open in the app to display the content. For example, YouTube and Google Maps. If you prefer to stay in the Vivaldi browser, you can enable a setting that will prevent the external app from opening. Instead, the link will open in a new browser Tab.

To turn on this option:

Go to Vivaldi Menu > Settings > Web Pages;
Enable Stay in browser.

Audio playback in the background

Normally audio and video playback will stop when you switch tabs or apps. To keep the content playing in the background while browsing in other tabs or using other apps:

Go to Vivaldi Menu > Settings > General.
Enable Allow background audio playback.

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How we count our users

Update: The project to remove our unique ID stalled after we encountered unexpected deviations in the number of users counted using other methods. We spent a lot of time researching and understanding the reasons for this. We have concluded that the numbers we get using a unique id are more accurate, so we are sticking with it at the moment. It’s as important not to over-count as it is not to under-count as we develop Vivaldi.

Starting with Vivaldi 2.7, user counting was changed to gradually drop the use of unique IDs.

For now an additional request to our user counting endpoint is made. This request is similar to the old one and includes the unique ID, but contains additional parameters that will be used by the new unique ID-free implementation.
A few versions later, the old user counting request will be removed.
Even later, the unique ID will be eliminated from the new request altogether. We will keep generating it locally to aid with counting on computers with several Vivaldi installations, but it will only be used locally.

The code used to generate the new request is written entirely in C++ and will be published with our source releases, allowing you to check that the code does what we claim it does.

Implementing user counting

We decided to change how we count Vivaldi’s users because some people see the use of a unique ID as a form of tracking and we want to avoid that. When we found a better way to count our users in a way that doesn’t require the unique ID, we decided to implement it.

The many stages of the implementation are required to make sure the new code works as intended and that we can trust the numbers reported by the new code.

Why we count Vivaldi users?

We need to know the number of our users because having more users gives us the ability to develop Vivaldi. This mostly comes down to building partnerships for making revenue and technical partnerships, such as the one with Razer Chroma. The more accurate the numbers, the better deals and support we can get.

We count:

daily users;
weekly users;
monthly users.

We also get information about:

when a new user runs Vivaldi for the first time;
how long the user has had the browser;
the number of inactive days to see returning users;
CPU architecture;
screen resolution;
user agent.

The last three aren’t related to user counting, but the information lets us know what sort of machines we are designing Vivaldi for.

Counting multiple installations

Since it’s possible to have multiple Vivaldi instances on the same system through, for example, Standalone installs, this makes counting more difficult.

When someone installs Vivaldi multiple times on their computer, using separate profiles, we want to count them as one user.

On the other hand, when several people use their own standalone Vivaldi installation (using their own portable drive) on the same computer, on the same Operating System account, we want to count them as separate users.

To be able to distinguish between those cases, we keep one copy of the unique ID as part of the LocalState file and one copy within the OS user profile. If one of the copies is missing, it is set up again using the other available copy. If both copies are present but do not match, we can assume that we are running a standalone installation that was moved to another system (second scenario). In all other cases, we assume the first scenario.

For that purpose, we will keep generating and storing unique IDs after we have stopped sending them. They will only be used to know whether Vivaldi has to cooperate with other installations on the system to make sure to only be counted once.

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Website permissions

Permissions in Vivaldi

Autoplay
Geolocation
Camera
Microphone
Motion sensors
Notifications
JavaScript
Images
Pop-ups and redirects
Intrusive or misleading ads
Background sync
Automatic downloads
Sound
Bluetooth devices
MIDI devices

Idle Detection
Background synchronization
USB devices
Serial Ports
File editing
HID devices
Clipboard
Payment Handlers
Augmented Reality
Virtual Reality
Third-Party Sign-In
Window Management
Fonts
Cookies

Only a few are allowed by default, some are blocked outright, and as for the rest, your permission will be asked every time a new site wants access to any of the options listed above.

Changing website permissions globally

To review and update websites permissions for all websites:

Go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Website permissions.
Make sure Global Permissions on top of the list is selected.
Use the drop-down menu next to each permission type to update it.

Changing website permissions per website

When a website needs access, for example, to your camera, a notification dialog will be displayed below the right side of the Address Field. Make a decision to either allow or deny the website permission to access your camera. Vivaldi will remember when you deny permission and will block the website from asking you the same question again.

In case the dialog closed before you could decide, click on the permission icon to the right of the Address Bar (the one with the red mark on the image above) to display it again.

To review and update permissions for sites you’ve granted or denied access to:

Go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Website permissions.
Select a domain from the list.
Use the drop-down menu next to each permission type to update it.

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View web pages offline

To view websites somewhere without an internet connection or just to save metered data for more important browsing, download pages beforehand for offline access.

Saving a web page

When you have the page open in the active tab go to the Vivaldi menu > Download page.

In case you want to download a page that is linked to from the page you have open:

Long press on the link;
Select Download Link.

Accessing saved web pages

Open the Downloads Panel.
Tap on the downloaded link.

If you’ve added the link to your Bookmarks, you can also open it from there. Alternatively, you can add the page to your Reading List.

Downloaded pages have an Offline tag on the Address Bar. Tapping on it will display the download date and whether you’re currently connected to the internet, also an option to visit the online page.

Offline icon on the Address Bar of a downloaded page

Page capture

Another option to view content anywhere offline, is to take a screenshot of the page. Use Vivaldi’s Screen Capture tool by going to the Vivaldi menu > Capture Page > Capture Full Page to take the screenshot. The whole page will be saved to your files and you can access it from your image gallery.

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