In order to improve the result of ad monetization for sites where a user has decided to enable ads, Vivaldi has now included support for ad attribution. You can read more about why this change was implemented here.

This page mainly aims to describe how Ad Attribution is implemented and explain the choices that led to this implementation. The goal is to be fully transparent about what may be allowed through and when.

As with the rest of the ad blocker code, this implementation is fully available as part of our released source code bundles. This allows you to fully verify that our implementation is as described here and in other articles.

Allow Ad Attribution rules

The main challenge with ad monetization is that many ad providers rely on known trackers in order to prevent click fraud and ensure that conversion has occurred before paying out. The only solution to this is unfortunately to allow such trackers to load, regardless of what our tracker blocking lists say. However, we also want to ensure that these trackers are not loaded as part of general browsing.

In order to satisfy all these requirements, I have extended the normal ad blocker rules format. This is the same format used by all popular ad-blockers and rules lists. The extended format consists of three new options that will be detailed below.

This implementation was chosen as it allows us to reuse most of the ad-blocker functionality to effectively accomplish the goal of ad attribution while also allowing us to use the automatic update mechanism coming with ad blocker rules lists. This ensures that we can promptly fix any mistake.

How it works

Ensuring that ad attribution works is a complex task that takes multiple steps to accomplish. In general, the focus is on the site which uses ads for support, however most of the work is done after clicking on a given ad. As part of the implementation, we go through the following states.

1. Navigating to a site which the user wants to support.

When this occurs, the ad attribution implementation records that it should be looking for ad clicks. We say that it is primed.

Ad attribution is normally primed on any site where the ad blocker is disabled, regardless of the state of the tracker blocker. Priming ad attribution means we will check whether the next navigation is an ad click. It has no other effect.

In order to be able to support ad attribution for our partner search engines even when ad blocking is enabled for all sites, we introduced the attribute-ads rule option:

@@||partner-site.example.com/page-i-want-to-Support$attribute-ads

This causes ad attribution to be primed on the matching page, regardless of the ad blocker status. In practice, we would also add a document option (identical to the document allow rules supported by AdBlockPlus), in order to allow the partner site to show ads:

@@||partner-site.example.com/page-i-want-to-Support$attribute-ads,document

2. Matching an ad when Ad Attribution is primed.

When this occurs, the ad attribution implementation will examine the URL being loaded as well as the URLs of any redirections which occurs as part of loading.

If none of those URLs matches a known ad, then ad attribution remains disabled. It may be primed again if the site where the user ends up is one the user wants to support.

If the URL matches a known ad, then ad attribution moves to the next stage and the process continues.

The ad-query-trigger option is used to indicate that a rule should be used to match ad URLs:

||advertiser.example.com/ad-URL$ad-query-trigger=&click-id-param=|&other-click-id-param=

The ad-query-trigger option takes a value that is composed of several query string fragments, separated by |.

Once a document matching the pattern for an ad-query-trigger rule was reached, directly or via redirect, further redirections will be examined. For those redirections, the query string of the URL will be examined. If it contains any of the strings provided as value to the option, ad attribution will be fully enabled and the origin of the matching URL will be stored as the ad landing origin for this tab.

The ad-query-trigger option requires a pattern that provides a domain name in the ad URL pattern. This means, the pattern should be host-anchored and the domain should be followed by ^,/ or ?

Once ad attribution is enabled for a specific tab and origin, that state is preserved so long as the tab navigates within this same origin. Navigating to a different origin will cause ad attribution to be disabled, but it’s state will be preserved for a half hour. Further navigations within the deadline extend it to a half hour. If the deadline passes, further navigations outside the original origin clear the state fully. Navigating back to the landing origin will re-enable ad attribution.

The ad attribution state is normally confined to the tab where it was enabled. However, a same-origin navigation to a new tab from a tab where it is enabled will preserve its state.

Ad attribution also always gets disabled seven days after being triggered.

3.Matching trackers when ad attribution is enabled

When ad attribution is enabled, it examines resources loaded on pages whose origin match the landing origin. In order to indicate which resources should be allowed for ad attribution, rules with the ad-attribution-tracker option are used.

@@||advertiser.example.org/track-click$ad-attribution-tracker=advertiser.example.com/&click-id-param=|advertiser.example.net/&ad_id=

The body of this rule matches the url of the resource itself, while the value of the ad-attribution-tracker option provides the context in which it should be allowed. The value of this option consists of a pairs of domain/query-fragment separated by |. The domain part is matched against the domain of the ad that was clicked (the ad itself, not its landing origin). The query-fragment is matched against the query fragment used to enable ad attribution. A pair matches if both components are a match. This rule matches if the resource url matches and any of the domain/query-fragment pair is a match. When a tracker is allowed this way, it bypasses blocking both in the ad blocker and the tracker blocker.

These rules are currently only available in the “Allow Ads from our Partners” list that is provided by Vivaldi. This is to avoid situations where they may be employed in malicious rules lists. You can examine our list to learn of which partner sites have ad attribution enabled and which trackers are allowed as a result here.

Pop-out Video, aka Picture-in-Picture, is a popular feature on desktop, but did you know it’s also available on Android and iOS? The main difference is that, on your mobile device, you can’t browse other tabs in Vivaldi while Pop-out Video is enabled, but you can use most other apps.

Enable Pop-out Video on iOS

1. While browsing with Vivaldi, find a video you want to watch.
2. Press play and enable full-screen view of the video.
3. Go to your phone’s home screen.

The video will continue playing in a small rectangle on your home screen. You can move the video by dragging it around and use the two-finger zoom gesture to change the size of the video.

Tap on the rectangle to see video controls. Pop-out Video includes controls for:

• Pausing the video.
• Fast forwarding or rewinding the video by 10 seconds.
• Closing the popped-out video.
• Returning to the main window.

Due to restrictions set by Google, the feature may unfortunately not work on YouTube’s website.

Store your account login credentials in the Vivaldi browser for faster browsing.

Save passwords

To save a password:

1. Log in to the account on the site you want to save the login credentials on.
2. Immediately after logging in, tap Save on the dialogue that appears at the top of the screen.

Tap on Settings > Never for this site, if you don’t want to save any passwords for the site you have open.

To toggle saving passwords on or off:

1. Open the Vivaldi menu > Passwords.
2. Tap on Settings in the bottom left corner.
3. Tap on the Offer to save passwords toggle.

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View and manage passwords

To view your saved passwords:

1. Go to the Vivaldi menu > Password Manager.
2. Verify your identity.
3. Tap on the saved entry you want to view.
4. You’ll see the site link, username, password, and a note.

To view the password, tap on the eye icon.

To copy the password:

1. Tap on the Password field.
2. Select Copy.

To edit a saved password entry:

1. Go to the Vivaldi menu > Password Manager.
2. Verify your identity.
3. Tap on the saved entry you want to update.
4. Tap Edit in the top right corner.
5. Make the changes.
6. Tap Done.

Password Manager widget

You can add a shortcut to view your saved passwords in the form of a home screen widget.

To add the Passwords Manager widget:

1. Long-press on the home screen.
2. Tap on Edit in the top right corner and select Add Widget.
3. Find Vivaldi and tap on it.
4. Swipe to the Password Manager option.
5. Tap Add Widget.

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Delete passwords

To delete a saved password:

1. Go to the Vivaldi menu > Password Manager.
2. Verify your identity.
3. Tap on the saved entry you want to remove.
4. Tap Edit in the top right corner.
5. Tap Delete password.

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Log in in other apps with the help of Vivaldi’s Password Manager

You can use Vivaldi as a password manager to autofill login details in other apps you’ve installed on the device.

To start using Vivaldi as a password manager:

1. Go to your phone’s settings > General > Auto-fill & Passwords.
2. Enable Vivaldi.

To log in:

1. Tap on the username or password field on the login page.
2. Tap the key icon.
3. Select Vivaldi.
4. Verify your identity.
5. Select the login credentials you want to use.
6. Log in.

The Webpage widget on the Dashboard loads a normal but slightly restricted webpage. You can make custom optimized widgets by creating a normal webpage.

Webpages loaded as Webpage widgets are loaded using a Mobile User-Agent.

The widget’s viewport is 394×380 pixels (an almost square 39∶38 aspect ratio).

All dialog interactions are disabled, including alert() and Permissions Prompts. The Webpage widget shares security-context and permissions across regular tabs. Your users can grant permissions, like geolocation, in a regular tab to grant that permission to your Webpage widget.

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Ensuring Widget Performance

To make your widget performant, it’s important to deploy on-device caching using HTTP Caching. The stale-while-revalidate caching directive can help you achieve a compromise between an instantly-loading widget and up-to-date information.

The Start Page is designed to give you full control of your digital life in one centralized space. Its flexibility allows you to create a unique dashboard personalized just for you. Continue reading to learn how to customize the Start Page with Widgets.

Widgets

To add a new widget:

1. Click on Widgets at the bottom of the Start Page.
2. Click on the widget you want to add.
3. If relevant, go through widget-specific options, such as selecting an account or a folder to display.

Some widgets, like Date and Tip of the Day, can be added once, but most can be added multiple times. This allows you to display different content in each widget, such as different email accounts, calendars, bookmark folders, etc.

Calendar Agenda

View, add, and manage your upcoming events from the Start Page.

You can display events and tasks from all calendars in a single widget or add multiple widgets for different calendars.

To change which calendar(s) events are shown from:

1. Click on Open menu button in the top right corner of the widget.
2. Select Select Calendar.
3. Choose the calendar(s) from the dropdown menu.
4. Click Done.

Latest Emails

Get a glimpse of your latest incoming emails and open them directly from the widget. You can display emails from all your mail accounts in a single widget or add a widget for each account you want to keep an eye on.

To select the mail account:

1. Click on Open menu button in the top right corner of the widget.
2. Select Change Folder.
3. Select All messages or one of your mail accounts.
4. Click Done.

Sticky Note

Sticky Notes are for quickly jotting down reminders, ideas, and more. You can add as many little notes as you like. Please note that, Sticky Notes are not saved to Notes by default.

To save a sticky note as a more permanent note:

1. Click on Open menu button in the top right corner of the widget.
2. Select Save to a Note.

Bookmarks

Keep your favorite bookmarks at easy reach with the Bookmarks widget. You can display bookmarks from a selected folder and add multiple widgets to display different bookmark folders.

To select the folder:

1. Click on Open menu button in the top right corner of the widget.
2. Select Select Folder.
3. Click on the folder name in the sub-menu.

You can also customize how bookmarks are displayed from the widget’s menu. Decide, whether to show the bookmarks’ titles or not, and whether to display the bookmarks’ favicons or thumbnails.

Tasks

Just like in the Calendar widget, you can view, add, and manage your tasks easily from the Dashboard.

Tip of the Day

To learn something new about Vivaldi every day, add the Tip of the Day widget that features desktop tips and tricks from vivaldi.com/blog/tips/. Click on the widget to see the full tip with step-by-step instructions.

Feeds

With the Feeds widget, you can see the latest posts from all the feeds you are subscribed to or display the newest posts from a selected feed.

To select the feed:

1. Click on Open menu button in the top right corner of the widget.
2. Select Select Feed.
3. Select All Recent Feeds or one of the feeds you follow.

Top Sites

The Top Sites widget displays the websites you visit most frequently.

Privacy Statistics

Keep an eye on how many trackers and ads Vivaldi’s built-in Tracker and Ad Blocker has blocked as you’ve browsed online. Click on the widget to see more detailed statistics and a list of blocked trackers.

Webpages

With the Webpage widget, you can view a webpage of your choice on the Dashboard.

To change the link:

1. Click on Open menu button in the top right corner of the widget.
2. Select Change Webpage URL.
3. Enter the link.
4. Click Done.

Date

From the Date widget, you can quickly see the day of the week, the full date, the week number, and the current time.

Weather

With the weather widget, you can keep an eye on the local weather in the next 24 hours as well as the forecast for the next 7 days.

To customize the Weather widget:

1. Click on Open menu button in the top right corner of the widget.
2. Select Change Location to change the locale.
3. In addition, make your choice for the units of measurement:
   • Temperature (Celsius or Fahrenheit).
   • Wind speed (meters per second, kilometers per hour, or miles per hour)
   • Precipitation (millimeters or inches).

Currency

The Currency widget makes it easy to convert one currency into another, as well as follow the changes in exchange rates over time.

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Customize the Dashboard

Columns

The number of columns you see side by side depends on the size of your browser window. You can decide on the maximum number of columns that will be displayed when there’s plenty of space.

To change the upper limit for columns:

1. Go to Settings > Start Page > Widgets.
   Alternatively, open Quick Settings from the top right corner of the Start Page.
2. Select a number between 1 and 4 for maximum columns.

Widget size

The height of some widgets can be changed.

To resize a widget:

1. Click on Open menu button in the top right corner of the widget.
2. Select Widget Size.
3. Choose whether to have a regular-sized widget or a tall one, which is twice the size of a regular widget.

Widget Background Style

To give widgets the aesthetic you like, you can adjust the transparency of the widgets’ backgrounds or give them a custom color.

To adjust the style:

1. Click on Open menu button in the top right corner of the widget.
2. Select Background Style.
3. Choose between:
   1. Solid
   2. Semi-Transparent
   3. Transparent
   4. Custom

Rearrange widgets

You can move widgets around and have them displayed in the order you like.

To rearrange widgets:

1. Click on the widget title area and hold down the mouse button.
2. Drag the widget to its new location.
3. Release the mouse button.

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Disable Widgets

If you know you won’t be using Widgets, you can disable them.

To disable the Dashboard:

1. Go to Settings > Start Page > Widgets.
   Alternatively, open Quick Settings from the top right corner of the Start Page.
2. Untick the box for Enable Widgets.

To make online transactions faster and free of mistakes, you can store your bank card and address information in the browser.

Payment Methods

When entering card details on a web page, you’ll be asked whether to save the card information in the browser and autofill similar forms with the stored information in the future. If you don’t plan to save payment information in Vivaldi, you can disable these requests in Settings > Privacy and Security > Payment Methods. Furthermore, you can block websites from checking whether any payment methods are stored in the browser.

For an added layer of security, you can enable a verification requirement whenever using the saved payment methods. Go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Payment Methods and enable Always Verify when Using Autofill. When enabled, you’ll be asked to enter your operating system’s PIN/password/etc. before filling out the form on the web page.

To add a new payment method manually:

1. Go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Payment Methods.
2. Click Add New Payment Card.
3. Enter your card’s details.
4. Click Save.

To edit a saved card’s info:

1. Go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Payment Methods.
2. Click on Edit Card.
3. Update the info.
4. Click Save.

To delete a card:

1. Go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Payment Methods.
2. Click on Edit Card.
3. Click Delete.

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Addresses

As with Payment methods, you can also save your postal address, phone number, and email in the browser for ease of use. Requests to save this information is enabled by default, but you can disable it in Settings > Privacy and Security > Addresses and More.

To enter information manually:

1. Go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Addresses and More.
2. Click Add New Address.
3. Enter your address and other information.
4. Click Save.

To edit saved address info:

1. Go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Addresses and More.
2. Click on Edit Card.
3. Update the info.
4. Click Save.

To delete address info:

1. Go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Addresses and More.
2. Click on Edit.
3. Click Delete.

In Vivaldi, you can decide how you’d like to open, close and how to reopen recently closed Tabs. This article lists the options available to you.

Opening Tabs

There are several ways to open a new Tab:

• Click the New Tab button on the Tab Bar;
• Go to Vivaldi menu > File >  New Tab;
• Type “New Tab” in Quick Commands;
• Use the Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl+T on Windows and Linux, or ⌘ T on macOS;
• Perform the New Tab Mouse Gesture: Right-click + Swipe down.
• With a vertically placed Tab Bar, double-click on an empty area on the Tab Bar.

To open links in new Tabs:

• Hold down the Shift key, while clicking a link;
• Select Open in New Tab from the right-click context menu;
• Perform the Open Link in New Tab (Over a Link) Mouse Gesture: right-click + swipe down.
• Hover the mouse cursor over a link on a web page, click and hold down the left mouse button and start dragging vertically. Then, while holding down the left mouse button, move the mouse to hover over Open a new tab button on the Tab Bar. On releasing the mouse, a new tab will open with the link.
  In case you’ve disabled Allow Text Selection in Links in Settings > Webpages, you can start dragging the link in any direction.

There are also several ways to open a link in a new Background Tab:

• Hold down the Ctrl/⌘ key while clicking a link;
• Right-click a link and select Open Link in Background Tab from the context menu;
• Click a link with the middle mouse button;
• Perform the Open Link in Background Tab (Over a Link) Mouse Gesture: Right-click + Swipe down and up.

If you enable New Tab from Link Opens in Background in Settings > Tabs > New Tab Position, links from Bookmarks and History will open in the background by default. Also, when enabled, selecting Open Link in New Tab from the right-click context menu or cloning a tab will open a new tab in the background instead of foreground.

To open links in new windows:

• Right-click a link and select Open Link in (Private) Window from the context menu.
• Hold down Ctrl + Shift keys while clicking a link.

Open previous/next page in a new Tab

To open the previously visited page or the page you’ve navigated back from in a new Tab, hold down the Ctrl/⌘ key and click on the Back button to open the previous link or the Forward button to open the next link.

To open a link further back/forward in the Tab history in a new Tab right-click on the  Back or  Forward button and while holding down the Ctrl/⌘ or Shift key click on an item on the list.

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Closing Tabs

To close a Tab:

• Click Close button that appears when hovering your mouse pointer over the Tab;
• Right-click on a Tab and select Close Tab;
• Go to Vivaldi menu > File >  Close Tab;
• Use the Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl+W/⌘ W to close the active Tab;
• Perform the Close Tab Mouse Gesture: Right-click + draw an L shape.
• Type “Close Tab” in Quick Commands.
• Double click on the Tab. Enable the option in Settings > Tabs > Tab Handling.
• Middle mouse button click on the Tab.

Close multiple Tabs:

• Select the Tabs you wish to close using the Shift or Ctrl/⌘ key and select Close # Tabs from the right-click context menu;
• Alternatively, select the Tabs you want to keep open using the Shift or Ctrl/⌘ key and select Close Other (# Unselected Tabs) from the right-click context menu.

Or right-click a Tab and select, whether to:

• Close Tabs to the right;
• Close Tabs to the left;
• Close all other Tabs (alternatively: Alt + click on active Tab’s close button).

Tab closing confirmation

To prevent accidental closing of multiple tabs, a confirmation dialog will be displayed when you try to close more tabs than specified in Settings > Tabs > Tab Handling > Confirm Closing Tabs over Maximum of #. The default value is set to 10, but you can set your own limit.

You can disable the confirmation dialog in Tab Settings or by clicking the box Do not ask again in the dialog.

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Reopening recently closed Tabs

The Closed Tabs button, located at the far end of the Tab Bar and in the Window Panel, contains a list of previously closed Tabs and Windows within the latest session.

To reopen a Tab, open the Closed Tabs menu and click on the Tab or Window you want to reopen. To quickly open the latest tab you’ve closed, on the Tab Bar, middle mouse button click directly on the Closed Tabs button.

It’s also a good place to look for your Tabs and Windows if, for some reason, the browser didn’t open with your previous session (after a crash for example). Please note that multiple browser restarts will erase the Closed Tabs history.

For a complete overview of visited pages, visit History by:

• Going to Vivaldi menu > Tools > History menu;
• Clicking History on the top menu on the Start Page;
• Typing “History” in Quick Commands;
• Using the Keyboard Shortcut CTRL+H / ⌘ Y.

In Vivaldi, you are in control of tabs from the word go. This article lists important options that determine how your tabs behave.

Grouping tabs into Tab Stacks

To learn about Tab Stacks in Vivaldi, take a look at the Help page, which describes the feature in depth here.

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Cycling tabs

To cycle through your open Tabs:

• Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Tab and Ctrl+Shift+Tab to move in the opposite direction, or
• Enable Switch Tabs by Scrolling in Settings > Tabs > Tab Features > Tab Cycling to switch tabs by holding down the Alt key or right mouse button and scrolling with the mouse wheel.

In Settings > Tabs > Tab Features > Tab Cycling, you can decide whether:

• Tabs are cycled in recently used or in the displayed order;
• A preview of the open Tabs is shown or you’re taken directly to the next tab.

In case you’ve enabled Show Tab Cycler, you can decide whether to show tab previews as thumbnails side by side or in a list (as in the image below).

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Switching Tabs

Probably the most common way to switch between Tabs is to just click on a Tab you want to view on the Tab Bar or in the Window Panel, but there are a couple of other options that can come in handy.

Switch Tabs using the mouse’s scroll wheel

When the mouse is hovering over the Tab Bar or while you’re holding down the Alt key, you can switch Tabs by scrolling. This feature can be enabled in Settings > Tabs > Tab Features > Tab Cycling > Switch Tabs by Scrolling.

Switch Tabs using keyboard shortcuts

You can move to the next tab with the Keyboard Shortcuts Ctrl+Page↑ / Shift ⌘ ] and to the previous tab with Ctrl+Page↓ / Shift ⌘ [.

On Windows and Linux the first 9 Tabs in the Window menu are numbered for quick tab-switching. Press Alt+W to access the menu, and type the number of the tab you want to switch to.

Switch Tabs from the Address Field

When you know the title or URL of the tab you want to view, you can switch to it by typing the title/URL in the Address Field and selecting the tab from the list of suggestions.

To narrow down the search results in the Address Field to just tabs, first type “@tabs” followed by a space and then the search keyword.

Switch Tabs with Quick Commands

Press F2 / ⌘ E to open Quick Commands. Before you enter a search term all open Tabs in all Windows will be listed. If you do a search, only Tabs meeting the search criteria will be shown. Click on the listed Tab to open it.

Minimise Tabs

Furthermore, when you enable Active Tab minimising in Settings > Tabs > Tab Cycler > Minimise Active Tab, you can move to the previous active tab by clicking on the current Active Tab.

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Moving Tabs

Tab’s location on the tab bar or in the Window Panel‘s list can be changed by dragging them to the preferred location. The same can be done with multiple Tabs, when the Tabs are selected using either the Ctrl/⌘ or Shift key.

Active Tab’s location can also be changed by using the following keyboard shortcuts:

• On Windows and Linux: Ctrl+Shift+Page↑/Ctrl+Shift+Page↓
• On macOS: ⌘ ⇧ ↑/⌘ ⇧ ↓

Read about moving Tabs between windows on our Help Page about Windows.

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Hibernating Tabs

Hibernating Tabs helps you to reduce the browser’s memory usage. To hibernate a tab or a Tab Stack, right-click on it in the Tab Bar and select whether you want to:

• Hibernate a single tab (can’t be the active tab);
• A Tab Stack, or
• Background Tabs.

To hibernate Tabs in the Window Panel, right-click on:

• A single tab (can’t be the active tab);
• Tab Stack or
• Select multiple Tabs with Shift or Ctrl/⌘ keys to hibernate them.

When you have enabled Dim Icon when Hibernated in Settings > Tabs > Tab Display you can easily see which Tabs and Tab Stacks are currently hibernating.

Lazy Loading

When opening the browser with your previous session or a Saved Session, lazy loading opens the background tabs of the session in a hibernated state to save resources. To enable it, go to Settings > General > Startup with and tick the box for Lazy Load Restored Tabs.  If you don’t want Pinned Tabs to hibernate, tick the box also for Always Load Pinned Tabs.

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Duplicating Tabs

To create an exact copy of a tab, including its history, use one of the following options:

• Choose Duplicate Tab from the right-click context menu.
• Click on Reload current page on the Address Bar with a middle mouse button.
• Hold down the Shift key while clicking the Reload current page button.
• Type “Duplicate Selected Tabs” in Quick Commands.
• Create a Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Gesture for the action.

In Settings > Tabs > Duplicated Tab Position you can decide whether the cloned tab should open next to the original one, or as the last tab.

In case you have enabled New Tab from Link Opens in Background in Settings > Tabs > New Tab Position, the cloned tab will also open in a new background tab.

Copy Tabs

In addition to duplicating tabs, you can clone them with copy-paste. This method allows you to create the duplicate in a location of your choice, for example, in a different Tab Stack, Workspace or a browser window.

To make a copy of a tab:

1. Right-click on the tab on the Tab Bar or in the Windows and Tabs Panel.
2. Select Copy from the context menu.
3. Right-click on the tab after which the copied tab should be opened.
4. Select Paste from the context menu.

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Renaming Tabs

If the page title displayed on the tab is not useful and you often struggle to find the right tab, you can give it a better name. Furthermore, you can rename Tab Stacks.

To rename a tab:

1. Right-click on the tab on the Tab Bar or in the Windows Panel and select Rename from the context menu.
   Alternatively, to rename the active tab, type “Rename Tab” in Quick Commands, or create a Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Gesture for the action.
2. Enter the new title.
3. Press Enter or click somewhere else in the browser.

To rename a tab stack:

1. Right-click on the stack on the Tab Bar or in the Windows Panel and select Rename Tabs Stack from the context menu.
   Alternatively, to rename the active stack, type “Rename Tab Stack” in Quick Commands, or create a Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Gesture for the action.
2. Enter the new title.
3. Press Enter or click somewhere else in the browser.

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Muting Tabs

To mute a tab:

• Click on the speaker icon on the tab, when the tab is currently playing audio;
• Right-click on the Tab and select Mute Tab;
• To mute multiple Tabs, select the Tabs, right-click on one of them and select Mute # Tabs from the context menu.
• To mute all background tabs when the active tab is playing audio, right-click on the Tab and select Mute Other Tabs.
• Type “Mute / Unmute Tab” in Quick Commands
• Set a Keyboard Shortcut or a Mouse gesture for the action.

Tabs can also be unmuted using the options listed above.

Muting one tab will not automatically mute the sound in other tabs of the same website.

In Settings > Tabs > Tab Features > Mute Tab Audio, you can decide whether:

• All audio is always played in all Tabs;
• Audio will only play in the Active Tab;
• Audio can play in a Background Tab but will be muted if you play something in the Active Tab.

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Periodic Reload of Tabs

Periodic tab reload can be used on sites where the page is often updated, but the new content isn’t automatically displayed.

To reload a tab every X minutes:

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

Alternatively:

1. Go to the tab you want to periodically reload;
2. Open Quick Commands;
3. Type “Periodic Reload” and the time interval.
   There are two ways to enter the time interval. For example, to reload the tab every one and a half minutes, type the time either in seconds “Periodic Reload 90” or “Periodic Reload 1’30” ” (single quote for minutes and double for seconds).

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

To disable Periodic Reload of Tab, either:

• Right-click on the Tab and select Periodic Reload > Disable or Disable all, if you have multiple active timers.
• Open Quick Commands and type “Disable Periodic Timers“.
• Create a Keyboard Shortcut for the action.

Access your favorite Bookmarks directly from the Start Page with Speed Dials.

Speed Dial Groups

Add a new Speed Dial group

To access bookmarks from the Start Page:

1. In the Bookmarks Panel, make sure your favorites are in the same Bookmarks folder.
2. Long press on the folder and select Edit.
3. Enable Use as Group.
4. Tap Done.

To create a new Speed Dial group:

1. Tap on the 3-dot menu in the top right corner of the Start Page.
2. Select New Group.
3. Give the new group a name.
4. Tap Done.

You can display multiple Groups on the Start Page and switch between them, either by swiping left/right or tapping on the group title.

Speed Dial subfolders

To create a new Speed Dial subfolder:

1. Long press on New Speed Dial.
2. Select Folder.
3. Give the folder a name.
4. Tap Done.

Alternatively, create a new subfolder and move bookmarks to it in the Bookmarks Panel.

Remove Speed Dial groups

To remove a group from the Start Page:

Option 1

1. Long press on the Speed Dial group’s name on the menu at the top of the Start Page.
2. Select Remove from the context menu.

Option 2

1. Open the Bookmarks Panel and find the group’s folder.
2. Long press on it and select Edit.
3. Toggle off Use as Group.
4. Tap Done.

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Add new Speed Dials

To add a new bookmark to a Speed Dial group on the Start Page:

1. Tap on the Vivaldi menu > Add page to > Start Page.
2. If you wish to edit the bookmark’s information, tap on Edit on the banner that appears at the bottom of the screen.
3. Tap Done.

To add a new bookmark to a Speed Dial group while you’re on the Start Page:

1. Tap on the Add button at the end of your Speed Dials’ list.
2. Enter a web page link and/or tap on the suggestions.
3. Tap Done.

To add an existing bookmark to a Speed Dial group or move it to a different Speed Dial group:

1. Open the Bookmarks Panel.
2. Long press on the one you want to move.
3. Select Edit.
4. Change the location.
5. Tap Done.

Edit Speed Dials

To edit a Speed Dial bookmark:

1. Find the bookmark either on the Start Page or in the Bookmarks Panel.
2. Long press on it and select Edit Speed Dial.
3. Make the necessary edits and tap Done.

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Manage Speed Dials

Sort Speed Dials

To sort your Speed Dials:

1. Tap on the Sort button in the top right corner of the Start Page,
2. Select your preferred sorting option:
   • Manual,
   • By Title,
   • By Address,
   • By Nickname,
   • By Description,
   • By Date.

You can also sort your Speed Dial bookmarks in the Bookmarks Panel.

Reorder Speed Dials

To reorder Speed Dials:

1. Make sure Manual sorting is enabled (see instructions above).
2. Long press on a Speed Dial.
3. Drag and drop to change the order.

To edit, move or delete a Speed Dial, long press on the Speed Dial to open a context menu with the options.

Alternatively, manage your Speed Dial bookmarks in the Bookmarks Panel.

Update Speed Dial Thumbnails

With Large and Medium Speed Dials you’ll usually see a preview of the web page as the thumbnail.

To update it:

1. Long press on the Speed Dial.
2. Select Update Thumbnail from the menu.

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Delete Speed Dials

To delete a Speed Dial bookmark:

1. On the Speed Dial page, long press on the Speed Dial bookmark you want to remove.
2. Select Delete from the context menu.

Alternatively, delete the bookmark in the Bookmarks Panel.

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Start Page layout

There are 4 Speed Dial layouts available in Vivaldi:

• Large Speed Dials,
• Medium Speed Dials
• Small Speed Dials,
• Speed Dial list.

To change the layout:

1. Go to Vivaldi menu > Settings > Start Page Layout.
2. Choose your preferred layout.

Similarly to the desktop and Android browsers, your favorite Bookmarks can be displayed on the Start Page as Speed Dials.

Accessing the Start Page

Your Start Page is the default new tab and homepage for the browser and can be accessed by opening a new tab or from any web page by tapping the middle New Tab button on the bottom toolbar.

Reopen Start Page with

Since the Start Page can have many Speed Dial groups plus Top Sites on it, you can decide, which one to show whenever you go to the Start Page.

To choose which group to open the Start Page with:

1. Go to the  Vivaldi menu > Settings > Start Page > Reopen Start Page with.
2. Choose between:
   • First group,
   • Top Sites,
   • Last Visited Group.

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Customizing the Start Page

To customize the Speed Dials on the Start Page, open the Bookmarks Panel and edit your bookmarks there. In the folder editor window, toggle on Use as Group to display the bookmarks in that folder on your Speed Dial. You can display multiple folders on the Start Page.

To customize your Start Page:

1. Open a new tab with the Start Page.
2. Tap on the 3 dot menu in the top right corner and select Customize Start Page.
3. Make the changes.
4. Click Done.

Options available to you there include:

• Toggling Speed Dials visibility on/off.
• Changing the size of the Speed Dials (large, medium, small, list).
• Changing the number of Speed Dial columns.
• Updating the background image.

If you enjoy switching things up regularly, toggle on Customize Start Page button. You can also find the same settings by going to the   Vivaldi menu > Settings > Start Page.

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Top Sites

In addition to Speed Dials, you can have an automatically generated group of links on the Start Page made up of your most visited web pages.

To enable Top Sites:

Option 1

1. Open a new tab with the Start Page.
2. At the bottom of the page or from the 3-dot menu in the top right corner of Start Page, open Customize Start Page settings.
3. Toggle on Display Top Sites.

Option 2

1. Go to Vivaldi Menu > Settings > Start Page.
2. Toggle on Display Top Sites.