Managing all your tabs in the mobile version of Vivaldi is as easy and efficient as on desktop.

Tab Switcher

To view your Tabs in the Tab Switcher, either:

• Tap on the Tab Switcher button on the right side of the bottom toolbar.
• Swipe down from the Address Bar.

The number in the Tab Switcher button indicates, how many open Tabs and Tab Stacks you have.

Slide left to view Private Tabs, Tab Stacks, Synced Tabs, and Recently Closed Tabs.

The active tab will be displayed with a border around the Tab thumbnail. Tap on the thumbnail to switch to the selected Tab.

To search for an open tab:

1. Tap on the Search button in the top right corner of the Tab Switcher.
2. Start typing the tab’s name or link to find matching results.

Grid vs List View

You can decide, whether your tabs are shown in a grid with page previews as thumbnails or as a list.

To change the layout:

1. Go to Vivaldi menu > Settings > Tabs.
2. Toggle on/off Show Tab Switcher as List.

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Tab Bar

Vivaldi Android comes with a Tab Bar known from the desktop browser. To enable/disable the Tab Bar:

1. Go to the Vivaldi menu > Settings > Tabs;
2. Tap on Show Tab Bar to toggle the setting on or off.

Show Close button for background tabs

By default the close button is shown only for the active tab. In case you’d like to be able to quickly close background tabs:

1. Go to the Vivaldi menu > Settings > Tabs;
2. Tap on Show X Button For Background Tabs to toggle the setting on or off.

It’s better to keep the setting disabled, if you find yourself tapping the wrong spot on the screen and accidentally closing tabs.

Show Tab as Favicon

In case you want to squeeze as many tabs on the Tab Bar as possible, you can opt for only showing the pages favicon without the page title on the Tab Bar. To do that:

1. Go to the Vivaldi menu > Settings > Tabs;
2. Tap on Show Tab as Favicon to toggle the setting on or off.

Minimum Tab Width

To increase the width of tabs on the Tab Bar:

1. Go to Settings > Tabs > Minimum Tab Width. 
2. Use the slider to set a preferred size for the tabs.

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Open Tabs

Option 1

1. Open the Vivaldi menu on the right side of the Address Bar;
2. Select New Tab.

Option 2

1. Open the Tab Switcher;
2. Tap on the + button in the bottom right corner.

Option 3

1. In the Tab Switcher, tap on the overflow menu in the bottom right corner;
2. Tap New tab.

Option 4

1. While viewing a web page or the Speed Dial, long-press on the Tab Switcher button until a context menu opens;
2. Select New tab or New private tab.

Option 5

In case you have enabled the Tab Bar from  Vivaldi menu > Settings > Tabs, tap on the New tab button on the right side of the Tab Bar.

Option 6

When Vivaldi isn’t open:

1. Long press on the app button on your home screen or app launcher until a context menu opens;
2. Select New tab or Private tab.

New Tab Position

Similarly to Vivaldi on desktop, you can decide where the new tab opens. Go to  Vivaldi menu >Settings > Tabs > New Tab Position and choose between:

• After Related Tabs: The new tabs will share a “parent-child” relationship – if you open a link in your current tab, the new tab will open next to its “parent”;
• After Active Tab: Opens new tab next to the current active tab (this is the default);
• As Last Tab: Opens new tab at the end of the tabs;
• As Tab Stack With Related Tab: Opens a new tab stack with the active tab and the new tab.

New Tab Page

By default a new tab opens with the Start Page that has your favorite Bookmarks displayed on the Speed Dial. To open a new tab with a specific website:

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

The setting will also apply when tapping the Home button.

Automatically focus Address Field in a new tab.

Usually a new tab is opened to navigate to a new site or to Search. Both actions commonly require the use of the Address Bar. To skip the step of tapping on the Address Bar to focus on it before you can type the link or search term, the Address Field is focused automatically whenever you open a new tab. If you don’t like that behavior you can disable Focus Address Bar on New Tab from Vivaldi menu >Settings > Tabs.

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Open links in new tabs

To open a link on a website in a new tab:

1. Long-press on the link;
2. From the context menu select:
   1. Open in new tab,
   2. Open in new Tab Stack (enable stacks from Vivaldi menu >Settings > Tabs),
   3. Open in new background tab,
   4. Open in private tab.

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Reload Tabs

To reload the web page you have open in the active tab use one of the following options:

• Tap on the  Reload button on the Address Bar.
• Scroll to the top and drag the page down. When you see the  reload icon, release your finger to reload the page.
• Open the Vivaldi menu and select  Reload.
• Tap on the Address Bar and tap Go on the keyboard.

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Switch Tabs

Option 1

Swipe left or right, while your finger is placed either on the Address Bar or bottom toolbar to go to the next or previous tab.

Option 2

1. Open the Tab Switcher;
2. Tap on the tab thumbnail you want to open.

Option 3

In case you have enabled the Tab Bar from  Vivaldi menu > Settings > Tabs, switch tabs by tapping on the tab on the Tab Bar.

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Close Tabs

Option 1

1. Open the Tab Switcher;
2. Tap on the Close button in the top right corner of the Tab thumbnail you’d like to close.

Option 2

1. While viewing a web page or the Speed Dial, long-press on the Tab Switcher button until a context menu opens;
2. Select Close tab.

Option 3

1. Enable Swipe to Close Tab in Settings;
2. In the Tab Switcher, swipe left or right to close a Tab.

Please note that enabling Swipe to Close Tab, will disable swiping between panels in the Tab Switcher.

Close all Tabs

• Open the Tab Switcher;
• Tap on the overflow menu on the right side of the bottom toolbar at the bottom of the screen.
• Tap Close All Tabs.

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Inactive Tabs

Tabs you haven’t viewed in a while will appear in the Inactive Tabs section at the top of the Tab Switcher, allowing you to review and make a call on whether you want to keep the tabs open or whether they can be closed.

To change how fast tabs are considered inactive:

1. Open the Tab Switcher and go to the Inactive Tabs section.
2. Tap on the 3-dot menu in the top right corner.
3. Select Settings.
4. Choose between the following options:
   • Never
   • After 7 days
   • After 14 days
   • After 21 days

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Automatically close inactive Tabs

If you have a tendency to open more and more new tabs, but hardly ever close any of the tabs, then eventually you’ll end up with so many tabs that closing them one by one will take a long time. Plus, a large number of tabs may start affecting performance and battery life.

In Vivaldi for Android, you have an option to close all inactive tabs in one move. To set it up:

1. Go to Vivaldi menu > Settings > Tabs > Automatically Close Tabs.
2. Select after what time period the tabs are considered inactive and you’ll be prompted to close them if you have more than 20 inactive tabs. You can choose between:
   • Never,
   • One Week,
   • One Month, and
   • Three Months.

If you don’t want to close inactive tabs, make sure Never is the selected option.

If you don’t want to wait for a prompt to close inactive tabs, go to Automatically Close Tabs settings and if there are any inactive tabs, you can tap the button Close Inactive Tabs.

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Recently Closed Tabs

To open a recently closed Tab:

• Open the Tab Switcher;
• Swipe to Recently Closed Tabs or tap the  Closed Tabs icon;
• Tap on the entry you wish to reopen.

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Reorder Tabs

To change the order of your open Tabs in the Tab Switcher:

1. Long press on a Tab;
2. Drag and drop the tab to its new location.

In case you have enabled the Tab Bar from  Vivaldi menu > Settings > Tabs, long-press on the tab on the Tab Bar and drag to reorder the tabs.

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Duplicate Tabs

To create an exact copy of your current active tab (including its history), open the Vivaldi menu and select Duplicate Tab.

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Sync Tabs

In the third tab in the Tab Switcher, all the tabs you have open on your other devices – Remote Sessions – that you’ve Synced with the same Vivaldi account will be listed.

When you open a tab  from Synced Tabs, it will be opened locally and listed with your other Tabs.

To learn more about syncing Remote Sessions, have a look at our help pages about Sync on Mobile and Sync on Desktop.

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Private Tabs

When you browse using a Private Tab, Vivaldi will minimise what is stored locally on your phone so that very few traces are left of what you were browsing once you close all private browsing tabs.

Open private tabs

Option 1

• Open the Vivaldi menu on the right side of the Address Bar;
• Select New Private Tab.

Option 2

• Open the Tab Switcher;
• Slide to Private Tabs;
• Tap on the + button in the middle of the bottom toolbar.

Option 3

• In the Tab Switcher, tap on the overflow menu on the right side of the bottom toolbar.
• Tap New Private Tab.

Close Private Tabs

• Open the Tab Switcher;
• Tap on the Close button in the top right corner of the Tab thumbnail.

Close all Private Tabs

Option 1

• Open the Tab Switcher;
• tap on the overflow menu on the right side of the bottom toolbar.
• Tap Close Private Tabs.

Option 2

• Open the phone’s notification menu by sliding down from the top of the screen;
• Tap on Vivaldi – Close all private tabs.

Lock Private Tabs

When you leave Private Tabs open for longer, you can lock them. Next time you open Vivaldi and wish to view a private tab, you’ll be first asked for your phone’s or tablet’s screen lock (PIN, password, pattern, etc.).

To enable or disable locking of Private Tabs:

1. Go to the  Vivaldi menu > Settings > Privacy and Security.
2. Toggle on Lock Private tabs when you leave Vivaldi.
3. Verify yourself with your device’s unlock method.

Adding Tasks to your Vivaldi Calendar is a great way to keep track of your to-do list. Tasks can be managed in the Vivaldi Calendar and Calendar Panel, but to focus only on the tasks, the Task Panel is the best place.

Open the Tasks Panel

To access the Tasks Panel:

• Click on the  Tasks button on the Panel.
• Type “Tasks Panel” in Quick Commands.
• Create a Keyboard Shortcut or a Mouse Gesture for the action.

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Add, edit and delete tasks in the Panel

To add a new task in the Tasks Panel:

1. Start creating a new task by either:
   • Clicking on the New Task button in the top right corner of the Tasks Panel.
   • Clicking on a free area in the tasks list.
   • Pressing Enter while the focus is on the panel.
2. Fill in information about the task. Tasks can include the following information:
   • Title
   • Description
   • Due Time
   • Location
   • Repetition
   • Link
   • Reminders
3. Click Add Task or press Enter to save the task.

To edit a task:

1. Click on it to open the task editor.
2. Make the changes.
3. Click Done or press Enter to save the task.

To delete a task, either:

• Click on the task to open the task editor and click Delete.
• Right-click on the task and select Delete Event.
• Navigate to the task using your keyboard and press Delete, while the task is highlighted.

To restore the recently deleted tasks:

1. Right-click on a free area in the tasks list.
2. Select Restore event from Trash.

Do it multiple times to restore more than one task.

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Search and filter tasks

To search for a task:

1. Focus on the search field in the top left corner of the Tasks Panel.
2. Start typing your search keyword. Results will be filtered out as you type.

To toggle the visibility of completed tasks, click on Show Completed Tasks at the bottom of the Tasks Panel.

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To learn more about Tasks, take a look at the Help page about Tasks in Vivaldi Calendar.

Preview page feature on Vivaldi for Android comes in handy, if you want to quickly check the contents of a page, but don’t want to navigate away from your current page nor open the link in a new tab.

To preview a page:

1. Long press on a link.
2. Select Preview page from the context menu.

When you want to open the page, tap on the Open in New Tab button in the top right corner of the preview.

To close the preview, either tap the Close button or swipe down on the preview.

Answers to common security-related questions about Vivaldi. The questions and answers can also be found on https://vivaldi.com/security/common-questions/.

I am unable to login or register for my Facebook/Google/Other website account

We make the Vivaldi web browser. We do not own the websites that you visit (except vivaldi.com and vivaldi.net) and we cannot control your accounts on those websites. If you are having problems with your account on a website, you need to contact the owners of that website.

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When I log in to my Facebook/Google/Other website account, it tells me that an unknown device or person has just logged into my account

The website owners choose how to notify you when you, or others, try to access your account. The website may be trying to tell you that this is the first time they have seen you using the Vivaldi browser, or some new device. You should contact the owners of the website if you need clarification about what is happening with your account.

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When I try to access a website, my government or Internet Service Provider (ISP) blocks it

Your ISP and government choose which websites to block. You can contact your ISP for information about why a website was blocked, and whether it can be unblocked. Alternatively, your ISP may allow a member of your household to choose which websites to block. You should contact them for more information. If you are certain that the website you want to access is actually legal in your country, and if VPNs are also allowed, you may choose to find and use a VPN product to bypass local filtering. See our blog post for more details of VPNs.

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Adverts keep popping up unexpectedly while I am browsing websites

(Or lots of adverts are showing on websites in places they are not supposed to have adverts)

Firstly, check that you have not enabled unwanted pop-ups on the website you are visiting. Click the badge to the left of the website address. Select “Site settings – Pop-ups and redirects”, and make sure that pop-ups are blocked. Websites are only allowed to open a single pop-up window when you click or type on the page.

Check that you have not allowed websites to display notifications without your permission. Menu – Tools – Settings – Webpages – Default Permissions – Notifications = ask. You can check if you have accidentally allowed a website to show notifications by pasting chrome://settings/content/notifications in the address field and pressing Enter. Scroll down to the “Allow” section, and remove any website that should not be showing notifications; click the three button menu beside the website name, and select “Block” or “Remove”. (You can also access this settings page by clicking the badge to the left of the website address. Select “Site settings – ← https://example.com – ← All sites – Notifications.”)

Websites may show adverts as part of the page if the website owner chooses (though you may use advert blocking extensions to block them), and those adverts may be designed to look like a pop-up, but without opening new tabs or windows. Some websites even block access to their own website, in order to show adverts (such as the Tubidy website), either intentionally or as a result of the website being hacked. The website owners would need to fix this, if it is the result of a hack – we cannot do this for them.

If you are seeing more adverts than the website owners intended on many websites, or if windows or tabs still keep opening to show you adverts even if you are not clicking on the page, you may have some malware or virus on your computer/device, that is showing the extra adverts.

If you recently installed another app/application/program, toolbar, add-on tool, or extension, try removing it or disabling it, and see if that fixes the problem.

Install reputable anti-virus and anti-malware products, and use them to scan your computer/device for malware. If you have already tried one product and it found nothing, try using a different product – some may be better than others at detecting certain kinds of malware. This is an essential step, since without removing the actual malware, it could just set itself back up again, and remove any of your fixes. Wikipedia has a good list of products here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_antivirus_software

Once the virus or malware has been removed, you will need to correct any settings that it had changed.

• Check for unwanted extensions. Menu – Tools – Extensions. Disable all extensions, and see if this fixes the problem. Then enable each extension you wish to keep, checking to make sure that none of those caused the problem to reappear.
• Correct your homepage and startup settings. Menu – Tools – Settings – Startup – Homepage and Startup with, or Vivaldi menu – Preferences – Startup – Homepage and Startup with.
• Open the start page, and check if any unwanted speed dials have been added.
• Check if any unwanted bookmarks have been added. Menu – Bookmarks – Manage Bookmarks.
• Check if any unwanted search engines have been installed. Menu – Tools – Settings – Search, or Vivaldi menu – Preferences – Search. Remove any unexpected search engines, and make sure the correct search engine is set as default. (Or just restore defaults.)
• For Windows users, locate any Vivaldi icons which can be used to start Vivaldi in the Start menu, desktop or Quick Launch. In the Windows 10 Start menu, search for Vivaldi, right click on it, and select “Open file location” to locate the actual icon. Right click on the icons and select “Properties”. Make sure that the target path to Vivaldi is correct, without any unwanted website addresses.

If you need assistance with these steps, consult a local computer servicing centre.

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Strict SPF, DKIM and DMARC records are needed to prevent email spoofing

SPF, DKIM and DMARC do not prevent email spoofing. SPF protects only the envelope MAIL FROM header. It does not protect the email DATA “From:” header, which is what the recipient sees. DKIM (when enforced with strict DMARC) tries to protect the email DATA “From:” header, but it fails to cope with the reality that email clients accept multiple headers, and will show a different one than the one that DKIM will end up protecting. Strictly enforced DKIM also prevents or hampers the use of mailing lists, and is often undesirable. Email spoofing will always be possible one way or another, because of the flexibility of email. SPF, DKIM and DMARC cannot prevent that, unfortunately.

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Most pages on the website do not have clickjacking protection

Most pages do not need clickjacking protection. Clickjacking attacks depend on the page performing a harmful action in response to simple clicks or keypresses. That is not possible on most pages. We enable clickjacking protection on pages where it is needed.

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PrivacyTests.org (or a similar website) results show that Vivaldi does not block tracking

The results shown on that testing website are misleading. When you enable tracker blocking in Vivaldi, it does block actual trackers, but the tests on that website assume that browsers must use an approach that causes problems with legitimate websites. It does not test using actual trackers.

There are several different ways that a privacy oriented browser could try to prevent tracking online. It could simply refuse to support things that might get used for both legitimate purposes and tracking, such as localStorage and cookies (third party or otherwise), or APIs that might provide useful data to websites, such as the dimensions of your screen. This will definitely cause many legitimate websites to break. It could rely on heuristics to detect fingerprinting or tracking being used, and try to selectively disable things if they get used too often, in a pattern that appears to be tracking. This will randomly break legitimate websites or create false positives and negatives. Alternatively, the browser could use a reliable list of known tracking websites, and simply block access to those websites, so that no resources (first or third party, as needed) ever load from those websites. This prevents known tracking websites, without breaking legitimate websites, except in very rare cases where websites intentionally break themselves when trackers get blocked.

Vivaldi uses the approach of blocking known tracking websites. That testing website assumes that browsers can only use the other approaches, and does not test for Vivaldi’s approach. Therefore, the only way to make that website show a “PASS”, is to knowingly risk breaking legitimate websites, then add special hacks in for important websites to un-break them. We do not generally like that approach, as it will cause more issues on less frequented websites.

Vivaldi’s approach allows the APIs to work on websites that use them for legitimate purposes. There are pros and cons to either approach, but we favour the approach that causes least disruption on legitimate websites, while still protecting your privacy. The approach used by Vivaldi is similar to the approach used by virtually all browsers to protect against phishing, fraud, malware, and other malicious websites. That testing page does show a couple of minor things that should be different, however, and we are looking into those.

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Vivaldi says that the website I am visiting is phishing, or serving malware

Vivaldi uses Google’s Safebrowsing API to detect websites that are known to be serving malware or phishing. It is possible for even a legitimate website to be hacked and have malware or phishing content installed on it. Normally, the website owner will then discover the problem, and remove the malicious content. The Safebrowsing project will periodically re-check the website and remove it from the blacklist once they detect that the malicious content has been removed. However, if Vivaldi displayed a warning on a website that you are certain is not infected, and you would like to ask the Safebrowsing project to re-check the website, you can report it to them here:

https://safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_error/

If you are the owner of the website, you should make sure that any phishing or malware has been removed, including any conditional redirects to other websites, before contacting the project. Check the Webmasters section of the Safebrowsing website for more information:

https://safebrowsing.google.com/

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A website is serving malware or phishing, but Vivaldi does not block it

Vivaldi uses Google’s Safebrowsing API to detect websites that are known to be serving malware or phishing. The Safebrowsing project periodically checks websites, to detect malicious content. However, if Vivaldi did not display a warning on a website that you suspect is malicious, and you would like to ask the Safebrowsing project to check the website, you can report it to them here:

https://safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_badware/
https://safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish/

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My anti-virus product says that the Vivaldi installer contains a virus

Depending on how your anti-virus product has been configured, it may create what are called “false positives”; where it claims something contains a virus, when it actually does not. Make sure you have downloaded an authentic copy of Vivaldi from our website. If your anti-virus product still complains, you may wish to check whether it has been configured with its settings set too sensitive (eg. using heuristics in extremely sensitive mode). You can consult with your anti-virus product vendor to ask what settings are best.

If the settings are correct, and you have downloaded an authentic version of Vivaldi from our website, you can contact your anti-virus product’s vendor to report their product’s mistake. Alternatively, you can file a bug report with us to let us know, and we can contact them on your behalf. Please provide as much detail as possible about which anti-virus product you are using, and what settings you have selected in that product. Some anti-virus product vendors take a few days to update their product after new Vivaldi releases, to recognize the new version.

Note that online services such as VirusTotal may report far more false positives, because they use multiple anti-virus products set to their most overly sensitive settings. Some of these engines are far more likely to show false positives than others.

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My anti-virus product says that my Vivaldi cache files contain a virus

Occasionally, malicious or hacked websites may attempt to serve virus contents as part of a page. These are then downloaded into the browser’s cache when you load the page. These viruses normally target outdated versions of other browsers, and do not cause any harm at all to Vivaldi. Therefore, although it is alarming to see the warning, it normally does not cause any problems for either Vivaldi, or your computer, by having these detected in your cache. Some anti-virus products are configured to ignore browser cache folders, for this reason.

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When I try to visit a website, it says I have viruses on my computer/device

Websites may sometimes display fake virus warnings, hoping to convince you to install some malware disguised as an anti-virus product to remove them, or hoping you will follow other malicious instructions. These warnings are almost always fake and malicious. Simply close the website, and browse elsewhere. You may also choose to report the website to the Safebrowsing project, so that it can be blocked in future:

https://safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_badware/
https://safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish/

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A product is using an outdated version of Chromium

We try to keep as up to date as possible with Chromium in our products. However, sometimes the version of Chromium we are using falls behind the current release.

Whenever we release a stable version of Vivaldi, it includes applicable security patches for the current version of Chromium, even if it is based on an older Chromium version. As a result, as long as you allow Vivaldi to install updates, you will have important or relevant security patches from the current version of Chromium, no matter which version of Chromium it appears to be based on.

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Third party software is out of date on the website

Third party software is updated on a schedule determined by the system administrators. We do try to keep it as up to date as needed. If the third party software vendor releases a fix for a security issue, we may sometimes choose to patch the individual issue without updating the software version. As a result, even though the software version may not be the latest, it will often have the security fixes anyway. In some cases, we may not need to update the software or apply patches, if we are not actually using an affected part of the software.

Address Field is a section on the Address Bar where you can see the URL of the page you’re currently on. There you can enter a new web page link to navigate to the website or a search term to see search results. But the Address Field in Vivaldi has a lot more to offer. Continue reading to learn all about the Address Field.

Focus on the Address Field

To use the Address Field, you first need to focus on it. To do that:

• Click on the Address Field with your mouse.
• Use the Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl+L / ⌘ L.
• Type “Focus Address Field” in Quick Commands.
• Create a Mouse Gesture for the action.

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Go to a web page

To open a web page with a link you want to visit:

1. Focus on the Address Field.
2. Enter the full link or start typing and select a previously visited link from suggestions.
3. Open the link in one of the following ways:
   • Press Enter on your keyboard.
   • Click on a suggestion in the drop-down menu.

Press Alt + Enter to open the link or search results in a new tab. The shortcut can be changed to Shift + Enter in Settings > Address Bar > Open Address in New Tab.

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Search in the Address Field

To execute a Search from the Address Bar:

1. Focus on the Address Field.
2. Enter the search term to search with the default search engine or type a Search Engine Nickname before entering the search term.
3. Open the page with search results in one of the following ways:
   • Press Enter on your keyboard.
   • Click on a suggestion in the drop-down menu.
   • Click on the icon on the left of the Address Field. The icon can be Search’s magnifying glass or selected Search Engine’s logo.

Searching in the Address Field is enabled by default, but you can disable it from Settings > Search > Search Options, if you prefer to search using the dedicated Search Field and/or Quick Commands.

From Search Settings, you can also enable Search Suggestions and limit suggestions only to times when you’ve entered the Search Engine Nickname prior to entering the search term. It’s a convenient feature, but has privacy implications. You can read more on our Team Blog.

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Address Field Options

Address Auto-Complete

When you type something in the Address Field, Vivaldi offers to auto-complete it with suggestions from your Bookmarks and History. In Settings > Address Bar > Address Auto-Complete you have a couple of options for the feature:

• Autocomplete on Item Title – In addition to links, page titles will be searched through for a match.
• Autocomplete on Domain First – This will prioritize autocompleting the homepage of a site before suggesting sub-pages.

Show Full Address

URLs can have a lot of distracting information in them, such as a protocol, query string parameters, and anchor identifiers.

We want to make it easy for you to see the most important parts of the URL by default. Those are the website’s domain, and which part of the website you are looking at.

The protocol, such as http: and https: look like they might be helpful, but they can be misleading. “https:” can make a website look like it will be secure, when actually, it could be insecure for some reason, such as using low grade encryption or no encryption, have failed certificates, or have mixed insecure content into the page. As a result, rather than showing the protocol, Vivaldi just shows a badge, which says whether the page is secure or not.

The query string parameters and anchor identifiers can add so much confusion that it can be hard to see which website you are using, and we need to make sure you know exactly which website you are using, without having to struggle to find it. The domain is far more important than everything else in the URL, which is why it appears first, why we highlight it, and why we try to reduce the clutter that might distract you from it.

To always show the full address:

1. Go to Settings > Address Bar > Address Field Options.
2. Enable Show Full Address.

Alternatively, right-click on the Address Field and select Show Full Address from the context menu.

Select Address on Activation

To place a text cursor to where you clicked on the address field instead of selecting the full address:

1. Go to Settings > Address Bar > Address Field Options.
2. Disable Select Address on Activation.

Copy and Cut Encoded Address

The number of characters that are allowed in a website address, aka URL, are limited. If a URL contains special characters, for example spaces and characters from languages with a non-Latin alphabet, the browser encodes them before sending the URL to a web server. When you see a URL in the address field with special characters, like this: https://forum.vivaldi.net/category/26/日本語-japanese, the URL has been decoded. An encoded URL of the same address looks like this: https://forum.vivaldi.net/category/26/%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E8%AA%9E-japanese.

By default, Vivaldi copies and cuts encoded addresses. If you wish to copy and cut decoded addresses:

1. Go to Settings > Address Bar > Address Field Options.
2. Disable Copy and Cut Encoded Address.

Important! Other apps may not be able to understand decoded URLs, which may break the URL.

Page Load Progress Bar

When Page Load Progress Bar has been enabled in Settings > Address Bar > Address Field Options, the Address Field will turn into a progress bar in your Theme’s accent color while the page is loading.

QR Generator

To create QR links of the active tab from the Address Bar enable QR Code Generator in Settings > Address Bar > Address Field Options. Learn more about the feature on the Help page about creating and sharing QR Codes.

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Address Field Drop-Down Menu

Show Drop-Down when Typing

As you type a search term or a web link in the Address Field, you’ll see suggestions that match what you’ve typed in a drop-down menu. If you don’t want to see any suggestions, you can disable the drop-down menu in Settings > Address Bar > Address Field Options.

Always Show Item’s Badge

On the right side of the drop-down menu, a badge shows up on hover/selection which lets you know whether the suggestion is a bookmark, history, or some other type of entry.

To always display all badges:

1. Go to Settings > Address Bar > Address Field Options.
2. Enable Always Show Item’s Badge.

Typed History

If you wish, you can disable the showing of search queries in the Typed History. When disabled only links will be displayed.

To view your Typed History in the drop-down menu even when you haven’t typed anything in the Address Field, enable the Typed History drop-down button from Settings > Address Bar > Address Field Options > Drop-Down Menu.

Drop-Down Maximum Size

By default, you’ll see 12 suggestions in the drop-down menu. If you’d like to see less or more suggestions:

1. Go to Settings > Address Bar > Drop-down Maximum Size.
2. Click on the – and + buttons to change the number of suggestions.

Address Field Suggestions

In the Address Field drop-down menu, you may notice entries from Typed History, Bookmarks, suggestions from Search Engines, search and browsing History, and Direct Matches. If some of the suggestions hinder your browsing flow, you can disable them in Settings > Address Bar > Address Field Suggestions.

To review your preferences:

1. Go to Settings > Address Bar > Address Field Priorities.
2. Enable/Disable suggestions from Bookmarks, Search Suggestions, History, and Direct Match on and off as you wish.

Delete suggestions

If an irrelevant suggestion in the drop-down menu keeps popping up, you can remove it by hovering over the entry and clicking on the X on the right side of the drop-down menu. Alternatively, while the entry is selected, use the Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl+Delete / ⇧ Fn Delete.

To restore Direct Match suggestions you’ve removed:

1. Go to Settings > Address Bar > Address Field Priorities.
2. Click Reset Hidden Direct Match Providers.

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Address Field Features

Go to parent page

Ctrl / ⌘ + Click on the URL to cut the link at the point you clicked and go to that page. For example, when you click on the word “blog” in https://vivaldi.com/blog/address-field-drop-down-guide/, you’ll be taken to https://vivaldi.com/blog/.

Copy Without Parameters

Sometimes web page links have additional information, called parameters, added to the end of the URL. Parameters in an URL come after a ? symbol and if there are multiple parameters they’re separated by an & symbol. URL parameters are used for sorting and filtering, pagination, language options and more. But parameters can also be used for tracking.

Example URL from Vivaldi Forum with multiple search parameters: https://forum.vivaldi.net/search?term=tab%20stacks&in=titlesposts&matchWords=all&categories%5B%5D=32&sortBy=relevance&sortDirection=desc&showAs=posts.

The same URL without parameters: https://forum.vivaldi.net/search.

To copy a link without parameters:

1. Right-click on the Address Field.
2. Select Copy without parameters.

Tracker and Ad Blocker

Adjust the blocking of the active tab and view information about blocked trackers and ads from the Content Blocker button. Learn more about the feature on the Help page about Tracker and Ad Blocker.

Site Info

You can tell from the icon on the left side of the Address Field whether a site is Secure , not secure  or even dangerous .

Clicking on the icon will open a menu with additional site settings, for example, for Cookies and Website permissions. 

Start dragging from the Site Info button to your desktop or file folder, to create a webpage shortcut.

Feeds

Page Offers Feeds icon will appear on the right side of the Address field when the website offers feeds. Click on the button to preview and subscribe to the feed.

Learn more about the feature on the Help Page about Feed Reader.

Reader View

To concentrate on the main content of the web page and hide all distractions, switch on Reader View.

Learn more about the feature on the Help Page about Reader View.

Translation

With Vivaldi Translate, you can translate full web pages easily. Just click on Translate Page on the right side of the Address Field.

Learn more about the feature on the Help Page about Translate.

Bookmark Page

Click on Bookmark Page to add the active tab to Bookmarks.

Learn more about the feature on the Help Page about Bookmarks.

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Address Field Security Features

When there’s not enough space to show the full domain name, a warning icon will be shown. Make sure to check the full link and that you trust the website before submitting any data on the page.

Base Domain Highlighting

The URL’s base domain (eTLD+1) is highlighted and the rest lowlighted to help recognize which company controls the domain and prevents scams and phishing attacks.

It’s not recommended to disable base domain highlighting, but Vivaldi still gives you the option to do it in Settings > Address Bar > Security Features.

Strip Javascript from Pasted Text

Vivaldi allows you to type javascript: URLs in the address field. When you press enter, the JavaScript is run in the context of the current page. This allows you to quickly type some commands and execute them to modify the page’s behavior, without needing to open up the debugging tools.

When pasting a javascript: URL into the address field, by default Vivaldi will remove the “javascript:” protocol prefix from the start of the URL. This is done to prevent social engineering attacks, where an attacker convinces you to copy a JavaScript URL, paste it into the address field, and press enter before you realize what you pasted, allowing them to compromise your accounts on that website. When the setting is enabled, you would need to manually add the protocol back after pasting, which is enough to let you know that something malicious is happening.

However, some users might not want that protection, so they can disable the protection from Settings > Address Bar > Security Features. With it disabled, the protocol will remain.

Important! Only disable that setting if you are certain that you can detect this kind of malicious attack yourself.

Always Use Secure Connection (HTTPS)

To always load websites using the secure HTTPS protocol instead of the less secure HTTP:

1. Go to Settings > Address Bar > Security Features
2. Enable Always Use Secure Connection (HTTPS).

By default, when you do not enable this setting, Vivaldi will check if websites can be accessed securely, and will use the secure connection if possible. As a result, for most websites, this setting is not actually needed. However, you may choose to enable this setting if you absolutely never want to use websites that do not offer HTTPS, without clicking on a warning message first.

Note that this setting will sometimes cause websites that do offer HTTPS to show a warning, if the website responds very slowly to HTTPS requests, since Vivaldi cannot tell if this is the website not supporting it, or just supporting it very slowly. Only enable this setting if you are willing to accept this annoyance!

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 Android

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

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.
• Moving to the next/previous video (when playing a video from a playlist).
• Closing the popped-out video.
• Returning to the main window.
• Shortcut to Android’s Picture-in-Picture settings.

If you’re unable to use Pop-out Video in Vivaldi, check whether you can enable it from Android Settings > Apps > Special Access > Picture-in-Picture.

Though, Vivaldi is a commercial company, fighting the gatekeeping behemoths of the web comes with a cost. Our users often show interest in contributing to Vivaldi’s development. Some give their time and volunteer as translators, testers, moderators, and/or ambassadors. Others prefer to give a donation.

You can donate anonymously or show off a donator’s Badge of Appreciation that gets added to your profile picture on vivaldi.net and in the browser. The badge is given automatically to all logged-in users. Logged-out users can claim the badge at a later date via the donation confirmation email.

Supporter – one-time donation.

Patron – recurring donation.

Advocate – long-term donor.

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One-time donation

To make a one-time donation:

1. Go to https://login.vivaldi.net/profile/donations.
2. Select One-time above the predefined donation amounts.
3. Select or enter a custom amount that you want to give.
4. If you want to have a badge on your profile picture, tick the box for “I want The Badge of Appreciation“.
5. Agree to Vivaldi’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
6. Click Donate / Log In and Donate.
7. Enter your email address and card information.
8. Click Pay. You may be directed to your bank’s website to confirm the payment.
9. View and download the invoice.

The receipt will also be sent to the email address you provided and can be downloaded within 30 days from the donation date.

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Recurring donation

When setting up a recurring donation, you’ll contribute to Vivaldi’s development monthly or annually.

To make a recurring donation:

1. Go to https://login.vivaldi.net/profile/donations.
2. Select Monthly or Yearly above the predefined donation amounts.
3. Select or enter a custom amount that you want to give each month.
4. If you want to have a badge on your profile picture, tick the box for “I want The Badge of Appreciation“.
5. Click Donate / Log In and Donate.
6. Enter your email address and card information.
7. Click Pay and subscribe. You may be directed to your bank’s website to confirm the payment.
8. View and download the invoice.

The receipt will also be sent to the email address you provided and can be downloaded within 30 days from the donation date.

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Claim the Badge of Appreciation

The badge is given automatically to all logged-in users. If you were logged out during the donation, follow these steps to claim your badge:

1. Open the donation confirmation email.
2. At the end of the email, find the link to claim your badge and open it.
3. Log in to your Vivaldi account.

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Manage recurring donations

If you were logged in during the donation, you can view your invoice history from your account’s profile on Vivaldi.net > Manage Subscriptions. In case you were logged out, you’ll find the link to manage your subscription in the donation confirmation email.

To update how much you donate each month:

1. Click on Update plan.
2. Select the new amount.
3. Click Continue.
4. Click Subscribe and pay.

To update the payment method:

1. In the Payment method section, click on Add payment method.
2. Enter the new card’s information.
3. Click Add.
4. Click on the 3 dot menu after the new card’s info.
5. Select Make default.
6. Click on the 3 dot menu after the old card’s info.
7. Select Delete and confirm the decision.

To update billing information:

1. In the Billing information section, click on Update information.
2. Enter a new email address and optionally your address.
3. Click Save.

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Cancel a recurring donation

To cancel a donation:

1. Go to your account’s profile on Vivaldi.net.
2. Click on Manage Subscriptions.
3. Click on Cancel plan.
4. Confirm your decision by clicking Cancel plan once more on the next page.

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If you have any questions or need assistance with making a donation, get in touch using the contact form below.

Rocker Gestures are Mouse Gestures used to execute commands with the left and right mouse buttons.

Rocker Gestures are enabled by default, but the feature can be disabled from Settings > Mouse > Rocker Gestures > Allow Rocker gestures. Restart the browser for the change to take effect.

Use Rocker Gestures

To perform an action using Rocker Gestures, you have two options:

• Rock to the right – hold down the left mouse button, then click the right mouse button.
• Rock to the left – hold down the right mouse button, then click the left mouse button.

Edit Rocker Gestures

Predefined Rocker Gestures take you back and forward in History, but they can be assigned various different commands.

To edit Rocker Gestures:

1. Go to Settings > Mouse > Rocker Gestures.
2. Select a command from the list of available actions. Once you’ve opened the list, you can also type the name of the command to find it faster.

Vivaldi for Snap is distributed through Snapcraft. You may find Snap already built into your Linux distribution’s software center app. If not, click the button below or copy the following link: https://snapcraft.io/vivaldi.

How do I set Vivaldi for Snap as my default browser and/or as my mail client?

You must set your preferred applications through the desktop’s file and protocol association settings.

• For GNOME, go to System Settings > Apps > Default Applications > Web > select Vivaldi.
• For KDE Plasma, go to System Settings > Applications > Default Applications > Web Browser > select Vivaldi.
• For LXQt, go to Settings > File and Protocol Associations > Default Apps > Web Browser.

The instructions will be similar for other desktop environments. If you do not see Vivaldi as an option after installing, please log out of your desktop session and back in again.

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How do I import data from another web browser?

Vivaldi for Snap cannot detect or import data directly from another web browser, such as Firefox, Google Chrome, or Opera, but you can import the files exported from the other browsers for Bookmarks, Notes, and more.

1. Go to Vivaldi menu > File > Import From Applications or Files menu.
2. Select what you want to import from the dropdown menu and locate the file.
3. Click Start Import.

To import logins and passwords:

1. Go to vivaldi://password-manager/settings.
2. In the Import passwords section, click on Select File.
3. Locate the file and open it.

For a more complete import, including browser History and Cookies, you can import into a native installation for Vivaldi, available from vivaldi.com, set up Vivaldi Sync in the native version, and then log in to Sync in Vivaldi for Snap.

Vivaldi Sync is available for free and uses confidential end-to-end encryption.

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I’m having trouble getting an extension to talk with an app on my system.

The NativeMessaging API — used by extensions to communicate with other installed software on your computer — is unavailable in Vivaldi for Snap. This can affect password managers, hardware-integration extensions, and other extensions.

If you require any such extensions, please install the native version of Vivaldi available from https://vivaldi.com/download/?platform=linux.

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How do I migrate my profile between Vivaldi for Snap and a native install?

The best way to migrate from one install to another, or to keep using both versions in sync with access to your Bookmarks, Logins, Notes, and other data, is to set up Vivaldi Sync.

Vivaldi Sync is available for free and uses confidential end-to-end encryption.

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Where is my User Data stored in Vivaldi for Snap?

Vivaldi for Snap stores data in the ~/snap/vivaldi/current/.config/vivaldi/ folder. Native Vivaldi stores data in the ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/vivaldi directory.

You may do a one-time migration by copying the folder from one to the other, on the same computer. You should not run two copies of Vivaldi with the same data directory.

See also How do I migrate.

Enable the mail client

To use Vivaldi Mail, make sure you’ve enabled Mail, Calendar and Feeds from Settings > General > Productivity Features. On a brand new installation or in a new User Profile, choose the “Browser, Mail, and Calendar” option in the welcome flow.

Add an account

To add your first mail account to Vivaldi Mail:

1. Go to Mail settings, either by:
   •  Opening the Mail Panel and clicking on Add Mail Account,
   •  Clicking on the Mail button on the Status Bar, or
   •  Going to Settings > Mail > Mail Accounts > Add Account.
2. Enter your email address, select whether you want to add an IMAP (recommended) or POP account, and click Continue.
   Vivaldi will try to fetch the server settings automatically. If it can’t, please add them manually. To find the server settings, check your email service provider’s help documentation.
3. Enter your mail account’s login password.
   Some email service provider’s require login from clients using either OAuth or an app-specific password. Before entering the password, choose the option that’s most relevant for your account.
4. Once the account has been added you can add:
   • Sender Name – shown to recipients of your emails in their mailbox instead or in addition to the email address.
   • Account Display Name – displayed for the account in the Mail Panel’s All Accounts section.
   • Signature – text appended at the end of every email message you send.
5. You can also enable the following sync options:
   • Download messages to view them offline and improve search results,
   • Upload sent messages to Sent folder, so you can view your sent messages via other clients or the account’s web interface.
   • Offline account to (temporarily) stop checking for updates.

To add more mail accounts:

1. Go to Settings > Mail > Mail Accounts.
2. Click on  Add account below the list of already added mail accounts.
3. Enter your email address, select whether you want to add an IMAP (recommended) or POP account, and click Continue.
4. Enter your mail account’s login password, app-specific password or log in using the service provider’s OAuth window.

If you’d like to use Vivaldi Mail, Calendar and Feeds separately from your main browser, we suggest setting your mail and calendar accounts up in a new User Profile. You can find more detailed instructions here.

Add a Google account to Vivaldi Mail

When you add a Google account to Mail or Calendar, you’ll be asked to log in through Google’s OAuth dialog.
Previously, there was a single login, which, in addition to the mail and calendar clients, logged you in to your Google account on all Google’s websites. Since Vivaldi 4.3, the logins are kept separate, improving privacy. This means that even if you’ve added, for example, your Gmail account to Vivaldi Mail, Google won’t know what you watch on YouTube or search on Google (unless you log in to the website).
If, for some reason, you’re logged out from your account(s) in Vivaldi Mail and Calendar, Google’s OAuth dialog will appear again for each account and service (Gmail, Google Calendar) you’ve added to Vivaldi. In that case, please login to your account again. If you ignore or dismiss the dialog, it will keep reappearing every time the account checks for updates. Alternatively, put the account offline from Settings > Mail > Mail accounts > select the account > enable Offline Account. Though, in that case you won’t receive new messages until you log in again.

In case you don’t want to use OAuth to log in to your Google account, you could use an App password instead.

Alternative Option – App password (needs two-factor authentication)

For this to work you will need to set up an App Password in your Google account settings. You have to have two-factor authentication set up as well. Once you have the password you can just fill this in when the password prompt appears in the setup with the option to use App-Specific Password.

Add a Microsoft account to Vivaldi Mail

To log in with a Microsoft hosted account (Outlook, Hotmail, MSN, etc.) you have two options. You can use OAuth or an app-specific password.

Option 1 – OAuth

1. In Vivaldi, go to Settings > Mail > Mail Accounts > Add account.
2. Enter your Microsoft email address and click Continue.
3. Select Use OAuth.
4. Follow the instructions in Microsoft’s OAuth window.

Option 2 – App-Specific Password

1. Go to your Microsoft account’s additional security settings page on https://account.live.com/proofs/manage/additional.
2. To create an app password, you need to have two-factor authentication enabled for your account. If you haven’t already, enable two-factor authentication following Microsoft’s instructions.
3. Click Create a new app password in the App password section. You’ll see a generated password on the screen.
4. In Vivaldi, go to Settings > Mail > Mail Accounts > Add account.
5. Enter your Microsoft email address and click Continue.
6. Select Use App-Specific Password.
7. Enter the password that Microsoft generated for your account.
8. Click Sign In.

Add an Apple account to Vivaldi Mail

To add your Apple’s iCloud account to Vivaldi Mail:

1. Create an app-specific password to use in Vivaldi Mail (instructions).
2. In Vivaldi, go to Settings > Mail > Mail Accounts > Add account.
3. Type in your iCloud email address and click Continue.
4. Enter the app-specific password for Vivaldi Mail.
5. Click Sign In.

Add a Proton Mail account to Vivaldi Mail

To add a Proton Mail account to Vivaldi:

1. Install Proton Bridge.
2. Log in to your Proton account (the account needs to be on a plan that supports Bridge use).
3. Select Other for the email client.
4. Click Continue and then Done.
5. In the Bridge, go to Settings > Advanced Settings > Connection Mode and change both IMAP and SMTP connections to SSL. Click Save.
6. Go to Settings > Advanced Settings > Export TLS certificates and click on Export. Save the two certificates on your computer.
7. Import the certificate (see additional instructions below).
8. Restart the browser.
9. In the Bridge, click on the account to see mailbox details.
10. In Vivaldi, go to Settings > Mail > Mail Accounts and start adding a new account.
11. Enter your Proton email address.
12. Enter the password from Proton Bridge’s mailbox details.
13. Click Sign In.

Importing certificates:

Add a Yahoo account to Vivaldi Mail

To log in with your Yahoo account (or Yahoo hosted email account) with your email address and login password, Yahoo requires the client or app to have Yahoo’s branded login dialog. Vivaldi Mail doesn’t have that feature implemented just yet, so adding a Yahoo account to Vivaldi Mail requires a small workaround.

To add your Yahoo account to Vivaldi:

1. First log in to your Yahoo account’s security page on https://login.yahoo.com/account/security.
2. On the page, go to App Password > Generate app password > Get started.
3. Fill in the App name, for example, Vivaldi Mail and click Generate Password.
4. In Vivaldi, go to Settings > Mail > Mail Accounts > Add account.
5. Enter your Yahoo email address and click Continue.
6. Select Use App-Specific Password.
7. In the password field, instead of your regular login password, enter the app password that Yahoo generated for you.
8. Click Sign In.

IMAP vs POP3

With IMAP (Internet Mail Access Protocol), your emails and email folders are kept on the server. Any changes you make in the mail client will reflect on the server and vice versa. You can add your mail account using IMAP to as many mail clients as you need and also access your mail from the email service provider’s webmail interface.

With POP3 (Post Office Protocol version 3) the mail client downloads and stores your emails on the computer as soon as they arrive to the mail server and then generally deletes them from the servers. Vivaldi doesn’t delete the messages on the server automatically, but you can enable it in Settings > Mail > Mail Accounts > select account > Server settings.

Download full messages

When you enable Download Messages for Offline Viewing and Searching for a mail account, all content of your messages will be indexed in the mail database even before you open the message. Downloading messages, aka prefetching, improves search results and lets you easily access your messages offline.

Note: When emails are deleted from the server (another client or webmail) and the body of the email is already fetched we put those emails in trash and mark them as internal.
You can then replace them from there if the deletion was a mistake. If the body wasn’t already fetched we just delete them since there’s no reason to keep them.

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Edit an account

To update the name, signature, password or check the account’s server settings:
1. Go to Settings > Mail > Mail Accounts.
2. Select the account you want to edit.
3. Update the information.

Changes will be saved automatically.

Email Signature

To add a signature:

1. Go to Settings > Mail > Mail Accounts.
2. Select the account.
3. In the signature field, enter your signature.

By default, signatures are in plain text. In case you’d like to format the text and add images, below the Signature field, tick the box for Enable Rich Text and Images. That will add the common text formatting options to the text field.

To add an image to your signature, locate the image file and drag it to the Signature field.

Signature location

Your signature can be located in one of two places:

• At the bottom – if you’re replying to emails, the signature will be at the very end, after the quoted text.
• At the top – if you’re replying to emails, the signature will be straight after your message, before the quoted text.

Furthermore, you can decide whether the signature is included when you reply to a message and when forwarding a message.

Remove default signature

If you don’t want to include any signatures in the email and want to delete the default signature:

1. Go to Settings > Mail > Mail Accounts.
2. Select the account.
3. In the Signature field, type something and then delete it.

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Reorder Mail Accounts

To change the order in which your accounts appear in the Mail Panel:

1. Go to Settings > Mail > Mail Accounts.
2. Select the account you want to move.
3. Click on the up and down arrows below the list of accounts to move the selected account.

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Delete an account

To remove your mail account from Vivaldi Mail:

1. Go to Settings > Mail > Mail Accounts;
2. Select the account from the list;
3. Click on Delete mail account button.
4. Decide whether you want to keep the messages on the computer or not.
5. Click Delete.