Quick Commands

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Quick Commands is a powerful universal search wrapped in a minimal, command line interface. Use it to search the web, find an open tab, search your history, or even find and issue a command.

Open Quick Commands

To open the Quick Commands menu:

• Use the Keyboard Shortcuts F2 / ⌘ E;
• Go to the Vivaldi menu > Tools > Quick Commands;
• Create a Mouse Gesture for the action.

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Features available in Quick Commands

Quick Commands menu lets you:

• navigate to open Tabs,
• reopen Closed Tabs,
• open Bookmarks,
• create Notes,
• find suggested Search terms,
• search browsing History,
• filter a list of available commands in Vivaldi,
• apply Page Action filters,
• do simple calculations (after pressing Enter the result will be copied to your clipboard).

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Search and navigate results

1. Start typing your search/command term. 
   The search term will be highlighted for better discoverability;
2. Use ↓ ↑ arrow keys or scroll to navigate the list of results.
   Press Shift or → key to auto-complete the highlighted result and narrow down the search results even further.
   To skip sections, hold down the Alt key while pressing ↓ ↑ arrow keys;
3. Press Enter or click on the item to issue selected command, or
4. Close Quick Commands menu by pressing Escape key.

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Customize Quick Commands

You can choose which data types to show in Quick Commands’ search results and in which order.

To toggle some types on or off:

1. Go to Settings > Quick Commands > Search Types and Priority;
2. (Un)tick the box for the data type.

To reorder the list:

1. Click on the data type you want to move;
2. Move the item to it’s new location on the list by:
   • using drag and drop,
   • clicking on the Move up and Move down buttons at the bottom of the list,
   • using the keyboard shortcuts Alt ↓ and Alt ↑.

To restore the default order, click on Reset Priority below the list.

Quick Command Options

In addition to toggling the visibility and reordering data types, you can enable the following options:

• Keep last typed value even after exiting Quick Commands;
• Limit the number of visible search results;
• Open links in a new tab;
• Open Bookmarks automatically on a nickname match;
• Open Notes in Notes Manager instead of Notes Panel.