Install Vivaldi for Snap

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.

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.

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

To import logins and passwords:

Go to vivaldi://password-manager/settings.
In the Import passwords section, click on Select File.
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.

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.

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.

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.

Add and manage mail accounts

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:

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.
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.
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.
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.
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:

Go to Settings > Mail > Mail Accounts.
Click on Add account below the list of already added mail accounts.
Enter your email address, select whether you want to add an IMAP (recommended) or POP account, and click Continue.
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.

Mail account setup window with a pop-up to choose the authentication method.

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

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

Option 2 – App-Specific Password

Go to your Microsoft account’s additional security settings page on https://account.live.com/proofs/manage/additional.
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.
Click Create a new app password in the App password section. You’ll see a generated password on the screen.
In Vivaldi, go to Settings > Mail > Mail Accounts > Add account.
Enter your Microsoft email address and click Continue.
Select Use App-Specific Password.
Enter the password that Microsoft generated for your account.
Click Sign In.

Add an Apple account to Vivaldi Mail

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

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

Add a Proton Mail account to Vivaldi Mail

To add a Proton Mail account to Vivaldi:

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

Importing certificates:

To install certificates on Windows, after you’ve opened the Certificates manage:

In Vivaldi, go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Security > Manage Certificates..
Click Import.
In the Certificate Import Wizard, click Next.
Click Browse to select the certificate file.
From the bottom right corner, change the file type to All Files (.).
Select the “cert.pem” file.
Click Next.
Click Browse to change the Certificate store.
Select “Trusted Root Certificate Authorities”.
Click Next.
Click Finish.

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:

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

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:

Go to Settings > Mail > Mail Accounts.
Select the account.
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:

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

Reorder Mail Accounts

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

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

Delete an account

To remove your mail account from Vivaldi Mail:

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

Edit Toolbars

Vivaldi is all about customization. Editing toolbars is one of the customization tools that allow you to tailor the browser to your needs.

Move or hide toolbars

Tab Bar

To change the Tab Bar’s location:

Go to Settings > Tabs > Tab Bar Position.
Choose your preferred location for the Tab Bar:
- Top,
- Left,
- Right,
- Bottom.

When you move the Tab Bar to the side or bottom of the browser window, buttons like the Vivaldi Menu, Minimize, Maximize and Close will be merged with the Address Bar as long as it’s at the top of the browser window. When the Address Bar is at the bottom, a title bar with the buttons will be displayed.

To always display the Title Bar when the Tab Bar isn’t at the top of the window:

Go to Settings > Appearance > Window Appearance.
Enable Show Title Bar.

To toggle the visibility of the Tab Bar:

Go to Settings > Tabs and tick the box for Show Tab Bar.
Go to the Vivaldi menu > View and select Show Tab Bar.
Type “Tab Bar” in Quick Commands.
Create a Keyboard Shortcut or a Mouse Gesture for the action.

Address Bar

To change the Address Bar’s location:

Go to Settings > Address Bar > Address Bar Position:
Choose your preferred location for the Address Bar:
- Top,
- Bottom.

To toggle the visibility of the Address Bar:

Go to Settings > Address Bar and tick the box for Show Address Bar.
Type “Address Bar” in Quick Commands.
Create a Keyboard Shortcut or a Mouse Gesture for the action.

Panel

To change the Panel’s location:

Go to Settings > Panel > Panel Position.
Choose your preferred location for the Panel:
- Left Side,
- Right Side.

To toggle the visibility of the Panel:

Click on Hide/Show Panel button on the left side of the Status Bar.
Enable Show Panel Toggle in Settings > Panel > Panel Options and use the toggle to hide/show the Panel.
Go to the Vivaldi menu > View and select Show Panel.
Type “Panel” in Quick Commands.
Use the Keyboard Shortcut F4 / ⌥⌘P.
Create a Mouse Gesture for the action.

Status Bar

It’s, unfortunately, not possible to change the location of the Status Bar.

To toggle the visibility of the Status Bar:

Go to Settings > Appearance > Status Bar and select between:
- Show Status Bar,
- Status Info Overlay (for example, shows URLs at the bottom left corner of the window when hovering a mouse cursor over a link on the page),
- Hide Status Bar.
Type “Status Bar” in Quick Commands.
Use the Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl+Shift+S / ⌘/.
Create a Mouse Gesture for the action.

Customize toolbars

You can add, move and remove any of the components on the Navigation Toolbar, Status Bar, Panel, Mail Toolbar, Mail Composer Toolbar and Mail Message Toolbar using the Toolbar Editor.

To open the Toolbar Editor, either:

Right-click on one of the components and select Edit > Customize Toolbar.
Go to the Vivaldi menu > View > Customize Toolbar.
Type “Customize Toolbar” in Quick Commands.
Create a Keyboard Shortcut or a Mouse Gesture for opening the Toolbar Editor.

Toolbar Editor with the Home button being dragged to the Navigation Toolbar.

Add components

To add a new component to the toolbar:

From the Toolbar Editor’s drop down menu select the toolbar where the component can be found by default.
Pick the component you want to add from the selection and drag it to its new place. A vertical line in your Theme’s highlight color will indicate where the component will be added.

To add components to Mail views, first open the Mail tab or the Mail composer and then open the Toolbar Editor.

Command Chains

In addition to components normally found on the toolbars, you can also add buttons for Command Chains.

To add a button for a chains:

Create a new chain in Settings > Quick Commands > Command Chains.
Open the Toolbar Editor.
From the drop down menu, select Command Chains.
Select the chain you want to add as a button and drag it to one of the toolbars.

Move components

To move a component that’s already on the toolbar, hold down the Ctrl / ⌘* key and drag the component to the new location.

*On macOS, release the ⌘ key before you release the mouse button.

Remove components

Option 1

To hide a component from a toolbar, right-click on it > Edit > Remove from Toolbar.

Option 2

While you have the Toolbar Editor open, drag the component you want to remove to the area between the toolbar and Toolbar Editor window.

Reset Toolbars

Option 1

Right-click on a toolbar component and select Edit > Reset Toolbar To Default.

Option 2

Go to Settings > Appearance > Window Appearance > Toolbar customizations and click on Reset Navigation Toolbar / Reset Status Toolbar.

Option 3

Open the Toolbar Editor, select the toolbar you want to reset and click Reset [toolbar name] to Default at the bottom of the editor window.

Troubleshooting issues

When you encounter an issue and you’re trying to determine whether you can fix it yourself or need to report a bug, follow the steps below. Remember that in many cases it’s important to reload the web page for any changes to take effect.

Restart the browser

Sometimes the simplest things help, so exit/quit the browser, and hopefully on restart the issue will be gone.

If you’ve kept your computer on for a long time, restarting the device may help as well.

Make sure the browser is up to date

If you’re using an older version of the browser, there’s a chance that the bug has already been fixed and you won’t be having the issue in the latest version of Vivaldi. So make sure to update your browser regularly.

You can also check recent Snapshot changelogs on our Snapshot blog. The latest fixes and newest features are tested in Snapshots, before being released in the Stable version of the browser. Then you need to wait until the next version of Vivaldi Stable is released.

Test in a different profile

On desktop, sometimes an Extension or a specific Setting can cause the issue. To check if that’s the case, test the website or feature in a Guest Profile or in a new User Profile.

Click on the User Profile button (the image can also be your chosen avatar or Vivaldi account’s profile picture) on the Address Bar to create a new profile or open the guest window.

Test in another browser

It is possible to install a second version of Vivaldi to test the issue. It’s best to test with the newest version of the browser, i.e. the Snapshot, as the likelihood of the issue being fixed is highest there and in that case, you just need a little patience until the fix is released in the Stable version. On Windows, you can install any version as a Standalone. On macOS and Linux, you can run the Stable and Snapshot versions side by side.

Since Vivaldi is based on Chromium, we sometimes inherit bugs from upstream. If that’s the case, you’ll likely be able to reproduce the bug in other Chromium-based browsers. In that case, please report the bug to the Chromium team.

Change the reported User Agent

Some websites make sure to check from which browser you’re viewing their pages from and based on the information may alter what you see. The websites may also block access to their content and features altogether. To check whether a website is displayed differently because you’re using Vivaldi, you can change the browser’s Sec-CH-UA identity and check the website again.

To change which browser brand is reported:

Go to Settings > Network > User Agent Brand Masking.
From the drop-down menu, select whether you want the browser to identify itself without a brand, as Vivaldi, Google Chrome, or Microsoft Edge.
In addition, you can set up a custom brand by entering the browser’s brand and version number manually.
Restart the browser for the change to take effect.
Visit the website again.

Disable Tracker and Ad blocker

Website functionality may depend on elements with trackers that are blocked by the Tracker and/or Ad blocker. Click on Content Blocker on the left side of the address bar to disable blockers and test the website.

Disable Extensions

Extensions are a common cause of issues on the desktop browser. That’s one of the reasons Vivaldi has so many built-in features – so your browsing experience won’t be hindered by extension compatibility problems.

To disable Extensions go to Vivaldi menu > Tools > Extensions and toggle all Extensions off from the bottom right corner of each Extension card.

Lower half of an extension card on the Extension page

If the issue doesn’t occur with disabled Extensions, start enabling them one by one and test in between each re-enabled Extension.

Disconnect from VPN

Whether you’re using the built-in Proton VPN in Vivaldi or another VPN service, disconnect/pause the connection and reload the web page to see if the issue still persists.

Disable Hardware Acceleration

In case the issue you’re facing is related to playing videos and other media or to the user interface’s appearance and responsiveness, you can go to Settings > Webpages and see if disabling Hardware Acceleration makes a difference. Remember to restart the browser before testing the issue again.

Enable (Third-Party) Cookies

Cookies are used for a lot more than tracking users’ browsing habits. Sometimes websites require Third-Party Cookies to display content that was originally posted on a different site. For example, embedded videos or Vivaldi Blog’s comment section.

In Vivaldi, third-party cookies are blocked by default in Private Windows. To review and change your cookie settings, go to Settings > Privacy > Cookies.

Check your security software

Make sure your anti-virus product is up to date and not blocking Vivaldi. If your anti-virus product warns you about dangers in Vivaldi, it’s most likely a false positive. In that case, review your anti-virus product settings as they might be too sensitive. Read more about it in our answers to common security-related questions.

Reset settings

If the browser works as expected in a new User Profile with default settings, try resetting the settings in your main profile.

To reset settings:

Open Settings.
Go to the settings category you want to reset.
Scroll to the bottom of the section.
Click Reset [category name] Settings to Default.
Confirm the decision by clicking Reset Settings in the popup dialog.

Some Settings, such as Enable Mail, Calendar and Feeds, will not be reset.

Delete Browsing Data

Websites get updated all the time, but information about the old version of the site is still stored in cache files and Cookies. This may cause discrepancies in the displayed website and occasionally even break functionality.

In addition, storing old browsing data for a long time will use up your device’s memory space, so deleting it every now and then can have a positive effect on the browser’s speed as well.

To delete Cache and Cookies on desktop, click on the Clear Browsing Data button in the top-right corner of the History manager or go to Vivaldi menu > Tools > Delete Browsing Data.

Delete all site data per website

If the issue is only occurring on a particular website you can opt for deleting Cookies and Site Data just for that site.

Open the website.
Click on the Site Info button on the Address Bar and select Site Settings from the menu.
In the Usage section, click on Clear Data on the right.
Confirm, by clicking Clear in the dialog.
Reload the web page.

Delete Cookies and Site Data by cookie site

Open the website.
Click on the Site Info button on the Address Bar and select Cookies and site data > Manage cookies and site data from the menu.
Next to the listed sites, click on Delete saved data from [site name] for each item you want to delete.
Click Done.
Reload the page.

Delete Cookies in Settings

Go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies > Saved Cookies.
Click on Show Saved Cookies.
Scroll through the list of cookies or use the search box to filter out cookies by the website domain.
Hover over the cookies you want to delete.
Click on Delete Cookies button that appears on the right side.

Found a bug?

When you’ve followed the steps listed above and you can consistently reproduce the issue, please discuss it on our Forum. There, our Community members can test on their devices and either confirm the bug or suggest a fix for the issue. Some of them can also tell you whether the devs are already aware of the bug or whether a new bug report should be created.

To report a bug first check our bug reporting guidelines and then go to vivaldi.com/bugreport to file it.

Report a bug in Vivaldi

In this article we’ve put together some guidelines that will help you write a good bug report. A good bug report will help our developers reproduce and fix the bug.

Before reporting a bug

Make sure you have the latest version of Vivaldi. If you’re on an older version, please update your browser and check if you can still reproduce the issue.
If you can still reproduce it, follow the steps on our help page about troubleshooting issues in Vivaldi. Some bugs are caused by an Extension or a setting and can be easily solved.
Check the Forum. Well-known bugs, updates and temporary workarounds are often discussed there.
In case no one has mentioned the issue you’re having on the Forum, please start a new topic. Then our Community members can either suggest solutions for a fix or confirm the bug. When others can confirm the bug, please report the bug following the instructions below.

How to report a bug?

Report each bug separately on vivaldi.com/bugreport/. Reports with more than one bug cannot be processed because each bug is allocated a unique bugtracker number.
Describe the issue in as much detail as you can.
If you’re reporting from another computer / browser, include information about the Vivaldi version and the operating system the bug is occurring on.
Add an exact link to a web page where the issue occurs, so it can be tested.
It helps, if you include some information about the extensions and security tools you’re using – they often point us in the right direction.
If you’re having issues with audio or video give information about your installed codecs and graphics card/GPU (vivaldi://gpu).
You can add more information, by attaching relevant files (screenshots, crash logs, etc.) to the bug report.
After reporting the issue, you will receive a confirmation email from the bugtracker with the bug number VB-XXXXX, so make sure you give a valid contact email address.

If you have questions about the bug please ask in the forum first and do not forget to post the VB-XXXXX bug number. Our helpful forum moderators will be able to help you.

Important! Please do not use the bug report page for support or other questions. These questions should be asked on the forum.

Issues with a Third Party Product

Lastly, if you are encountering an issue with a Third Party product, such as a firewall provider or security software that your company has set up, please share with us the following information:

Product name
Product version
Relevant error messages

If support cases have been opened with the Third Party Product’s support team, we would appreciate information (e.g. a case number) about it as well, so we can reference it in case we need to contact the vendor.

Thanks for helping us make Vivaldi better 🙂

Settings

Use Settings to customise the look of the browser, log in to your Vivaldi account to synchronise your browser data, review privacy settings and much more.

Accessing Vivaldi Settings

There are multiple ways to access Settings in Vivaldi:

Click the Settings button on the bottom of the side Panel;
Open the Vivaldi Menu > Settings;
Use a Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl+F12 / ⌘ ,;
Type “Settings” in Quick Commands;
Type vivaldi://settings in the Address Field.
Create a Mouse Gesture for opening Settings.

It’s possible to display all settings at once by choosing Display All located at the bottom of the list.

You can also search for the setting you want to modify by entering its term in the search field above the section list.

Many of the settings will be applied immediately; however, if a restart of the browser is needed for changes to be applied it will be denoted next to the setting as applicable.

Setting that requires a browser restart to take full effect

Settings options

To open Settings in a new Tab instead of a separate window:

Go to Settings > Appearance > Window Appearance.
Enable Open Settings in a Tab.

Settings categories in the column on the left are colored and grouped. If you prefer a more monochrome look on the category icons:

Go to Settings > Appearance > Window Appearance.
Enable Use Monochrome Settings Icons.

Reset Settings

If you’ve changed some settings after which the browser no longer behaves as you’d like, but you’re not sure which setting is causing it, try resetting the settings to their defaults.

To reset settings:

Open Settings.
Go to the settings category you want to reset.
Scroll to the bottom of the section.
Click Reset [category name] Settings to Default.
Confirm the decision by clicking Reset Settings in the popup dialog.

Some Settings, such as Enable Mail, Calendar and Feeds, will not be reset.

Some additional settings can be accessed when typing chrome://settings in the Address Field.

Search

Vivaldi browser lets you search the web any way you like. Here’s how.

Search in the Address Field

Go to Settings> Search and make sure Search in Address Field is enabled.
Type the search term in the Address Field and press Enter.
Vivaldi will display the search results using the default search engine.
1. Use Search Engine nicknames to see results from other search engines.

Search in the Search Field

Another option is to search the web using the Search Field on the Address Bar.

Go to Settings > Search and choose between:
1. Showing the full search field on the Address Bar,
2. Showing only a search button,
3. Disabling the search field altogether;
Type the search term in the Search Field on the Address Bar.

To switch between Search Engines, click on the Change Search Engine button on the left side of the Search Field and pick a different Search Engine from the dropdown menu.

When you search with different search engines from your default one in the Search Field, your last used Search Engine will revert back to the default one when you close the browser. To keep your last used search engine, go to Settings > Search and enable Keep Last Selected Search Engine.

To search for the same search term again, click on the Show Search History button on the right side of the Search Field to see a list of your latest searches.

To display the active Search Engine’s favicon instead of the magnifying glass, enable it in Settings > Search > Show Search Engine Icon.

The size of the search field on the Address Bar can be changed by placing the mouse cursor on the left edge of the Search field and dragging the mouse in preferred direction.

Search on the Speed Dial

To search on the Start Page, go to Settings > Search and make sure the Show Search Field on Speed Dial is enabled.
Type the search term in the Search Field on the Speed Dial.

To switch between Search Engines, click on the search engine favicon button on the left side of the Search Field and pick a different Search Engine from the dropdown menu.

To search for the same search term again, click on the Show Search History button on the right side of the Search Field to see a list of your latest searches.

Open search results in a New Tab

You can have your search results open in a new Tab, instead of the current one when you search in the Search Field. This feature could be particularly useful if you’re doing research or need to look up multiple search terms at once.

To enable it, go to Settings > Search and tick the box for Always Search in New Tab.

Alternatively, type the search term in the Address or Search Field and press ALT + Enter to open the results in a new tab.

Search images

You can do a reverse image search to find more information about it or to find similar images.

To do an image search:

Open the web page with the image you want to search with.
Right-click on the image to open the context menu.
Select Search for Image. Select Image > Search for Image, if the image is also a link.

Search results will open in a new tab.

The search is done with your default Image Search Engine. To change the default search engine for images:

Go to Settings > Search > Image Search Engine.
Select your preferred search engine that offers image search.

Search with page selection

Instead of copying and pasting a search term from a web page to the Address or Search Field, right click on the highlighted text > hover over Search With > select a Search engine. To open the search results in a new background tab, go to Settings > Search and tick the box for Page Selection Search in Background (see the image above).

Search Suggestions

Among other options in Settings > Search > Allow Search Suggestions, you can decide whether to enable search suggestions in the Address and Search fields. When enabled, you’ll get search suggestions as soon as you start typing in a search query. It’s a convenient feature, but has privacy implications. You can read more on our Team Blog.

Even if you have enabled search engine suggestions, in Settings > Search > Allow Search Suggestions, you can limit it to allowing search suggestions only if you type a Search Engine nickname, which is a clear indication that this is intended to be a search, not a URL.

Alternatively, you can manually disable search suggestions for particular Search Engines, by going to Settings > Search > Search Engines > selecting the Search Engine > emptying the Suggest URL field. Or you can use another Search Engine’s Suggest URL. For example, get suggestions from a more privacy conscious DuckDuckGo, even if you search with Google.

Available Search Engines

Vivaldi has several search engines available by default.

Bing – for searching the web via Microsoft Bing.
Yahoo – for searching the web via Yahoo.
DuckDuckGo – a search engine that doesn’t track users.
Yelp – for searching crowd-sourced reviews about businesses. Available by default in selected countries.
Ecosia – a search engine that plants trees.
Qwant – a privacy focused search engine. Available by default in selected countries.
StartPage – a private way to search Google.
Wikipedia – for searching the Wikipedia free online encyclopedia.
Google – for searching the web via Google.

Change the default Search Engine

You can set any of the search engines listed in Settings > Search Engines as the default Search Engine.

Option 1

Go to Settings > Search > Default Search Engine;
Select your preferred Search Engine from the dropdown menu.

Option 2

Go to Settings > Search > Search Engines;
Select the Search Engine you want to set as default;
Tick the box for Set as Default Search.

Search in Private Window

To make your private browsing more private, you can set a different default search engine for the Private Window.

Option 1

Go to Settings > Search > Private Window Search Engine;
Select your preferred Search Engine from the dropdown menu.

Option 2

Go to Settings > Search > Search Engines;
Select the Search Engine you want to set as default;
Tick the box for Set as Private Search.

Some search engines allow users to use the POST method for search. The combination of POST and no-redirects, ensures that websites won’t know the search terms you use to find their site, nor will your search terms be stored in your local history. If you have enabled Use POST method, but search doesn’t come up with any results, this means that the search engine of your choice doesn’t support the POST method. If you still want to use this search engine, you should disable Use POST method.

Search Engine Nicknames

Using Search Engine Nicknames, you can quickly switch between one Search Engine to another just by typing the nickname at the front of your search term.

Get to know the default Search Engine Nicknames in Settings > Search > Search Engines.
Start the search with the Search Engine Nickname, followed by Space. For instance, the search term “d Vivaldi browser” will search for “Vivaldi browser” via DuckDuckGo.

You can change the default Search Engine nickname to anything you like by:

Clicking on the search engine you would like to assign a new nickname to;
Entering the new nickname in the Nickname field;

To hide search engine nicknames in drop-down menus, go to Settings > Search > Search Field Display and disable Show Search Engine Nickname in Drop-Down Menu.

Add a New Search Engine

Vivaldi lets you add your preferred search engines in a few simple steps.

Option 1

Go to the page you want to add.
Right-click on the search field of the page and select Add as Search Engine.
If you wish, add a nickname and make the new Search Engine your Default Search.
Click Add.

Option 2

Do a search on the website you want to add as a Search Engine.
Copy the URL of the search results page.
Go to Vivaldi Browser Settings > Search > Search Engine Editor.
Click on the Add Search Engine button to add a new Search Engine.
Paste the link to the URL field and substitute the used search term with %s
Enter the Name and a Nickname for the Search Engine.

Delete a Search Engine

To remove a Search Engine:

Open Settings > Search > Search Engines;
Make sure the Search Engine you want to delete isn’t set as Default Search or Private Search;
Click on the Delete search engine button.
Confirm your decision by clicking Delete in the pop up window.

User Agent Brand Masking

To change which browser brand is reported:

Go to Settings > Network > User Agent Brand Masking.
From the drop-down menu, select whether you want the browser to identify itself without a brand, as Vivaldi, Google Chrome, or Microsoft Edge.
In addition, you can set up a custom brand by entering the browser’s brand and version number manually.
Restart the browser for the change to take effect.

Tick the box for Append Vivaldi Brand to, in addition to the chosen brand, add Vivaldi’s brand information at the end of the reported identity.

Important! Please note that changing the reported browser brand can cause compatibility issues with sites.

Reading list on Android

Reading List allows you to add web pages to a list to keep for later. It prevents endless tabs from accumulating on your Tab Bar/Tab Switcher and Bookmarks being filled with entries you only need once.

Though, there are similar services out there, Vivaldi’s Reading List doesn’t require an external app nor do you need to sign up for an account. Also, you can keep your lists in sync on all Vivaldis on all your devices.

Add pages to the Reading List

To add an open web page to the Reading List.

Option 1

Go to the Vivaldi menu > Add Page To > Reading List.

Option 2

Go to the Vivaldi menu > Reading List.
Tap on the 3 dot menu in the top right corner.
Select Add current page.

To add a link on a page to the Reading List:

Long press on the link to open the context menu.
Select Add to Reading List.

To add a web page from another app to the Reading List:

In the app, tap on the Share button.
Tap on the Vivaldi logo with Add to Reading List” written below it.
If you don’t see it, tap on Vivaldi Browser, which should open a sub-menu with Add to Reading List as one of the options.

View and manage articles on the list

To open an article from the Reading List:

Open the Vivaldi menu and select Reading List.
Select an article you’d like to read.
Tap on the entry to open the article in a new tab.

Opened articles will be marked as read automatically and moved to the Read Articles section.

To open an article from the Reading List in a Private Tab:

Open the Vivaldi menu and select Reading List.
Long press on the article you’d like to read.
In the top right corner of the Reading List, tap on the menu button.
Select Open in private tab.

Mark articles as read

To mark an article read without opening it:

Open the Vivaldi menu and select Reading List.
In the Unread Articles section, select an article you’d like to mark as read.
Tap on the menu button on the right side of the title.
Select Mark as read.

Remove articles from Reading List

You can remove both unread and read articles from the Reading List. To do that:

Open the Vivaldi menu and select Reading List.
On the right side of the page title, tap on the menu button.
Select Delete.

Alternatively, long press on a saved entry and tap on the Trash button above the list of entries.

To remove multiple articles at once:

Open the Vivaldi menu and select Reading List.
Long press on one of the articles you want to remove. A check mark should appear before the page title.
Tap on the other list entries you want to remove.
Tap on the Trash button above the list of entries.

Sync Reading List

Saved pages in your Reading List can be synced with Vivaldi on your other devices. (Currently available only on desktop.)

To sync your reading list:

Go to the Vivaldi menu > Settings > Sync.
Log in to your Vivaldi account.
Sync either all data or make sure Reading List is enabled, when syncing only selected data.

Lists from different devices will be merged when synced.

Reading List Panel

Reading List allows you to add web pages to a list to keep for later. It prevents endless tabs from accumulating on your Tab Bar and Bookmarks being filled with entries you only need once.

Though, there are similar services out there, Vivaldi’s Reading List doesn’t require an Extension nor do you need to sign up for an account.

Access the Reading List Panel

To open the Reading List Panel:

Click on the Reading List panel button on the side of your browser window.
Go to the Vivaldi menu > View > Reading List Panel.
Type “Reading List Panel” in Quick Commands.
Create a Keyboard Shortcut or a Mouse Gesture for the action.

Add pages to the Reading List

To add an open web page to the Reading List:

Open the Reading List Panel.
Click on Add Current Page at the top of the panel, near the search field.

Alternatively:

Click on Show the Reading List on the Address Bar and then on Add Current Page.
Type “Add Page to Reading List” in Quick Commands.
Create a Keyboard Shortcut or a Mouse Gesture for the action.
On a web page, right-click on a link and select Add Link to Reading List.

View and manage articles on the list

Open a saved article

To open an article from the Reading List:

Open the Reading List Panel.
Select an article you’d like to read.
Double-click on the entry to open the article in a new tab.

Opened articles will be marked as read automatically.

Mark articles as read / unread

To mark an article read without opening it:

Open the Reading List Panel.
Select an unread article you’d like to mark as read.
Click on Mark as read.

To mark an article unread:

Open the Reading List Panel.
Select a read article you’d like to mark as unread.
Click on Mark as unread.

Search articles

To find an article from the long list of saved pages:

Open the Reading List Panel.
In the top left corner of the panel, enter the search keyword in the Search field.

Sort Reading List

To change the sorting order of articles:

Open the Reading List Panel.
Click on Sort by [current sorting criteria] below the search field.
Select either:
- By Title,
- By Read State,
- By Date Updated,
- By Address.

To reverse the order, click on Sort Ascending/Descending on the right side of the Sort by menu.

Remove articles from Reading List

You can remove both unread and read articles from the Reading List. To do that:

Open the Reading List Panel.
Select an article you’d like to remove from the list.
Use one of the following options:
- Click Delete at the top of the panel, near the search field.
- Press the Delete key on your keyboard.
- Right-click on the entry and select Delete.

Reading List Panel settings

To open a page from the Reading List Panel with a single click, instead of a double-click:

Go to Settings > Panel > Reading List Panel.
Enable Activate with Single Click.

To keep track of how many unread articles you have on your Reading List, make sure Show Unread Counter has been enabled in Settings > Panel > Reading List Panel. If the counter is a distraction untick the box.

Sync Reading List

Saved pages in your Reading List can be synced with Vivaldi on your other devices.

To sync your reading list:

Go to Settings > Sync.
Log in to your Vivaldi account.
Sync either all data or make sure Reading List is enabled, when syncing only selected data.

Lists from different devices will be merged when synced.

Export and Import Reading Lists

Export the Reading List

To export your Reading List:

Go to the Vivaldi menu > File > Export > Export Reading List.
Select the destination folder.

Alternatively:

Type “Export Reading List“ in Quick Commands (F2 / ⌘ E).
Create a Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Gesture for the action.

The list will be exported as a CSV file.

Import a Reading List

To import a Reading List:

Go to the Vivaldi menu > File > Import from Applications or Files.
From the drop-down menu select Reading List (CSV).
Click Choose a File.
Select the source folder.

Alternatively:

Type “Import Reading List“ in Quick Commands (F2 / ⌘ E).
Create a Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Gesture for the action.