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Vivaldi is all about customization. Editing toolbars is one of the customization tools that allow you to tailor the browser to your needs.
To change the Tab Bar’s location:
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:
To toggle the visibility of the Tab Bar:
Vivaldi menu > View and select Show Tab Bar.To change the Address Bar’s location:
To toggle the visibility of the Address Bar:
To change the Panel’s location:
To toggle the visibility of the Panel:
Vivaldi menu > View and select Show Panel.It’s, unfortunately, not possible to change the location of the Status Bar.
To toggle the visibility of the Status Bar:

You can add, move and remove any of the components on the Tab Bar, Address Bar, Status Bar, Panels sidebar, Mail Toolbar, Mail Composer Toolbar and Mail Message Toolbar using the Toolbar Editor.
To open the Toolbar Editor, either:

To add a new component to the toolbar:

To add components to Mail views, first open the Mail tab or the Mail composer and then open the Toolbar Editor.
In addition to components normally found on the toolbars, you can also add buttons for Command Chains.
To add a button for a chains:
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.
Option 1
To hide a component from a toolbar, right-click on it > 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.
Option 1
Right-click on a toolbar component and select 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.
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.
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.
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:
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 🙂
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.
There are multiple ways to access Settings in Vivaldi:
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.

To open Settings in a new Tab instead of a separate window:
Settings categories in the column on the left are colored and grouped. If you prefer a more monochrome look on the category icons:
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:
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.
Vivaldi browser lets you search the web any way you like. Here’s how.
In addition to searching for web content with a search engine, you can use the Address Field to search for Bookmarks, open Tabs, and History.
To search the subset:
To edit the nicknames:
Another option is to search the web using 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.
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.
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.
You can do a reverse image search to find more information about it or to find similar images.
To do an image search:
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:
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).
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.
Vivaldi has several search engines available by default.
You can set any of the search engines listed in Settings > Search Engines as the default Search Engine.
Option 1
Option 2
To make your private browsing more private, you can set a different default search engine for the Private Window.
Option 1
Option 2
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.
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.
You can change the default Search Engine nickname to anything you like by:
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.
Vivaldi lets you add your preferred search engines in a few simple steps.



To remove a Search Engine:
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:
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 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.
To add an open web page to the Reading List.
Option 1
Go to the
Vivaldi menu > Add Page To > Reading List.
Option 2

To add a link on a page to the Reading List:
To add a web page from another app to the Reading List:
To open an article from the Reading List:
Vivaldi menu and select Reading List.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:
Vivaldi menu and select Reading List.To mark an article read without opening it:
Vivaldi menu and select Reading List.You can remove both unread and read articles from the Reading List. To do that:
Vivaldi menu and select Reading List.Alternatively, long press on a saved entry and tap on the
Trash button above the list of entries.
To remove multiple articles at once:
Vivaldi menu and select 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:
Vivaldi menu > Settings > Sync.Lists from different devices will be merged when synced.
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.
To open the Reading List Panel:

To add an open web page to the Reading List:
Alternatively:
To open an article from the Reading List:
Opened articles will be marked as read automatically.
To mark an article read without opening it:
Mark as read.To mark an article unread:
Mark as unread.To find an article from the long list of saved pages:
To change the sorting order of articles:
To reverse the order, click on Sort Ascending/Descending on the right side of the Sort by menu.
You can remove both unread and read articles from the Reading List. To do that:
To open a page from the Reading List Panel with a single click, instead of a double-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.
Saved pages in your Reading List can be synced with Vivaldi on your other devices.
To sync your reading list:
Lists from different devices will be merged when synced.
To export your Reading List:
Alternatively:
The list will be exported as a CSV file.
To import a Reading List:
Alternatively:
Break down language barriers and open up the web with Vivaldi Translate.
To open the Translate Panel:
To translate text in the panel:

When you’re done with the translation or want to translate something else, tap Clear below the output field.
To translate content on a website you can use the full page translation option accessible from
Vivaldi menu > Translate. To translate only some sections of the web page, you can use translation of selected text. The output of translation will be displayed in the Translate Panel.
To translate just a small block of text:
The Translate Panel will open with both the source text and the translation. If your selected text is very short, you may have to select the source language manually.
To view past translations, tap on Show Translate History at the bottom of the panel.
To delete all history:
To import calendar files ending with an .ics extension that you have exported from other calendars, downloaded from the web (for example, local holiday calendars) or someone has shared with you:
When you have enabled Open ICS files in Vivaldi in Calendar Settings, you can import calendars by opening the .ics file
To import and sync your online calendars with Vivaldi Calendar, go to Settings > Calendar > Calendar Accounts and add the accounts there. For more detailed instructions, take a look at the Help page about Adding and managing Calendar accounts.