Geolocation is a service that allows web pages to request the coordinates of your physical location. You might see this on a map where you click a button for the map to show you your position on the map. Alternatively, you might see a prompt when visiting a website, where the website has asked for your permission to see your location.

Unfortunately, our existing geolocation provider is no longer able to provide us with a service, due to new legal restrictions. Because of how important privacy is, especially when it comes to something as sensitive as your exact location, we will only trust a geolocation provider that respects your privacy. So for now, we are looking into the available providers, and testing them to see if their coverage is good enough to serve our user base. Currently, on Windows we use Windows’ geolocation service, but on macOS and Linux geolocation has been disabled. This is not a situation we are happy with, and we are trying hard to find a solution. Your privacy is just too important to us.

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How geolocation works

Your location can be detected using your device’s GPS sensors, if your computer or device has a GPS sensor. However, if your device does not have a GPS sensor, the browser can request your location from a geolocation provider. Typically, it sends the geolocation provider limited details of the WiFi networks that your computer can see. The geolocation provider uses known WiFi network locations and strengths to calculate your likely position. If it is unable to do so using the networks in your area, then it may resort to using an even more approximate geographical IP address lookup, using a large database of the approximate locations of all IP addresses. These databases were common before geolocation services became popular, and require constant maintenance, as IP addresses are frequently re-allocated to different providers.

The geolocation provider returns the longitude and latitude of the location that it calculates, and these coordinates are all that the website gets to see.

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Protecting your privacy

Your exact physical location is one of the most important pieces of personal data, and typically, you might not want websites or other people to be able to see your exact location. If you trust a website enough to give it permission to see your location, Vivaldi stores your choice, so that next time you visit that website, you will not have to give it permission again. This permission is only allowed to be given to secure websites. When a page accesses your location, a geolocation icon will appear in the address field in Vivaldi for desktop. You can revoke permission using the geolocation icon or by clicking on Site Info in the Address Field. You can set the default location permission to Allow or Block, in Settings > Privacy and Security > Website Permissions > Global Permissions > Geolocation.

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Are there any alternatives?

Although geolocation is currently disabled on macOS and Linux, there is a way that you can provide a location for websites to use:

1. Load a page that wants to see your location, but do not agree to any Geolocation request yet.
2. Open Developer Tools using  Vivaldi menu > Tools > Toggle Developer Tools (or press Ctrl+Shift+I).
3. Click on the vertical ellipsis in the top right corner of the Developer Tools window.
4. From the menu, select More Tools > Sensors.
5. Choose a Geolocation override or click Manage to define a new one.
6. Once an override is selected, you can allow the Geolocation request from the geolocation icon in the address field.

For subsequent visits, instead of steps 3 and 4, select the Sensors tab in the bottom panel of the Developer Tools.
To provide your actual location, you will need to either find this on a map which exposes latitude and longitude as numbers. There are normally apps available to do this on your system, using your system’s geolocation service.

Spatial Navigation allows you to browse through controls on websites using only the keyboard.

Navigating websites

Hold down the Shift key and use the arrow keys to move from one link on the page to another. When focused, press Enter to go to the link or press Ctrl + Enter to open the link in a new Tab.

You can edit the Keyboard Shortcuts used for navigating in Settings > Keyboard > Page.

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Enabling Spatial Navigation

To enable or disable the feature:

1. Go to Settings > Keyboard > Spatial Navigation.
2. Tick the box for Enabled.

Using the clock, you can set alarms and countdowns or just keep an eye on the time.

Add the clock to a toolbar

Using the Toolbar Editor, you can add a clock to any of the browser’s toolbars.

1. Right-click on, for example, the Status Bar and select Edit > Customize Toolbar.
2. If needed, select Status Toolbar from the dropdown menu above the buttons.
3. Locate the Clock in the selection of toolbar buttons.
4. Drag it to a toolbar you want to display the clock on.
5. Click Done.

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Customizing the clock

To change the look of the clock, right-click on the clock button and select whether you want to:

• Display the date.
• Display seconds, in addition to hours and minutes.
• Change the button style to show either:
  • Image and text,
  • Image only, or
  • Text only.
• Change the label style to show either:
  • the Name, or
  • Time only.
• Play a notification sound.

To change the location of the clock, hold down the Ctrl / ⌘ key and drag the clock to your desired location.

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Setting an Alarm

To set a new alarm:

1. Click on the clock.
2. Select Alarm.
3. Choose from preset alarms or create a new one by setting the time and giving it a name.
4. Click Start.

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Starting a Countdown

To start a new countdown:

1. Click on the clock.
2. Select Countdown.
3. Choose from preset timers or create a new one by setting the time and giving it a name.
4. Click Start.

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Creating presets

To create a preset alarm or countdown that you can reuse:

1. Create a new alarm or countdown by setting the time and giving it a name.
2. Click Save Preset.
   If you want to also start the same alarm/countdown, make sure to click Save Preset before clicking Start.

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Deleting timers

To delete either a preset, an ongoing timer or a past timer, click on the button on the right side of the timer’s name. In case you accidentally deleted a preset, you’ll need to set it up again.

In addition to Vivaldi not tracking you, we protect you from web trackers and give you the option to block ads.

Tracker blocker

Tracker blocker prevents ubiquitous web trackers from following you around the web and from gathering personal data about you. When the feature is enabled, trackers are blocked by relying on lists of well-known tracker URLs and stopping requests to those URLs before they are ever sent.

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Ad blocker

While blocking trackers, the Tracker Blocker also blocks many of the ads on websites. So, the Ad Blocker can be viewed as an additional level of protection you can use to block ads that the Tracker Blocker hasn’t already blocked.

We recommend blocking trackers on all sites, but blocking ads only on sites where they are intrusive or distracting. As ads are a big, if not the only, source of revenue for most websites consider not enabling Ad Blocker by default to support content makers.

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Blocking settings

To change the blocking level for all websites:

1. Go to Vivaldi Menu > Settings > Tracker and Ad Blocking > Default Blocking Level.
2. Choose between:
   • No Blocking,
   • Block Trackers, or
   • Block Trackers and Ads.

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Blocking per site

To change the blocking level for a particular website, while the site is open in the active tab:

1. Tap on the  Content Blocker button on the left side of the Address Bar;
2. Choose between:
   • No Blocking,
   • Block Trackers, or
   • Block Trackers and Ads.

Alternatively, you can add sites to the Exception List from  Vivaldi Menu > Settings > Privacy > Tracker and Ad Blocking > Exceptions > Manage blocking level per site:

1. Tap on  Add New Domain;
2. Enter the website’s link;
3. Select the blocking level;
4. Tap Done.

To change the level of blocking for exceptions:

1. Tap on the website on the exceptions list;
2. Choose between:
   • No Blocking,
   • Block Trackers, or
   • Block Trackers and Ads;
3. Tap Done.

To remove a website from the Exceptions List:

1. Tap on the website on the list;
2. Tap on  Delete in the top right corner.
   Alternatively, change the blocking level to your default setting.

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Blocking Sources

You can view and manage Tracker and Ad Blocking sources in   Vivaldi Menu > Settings > Privacy > Tracker and Ad Blocking > Sources.

To enable a blocking source, tick the box for the listed source. Untick to stop using the blocking source.

Adding Lists

If the blocking source you want to use for Tracker and Ad blocking isn’t already listed, you can import more sources by:

1. Clicking on  Add New Source;
2. Enter the URL of the blocker rules;
3. Click Import.

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Hide Cookie warnings

Since Europe’s GDPR and a few other user privacy laws don’t allow placing cookies in your browser without consent, most websites ask for your permission as the first thing after the web page is loaded. The fastest option is to just accept everything, which always serves the interests of the website not the user. The other option is to manage your preferences and disable the data usage options all at once, if you’re lucky, or one by one, if the website wants to make it especially cumbersome.
Vivaldi offers a third option by including two blocker lists in the Ad Blocker that hide these banners and dialogs on most websites. To enable these lists:

1. Go to Vivaldi menu > Settings > Privacy > Tracker and Ad Blocking;
2. Enable Block Trackers and Ads;
3. Go to Sources > Manage Ad Blockings Sources;
4. Enable “Remove cookie warnings (Easylist Cookie List)” and “Remove cookie warnings (I don’t care about cookies)”.

If you only wish to hide the cookie warnings, but don’t want to block ads, disable other blocking sources.

Please note that not all cookies are used for creating behavioral profiles about users. Some are necessary for the website to function. When the website you’re viewing doesn’t look or work as it should, please disable the blockers. You can do so per site from the Content Blocker menu on the Address Bar.

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Privacy Statistics

How many trackers and ads have been blocked on a specific site can be viewed from the Content Blocker button on the Address Bar. Tap on the number to see a detailed list.

In addition to not tracking you, Vivaldi can protect your browsing experience from web trackers and ads.

Tracker blocker

Tracker blocker prevents ubiquitous web trackers from following you around the web and from gathering personal data about you. When the feature is enabled, trackers are blocked by relying on lists of well-known tracker URLs and stopping requests to those URLs before they are ever sent.

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Ad blocker

While blocking trackers, the Tracker Blocker also blocks many of the ads on websites. So, the Ad Blocker can be viewed as an additional level of protection you can use to block ads that the Tracker Blocker hasn’t already blocked.

We recommend blocking trackers on all sites, but blocking ads only on sites where they are intrusive or distracting. As ads are a big, if not the only, source of revenue for most websites consider not enabling Ad Blocker by default to support content makers.

In case you’ve used Extensions to block ads so far, then with Vivaldi’s built in Tracker and Ad Blocker using blocker extensions is no longer necessary. But Extensions are still an option for those, who prefer them.

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Blocking settings

To change the blocking level for all websites:

1. Go to Settings > Privacy > Tracker and Ad Blocking;
2. Choose between:
   • No Blocking,
   • Block Trackers, or
   • Block Trackers and Ads.

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Blocking per site

To change the blocking level for a particular website, while the site is open in the active tab:

1. Click on the  Content Blocker button on the left side of the Address field;
2. Choose between:
   • No Blocking,
   • Block Trackers, or
   • Block Trackers and Ads.

Alternatively, you can add sites to the Exception List in Settings > Privacy > Tracker and Ad Blocking > Exceptions:

1. Click on  Add Site Exception;
2. Enter the website’s link;
3. Select the blocking level;
4. Click Add Site.

To change the level of blocking for exceptions:

1. Click on the arrow next to the current blocking level;
2. Choose between:
   • No Blocking,
   • Block Trackers, or
   • Block Trackers and Ads.

To remove a website from the Exceptions List:

1. Select the website;
2. Click on  Remove Site Exception.

When you’ve enabled at least some level of blocking, you can click on the Content Blocker button to see exactly how many and which trackers have been blocked by Vivaldi’s Tracker and Ad Blocker.

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Blocking Sources

You can view and manage Tracker and Ad Blocking sources in Settings > Privacy > Tracker and Ad Blocking > Manage Sources.

To enable a blocking source, tick the box in front of the listed source. Untick to stop using the blocking source.

Adding Lists

If the blocking source you want to use for Tracker and Ad blocking isn’t already listed, you can import more sources by:

1. Clicking on  Add List;
2. Enter the URL of the blocker rules or browse for the file on your computer;
3. Click Import.

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Hide Cookie warnings

Since Europe’s GDPR and a few other user privacy laws don’t allow placing cookies in your browser without consent, most websites ask for your permission as the first thing after the web page is loaded. The fastest option is to just accept everything, which always serves the interests of the website not the user. The other option is to manage your preferences and disable the data usage options all at once, if you’re lucky, or one by one, if the website wants to make it especially cumbersome.
Vivaldi offers a third option by including two blocker lists in the Ad Blocker that hide these banners and dialogs on most websites. To enable these lists:

1. Go to Settings > Privacy > Tracker and Ad Blocking;
2. Enable Block Trackers and Ads;
3. Click on Manage Sources;
4. In Ad Blocking Sources enable “Remove cookie warnings (Easylist Cookie List)” and “Remove cookie warnings (I don’t care about cookies)”.

If you only wish to hide the cookie warnings, but don’t want to block ads, disable other blocking sources.

Please note that not all cookies are used for creating behavioral profiles about users. Some are necessary for the website to function. When the website you’re viewing doesn’t look or work as it should, please disable the blockers. You can do so per site from the Content Blocker menu on the Address Bar.

Markdown is a simple markup language used to create rich text (e.g. HTML) with a plain text editor. It lets you add basic formatting to your text, using symbols known and accessible on all keyboards. Font size, colour, and other, more advanced options are not available with Markdown.

In Vivaldi you can use Markdown to format your Notes or when posting on the Vivaldi Forum.

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Using Markdown

To use Markdown, first get to know the syntax on CommonMark, then give it try in Notes or on the Vivaldi Forum.

Some examples of Markdown:

Syntax	Result
*Italic*	Italic
**Bold**	Bold
~~Strikethrough~~	Strikethrough
[Link](https://vivaldi.com/)	Link
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | :——- | :——: | ——: | Left | Centred | Right |	Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Left Centred Right
# Heading 1   ## Heading 2 ### Heading 3	Heading 1 Heading 2 Heading 3
Image   
Unordered list   * Item 1 * Item 2 * Item 3 Ordered list 1. Item 1 2. Item 2 3. Item 3	Unordered list   Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 Ordered list Item 1 Item 2 Item 3
`Inline code` with single backticks	Inline code with single backticks
Code block (use three backticks without spaces)   ` ` ` <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body><h1>My First Heading</h1> <p>My first paragraph.</p></body> </html> ` ` `	<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body><h1>My First Heading</h1> <p>My first paragraph.</p></body> </html>
Block quote   > Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer eget porta sapien, eget pellentesque sapien. Duis in aliquam elit. Mauris lacinia magna quis nibh commodo, sed elementum quam elementum.	Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer eget porta sapien, eget pellentesque sapien. Duis in aliquam elit. Mauris lacinia magna quis nibh commodo, sed elementum quam elementum.
Horizontal line   – – –

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Turn spell check on and off

To enable and disable the spell checker feature:

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Organize languages

Add languages

To add languages for which spelling is checked for:

1. Right-click in a text input field to open the context menu.
2. Select Spell check > Language settings.
3. In Settings, click on Language > Add languages.
4. Find the language you want to include.
5. Click Add.

On Windows and Linux, when spell checking is enabled, you can enable/disable spell check separately for each added language in the Use spell check for section.

Reorder languages by preference

To change the order of the languages:

1. Right-click in a text input field to open the context menu.
2. Select Spell check > Language settings.
3. In Settings, click on Language.
4. Click on More actions on the right side of the list of languages.
5. Choose between Move up, Move down and Move to the top.

Remove languages

To remove languages:

1. Right-click in a text input field to open the context menu.
2. Select Spell check > Language settings.
3. In Settings, click on Language and find the language you want to remove.
4. Click on More actions on the right side of the list of languages.
5. Select Remove.

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Use Spell check

If a word has been misspelled it will be underlined with a red line. You can correct the mistake yourself or right click on the word and select a suggestion.

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Custom spell check

You can add words that usually get highlighted by the spell checker as having been misspelled to your dictionary.

Add words to the dictionary

To add a word:

1. Type the word in a text input field.
2. When it gets underlined in red, right-click on the word.
3. From the context menu, select Add to dictionary.

Edit words in the dictionary

To edit the words in the dictionary:

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Enhanced spell check

Enhanced spell checker can detect additional mistakes in the text, such as an extra space or a missing hyphen. To use this feature your written text will be routed through Google’s servers, decreasing your level of privacy.

To enable/disable enhanced spell checker:

In Vivaldi you can manage your Bookmarks from the Bookmark Panel, Bookmark Manager, Bookmark Bar and Bookmark Menu. In this article we’ll focus on the Bookmark Manager.

Accessing the Bookmark Manager

To access bookmarks from the Bookmark Manager you can do one of the following:

• Go to Start Page > Bookmarks;
• Use a Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl+B / ⌃ ⌘ B;
• Type “Bookmarks” in Quick Commands;
• Go to  Vivaldi Menu > Bookmarks > Bookmarks;
• Type vivaldi://bookmarks in the Address Field;
• Create a Mouse Gesture for opening the Bookmark Manager.

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Managing Bookmarks

Adding a new bookmark

To add a new bookmark in the Bookmark Manager:

• click on the New Bookmark button in the top left of the page;
• right-click in the page and select:
  • New Bookmark;
  • Bookmark Active Page;
  • Bookmark All Open Pages.

Importing bookmarks

To import bookmarks from another browser:

1. Click on the Import… button in the top right of the page;
2. Select the browser you want to import bookmarks and other settings from;
3. Click Start Import.

Alternatively, to open the import dialog, go to the Vivaldi menu > File > Import from Applications or Files.

Exporting bookmarks

To export bookmarks from Vivaldi, click on the  Vivaldi menu > File > Export Bookmarks. Bookmarks will be saved as an HTML file.

Opening a bookmark

To open a bookmark:

• Select it and press Enter on your keyboard (on macOS press Space);
• right-click on it and select:
  • Open in New Tab,
  • Open in Background Tab,
  • Open,
  • Open in a New Window,
  • Open in Private Window;
• use Open Link in New Tab or Open Link in New Background Tab Mouse Gestures.

Editing a bookmark

To change the title, link, nickname, description, and thumbnail of a bookmark, select it and update the information in the bookmark information section on the right side of the page.

To change just the title, either:

• do a slow double-click on the bookmark / bookmark folder, or
• right-click on the bookmark / bookmark folder and select Rename.

Custom thumbnails

Bookmark thumbnails are a great way to visually distinguish one bookmark from another and are most often used on Speed Dials. To change a thumbnail:

1. Select the bookmark or bookmark folder;
2. Hover over the existing thumbnail or placeholder image;
3. Click on the  Select Custom Thumbnail button;
4. Select an image from your files.

If you’re planning to create your own Speed Dial thumbnails, we recommend making them 440×360 px in size.

Alternatively, click the  Update thumbnail button, to use a screenshot of the website as the thumbnail.

Deleting a bookmark

To delete a bookmark, select it and either:

• press Delete on your keyboard;
• click on the Delete button in the top left of the page;
• right-click on the bookmark and select Delete.

Restoring deleted bookmarks

Deleted bookmarks will be moved to the Trash folder, from where you can:

• restore them by dragging the deleted bookmark out from the Trash folder, or
• delete them permanently by right-clicking on the Trash folder and selecting Empty Trash.

Organizing bookmarks

Sorting bookmarks

In the Bookmark Manager bookmarks can be sorted by Title, Address, Nickname, and Description. Click on the column title to sort by the criteria. Click again to reverse the order.

A third click on the same column title will revert the list of bookmarks to manual sorting.

Sorting order in the Bookmark Manager also affects the sorting order in the Bookmark Menu.

Reordering and moving bookmarks

While sorting is set to manual, you can reorder bookmarks and bookmark folders by clicking and dragging them. A line in your Theme‘s highlight color indicates the bookmark’s / bookmark folder’s new location. Release the mouse button, when you’ve found a new location for the bookmark / bookmark folder.

If you want to move a bookmark from one folder to another, use drag and drop as well. It might be easier when all folders show their contents, though. So, right-click on the list of bookmarks and select Expand All Folders to show the bookmarks in all folders.

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Bookmark Folders

To create a new folder, either:

• click on the New Folder button in the top left of the page, or
• right-click in the page and select New Folder from the context menu.

To create a new sub-folder, select the parent folder and then either:

• click on the New Folder button, or
• right-click on the parent folder and select New Folder from the context menu.

Assigning a Speed Dial and Bookmark Bar folder

Speed Dial

To assign a folder to populate your Start Page with Speed Dials, either:

• select the folder and tick the box for Speed Dial in the folder information section, or
• right-click on the folder and select Use as Speed Dial from the context menu.

Multiple folders can be displayed on the Speed Dial.

Bookmark bar

To assign a folder to populate your Bookmark Bar, either:

• select the folder and tick the box for Bookmark Bar in the folder information section, or
• right-click on the folder and select Set as Bookmark Bar Folder from the context menu.

Only one folder can be used as the Bookmark Bar folder, but that folder may include multiple sub-folders.

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Searching bookmarks

Use the Search box in the top left corner of the page to search for bookmarks using the bookmark’s title, nickname or something in the link or description.

There are two ways to display search results. Either as a flat search, where only the found bookmarks are listed or in a tree search, where you’ll also see in which folder the bookmark is. To switch between the views:

1. Right-click on the list of bookmarks;
2. In the context menu, select Settings;
3. Pick either Flat Search or Tree Search.

To make manual browsing through the list of bookmarks easier, you can open and close all bookmark folders at once with just two click – right-click on the list of bookmarks and select either Expand All Folders or Collapse All Folders.

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Syncing bookmarks

If you use Vivaldi on multiple devices, you can keep your bookmarks synchronized using Vivaldi’s Sync feature. Learn more on the Help page about Sync.

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Start Page Navigation

To display the Start Page navigation menu also in the Bookmark Manager, History Manager and Notes Manager, go to Settings > Start Page > Start Page Navigation and select Show on Internal Pages.

In Vivaldi you can manage your Bookmarks from the Bookmark Panel, Bookmark Manager, Bookmark Bar and Bookmark Menu. In this article we’ll focus on the Bookmark Menu.

Accessing the Bookmark Menu

To access bookmarks from the Vivaldi Menu do one of the following:

• Go to  Vivaldi menu > Bookmarks;
  On macOS the horizontal Vivaldi menu is always visible. Just look for Bookmarks on the application menu.
• Use the Keyboard Shortcut Alt + B (on Windows and Linux) to open the menu;

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Managing bookmarks from the Bookmark Menu

Adding a new bookmark

To add a new bookmark in the Bookmark Menu:

1. Go to Vivaldi menu > Bookmarks;
2. Right-click somewhere in the menu and select New Bookmark.

To add the active Tab as new bookmark:

• Go to Vivaldi Menu and navigate to the Bookmark folder, where you want to add the active tab to. Then click Add Active Tab at the bottom of the list of bookmarks.
• Right-click somewhere in the menu and select Add Active Tab. The bookmark will be added below the bookmark or in the folder you clicked on.

Opening a bookmark

To open a bookmark:

1. Go to Vivaldi Menu > Bookmarks and locate the bookmark you want to open.
2. Clicking on the bookmark will open the website in the Active Tab (unless changed in Settings > Bookmarks). From the right-click context menu you’ll find the following options for opening a bookmark:
   • Open in New Tab;
   • Open in Background Tab;
   • Open (in Active Tab);
   • Open in a New Window;
   • Open in Private Window.

You can also hold down the Shift key while clicking on the bookmark to open it in a New Tab or Ctrl / ⌘ key to open the bookmark in a New Background Tab.

To open all bookmarks in a folder:

1. Go to Vivaldi Menu > Bookmarks and locate the bookmark folder.
2. Right-click on the folder and choose where to open the bookmarks (e.g. Open in a New Window).

Editing a bookmark

To edit a bookmark:

1. Go to Vivaldi Menu;
2. Right-click on the bookmark you want to change;
3. Select Edit.

You can update the bookmarks title, link, folder, nickname, and description.

Sorting and moving bookmarks

To sort, reorder or move bookmarks in the Bookmark Menu, you need to do the sorting in the Bookmark Manager. The changes there will reflect in the Bookmark Menu. To learn how, check out the Help page about the Bookmark Manager.

Deleting a bookmark

To delete a bookmark:

1. Go to Vivaldi Menu;
2. Right-click on the bookmark you want to remove;
3. Select Delete;

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Importing and exporting bookmarks

To import bookmarks from another browser or HTML file, go to the Vivaldi menu > File > Import Bookmarks and Settings.

To export bookmarks as an HTML file, go to the Vivaldi menu > File > Export Bookmarks.

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Syncing bookmarks

If you use Vivaldi on multiple devices, you can keep your bookmarks synchronized using Vivaldi’s Sync feature. Learn more on the Help page about Sync.

In Vivaldi you can manage your Bookmarks from the Bookmark Panel, Bookmark Manager, Bookmark Bar and Bookmark Menu. In this article we’ll focus on the Bookmark Panel.

Accessing the Bookmark Panel

To access bookmarks from the Panel do one of the following:

• Click on the  Bookmark Panel button on top of the Panel;
• Use a Keyboard Shortcut F6 / ⌥ ⌘ B;
• Type “Bookmark Panel” in Quick Commands;
• Go to  Vivaldi Menu > View > Bookmark Panel;
• Create a Mouse Gesture for opening the Panel.

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Managing Bookmarks in the Panel

Adding a new bookmark

To add a new bookmark in the Bookmark Panel:

• Click on the New Bookmark button on top of the Panel;
• Right-click in the Panel and select:
  • New Bookmark,
  • Bookmark Active Page,
  • Bookmark All Open Pages;
• Open the Bookmark Panel, then start dragging from the Site info badge on the left side of the Address Field and drop it to the Bookmark Panel.

Opening a bookmark

To open a bookmark:

• Double-click a bookmark;
• Select it and press Enter on your keyboard (on macOS press Space);
• Right-click on it and select:
  • Open in New Tab,
  • Open in Background Tab,
  • Open,
  • Open in a New Window,
  • Open in Private Window;
• Use Open Link in New Tab or Open Link in New Background Tab Mouse Gestures.

Editing a bookmark

To change the title, link, nickname, description, and thumbnail of a bookmark, select it and update the information in the bookmark information section at the bottom of the Panel.

To change just the title, either:

• do a slow double-click on the bookmark / bookmark folder, or
• right-click on the bookmark / bookmark folder and select Rename.

Custom thumbnails

Bookmark thumbnails are a great way to visually distinguish one bookmark from another and are most often used on Speed Dials. To change a thumbnail:

1. Select the bookmark or bookmark folder;
2. Hover over the existing thumbnail or placeholder image;
3. Click on the  Select custom thumbnail button;
4. Select an image from your files.

Alternatively, click the  Update thumbnail button, to use a screenshot of the website as the thumbnail.

Show or hide bookmark information section

Double-click on the divider between the list of bookmarks and bookmark information section to hide/show the section.

To change the size of the section, place the mouse cursor on the top edge and drag the mouse up or down.

Deleting a bookmark

To delete a bookmark, select it and either:

• press Delete on your keyboard;
• click on the Delete button on top of the Panel;
• right-click on the bookmark and select Delete.

Deleted bookmarks will be moved to the Trash folder, from where you can:

• restore them by dragging the deleted bookmark out from the Trash folder, or
• delete them permanently by right-clicking on the Trash folder and selecting Empty Trash.

Organizing bookmarks

Sorting bookmarks

Bookmarks can be sorted by Title, Address, Nickname, Description, Date Created and manually. Click on the section (by default Sort Manually) just above the list of bookmarks to change the sorting criteria. Click the arrow on the right to switch between ascending and descending sorting.

Bookmark separators

In case your bookmarks are sorted manually, you can add a separator to divide your bookmarks and folders. To add a new separator, right-click somewhere in the list of bookmarks and select New Separator from the context menu. Then, if necessary, drag it to its correct location.

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Bookmark Folders

To create a new folder, either:

• click on the New Folder button on top of the Panel, or
• right-click in the Panel and select New Folder from the context menu.

To create a new sub-folder, select the parent folder and then either:

• click on the New Folder button, or
• right-click on the parent folder and select New Folder from the context menu.

Assigning a Speed Dial and Bookmark Bar folder

Speed Dial

To assign a folder to populate your Start Page with Speed Dials, either:

• select the folder and tick the box for Speed Dial in the folder information section, or
• right-click on the folder and select Use as Speed Dial from the context menu.

Multiple folders can be displayed on the Speed Dial.

Bookmark bar

To assign a folder to populate your Bookmark Bar, either:

• select the folder and tick the box for Bookmark Bar in the folder information section, or
• right-click on the folder and select Set as Bookmark Bar Folder from the context menu.

Only one folder can be used as the Bookmark Bar folder, but that folder may include multiple sub-folders.

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Searching bookmarks

Use the Search box on top of the Panel to search for bookmarks using the bookmark’s title, nickname or something in the link or description.

There are two ways to display search results. Either as a flat search, where only the found bookmarks are listed or in a tree-style, where you’ll also see in which folder the bookmark is. To switch between the views:

1. Right-click on the list of bookmarks;
2. In the context menu, select Settings;
3. and then pick either Flat Search or Tree Search.

To make manual browsing through the list of bookmarks easier, you can open and close all bookmark folders at once with just two click – right-click on the list of bookmarks and select either Expand All Folders or Collapse All Folders.

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Importing and exporting bookmarks

To import bookmarks from another browser or HTML file, go to the Vivaldi menu > File > Import from Applications or Files.

To export bookmarks as an HTML file, go to the Vivaldi menu > File > Export Bookmarks.