Take notes, adding a description and even screenshots to the notes while surfing the web with the Vivaldi browser. Add your thoughts and ideas to any sites you visit using Vivaldi Notes.

View Notes

Find and edit your notes from the Notes Panel located on the side of the browser window. You can also use Keyboard Shortcuts (Ctrl+Shift+O / ⌥ ⌘ N). For a full window notes editor open the Notes Manager.

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Create a new Note

To write a new note, click on the New Note button at the top of the Panel. Everything you type will be saved automatically.

Copy to Note

To create a note with text on a web page:

1. Select the text.
2. Right-click on the highlighted text and select Copy to Note from the context menu.
   Alternatively:
   • Use the Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl + Shift C / ⌥ ⌘ C.
   • Type “Copy Selected Text to Note” in Quick Commands.
   • Create a Mouse Gesture for the action.

The note will be added with the marked text as body, the webpage link, the creation date, and a screenshot of the page with the highlighted text.

Append to Note

While Copy to Note creates a new note with the text you’ve selected on a web page, Append to Note will add the text to an existing note of your choice.

To add text to a note:

1. Select the text.
2. Right-click on the highlighted text and select Append to Note from the context menu.
   Alternatively:
   • Type “Append Selected Text to Note” in Quick Commands.
   • Create a Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Gesture for the action.
3. Select the note you want to add the text to.
4. Click Add to Note.

New Note with Capture Page

In addition to text, you can take screenshots and save them as Notes. To save a screenshot as a note:

1. Click on Capture Page on the Status Bar;
2. Select whether you want to capture the full page or just a part of it;
3. For Format select Create Note With…;
4. Click Capture.

The note will be added with the capture as an attachment, the webpage link, and the creation date. You can add a title and note about the screenshot.

New note with drag and drop

1. Highlight the text you want to make into a note;
2. Drag the highlighted text (you can also drag links and images) to the Notes Panel button;
3. Release the mouse button to create a new note.

When the Notes Panel is already open, drag the note content to the notes list to create a new note.

If you want to add to an existing note, open the note, then drag and drop the additional content to the note editor section.

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Search Notes

To find a note, use the Search box on top of the Notes Panel. Notes can also be searched for using Quick Commands.

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Edit Notes

At the bottom of the Notes Panel, you may:

• Edit the note.
  • Use Markdown formatting to make your notes more readable and interesting.
• Add an image either from a webpage or from a file on your computer.
• Add a webpage link to the note.

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Organize Notes

Notes can be sorted:

• Manually,
• by Title,
• by Address,
• by Content,
• by Date Created.

Notes can also be divided into folders. To create a new folder, click on the New Folder button on top of the Panel and give it a title.

Notes can be moved between folders by dragging the note to the new destination folder.

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Delete Notes

To delete a note or a notes folder, either select the note/folder and click on the Delete button on top of the Panel or right-click the note/folder and select Delete from the context menu.

Restoring deleted Notes

Drag the note out of the Trash and place it anywhere above.

Emptying Notes Trash

Right-click the Trash and select Empty trash.

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Export and Import Notes

Exporting Notes

To export your notes:

1. Go to the Vivaldi menu > File > Export > Export Notes.
2. Select the destination folder.

Alternatively:

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

All notes will be saved as separate text (.txt) or markdown (.md) files.

Importing Notes

To import notes:

1. Make sure all notes you want to import are in one folder and saved as a text or markdown file.
2. Go to the Vivaldi menu > File > Import from Applications or Files.
3. From the drop-down menu select Notes Folder.
4. Click Choose a Notes Folder.
5. Select the source folder.

Alternatively:

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

All applicable files in the folder will be imported as notes to Vivaldi.

What is an extension?

An extension is a small software program that can be installed to give added functionality to the Vivaldi browser. Extensions allow you to further customize and enhance your usage of the browser and range from social media tools to privacy-related features such as ad-blocking.

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Extensions in Vivaldi

Although Vivaldi aims to provide as much built-in functionality as possible, many users further fine-tune the browsing experience using extensions.

Because Vivaldi is built using the Chromium web browser project, extensions available in the Chrome Web Store can also be installed in Vivaldi. In some instances, extensions built for the Chrome browser will behave differently when installed in Vivaldi, but for the most part, your favorite Chrome extensions will work just fine in Vivaldi.

In case an extension does not work as expected, please discuss the extension on our Forum, to see if the issue can be solved or if our Community members can suggest alternatives. Contacting the extension developers can help as well.

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Install an extension in Vivaldi:

1. Browse to the Chrome Web Store;
2. Select the Extensions category;
3. Search for the desired extension;
4. Click Add to Chrome to install the extension in Vivaldi.

If you don’t see the button Add to Chrome, go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Google Extensions and make sure the option Web Store has been enabled.

In case, an extension isn’t available on the Chrome Web Store you can upload them manually:

1. Go to the Extensions page;
2. Enable Developer mode from a toggle in the top right corner of the page;
3. Click Load unpacked on the new menu that appears;
4. Find the extension folder in your File Manager (if you have it as a .zip file, extract it first);
5. Click Select Folder to load the extension to Vivaldi.

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Import Extensions

You can import Extensions to Vivaldi from other Chromium-based browsers, for example, Chrome, Edge, Opera, etc.

To import Extensions:

1. Make sure the browser you want to export from is closed.
2. In Vivaldi, go to the Vivaldi menu > File > Import from Applications or Files.
3. Select the Chromium-based browser you want to import data from.
4. Click “Start Import”.
5. When the import has finished, click “Close”
6. On the Extensions management page that opens, enable the extensions you want to use in Vivaldi by clicking the toggle button at the bottom right corner of each extension card.

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Allow third-party extensions to control the Start Page

To have a custom Start Page page using an extension:

1. Open Vivaldi Settings;
2. Go to Tabs > New Tab Page;
3. Tick the Controlled by Extension checkbox.

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Manage Extensions

The Extensions page gives an overview of the extensions currently installed, the ability to disable or delete extensions and adjust extension-specific settings.

Access the Extensions page

To open the Extensions page go to the Vivaldi Menu > Tools > Extensions.

The Extensions page can also be accessed by:

• using a Keyboard Shortcuts Ctrl+Shift+E / ⌃ ⌘ E;
• typing “Extensions” in Quick Commands;
• right-clicking on an extension button in the Address Bar and selecting Manage Extensions;
• entering vivaldi://extensions in the Address Bar;
• creating a Mouse Gesture for the action.

Access extensions using Quick Commands

To open the extension’s popup or options:

1. Open Quick Commands (F2 / ⌘ E);
2. Type in the extension’s name;
3. Use arrow keys to select the extension;
4. Press Enter to open the extension’s popup or Ctrl + Enter / ⌘ Enter to open the extension’s options page (if the extension has one).

Change extension settings

Some Extensions have settings you can change. To check these options:

• Right-click on the Extension on the Address Bar and select Options from the context menu;
• Alternatively, click on Details > Extension Options on the Extensions page.

Update extensions

Extensions usually update automatically. To manually update extensions:

1. Go to the Extensions page;
2. Enable Developer mode from a toggle in the top right corner of the page;
3. Click Update on the new menu that appears.

Disable extensions

To disable an extension:

1. Open the Extensions page;
2. Click on the toggle button in the lower right corner of the extension card.

Disabling extensions is a good way to test whether an issue you’re encountering in the browser is caused by an Extension or not.

Remove extensions

To remove an extension:

• Right-click on the Extension on the Address Bar and select Remove Extension from the context menu;
• Alternatively, click Remove on the Extension page.

Confirm your decision by clicking Remove again in the confirmation dialog.

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Hide extension buttons

To hide or show an extension, right-click on its button and select Hide Button/Show Button. Use the Show/Hide hidden extensions toggle button on the right to view hidden extensions. To view hidden extensions in a drop-down menu instead of expanding the Address Bar (compare the images below), go to Settings > Address Bar > Extension Visibility and tick the box for Expand Hidden Extensions to Drop-Down Menu.

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Move extensions

By default, Extensions will be accessible from the right side of the Address Bar. If that location doesn’t suit you, you can move them to the Panels sidebar or Status Bar. Note that all extensions are grouped together and cannot be moved individually to different locations on the browser’s toolbars,

To move Extensions:

Option 1

1. Open the toolbar editor from the Vivaldi menu > View > Customize Toolbar.
2. From its current location, drag the Extensions button to your preferred location.

Option 2

If you’ve hidden some extensions and see the Extensions button next to your visible extensions, you can move them without needing to open the Toolbar Editor.

1. Hold down the Ctrl/⌘* key.
2. Drag the Extensions button to your preferred location.

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

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Reorder extensions

Enabled extensions often display a button. You can reorder these buttons among themselves by holding down the Ctrl/⌘* key and dragging and dropping them directly on the Address Bar.

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

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

Open Quick Commands

To open the Quick Commands menu:

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

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Features available in Quick Commands

Quick Commands menu lets you:

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

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Search and navigate results

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

Filter searches

To search only a specific category, you can use a the following keywords in front of the search term to filter out only relevant results:

• Bookmarks – bookmark:
• Notes – note:
• Open and Closed Tabs – tab:
• Browsing History – history:
• Commands – command:
• Page Actions – action:
• Workspaces – workspace:

For example, the search filter history: Vivaldi will search the term “Vivaldi” in your browsing history. The search filter note: cake will search your Notes for the word “cake.”

It’s also possible to use shorter keywords like bkm: (bookmark), tb: (tab), cmd: (command) and other alternative search terms derived using regular expression.

In addition, when your browser’s user interface is not in English, you can use the keywords both in the user interface’s language and in English. Just make sure, you have enabled Include English Search Terms in Settings > Quick Commands > Quick Command Options.

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Customize Quick Commands

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

To toggle some types on or off:

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

To reorder the list:

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

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

Quick Command Options

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

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

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Command Chains

In Vivaldi you can group commands together to execute them in a sequence. Learn more about the feature on our Help page about Command Chains.

Mouse Gestures let you speed up navigation and perform useful actions with quick movements of the mouse. You can edit existing gestures and add your own to match your browsing style. Read on to find out more.

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Enabling gestures

To enable and disable Mouse Gestures:

1. Go to Settings > Mouse > Gestures and tick the box for Allow Gestures;
2. Type “Toggle Mouse Gestures” in Quick Commands;
3. Create a Keyboard Shortcut for the action.

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Performing a gesture

1. Click and hold the right mouse button (or press and hold the ALT key).
2. Move the pointer to perform an action.

You can also perform gestures using other input devices, such as trackpads or touchpads. To enable gestures for these devices, tick the box for Perform Gestures with ALT Key in Settings.

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Default gestures

To view default gestures, to Settings > Mouse > Gesture Mapping.

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Making your own gesture

1. Go to Settings > Mouse > Gesture Mapping.
2. Click on the  New Gesture button.
3. Pick a command from the drop-down menu or search for one by name.
4. Click Next.
5. Draw a new gesture in the highlighted area using primary button.
6. Click Save Gesture.

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Editing gestures

1. Go to Settings > Mouse > Gesture Mapping.
2. Pick a gesture you want to edit.
3. Click on the Edit Gesture button.
4. Draw a new gesture and click Save Gesture.

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Gesture sensitivity

1. Go to Settings > Mouse > Gesture Sensitivity.
2. Move the slider to set a minimum stroke length to be recognised as a gesture.

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Rocker gestures

Rocker Gestures are Mouse Gestures used to execute commands with the left and right mouse buttons. Learn more on the Help page about Rocker Gestures.

 

Most things can be done in Vivaldi with the keyboard alone, such as opening, closing and switching Tabs, toggling the visibility of UI elements and creating Notes.

Keyboard settings

Focus Cycling and Full Keyboard Access

The Tab key can be used to move from one element to the next on the open web page and browser user interface. In Settings, you can select whether pressing the Tab key should focus only on individual toolbars or web pages, or go through all browser’s toolbars and the web page.

In addition, you can choose, whether pressing the Tab key focuses on all controls or only inputs, such as text fields.

Access Keys

Some web pages can be navigated with their own keyboard shortcuts. You can enable/disable the use of these shortcuts from Settings > Keyboard > Access Keys. Learn more about these shortcuts on the Help page about Webpage Access Key Shortcuts.

Keyboard Shortcut options

Keyboard Shortcuts are enabled by default. Should you wish to disable them, go to Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts and untick Enable Keyboard Shortcuts. There, you can also enable/disable the use of Singe Key Shortcuts, both in general and specifically when using Mail and Calendar.

On websites with paginated content, for example, Search Engine‘s search results or recent posts on the Vivaldi Forum, you can press the Space key to move down on the page and once at the end of the page, load the next page, i.e. Fast Forward. You can disable that behavior in Keyboard Shortcuts settings.

Pressing the Alt key on your keyboard opens the Vivaldi Menu. If you don’t want that to happen, you can disable that behavior from Keyboard Shortcuts settings. Alternatively, you can use the Alt key for drawing Mouse Gestures on trackpads or other input devices. Enable it from Settings > Mouse > Gestures.

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Viewing Keyboard Shortcuts

While browsing, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+F1 / ⌘ F1 to view a cheat sheet of all the available keyboard shortcuts.

Alternatively, go to Settings > Keyboard.

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Adding and editing Keyboard Shortcuts

To add or edit a keyboard shortcut:

1. Go to Settings > Keyboard.
2. Find the shortcut you want to add or edit.
3. If needed, remove the current shortcut (see instructions below).
4. While the focus is on the input field, press the keys of the new shortcut.

You can also add multiple shortcuts for the same action.

To remove a shortcut:

1. Go to Settings > Keyboard.
2. Find the shortcut you want to remove.
3. Hover the mouse cursor over the shortcut and click the Clear Shortcut button to the right of the input field.
   Alternatively, click on the shortcut in the input field and press either Backspace or Delete.

Reset shortcuts

• To reset a single keyboard shortcut, hover over the shortcut and click on Restore Default Shortcut.
• To reset all shortcuts, click on Restore Default Keys at the bottom of the list of shortcuts.

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Single Key Shortcuts

Learn more about shortcuts that consist of only one key on the Help page about Single Key Shortcuts.

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Keyboard modifiers

There are many useful actions that can be done using the keyboard keys together with the mouse. Here’s a few:

• Ctrl / ⌘ and a mouse click on a link will open the link in a new background Tab.
• Shift and a mouse click will open the link in a new foreground Tab.
• Ctrl / ⌘ + Shift and a click will open the link in a new Window.
• Ctrl / ⌘ and a mouse scroll can be used to Zoom the page in or out.
• Alt with a mouse scroll will display the Tab Cycler.

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Browser Priority Shortcuts

In addition to the browser being controlled with Keyboard Shortcuts, web pages can have their own set of shortcuts which can sometimes overlap with the browser’s shortcuts. In that case, shortcuts will trigger actions on the web page.

To give browser priority over shortcuts:

1. Go to Settings > Keyboard > Browser Priority Shortcuts.
2. Add shortcuts that should trigger actions in the browser, even when the web page uses the same shortcut.

To control the setting per website:

1. Go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Website Permissions.
2. If the website isn’t already on the list of domains, click on Add New Domain at the bottom of the list of domains. Otherwise select the domain and skip to step 5.
3. Enter the website’s URL you want to give different permissions from the global ones to.
4. Click Add Domain.
5. Change the setting for Prioritize Website Shortcuts.

Speed Dials in Vivaldi allow you to quickly access your favourite websites from the Start Page. You can customise the Bookmarks included in your Speed Dial, or add custom Speed Dials and folders to organise your content.

Display a bookmark folder on the Start Page as a Speed Dial

To access bookmarks from a specific bookmarks folder on the Start Page:

1. Open the the Bookmark Panel or Bookmark Manager.
2. Select the folder you want to add as the Speed Dial.
3. In the bookmark folder information section, tick the box for Speed Dial.

Multiple bookmark folders can be added to the Speed Dial. All Speed Dial folders have a special Speed Dial folder icon in front of the folder name to indicate that they’re Speed Dial folders.

Create a new Speed Dial folder

To create a new Speed Dial group:

1. Click the New Group button on the Start Page navigation bar (located next to Bookmarks and History entries).
2. Give the new group a name.
3. Add or move bookmarks to the new Speed Dial group.

The new group can also be accessed from the Bookmark Panel, Bookmark Manager and Bookmark Menu.

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Add bookmarks to the Speed Dial

To add a new bookmark:

1. Click on the Add Bookmark to Speed Dial button that’s after the last Speed Dial on the Start Page. Alternatively, right-click on an empty area on the page and select Add Bookmark to Speed Dial from the context menu.
2. Enter a website address and title or click on the suggestions.
3. If you entered a link manually, click on Add below the title field, otherwise close the dialog from the close button in the top right corner.

Alternatively, add a bookmark as you prefer doing it, just make sure to add it to the Speed Dial bookmark folder.

To add an existing bookmark, copy or move the bookmark to the bookmark folder that’s set to be displayed on the Speed Dial in the Bookmark Panel or Bookmark Manager.

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Edit a Speed Dial bookmark

To edit a Speed Dial bookmark’s information:

1. Right-click on the Speed Dial bookmark.
2. Select Edit.
3. Make the changes in the pop up.
4. Click Save.

Alternatively, edit the bookmark in the Bookmark Panel or Bookmark Manager.

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Reorder and move Speed Dial bookmarks

On the Start Page, Speed Dial bookmarks can only be sorted manually. To reorder the Speed Dials, drag and drop them to place them in the order you prefer.

To move bookmarks between folders, it’s best to use the Bookmark Panel or Bookmark Manager.

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Delete a Speed Dial bookmark

Hover briefly on the bookmark thumbnail, then click on the in the upper right corner to delete the bookmark from your Speed Dial.
Alternatively, delete the bookmark from the Speed Dial folder in the Bookmark Panel or Bookmark Manager.

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Add Speed Dial subfolders

To add a new subfolder to the Speed Dial:

1. Click the big button on the Start Page.
2. In the section that opens, click New Folder.
3. Give the new folder a name.

Alternatively, create a new folder or move an existing one to a Speed Dial folder in the Bookmark Panel or Bookmark Manager.

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Upload a custom thumbnail to a Speed Dial or Speed Dial folder

1. Hover over the Speed Dial thumbnail and click on the + to select a custom image.
   
   Alternatively, right-click a Speed Dial icon or a Speed Dial folder and choose Select Custom Speed Dial Thumbnail option from the context menu.
2. Select an image to replace the thumbnail.
   The recommended image size is  440×360 px and most image formats are supported, including animated GIFs.

Note: Vivaldi only stores a reference to an image that is stored locally on your computer. This means that should you either move or delete the image, Vivaldi will no longer have access to it and it will disappear from you Speed Dial. Make sure to store custom speed dial images in a folder that will not be deleted.   To remove a thumbnail image from the Speed Dial, right click on the Speed Dial and select Clear Custom Thumbnail.

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Change the background of the Speed Dial page

1. Go to Settings > Themes > Editor > Background.
2. Choose between the preset backgrounds or add your own background image or colour. To use your own background image, click on Select Image (Background type has to be set to Image).

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Other Speed Dial Settings

In Settings > Start Page, you can adjust other aspects of Speed Dial behaviour such as:

• Toggle display of Speed Dial titles to always show, never show or only show when needed.
• Show/Hide the Add button to free up screen real estate.
• Change the maximum number of columns that display. The Maximum Columns setting allows you to set the amount columns of thumbnails to be shown per Speed Dial. Select None to let the thumbnails fill in all available space.
• Change the Speed Dial thumbnail size. You can pick from 5 different sizes.
• Enable/Disable the option to reorder Speed Dials by Drag and Drop.

In case you prefer to access your bookmarks using other options available in the browser and don’t plan on using the Speed Dial, you can change your Homepage, New Tab Page and Startup settings to “disable” the Speed Dial.

To change the Homepage:

1. Go to Settings > General > Homepage;
2. Set a specific website as your homepage.

To change the New Tab page:

1. Go to Settings > Tabs > New Tab Page;
2. Instead of Start Page, select either:
   1. Homepage,
   2. Blank Page, or
   3. Specific Page.

In case you’ve also set the browser to open with the Start Page and want to change it:

1. Go to Settings > General > Startup with;
2. Instead of Start Page, select either:
   1. Last Session,
   2. Homepage,
   3. Specific Pages.

The handling of browser tabs and windows in Vivaldi is designed with flexibility and efficiency in mind.

• Open and close tabs
• Open and close windows
• Reopen recently closed tabs
• Clone tabs
• Group tabs
• Tile tabs
• Hibernate tabs
• Move tabs
• Cycle tabs
• Switch tabs
• Tab bar position
• Tab width

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Opening and closing tabs

There are several ways to open a new tab:

• Click New tab [+] button at the end of the tab bar.
• Go to the application File menu and choose New Tab.
• Use the Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl T on Windows and Linux, or ⌘ T on Mac.
• Perform the New Tab Mouse Gesture: Right-click + Swipe down.

To open links in new tabs:

• Hold down the shift key, while clicking a link.
• Select Open in New Tab from the context menu.
• Perform the Open Link in New Tab (Over a Link) Mouse Gesture: Right-click + Swipe down.

There are also several ways to open a link in a new background tab:

• Right-click a link and then select Open Link in Background Tab from the context menu.
• Press and hold the Ctrl / ⌘ key while clicking a link.
• Click a link with the middle mouse button.
• Perform the Open Link in Background Tab (Over a Link) Mouse Gesture: Right-click + Swipe down and up.

Open previous/next page in a new tab

To open the previous page or the page you’ve navigated back from in a new tab, hold down the Ctrl/Cmd key and click on the back button to open the previous URL or the forward button to open the next URL.

To close a tab:

• Click [x] Close button that appears when hovering your mouse pointer over the tab.
• Go to the application File menu and choose Close Tab.
• Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl W / ⌘ W.

Close multiple tabs:

• Select the tabs you wish to close using the Shift or Ctrl/⌘ key and select Close # Tabs from the right click context menu.

To close other tabs:

Instead of closing multiple tabs one by one, right click the active tab and select, whether to:

• Close tabs to the right,
• Close tabs to the left, or
• Close all other tabs (alternatively: Alt + click on active tab’s close button)
• When you’ve select the tabs you want to keep open, select Close Other (# Unselected Tabs) to close the rest.

Opening and closing windows.

To open a new window:

• Go to the “V” menu (Windows and Linux) > File  > New Window.
• Use the Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl N / ⌘ N.
• Create a new Mouse Gesture for opening a new window.

Closing confirmation

By default when you close a window, you’ll be asked to confirm your decision. You can disable this option by checking the box Do not show confirmation again next time you see the dialog window or disable/enable it in Settings > General > Close Window > Close Window Confirmation.

Exit confirmation

On Windows and Linux, there’s also an exit confirmation option, which you’ll see when you’re about to close the last open window. You can also disable this option by checking the box Do not show confirmation again next time you see the dialog window or disable/enable it in Settings > General > Exit > Exit Confirmation.

Reopen recently closed tabs via Trash

The Trash Can, located at the far end of the Tab Bar and in the Window Panel, contains a list of previously closed tabs and windows. Click the trash can to reopen recently closed tabs. It’s also a good place to look for your tabs if, for some reason, the browser didn’t open with your previous session (after a crash for example).  For a more complete overview of visited pages, visit the History by going to “V” menu > Tools > History menu or using CTRL H / ⌘ Y Keyboard Shortcut.

Clone tabs

To create an exact copy of a tab including its history, choose Clone Tab from the tab’s contextual menu. In the Settings you can decide whether cloned tab should open next to the original one, or at the end of the Tab Bar.

Group tabs into Tab Stacks

Tab Stacks are created by dragging one tab on top of another. You can add more, or remove individual tabs from the stack as you see fit. Vivaldi can group tabs from the same domain into a Tab Stack automatically by selecting Stack Tabs by Host from the context menu. Individual tabs can be also selected using Ctrl / ⌘ or Shift keys and grouped into a stack from contextual menu. Find out more about Grouping Tabs.

Tile multiple tabs

Vivaldi allows display of several webpages at once. With active Tab Stack or multiple selected tabs, you can tile webpages either using contextual menu or the Page Tiling button in Status Bar. Continue reading about Tab Tiling.

Hibernate tabs

Hibernating tabs helps you to reduce the browser’s memory usage. To hibernate a tab or a Tab Stack, right click on it in the tab bar and select whether you want to hibernate a single tab (can’t be the active tab), a Tab Stack or background tabs. To hibernate tabs in the Window Panel, right click on a single tab (can’t be the active tab), Tab Stack or select multiple tabs with Shift or Ctrl/⌘ keys to hibernate them.

When you have enabled “Dim Icon when Hibernated” in Settings > Tabs > Tab Display you can easily see which tabs and Tab Stacks are currently hibernating.

You can read more about tab hibernation and memory management on our Team Blog.

Move tabs

Tab’s location on the tab bar or in the Window Panel‘s list can be changed by dragging them to the preferred location. The same can be done with multiple tabs, when they’re selected using either the Ctrl/⌘ or Shift key.

Active Tab’s location can also be changed by using the following keyboard shortcuts:
– On Windows and Linux: Ctrl Shift Page↑/Page↓
– On Mac: ⌘ ⇧ ↑/↓

Cycle tabs

To cycle through your open tabs use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl Tab.
In Settings > Tabs > Tab Features > Tab Cycling, you can decide in which order they are cycled and whether they’re shown as thumbnails side by side or in a list.

Switch tabs

Switch tabs using mouse scroll
When the mouse is hovering over the tab bar or you’re holding down the ALT key you can also switch tabs by scrolling. This feature can also be enabled in the Tab Cycler settings.

Switch tabs using keyboard shortcuts

Move to next tab Ctrl Page↑ / Shift ⌘ ]. Move to previous tab Ctrl Page↓ / Shift ⌘ [

On Windows and Linux the first 9 tabs in the Window menu are numbered for quick tab-switching. Press Alt W, to access the window menu, and type the number of the tab to be switched to.

Minimize tabs

Furthermore, when you enable active tab minimizing in Tab Cycling settings, you can move to the previous active tab by clicking on the currently active tab.

Tab bar position

The Tab Bar can be located on any side of the browser window – top, bottom, left, right. To change the position, go to Settings > Tabs > Tab Bar Position.

Tab width

When the Tab bar is either on the top or bottom of the window, you can assign a minimum tab width for the active tab. In Settings > Tabs > Tab Display, select how many pixels the width should be and then, no matter how many tabs are open, the active tab will always be easily noticeable.

Startup options for Vivaldi are configured in Settings > Startup > Startup with section.

Last Session

With this option selected, the browser will open with the Tabs and Windows that were open last time you closed Vivaldi;

When the browser is set to open with the last session, a good option to make it go faster is to Lazy Load the tabs. That way only the active tab is loaded and other Tabs will fully load only when you go to them.

Furthermore, in case you’ve set the browser to open with the Last Session, but for some reason your previous tabs were not restored, click the Closed Tabs button on the far end of the Tab Bar or in the Window Panel to view and reopen recently closed Tabs and Windows.

Homepage

The browser will open with the page you’ve chosen as your homepage in Settings > General > Startup > Homepage.

Start Page

Opens Vivaldi on the Start Page with your Speed Dials;

Specific Pages

Vivaldi can also start by opening a specific web page or multiple pages of your choice.

To open multiple web pages every time you start Vivaldi:

Option 1

1. Go to Settings > General > Startup > Startup with;
2. Select Specific Pages as the Startup with option;
3. Enter a web page’s URL;
4. Click Add;
5. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until all the pages you want open on startup are listed.

Option 2

1. Have only these web pages open, that you want the browser to open with;
2. Go to Settings > General > Startup > Startup with;
3. Select Specific Pages as the Startup with option;
4. Click on Use Current Pages.

To remove a site from the list, click on Remove page next to the URL field.

The main side Panel of Vivaldi gives you quick access to a number of important tools in Vivaldi, including:

• Bookmarks,
• Reading List,
• Downloads, 
• Notes, 
• History,
• Window Panel,
• Translate,
• Mail,
• Calendar,
• Tasks,
• Feeds,
• Contacts,
• Sessions,
• and Web Panels.

Mail, Calendar, Tasks, Feeds, and Contacts panels are available only when Mail, Calendar and Feeds have been enabled in Settings > General > Productivity Tools.

Clicking on any of these tools will expand the sidebar and allow you to view and interact with them in a split screen with your main browser window.

At the very bottom of the Panel bar, there’s also a shortcut to Settings.

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Displaying the Panel

By default, the Panel bar is located on the left side of any of your Vivaldi windows. To expand and display the Panel or hide it after use:

• Click the Show Panel button on the left side of the Address Bar.
• Use the Keyboard Shortcut F4 / ⌥⌘ P.
• Go to Vivaldi menu > View > Show Panel.
• Type “Panel” in Quick Commands.
• Create a Mouse Gesture for the action.

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Open, switch, and close individual Panels

To open or switch to a specific Panel, click on the Panel’s button on the Panel bar.

To close a Panel, but keep the Panel bar visible, click on the Panel button again. Alternatively, click on Close Panel in the top right corner of the open Panel.

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Toggling the visibility of individual panels

If there’s a panel that you know you won’t be using, you can hide the icon from the Panel bar.

To hide a panel:

Option 1

1. Right-click on the panel you want to hide.
2. Select Edit > Remove from Toolbar from the menu.

Option 2

1. Open the Toolbar Editor.
2. Drag the panel you want to remove off the Panel bar and drop it on the web page area.

To display the hidden panel again:

1. Open the Toolbar Editor.
2. Select Panel from the drop-down menu.
3. Locate the panel you want to add back and drag it from the Toolbar Editor menu to the Panel bar.

To restore the Panel with its default panels:

1. Right-click on the Panel bar.
2. Select Edit > Reset Toolbar to Default from the menu.

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Customize the Panel

To customize the Panel, navigate to Settings > Panel. Here you can change settings such as:

• Panel Position. Choose to have the Panel display on the left or right side of the browser window.
• Show/Hide Panel Toggle to allow a small toggle on the side of the window to display (or not).
• Notes Panel behaviour. Choose whether or not to open the Panel automatically when creating a new Note, or automatically fetch a screenshot of the current page.
• Window Panel options.  Decide whether to activate tabs with a single click, whether Pinned Tabs are in a separate folder or listed as other tabs and how to create Tab Stacks.
• Web Panel notifications. Enable/disable notifications, such as unread messages.
• Lazy Load. Fully load the Web Panel’s content only when opened.
• Transparency. In Settings > Themes > Editor > Settings, you can make the Start Page background image show through, by changing the transparency level. This setting also affects the Speed Dial Title background.
• Blur. For a more “frosted” Panel (and Tab Bar) look, enable Blur from Settings > Themes > Editor > Settings.

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Reorder and move Panels

To change the order of panels, hold down the Ctrl / ⌘ key and drag the panel to the new location.

With the Toolbar Editor, you can move Panel buttons to other browser toolbars and bring buttons from other toolbars to the Panel.

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Floating panel

The Floating Panel option allows the panels to overlay the open website. By default, opening and closing panels will resize the website to make space for the panel.

To enable the Floating Panel go to Settings > Panel > Panel Options.
Alternatively, Shift + click on the Panel toggle button in the bottom left corner of the browser window to quickly enable/disable floating panels.

In addition, you can enable Auto-close Floating panel. With this switched on, the panel will close when the mouse is moved away from the panel area.

Separate floating state per panel

To change the floating state per panel:

1. Right-click on the Panel you want to set a separate floating state from your default to.
2. Select Toggle Floating from the context menu.

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Separate width

Some panels need more space than others. To have panels with separate width:

1. Right-click on the panel button.
2. Select Separate Width.
3. Drag the panel to preferred size.

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 Bar.

Showing the Bookmark Bar

To display the Bookmark Bar:

• Go to Settings > Bookmarks > Bookmark Bar and tick the box for Show Bookmark Bar;
• Use a Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl+Shift+B / ⌘ Shift B to toggle Bookmark Bar visibility on/off;
• Create a Mouse Gesture for showing and hiding the Bookmark Bar.

In Settings > Bookmarks > Bookmark Bar you can:

• Select which bookmark folder will populate the Bookmark Bar;
• Change the location – top or bottom of the window;
• Decide whether bookmarks are displayed with:
  • Text and Icon,
  • Text only,
  • Icon only,
  • Bookmark Icon only (folders will be displayed with text and icon).

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Managing bookmarks on the Bookmark Bar

Adding a new bookmark

To add a new bookmark:

• Right-click on the Bookmark Bar and select:
  • Add Active Tab,
  • New Bookmark.
• Click the Add bookmark button on the right side of the Address Field and save the bookmark in the Bookmark Bar folder;
• Start dragging from the Site info badge on the left side of the Address Field and drop it on the Bookmark Bar.

Opening a bookmark

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.

Editing a bookmark

To edit a bookmark, right-click the bookmark and select Edit. To change just the title, right-click the bookmarks and select Rename.

Deleting a bookmark

To delete a bookmark, right-click on the bookmark and select Delete from the context menu.

Organising bookmarks

Sorting bookmarks

Bookmarks can be sorted by Title, Address, Nickname, Description, Date Created and manually. Right-click on an empty area on the Bookmark Bar, select Sort from the context menu and from the sub-menu your preferred sorting criteria.

Rearranging bookmarks

To move bookmarks around on the Bookmark Bar:

1. Make sure sorting is set to Manually,
2. Drag and drop to reorder or move a bookmark to/from a folder.

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Bookmark Folders

To create a new folder, right-click on the Bookmark Bar and select New Folder from the context menu.

To create a new sub-folder, right-click on the parent folder and select New Folder.

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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.