Themes

Change the look of Vivaldi with Themes

Go to Settings > Themes to:

  • Select one of the predefined themes.
  • Create your own theme.
  • Edit a preinstalled theme.
  • Install a theme from Vivaldi Themes.
Settings window showing the Theme Library.

Create a new theme

To make your own theme:

  1. Go to Settings > Themes.
  2. Click on New Theme after the existing themes in the theme library.
  3. Give the new theme a name.
  4. Use the color picker or input a hex color code to change the Background, Foreground, Highlight and Accent colors. Also, change other color related settings, if you wish.
  5. Switch to the Background tab in the theme editor and set a background for the new theme. You can choose between:
    • An image from Vivaldi’s selection.
    • A predefined color or set your own color of choice.
    • Using the desktop image (newer OS versions).
    • An image file from your computer.
  6. Then, go to the Settings tab to tweak the theme further.
  7. Last but not least, you can replace the default icons for toolbar buttons with your own.

Theme settings explained

Accent from page – Instead of the chosen accent color, the focused website’s color will be used on the toolbars. When you also enable Transparent Tab Bar, which shows your Start Page background image on the Tab Bar, the accent color will overlay the background image.

Switching tabs to show the colour on the Tab Bar change.

Accent on Window – When enabled, the accent color is displayed as the Tab Bar background (as on the illustration above) instead of on the Address Bar and active tab (as on the illustration below).

Limit Accent Color Saturation – This setting allows you to limit the amount of color (saturation) applied to the theme’s accent color.

Showing the different levels of accent color saturation.

Contrast – Increase contrast of the browser’s user interface elements to improve visibility.

Showing the changes in contrast on the browser window.

Transparency – Make some user interface elements, such as the Panels, a bit see-through, to let the Start Page background shine through.

Transparent Tab Bar – Enable the setting, if you’d like to see your Start Page background also on your Tab Bar.

Window with Start Page's background image showing on the Tab Bar.

Blur – When transparency has been enabled for the Tab Bar and Panels, you can add a blur effect to the user interface elements (see the image above).

Transparent Background Tabs – When enabled, background tabs won’t be visually confined into their own box.

Панель вкладок з непрозорим фоном
Панель вкладок з прозорим фоном

Corner rounding – Adjust corner rounding to get the corners as sharp or soft as you like.

You can see the changes you make in the theme immediately and the changes get saved automatically.

When you’re done adjusting the theme settings in the Editor, go back to the Library to see the new theme listed with your other themes.

Custom Icons

To make the browser’s user interface truly unique you can replace the default toolbar buttons with your own icons.

To change icons:

  1. Go to Settings > Themes > Editor > Icons.
  2. Select a button you want to update.
  3. Click on the current icon and locate the new icon image in your File Manager/Finder.
    Alternatively, drag the new icon over the current one.

Take a look at the Help page about creating Custom Icons for suggestions about the best icon size, format and more.

Edit a theme

To change one of the default themes or one you’ve created:

  1. Go to Settings > Themes.
  2. Select the theme in the Library and switch to the Editor tab.
    Alternatively, go to the Editor tab first and select the theme you want to edit from the drop down menu.
  3. Make your changes to the theme.

You can see the changes you make in the theme immediately and the changes get saved automatically.

Shareable Vivaldi Themes

The theme editor allows for endless variations of Themes. To see and install Themes made by other Vivaldi users and to share your own, visit themes.vivaldi.net. To learn more about it, check the Help page about Shareable Vivaldi Themes.

Private Window Theme

Vivaldi has a separate theme for Private Windows to make it easier to differentiate them from regular Windows. To change the Private Window Theme:

  1. Go to Settings > Themes > Private Window Theme.
  2. Select a theme from the drop down menu.

Scheduling Themes

With theme scheduling you can set your favourite themes to be enabled during specified times throughout the day. For example, enabling a light theme during daylight hours, and switching to a darker theme in the evening.

  1. Go to Settings > Themes > Theme schedule.
  2. Choose between:
    • No scheduling,
    • Following the operating system’s schedule,
    • Manual scheduling.

Operating system’s schedule

When following the operating system’s schedule, you can assign which one of your themes is used during the light and which one during the dark hours.

Manual scheduling

With manual scheduling you can add as many theme changes as you wish.

  • Click on a time slot to open a drop down menu and choose which theme you want to use.
  • Click and drag on the vertical bar between the timeslots, to adjust the theme change time.
  • Click on Add button and delete button buttons to add/remove theme changing times.
Manual theme scheduling options in Settings.

Dark mode for web pages

If you prefer dark themes and want the web page content to match:

  1. Go to Settings > Appearance > Website Appearance.
  2. Select between:
    • Light,
    • Dark, or
    • Auto.

Some websites do not offer their site in dark mode. In that case, you can force dark mode, by selecting the “Dark” option and enabling Force a dark theme on all websites.

Comment on blog posts on vivaldi.com

We depend on our community for feedback and like to hear from all our users. One way to let us know what you think is by commenting on blog posts published on vivaldi.com. Here’s what you need to know about that.

  • To comment on the blog posts, you first need to have a Vivaldi account.
  • Scroll down to the end of the post and click on Login if you already have an account, or on Register if you need to sign up for one.

Enable third-party cookies or whitelist specific pages

If it appears that you are still not logged in under the blog post, first try refreshing the page.  If this doesn’t help, check if you have third-party cookies blocked. Because comments are stored on vivaldi.net and blog posts on vivaldi.com, you need to enable vivaldi.net’s cookies on vivaldi.com in order to comment.

  • To enable all third-party cookies, go to Settings > Privacy > Cookies and uncheck the box for Block Third-Party Cookies.
  • If you do not wish to do that, you can whitelist specific pages. While you’re on the blog post page, open the Site Info menu from the left side of the address field. Select Cookies and move all Vivaldi cookies from the Blocked list to the Allowed list. Close the settings window and refresh the page.
Blocked cookies
  • If you’re using an extension to block cookies, whitelist Vivaldi in the extension.

Alternatively, go to the Vivaldi Forum and leave a comment to the blog post there. You can find the shortcut link to the thread below the comments on the blog post’s page.

Happy commenting!

Direct Match: How It Works, Privacy, and More

What is Direct Match?

Direct Match is a feature that gives you faster access to certain websites by suggesting them directly in the Address Field, Search Field, or Speed Dial search. When there’s a match for what you’ve typed, Direct Match saves you the extra step of searching through your search engine, helping you get where you need to go with fewer clicks.

How does Direct Match work?

When you start typing a search term in the Address Field, Search Field, or Speed Dial search, Vivaldi checks a locally stored file to see if there’s a match. If it finds one, an item labeled “Direct Match” will appear in the drop-down, suggesting a website related to what you’ve typed. Clicking on the suggestion takes you straight to the site, skipping the search engine entirely.

Here’s a quick overview:

  • Where you’ll see it: Address Field, Search Field, or Speed Dial search
  • What it does: Provides quick suggestions for websites from local data
  • How it benefits you: Reduces extra steps and gets you to your intended site faster

And like anything else in Vivaldi, you can customize the order in which items appear in the Address Field—so whether it’s Bookmarks, search suggestions, or Direct Match results, you can make it work exactly how you like from Settings > Address Bar > Drop-Down Menu Priority. On mobile, you can give less priority to Direct Match suggestions from Settings > Address Bar.

Privacy aspects

We take your privacy seriously, and Direct Match is no exception.

  • No tracking: What you type stays private—it’s not tracked, stored, or sent to anyone, including us. So there’s no need to worry about data being used for profiling or anything like that.
  • Local data only: All the data used for matching is stored locally on your device, which means that nobody—us included—can track what you’re typing.

On our end, we don’t keep any permanent records of who clicked which link, and we don’t store any IP addresses. In some cases, clicking a suggestion might involve a third-party affiliate network, which could set cookies for correctly attributing revenue to the right party, like how all affiliate links work across the web.

Why should I click on these suggestions?

Direct Match is all about convenience. It helps you reach the websites you’re looking for more quickly, and at the same time, by clicking on these suggestions, you’re supporting Vivaldi’s ongoing development, allowing us to keep offering you a better browsing experience.

Disable Direct Match

If you decide that Direct Match isn’t for you, it’s easy to turn off. Just follow these simple steps:

  1. Go to Settings > Search > Allow Search Suggestions.
  2. Tick the box for Enable Direct Match.

To disable Direct Match on mobile devices:

  1. Go to the Vivaldi menu > Settings > Address Bar.
  2. Toggle off Enable Direct Match.

We hope that Direct Match makes your browsing a little faster and easier, while still respecting your privacy, just the way it should be.

Notes in Vivaldi on iOS

Use Notes to quickly add checklists, agenda items or facilitate a research project without the disruption of switching apps.

View Notes

To view and manage your Notes:

  1. Open Panels from the left side of the bottom toolbar.
  2. Tap on the Notes icon.
  3. Tap on a note to view the full note.

Create a new note

To create a new note:

  1. Tap on the Add Note button at the bottom of the Panel.
  2. Enter the note text.
  3. Tap Done.

To discard the new note, tap on Cancel in the top left corner.

Create a new Note from a web page

To make a note of something you found on a web page:

  1. Select the text you want to turn into a note;
  2. In the menu that appears, choose Copy to Note.

The note will be added to the folder you viewed last.

Create a new Notes folder

To create a new folder for your Notes:

  1. Open the Notes Panel.
  2. Tap on the 3-dot menu in the bottom left corner.
  3. Select New Folder.
  4. Give the folder a name and choose a parent folder.
  5. Tap Done.

Markdown formatting

You can use Markdown formatting to make your notes more readable and interesting.

To add formatting to notes:

Option 1

  1. Start creating a new note or editing an existing one.
  2. Type your note using Markdown syntax.
  3. View the formatted note by tapping on the Markdown button in the top right corner of the Notes Panel.

Option 2

  1. Start creating a new note or editing an existing one.
  2. Tap on the Markdown button in the top right corner of the Notes Panel.
  3. On the keyboard tap on B/S to open the formatting menu.
  4. Either select the formatting option before you start typing or select the text you want to format and then tap on the options in the menu.
Two iPhones with the Notes Panel open. An arrow points from the Markdown toggle button displayed on one phone, to the Markdown menu on the second phone.

Edit Notes

To edit a note:

  1. Tap on the note you wish to edit.
  2. Make the changes.
  3. Tap Done to save changes or Cancel to discard the changes.

Sort Notes

To change the order in which the notes are displayed:

  1. Open the Notes Panel.
  2. Tap on the 3-dot menu in the bottom left corner.
  3. Select Sort Order.

You can sort your notes:

  • Manually
  • By Title
  • By Date Created
  • By Date Edited
  • By Kind, which groups Notes folders to the top/bottom and sorts the rest of the notes using the manual order.

In addition, you can choose to sort notes either in ascending or descending order.

Vivaldi on iOS' Notes Panel with the sorting menu open.

Move notes

To move a note to a different folder:

  • Start editing the note you want to move.
  • Change the location of the note.
  • Tap Done.

Delete Notes

To delete a note, open the note and tap on Delete at the bottom of the Panel.

To delete multiple notes at once:

  1. In the Notes Panel, tap Edit in the bottom right corner.
  2. Tap on the notes you want to delete.
  3. Tap Delete in the bottom left corner.

History in Vivaldi on iOS

View a list of websites you’ve visited in Vivaldi’s History Panel.

History Panel

Open the History Panel by tapping on the Panel toggle button Panel button on the left side of the bottom toolbar and tap on the History button History option on the menu.

The websites will be listed chronologically in descending order (most recent first). Tap on the entry to visit the page again.

Searching History

To search for a history item, tap on the Search button Search field and enter the search term.

Deleting History

To delete your browsing history:

  1. Open the History Panel and tap on  Clear Browsing Data in the bottom left corner.
    Alternatively, open Vivaldi menu button Vivaldi menu > Settings > Privacy and security > Clear browsing data.
  2. Pick a time range.
  3. Make sure the option for Browsing History is ticked.
  4. Tap Clear browsing Data.

To delete a single history entry:

  1. Open the History Panel.
  2. Long press on the entry you want to remove.
  3. Select Delete from the context menu.

Use Search to filter out the visited pages you want to delete.

Bookmarks in Vivaldi on iOS

Add your favorite and often visited sites to Bookmarks to access them faster.

Access Bookmarks

To view your bookmarks, tap on the Panel button in the bottom left corner of the window to open the Bookmarks Panel.

To search bookmarks, tap on the Search field above the list of bookmarks.

To open a bookmark in the active tab, just tap on it. To open a bookmark in a new tab or a private tab:

  1. Long press on the bookmark.
  2. Select Open in new tab or Open in Private from the context menu.

Add Bookmarks

There are multiple ways to add a new bookmark on Vivaldi Mobile.

Option 1

To add an open web page to your bookmarks, tap on the Vivaldi menu button Vivaldi menu > Add Page to > Bookmarks. If you want the bookmark to show up as a Speed Dial on your Start Page, you can also select Add page to > Start Page.

Add Page to... menu in Vivaldi on iOS.

You’ll get a notification at the bottom of the screen, telling you in which folder the bookmark was saved to. If you wish to change the folder, name, description, and/or nickname, tap on Edit.

Option 2

  1. Go to the Start Page;
  2. Tap on the New Speed Dial button after your Speed Dials.
    Long press on the Add New Speed Dial button and select New Speed Dial Folder to add a new folder to the Speed Dial.
  3. Enter at least the Name and URL of the new bookmark.

The bookmark will be saved to that Speed Dial folder.

Option 3

  1. Open the Bookmarks Panel;
  2. Tap on  Add Bookmark at the bottom of the panel, to add a new bookmark.

The new bookmark will be saved to the folder that’s currently open in the Bookmarks Panel.

Edit Bookmarks

To edit a single bookmark or a bookmark folder through the Bookmarks Panel:

  1. Find it in the Bookmarks Panel
  2. Long press on the bookmark or folder.
  3. Select Edit from the context menu.
  4. Make the changes.
  5. Tap Done.

To edit a Speed Dial bookmark on the Start Page:

  1. Long press the bookmark;
  2. Select Edit Speed Dial from the context menu.
  3. Make the changes.
  4. Tap Done.

To edit a bookmark that you have open in the active tab:

  1. Go to the Vivaldi menu > Edit bookmark.
  2. Make the changes.
  3. Tap Done.

Sort Bookmarks

To change how bookmarks are sorted in the Bookmarks Panel:

  1. Open the Bookmarks Panel.
  2. Tap on the 3-dot menu in the bottom left corner.
  3. Select “Sort Order”.
  4. Tap on the sorting criteria you want to use.

You can sort your bookmarks:

  • Manually
  • By Title
  • By Address
  • By Nickname
  • By Description
  • By Date
  • By Kind, which groups folders to the top/bottom and sorts the rest of the notes using the manual order.

In addition, you can choose to sort your bookmarks either in ascending or descending order.

To change how bookmarks are sorted on the Speed Dial:

  1. Open a new tab with the Start Page.
  2. Tap on the sort button in the top right corner.
  3. Tap on the sorting criteria you want to use.

Reorder Bookmarks

To reorder bookmarks:

  1. Open the Bookmarks Panel.
  2. Tap on Edit in the bottom right corner.
  3. Press on the  Reorder button and drag the bookmarks one by one to their new location on the list of bookmarks.
  4. Tap Done.

Bookmark folders

Create a folder

To create a new bookmark folder:

  1. Open the Bookmarks Panel.
  2. Tap on New Folder at the bottom left corner.
  3. Give the folder a name.
  4. If you wish, change its location and make the folder into a Speed Dial folder.
  5. Tap Done.

Edit a folder

To update the name or move the folder:

  1. Open the Bookmarks Panel.
  2. Long press on the folder you want to edit.
  3. Select Edit.
  4. Make the changes.
  5. Tap Done.

Bookmark Nicknames

Bookmark Nicknames allow you to open bookmarks faster from the Address Field. Instead of typing the URL you can just enter a short nickname to open the bookmarked web page.

To give a Bookmark a nickname:

  1. Open the Bookmarks Panel.
  2. Open the folder containing the bookmark you want to give a nickname to.
  3. Long-press the bookmark.
  4. Select Edit from the context menu.
  5. Enter the nickname.
  6. Tap Done to save the changes.

Sync Bookmarks

To access your desktop bookmarks on your phone and vice versa, use Sync with the same Vivaldi account both on your phone and desktop browsers.

Delete Bookmarks

To delete a bookmark:

  1. Long press on the bookmark or bookmark folder in the Bookmarks Panel.
  2. Select Delete from the context menu.

To delete multiple bookmarks:

  1. Open the Bookmarks Panel.
  2. Tap on Edit in the bottom right corner.
  3. Tap on all the bookmarks you want to delete.
  4. Tap Delete in the bottom left corner.
  5. Tap Done.

To delete a Speed Dial bookmark:

  1. Long press on the Speed Dial.
  2. Select Delete from the context menu.

Restore deleted Bookmarks

When you delete a bookmark, it will be moved to a special folder, from where you can restore deleted bookmarks should the need arise.

To restore a bookmark:

  1. Open the Bookmarks Panel.
  2. Tap on the History back button Back button in the top left corner to move out of the Bookmarks folder.
  3. Open the Deleted folder.
  4. Long press on the bookmark you want to restore.
  5. Select Edit.
  6. Change the location of the bookmark.
  7. Tap Done.

Remove deleted Bookmarks

To empty the folder of deleted bookmarks, delete all bookmarks from the Deleted folder following the instructions for deleting bookmarks above.

Speed Dials

To learn about Start Page bookmarks, and Speed Dials, on iOS, check out the Help Page here.

Import bookmarks

To import bookmarks from a Vivaldi on another device, such as a desktop computer, use the Sync feature with the same account on both devices.

It’s unfortunately not possible to import bookmarks directly from another browser app on a mobile device. If you use the other browser also on desktop and have synced the data, you can import the bookmarks from the source browser to Vivaldi on desktop and then Sync them with your mobile device.

Report a bug in Vivaldi on iOS

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

Before reporting a bug

Before you report a bug, please try our troubleshooting suggestions and check the Forum‘s iOS category. Well-known bugs, updates and temporary workarounds are often discussed there.

If you can’t find anything about the bug you’ve encountered please file a bug report.

How to report a bug in Vivaldi on iOS?

  • Report each bug separately on vivaldi.com/bugreport/. Reports with more than one bug cannot be processed because each bug is allocated a unique bug tracker number.
  • Share information about the device’s brand, model and iOS version where the issue is occurring.
  • Describe the issue in as much detail as you can.
  • Add an exact link to a web page where the issue occurs, so it can be tested.
  • After reporting the issue, you will receive a confirmation email from the bug tracker with the bug number VIB-XXXXX, so make sure you give a valid contact email address.
  • You can add more information and files (e.g. screenshots) to the report by replying to the bug tracker’s email.

If you have questions about the bug please ask in the Forum first and do not forget to post the VIB-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.

Thanks for helping us make Vivaldi better!

Report bugs through TestFlight

There are a couple of ways to report bugs to Vivaldi’s dev team directly through the TestFlight app.

Option 1

  1. Open the TestFlight app.
  2. In the app, open Vivaldi Browser’s profile.
  3. At the end of “What to Test” section, tap on “Send Beta Feedback”.
  4. Select whether you want to include a screenshot or not.
  5. If you chose to add screenshot to your bug report, select it.
  6. Enter your email address (optional).
  7. Describe the issue in detail with steps to reproduce the bug.

Option 2

  1. Long-press on Vivaldi Browser’s app icon on the home screen, in the app library or on the dock.
  2. Select “Send Beta Feedback” from the menu.
  3. Select whether you want to include a screenshot or not.
  4. If you chose to add screenshot to your bug report, select it.
  5. Enter your email address (optional).
  6. Describe the issue in detail with steps to reproduce the bug.

Block Trackers and Ads in Vivaldi on iOS

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.

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.

Blocking settings

To change the blocking level for all websites:

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

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 blocker shield button 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 button Vivaldi Menu > Settings > Ad and Tracker Blocker > 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 Add New Domain.

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 Update.

To remove a website from the Exceptions List:

  1. Tap on the website on the list.
  2. Tap on Remove.
    Alternatively, change the blocking level to your default setting.

Blocking Sources

You can view and manage Tracker and Ad Blocking sources in  Vivaldi menu button Vivaldi Menu > Settings > Ad and Tracker Blocker > 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. Tap on  Add New Source.
  2. Enter the URL of the blocker rules.
  3. Tap Import.

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 button Vivaldi menu > Settings > Ad and Tracker Blocker.
  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.

Settings in Vivaldi on iOS

Change your Vivaldi on iOS preferences in Settings. Click the links (underlined blue text) for additional information.

To access Settings in the iOS version of Vivaldi:

  1. Tap on the Vivaldi menu button Vivaldi menu on the Address Bar, and
  2. Select  Settings.

There you can:

  • Access Sync settings.
  • View Passwords and edit password settings.
  • Enter and edit Payment methods and Addresses.
  • Customize the Appearance with a light or dark Theme and a Start Page background image.
  • Enable the Tab Bar and choose the Address Bar’s location.
  • Change the size of Speed Dials on the Start Page.
  • Choose Vivaldi’s App Icon for the home screen and App Library.
  • View information about the current Vivaldi version.

Search the web with Vivaldi on iOS

Searching using Vivaldi on iOS

To search in the iOS version of Vivaldi, tap either the   Search button on the Start Page or tap directly on the Address Bar and start typing the search term.

Changing the default Search Engine

In Vivaldi on iOS you can set different Search Engines to be the default when searching in regular tabs and when searching in private tabs.

To change the default Search Engine for regular tabs:

  1. Go to the Vivaldi menu button Vivaldi menu > Settings > Search Engine > Standard Tab.
  2. Tap on the Search Engine you want to set as the default Search Engine.
  3. Exit the Setting by tapping Done or go back to the main Settings menu using the  back arrow.

To change the default Search Engine for private tabs:

  1. Go to the Vivaldi menu button Vivaldi menu > Settings > Search Engine > Private Tab.
  2. Tap on the Search Engine you want to set as the default private Search Engine.
  3. Exit the Setting by tapping Done or go back to the main Settings menu using the  back arrow.

Available Search Engines

  • Bing (b) – for searching the web via Microsoft Bing.
  • Yahoo (y) – for searching the web via Yahoo.
  • StartPage (s) – a private way to search Google.
  • DuckDuckGo (d) – a search engine that doesn’t track users.
  • Ecosia (e) – a search engine that plants trees.
  • Wikipedia (w) – for searching the Wikipedia free online encyclopedia.
  • Google (g) – for searching the web via Google.

Switching Search Engines with Search Engine Nicknames

In the list above and in Vivaldi’s Search settings, you can see single letters following the search engine names, for example, ‘d’ for DuckDuckGo. These are Search Engine Nicknames. Using Search Engine Nicknames allows you to easily change the search engine for a single search without having to change any settings.

To switch search engines using Search Engine Nicknames:

  1. Focus on the Address Field to start a new search.
  2. Type in the search engine’s nickname followed by a space.
  3. Type in the search term.
  4. Tap Go on the keyboard to load results.

To disable Search Engine Nicknames:

  1. Go to Settings > Search Engine.
  2. Disable Enable Search Engine Nicknames.

Searching from a website

To search for a word or a phrase you found on a website:

  1. Highlight the search term by pressing on the word/phrase.
  2. In the menu that appears, tap on Search with Vivaldi.

The Search will be done with your default search engine.

Search widget

To start a search in Vivaldi from your home screen and/or Today View add Vivaldi’s search widget to it by:

  1. Long pressing on an empty space on the home screen.
  2. Tap on Add in the top right corner.
  3. Find Vivaldi from the list and tap on it.
  4. Select whether you want to add Search or Vivaldi’s Quick Actions widget. The latter, in addition to the search field, includes shortcuts for opening a Private Window and QR code reader.
  5. Tap Add Widget.
  6. Drag the widget to where you want to have it.
Vivaldi’s Quick Actions widget