Let’s go through the initial steps you’ll need to take after downloading and installing Vivaldi Browser for the first time.

Here’s some quick rapid fire tips on how to multitask, get organized and stay in focus while studying.

Access your favorite Bookmarks directly from the Start Page with Speed Dials.

Speed Dial Groups

Add a new Speed Dial group

To access bookmarks from the Start Page:

1. In the Bookmarks Panel, make sure your favorites are in the same Bookmarks folder.
2. Long press on the folder and select Edit.
3. Enable Use as Group.
4. Tap Done.

To create a new Speed Dial group:

1. Tap on the 3-dot menu in the top right corner of the Start Page.
2. Select New Group.
3. Give the new group a name.
4. Tap Done.

You can display multiple Groups on the Start Page and switch between them, either by swiping left/right or tapping on the group title.

Speed Dial subfolders

To create a new Speed Dial subfolder:

1. Long press on New Speed Dial.
2. Select Folder.
3. Give the folder a name.
4. Tap Done.

Alternatively, create a new subfolder and move bookmarks to it in the Bookmarks Panel.

Remove Speed Dial groups

To remove a group from the Start Page:

Option 1

1. Long press on the Speed Dial group’s name on the menu at the top of the Start Page.
2. Select Remove from the context menu.

Option 2

1. Open the Bookmarks Panel and find the group’s folder.
2. Long press on it and select Edit.
3. Toggle off Use as Group.
4. Tap Done.

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Add new Speed Dials

To add a new bookmark to a Speed Dial group on the Start Page:

1. Tap on the Vivaldi menu > Add page to > Start Page.
2. If you wish to edit the bookmark’s information, tap on Edit on the banner that appears at the bottom of the screen.
3. Tap Done.

To add a new bookmark to a Speed Dial group while you’re on the Start Page:

1. Tap on the Add button at the end of your Speed Dials’ list.
2. Enter a web page link and/or tap on the suggestions.
3. Tap Done.

To add an existing bookmark to a Speed Dial group or move it to a different Speed Dial group:

1. Open the Bookmarks Panel.
2. Long press on the one you want to move.
3. Select Edit.
4. Change the location.
5. Tap Done.

Edit Speed Dials

To edit a Speed Dial bookmark:

1. Find the bookmark either on the Start Page or in the Bookmarks Panel.
2. Long press on it and select Edit Speed Dial.
3. Make the necessary edits and tap Done.

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Manage Speed Dials

Sort Speed Dials

To sort your Speed Dials:

1. Tap on the Sort button in the top right corner of the Start Page,
2. Select your preferred sorting option:
   • Manual,
   • By Title,
   • By Address,
   • By Nickname,
   • By Description,
   • By Date.

You can also sort your Speed Dial bookmarks in the Bookmarks Panel.

Reorder Speed Dials

To reorder Speed Dials:

1. Make sure Manual sorting is enabled (see instructions above).
2. Long press on a Speed Dial.
3. Drag and drop to change the order.

To edit, move or delete a Speed Dial, long press on the Speed Dial to open a context menu with the options.

Alternatively, manage your Speed Dial bookmarks in the Bookmarks Panel.

Update Speed Dial Thumbnails

With Large and Medium Speed Dials you’ll usually see a preview of the web page as the thumbnail.

To update it:

1. Long press on the Speed Dial.
2. Select Update Thumbnail from the menu.

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Delete Speed Dials

To delete a Speed Dial bookmark:

1. On the Speed Dial page, long press on the Speed Dial bookmark you want to remove.
2. Select Delete from the context menu.

Alternatively, delete the bookmark in the Bookmarks Panel.

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Start Page layout

There are 4 Speed Dial layouts available in Vivaldi:

• Large Speed Dials,
• Medium Speed Dials
• Small Speed Dials,
• Speed Dial list.

To change the layout:

1. Go to Vivaldi menu > Settings > Start Page Layout.
2. Choose your preferred layout.

Similarly to the desktop and Android browsers, your favorite Bookmarks can be displayed on the Start Page as Speed Dials.

Accessing the Start Page

Your Start Page is the default new tab and homepage for the browser and can be accessed by opening a new tab or from any web page by tapping the middle New Tab button on the bottom toolbar.

Reopen Start Page with

Since the Start Page can have many Speed Dial groups plus Top Sites on it, you can decide, which one to show whenever you go to the Start Page.

To choose which group to open the Start Page with:

1. Go to the  Vivaldi menu > Settings > Start Page > Reopen Start Page with.
2. Choose between:
   • First group,
   • Top Sites,
   • Last Visited Group.

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Customizing the Start Page

To customize the Speed Dials on the Start Page, open the Bookmarks Panel and edit your bookmarks there. In the folder editor window, toggle on Use as Group to display the bookmarks in that folder on your Speed Dial. You can display multiple folders on the Start Page.

To customize your Start Page:

1. Open a new tab with the Start Page.
2. Tap on the 3 dot menu in the top right corner and select Customize Start Page.
3. Make the changes.
4. Click Done.

Options available to you there include:

• Toggling Speed Dials visibility on/off.
• Changing the size of the Speed Dials (large, medium, small, list).
• Changing the number of Speed Dial columns.
• Updating the background image.

If you enjoy switching things up regularly, toggle on Customize Start Page button. You can also find the same settings by going to the   Vivaldi menu > Settings > Start Page.

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Top Sites

In addition to Speed Dials, you can have an automatically generated group of links on the Start Page made up of your most visited web pages.

To enable Top Sites:

Option 1

1. Open a new tab with the Start Page.
2. At the bottom of the page or from the 3-dot menu in the top right corner of Start Page, open Customize Start Page settings.
3. Toggle on Display Top Sites.

Option 2

1. Go to Vivaldi Menu > Settings > Start Page.
2. Toggle on Display Top Sites.

Tab Bar visibility

To toggle the visibility of the Tab Bar, use one of the following options:

• Go to Settings > Tabs and (un)tick the box for Show Tab Bar.
• Go to the Vivaldi Menu > View and select Show Tab Bar.
• Type “Tab Bar” in Quick Commands and press Enter.
• Create a Keyboard Shortcut or a Mouse Gesture for the action.

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Tab Bar position

The Tab Bar can be located on any side of the browser window. To change the position:

1. Go to Settings > Tabs > Tab Bar Position.
2. Select your preferred side:
   • Top,
   • Left,
   • Right, or
   • Bottom.

When you have moved the Tab Bar to the left or right side of the browser window, you have the option to show the Title of the active tab in a Title Bar, which will also include the Vivaldi Menu button as well as window controls for minimizing, maximizing and closing browser windows.

To enable the Title Bar:

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

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Tab Bar Appearance

To apply an accent color to the Tab Bar:

1. Go to Settings > Themes.
2. Select a theme and open the Editor > Colors.
3. Make sure Accent on Window setting has been enabled.
4. Either set an accent color yourself or enable Accent from Page to get the color from the website you’re currently viewing.

From Settings > Themes > Editor > Settings you can also adjust transparency and blur settings.

Tab Bar width on the side of the window

If you’ve positioned the Tab Bar on either the left or right side of the browser window, you can adjust the width of it. You can go wide enough to see plenty, if not all, of the tab title, or as narrow as to show only the website’s favicon.

To resize the Tab Bar:

1. Hover over the outer edge of the Tab Bar.
2. When you see a double-ended arrow, drag in either direction to change the width.

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Tab Bar Display

Horizontal Scrolling

When the Tab Bar is placed horizontally on the top or bottom of the browser window, by default, tabs start to shrink in size, the more you open them. That can result in page titles or even favicons becoming invisible. Enabling Scrollable Tabs can prevent that. When enabled, tabs won’t shrink in size. Instead, they’ll go out of view and you can scroll the Tab Bar to browse through the open tabs.

To enable Scrollable Tabs:
1. Go to Settings > Tabs > Tab Display > Tab Bar.
2. Check the box for Enable Horizontal Scrolling.

Tab Spacing

When the browser window is not maximized in size, a narrow space is visible above the tabs. It allows you to click and drag the window around. By default, the space is removed when you maximize the window, but you can keep the space by disabling Remove Tab Bar Spacing in Maximized Windows in Settings > Tabs > Tab Display > Tab Bar.

Toggle the visibility of features

Workspaces menu can be hidden from Settings > Tabs > Workspaces > Show Workspaces in Tab Bar or by right-clicking on the Workspaces menu and selecting Show Workspaces in Tab Bar.

Synced Tabs, which allows you to access tabs you have open on other devices, can be hidden from Settings > Tabs > Tab Display > Tab Bar > Display Synced Tabs Button. When disabled, you can still access synced tabs from the Windows Panel.

Recently Closed Tabs can be found behind the trash can button. It can be hidden from Settings > Tabs > Tab Display > Tab Bar > Display Trash Can. Like synced tabs, recently closed tabs can also be found in the Windows Panel.

Tab Thumbnails give you a preview of the website you have open in the tab. To toggle thumbnails on and off, use one of the following methods:

• Go to Settings > Tabs  > Tab Display > Tab Options and toggle Show Tab Thumbnails on or off.
• Type “Tab Thumbnails” in Quick Commands.
• Create a Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Gesture for the action.

On the iPad’s larger screen, you can get more of the desktop experience by tiling two Vivaldi windows or a Vivaldi window with another app side by side. In addition, you can open Vivaldi in Slide Over mode for a quick check of the app, while doing something else on your iPad.

Split View with Vivaldi

Open new windows

There are a few ways you can open a new Vivaldi window in split view on an iPad.

Option 1

1. Open the  Vivaldi menu.
2. Select New Window.

The new window will create a split view with the window you already had open.

Option 2

1. If Vivaldi is pinned to the dock, swipe up from the bottom of the screen to display the dock.
2. Long-press on Vivaldi’s icon on the dock.
3. Drag it either to the left or right side of the screen to create a split view.

Option 3

1. Long-press on a link on a web page.
2. Select Open in New Window.

Option 4

1. Tap on the Multitasking button at the top of the screen.
2. At the bottom, where other open Vivaldi windows are displayed, tap on the new window button.

Resize windows

To make one window bigger than the other:

1. Tap and hold your finger on the line between the two windows.
2. Slide your finger towards either side to resize the tiled windows.

View all open Vivaldi windows

To view all windows, either:

• Tap on the multitasking button at the top of the screen. All windows will appear at the bottom of the screen. Tap on one to bring it into focus.
• Open iPad’s App Switcher to view all Vivaldi windows together with other apps.

Move tabs to other windows

It’s not possible to move tabs from one Vivaldi window to another, but you can open a duplicate.

1. Open the Tab Switcher in the window from which you want to move the tab.
2. Long-press and drag the tab you want to move from one window to the other.
3. Drop the tab on the Tab Bar to open it in the second window.

Close windows

To close a Vivaldi window:

1. Swipe from the bottom of the screen to open the App Switcher.
2. Locate the Vivaldi window you want to close.
3. Swipe it off the screen.

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Slide Over mode

Open Vivaldi in Slide Over mode

To open Vivaldi in a smaller window on top of another app or Vivaldi window:

1. Open Vivaldi.
2. Tap on the multitasking button at the top of the screen.
3. Select Slide Over mode.
4. Select the app you want to open Vivaldi on top of.

Revert to full-screen

To open Vivaldi in Slide Over mode back in full-screen view:

1. Tap on the multitasking button at the top of the slide-over window.
2. Select the full-screen option.

Close Slide Over mode

To close a slide-over window:

1. Swipe from the bottom of the screen to open the App Switcher.
2. Swipe to the view that displays all apps open in Slide Over mode.
3. Locate the Vivaldi window you want to close.
4. Swipe it off the screen.

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More info on multitasking on iPads can be found on Apple’s Support pages.

The Memory Saver helps reduce memory usage by automatically hibernating tabs that haven’t been used in a while.

Vivaldi Feed Reader helps you discover more feeds on popular sites that have made their feeds difficult to find.

Memory Saver helps reduce memory usage by automatically hibernating tabs that haven’t been used in a while. This way, active tabs, such as those used for gaming or streaming, can run more smoothly.

How much memory will be saved depends on the number of tabs you have open and how much memory they use. Also, how soon a tab is hibernated varies (especially with the Automatic option). Tabs that you rarely visit will be hibernated a lot sooner than the ones you view often. Tabs playing media, including forms, updating frequently (e.g. a mailbox), etc. will be kept active for longer.

To enable Memory Saver:

1. Go to Settings > Tabs > Memory Saver.
2. Select your preferred option:
   • Disabled
   • Automatic (recommended)
   • After 1 Hour Idle
   • After 2 Hours Idle
   • After 3 Hours Idle
   • After 6 Hours Idle

To reactivate a tab just go to it and it will reload. Due to this, you may lose your place on the page.

While Memory Saver puts tabs into hibernation automatically, you can still hibernate background tabs, Tab Stacks, and Workspaces whenever you need it by right-clicking on a tab, Tab Stack, or Workspace and selecting the hibernation option from the menu.

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Memory usage per tab

To see how much memory a specific tab uses in real time, hover over the tab on the Tab Bar to display the Tab Thumbnail. The thumbnail preview also lets you know when a tab is hibernated.

If you don’t see Tab Thumbnails on hover, go to Settings > Tabs > Tab Display > Tab Options and make sure Show Popup Thumbnails has been enabled.

On Vivaldi Social, you can automatically hide posts that you find offensive, deal with sensitive matters, just oversaturate your timelines or you don’t wish to see for any other reason.

Add a new Filter

To create a filter:

1. Go to Preferences > Filters.
2. Click Add new filter in the top right corner.
3. Give the filter a name (if you choose to hide the posts with a warning, the filter’s name will be mentioned on the post).
4. If you want to apply the filter temporarily, select an expiration time.
5. Choose where the filter will be applied – Home and lists, Notifications, Public timelines, Conversations, Profiles.
6. Decide whether to hide the post behind a warning or remove it altogether.
7. Enter the keyword(s) you want to filter out. You can enter words, phrases, hashtags or emojis.
8. Click Save new filter.

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Edit a Filter

To update a filter:

1. Go to Preferences > Filters.
2. In the list of filters you’ve created, click Edit Filter on the one you wish to edit.
3. Make the changes.
4. Click Save Changes.

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Delete a Filter

1. Go to Preferences > Filters.
2. In the list of filters you’ve created, click Delete on the one you wish remove.