Our Story
In 1994, two programmers started working on a web browser. Our idea was to make a really fast browser, capable of running on limited hardware, keeping in mind that users are individuals with their own requirements and wishes. Opera was born. Our little piece of software gained traction, our group grew and a community was created. We stayed close to our users and to our roots. We kept improving our software, based on our users feedback, as well as our own ideas on how to make a great browser. We innovated and we strove for excellence.
Fast forward to 2015, the browser we once loved has changed its direction. Sadly, it is no longer serving its community of users and contributors who helped build the browser in the first place.
SO WE CAME TO A NATURAL CONCLUSION:
We must make a new browser. A browser for ourselves and a browser for our friends. A browser that is fast, but also a browser that is rich in functionality, highly flexible and puts the user first. A browser that is made for you.
What can you expect?
What you get now is our first Technical preview. It is a build intended to show the direction of our product. It is not perfect, far from it. Some of the key features we integrate are yet to be implemented, optimization needs to be done. But we hope that you get a glimpse of our product and what you can expect from us.
Give us feedback!
We like to hear from you. The best way to make this product better is to get involved. We have an active forum where you can give us feedback and discuss directly with us as well as with other passionate users.
Quick Commands
Are you a keyboard person? Then you’re in luck. Quick Commands allow you to quickly search through various settings, history, open tabs, bookmarks and more with a single keyboard shortcut. We aim to make the Quick Command menu highly customisable, allowing you to make your own commands and run them quickly.
Notes
Take notes while browsing and add screenshots right in the handy Notes panel. The notes will automagically remember which site you were browsing at the time and allow you to add tags, to easily organize and find them later.
Speed Dials
All of your favourite sites easily accessible from one place. You can also create multiple Speed dial groups. Organize your sites based on interests such as Sports, News and Tech, or different context such as Work, School etc. It’s also possible to add a folder as a Speed dial entry. It’s a pretty powerful feature.
Tab Stacks
Too many unorganized tabs can become a bit messy, making it hard to find the tab you are looking for quickly. Organize your tabs using Tab stacks! It lets you group multiple tabs under a single tab. Just drag a tab over to another for easy grouping.
Built on Web Technology
Vivaldi has a powerful feature set, but thats not all. One of the things that makes Vivaldi unique is that it’s built on modern Web technologies. We use JavaScript and React to create the user interface — with the help of Node.js, Browserify and a long list of NPM modules. Vivaldi is the web built with the web.
A fresh new look
Vivaldi will adapt as you browse the web. A clean and modern interface to complement the content you are browsing. It’s also highly customizable – don’t like the tabs on top? Simply put them where you want, bottom, left or right.
We’re working on...
Yep, we are working on mail. That’s all we can say for now.
Sync
Your Notes, bookmarks, History and session synced across your different devices.
Spatial Navigation
Spatial navigation allows you to navigate the Web easily, using only your keyboard.
Performance
Our aim is to be the fastest browser in the universe but we are not talking about theoretical speed here. It’s all about efficiency. We focus on making it quicker and faster for you to find things and getting things done!
Extensions
We want to build a powerful, feature packed browser to minimize your need for extentions. They can impact browser performance and increase security risks. Still, we understand you might want more, so extension support is coming. Stay tuned.
Your Suggestions
Do you feel we are missing out on an important feature? Tell us. We cannot promise to implement all but we will try our best!
Meet the Team
Vivaldi is made by a team of passionate peers located in the US, Iceland, Norway, Finland and The Czech Republic, working together to deliver something great.
THANK YOU:
We’d also like to give a special thank you to our Sopranos, the dedicated people testing Vivaldi for us, day and night. We would not be ready without you!
