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Make the Tab Bar yours
Your browser belongs to you. Hence, it must be able to reflect you. Vivaldi is the most customizable browser available, and with our latest update, 7.6, we’re turning customization all the way up to 11.
The Tab Bar is where your browsing comes to life, so it’s integral that you’re in full control of it. We’ve made the Tab Bar fully customizable; you pick the tools you want, you decide where to place them. The result is a tab bar that looks and works exactly the way you need it to, making common actions feel obvious. That small sense of comfort adds up over hundreds of tab switches a day.
When we say fully customizable, we mean FULLY. This opens up completely new ways of personalizing Vivaldi. Whether you are a spartan minimalist or a maximalist who likes to have all your favorite tools displayed, the canvas is for you to paint on.
Here are just a couple of different looks your Vivaldi can do with the new customizable Tab Bar:
The customizable Tab Bar is part of a bigger idea. Vivaldi lets you tune the entire interface so the browser adapts to you.
- Edit the Address Bar and Status Bar to keep only the buttons you actually use
- Place the Side Bar on the left or right, with quick access to your tools, and turn favourite sites into one-click Web Panels
- Build Themes with your colours, schedule light and dark for day and night
- Assign Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Gestures to almost any action
- Combine steps with Command Chains so one keypress runs your routine
It is customization for the sake of comfort that turns into speed, because when everything is where YOU want it to be, you move faster.
Try it: Right click any button in the Tab Bar and select “customize toolbar”, this opens the editor and you are ready to personalize.
The Tab Button, one button to rule them all
This isn’t a “new tab” button. It’s The Tab Button. A single, unified place to find, switch, and recover tabs without hunting through different menus. Click it and you get a focused panel with a search field at the top. Start typing and you’ll filter across the things you care about: your open tabs, synced tabs, and your recently closed ones, all in one view. Hit Enter to jump, or click to restore. The gain is flow: fewer detours, less hunting, more doing.
For many, tabs have a tendency to pile up as your browsing session enters its next hour. It happens. Often some of the tabs you open are duplicates of old ones you forgot to close, and you end up with the same page open twice (or five times). The Tab Button makes tab-housekeeping fun and duplicates easy to fix. You’ll find duplicates grouped together when clicking the tab button, close the extras with a click, or clear them all at once. Fewer clones mean a quieter tab bar. In other words, it’s not another button, it’s THE tab button, forged for you to rule all your tabs.
By default it lives at the end of the tab bar, right where you used to find “synced tabs” and “recently closed tabs” as separate buttons. So your muscle memory still works on day one.
Prefer a different spot? Move it. Like everything in Vivaldi, the Tab Button is part of a UI you can arrange to fit how you browse.
Control and customization matter
Speed is not only about benchmarks. It is about how few decisions you need to make to keep moving. With Vivaldi 7.6, your setup becomes second nature. The power is there, and the real win is an even better personal fit. Your browser feels tuned to you, ready to help you discover.
Your browser should help you explore more of the web, not explore it for you. When you decide where things live, what is visible, and how actions fire, you keep control. Fewer surprises, and no biased agent between you and the web, frees you to discover new things and places. Personal fit turns into momentum, your attention stays on the page, and ideas stack faster.
We exist for you to explore the web on your own terms. We refuse to reduce you to a passive spectator. Without exploration, the web becomes far less interesting. Our curiosity loses oxygen and the diversity of the web dies.
What else is new in 7.6
Although the Tab Bar and Tab Button are the headliners, there is plenty more in this release.
Cleaner context menus
We’ve cleaned up and reorganized more context menus, making it faster to get where you want. The fresh menus promote the core actions you want to use, so you spend less time scanning and more time doing.
Search keywords in the Address Field
The Address Field has gotten a smart upgrade. You can now look up in specific groups, directly from the Address Field. Type @tabs to jump straight to an open tab by name, or @bookmarks and @history when you need to find something fast. It is one field for everything, with instant filtering that keeps your hands on the keyboard.
Built-in ad blocker upgrades with popup rule support
We’re giving you more control over potential interruptions. Popup rules complement our existing popup blocker by automatically closing sneakily-opened tabs or windows that try to sell you something. The rules target known advertisements, while keeping legitimate site behavior intact.
Swipe gestures on Windows
With 7.6 you can use trackpad or touch swipes to go back and forward, which pairs nicely with mouse gestures and keyboard shortcuts. Your hands pick the most comfortable move.
Snappier switching to hibernated tabs
We’ve made some under the hood tweaks to make your heavy sessions feel lighter. Waking a sleeping tab now takes less time, which means you can park background work without paying a penalty when you return.
Download Vivaldi 7.6 and check out what’s new
Vivaldi 7.6 is available today. Get it now!
Every Vivaldi release builds on the same idea: the browser should work for you, not the other way around. We’re here to give you more choice, more control, and more respect for your privacy. We hope you enjoy it!
As always, thank you for being part of the Vivaldi community. Together, we’re fighting for a better web one release at a time.
Changelog from Vivaldi 7.5 to Vivaldi 7.6
New
[New][Tabs] Unified ‘Tab button’ (VB-113171)
[New][Tabs] Editable tab bar (VB-115873)
[New][Menus] New layout for page link menus (VB-119392)
[New][Windows] Implement trackpad gestures (VB-119387)
[New][Address Bar] Implement keyword feature (VB-113772)
[New][AdBlocker] Support more rules to prevent certain pop-ups occurring despite the adblocker (VAB-11223)
[New][AdBlocker] Update ABP snippets (VB-119994)
[New][Tabs][Menus][Commands] Automatically show edit stack dialog when creating a tab stack (VB-119571)
Address Field
[Address field] Appears when opening new window even though disabled (VB-119903)
[Address field] Don’t run item from featured search provider (VB-119367)
[Address field] Dropdown menu copies link title to address bar instead of URL (VB-116799)
[Address field] Dropdown text un-bolds and bolds every time new char is added (VB-119429)
[Address field] Fails to match nickname if deleting characters (VB-114708)
[Address field] Support segmented autocomplete (VB-18599)
[Address field] Using arrows in keyword mode use default search engine (VB-119821)
[Address field][Bookmarks] Deleted bookmarks appear in address field suggestions (VB-118000)
[Address field][History] Search query not used to filter history (VB-118269)
[Address field][Search] Search does not work with certain settings disabled (VB-119812)
[Address field][Settings] Shows history items when they are disabled (VB-118377)
Bookmarks
[Bookmarks] Autocomplete doesn’t work on longer URL (VB-118969)
[Bookmarks] Name changes when switching bookmark folder (VB-116136)
[Bookmarks] Separator shows as broken bookmark in manager (VB-119267)
Dashboard
[Dashboard] Add widget to speed dial context menu command shows when the flag is off (VB-119056)
[Dashboard] Mail widget should allow more control (VB-109685)
[Dashboard] Saved dashboard widgets are removed upon clearing of browser cache (VB-117345)
[Dashboard] Webpage widget does not update (VB-114465)
[Dashboard][Panels] Webpage widgets and Webpanels opens as tabs on restart (VB-119566)
[Dashboard][Weather] locationID unset if opening Change Location (VB-119802)
[Dashboard][Widgets] No option to “Paste” a URL in the context menu when creating a web widget (VB-119983)
[Dashboard][Widgets] Use lighter foreground color for Currency chart (VB-118067)
Linux
[Linux] Primary selection (used by middle click paste) sometimes fails (VB-118286)
[Linux][Address field] Cropped URL needs ellipsis (VB-119871)
[Linux][Keyboard] GlobalShortcutsPortal feature is misbehaving on Gnome 48 (VB-120184)
[Linux][Media][Downloads] Mplayer and mpv crash when clicking on videos from the panel (VB-119204)
macOS
[macOS] In a full screen mode I cannot close the tabs using the mouse (VB-117356)
[macOS] When using an Apple Magic Mouse you can’t horizontally scroll page elements (VB-119412)
[macOS][Crash] Adding an new mail account without OAuth (VB-118293)
[macOS][Menus][Page Menus] Remove redundant copy link text (VB-119751)
Menus
[Menus] Add Color Stack option to window list context menu (VB-118794)
[Menus] Add Dashboard to Speed Dial context menu (VB-118324)
[Menus] Group stack related items in tab context menu (VB-119923)
[Menus] Hide all empty sub menus (VB-118383)
[Menus] Link to highlight entry may trigger extra menu entry for page menus (VB-119358)
[Menus] Periodic reload is missing on tab stack context menu (VB-118474)
[Menus][Page Menus] Move search entries in selection and link menus
[Menus][Page Menus] Open link in current tab is missing (VB-119729)
[Menus][Page menus] New layout for top level and selection menu
[Menus][Page menus] Re-add forgotten “open image in this tab” in image menu with new layout
[Menus][Page menus] Remove incorrect hardcoded menu item name “Copy Address”
Search
[Search] JS error when adding search engine via right-click context menu (VB-119048)
[Search] Keywords were incorrectly appended to the search string when editing address bar suggestions (VB-119552)
[Search] Suggestions using GET fail if search engine uses POST (VB-117640)
Settings
[Settings] Double-click to rename tab when “minimize active tab” is active (VB-116881)
[Settings] Mail, Calendar, Feeds radio group in indeterminate state after searching (VB-119822)
[Settings] Mouse gesture settings steal focus when trying to search (VB-119920)
[Settings] OS setting for disabled animation does not affect browser UI (VB-119324)
[Settings] Reset all settings to default clears the user profile name (VB-90534)
[Settings] Shortcuts Nickname always appear when searching (VB-118905)
[Settings] Update Sync signup page to match vivaldi.net (VB-117633)
[Settings] Using gesture for ‘Next Theme’ causes and error message (VB-117596)
[Settings][Commands] Parameter {link_url} in Command Chains fails in Brazilian Portuguese (VB-118912)
[Settings][Commands] {link_url} placeholder does not work when “Command Chain” is assigned to “Mouse Gesture” (VB-119188)
[Settings][Menus] Customization doesn’t work correctly with settings as a tab (VB-118545)
[Settings][Menus] Customization explanation is needed in settings (VB-118505)
[Settings][Menus] Drag and drop in nenu customization no longer works (VB-119613)
[Settings][Quick Commands] Add options to hide closed and synced tabs (VB-118135)
[Settings][Themes] when naming themes by number, the order is not ascending (VB-113895)
Speed Dial
[Speed Dial] Disable Reload button on Speed Dial when size is set to icon (no thumbnails to reload) (VB-119754)
[Speed Dial] Search and blocker stats combo flickers when activating (VB-119323)
[Speed Dial] Visible focus outline from prior Quick Commands (VB-118731)
Tabs
[Tabs] Add more margins to vertical tabs when UI is set to “Compact” (VB-119817)
[Tabs] Closing tab in stack should focus tabs in stack if any (VB-118732)
[Tabs] Colored accordion tab stack backgrounds move out of sync with the rest of the tab (VB-118390)
[Tabs] Do not prefill edit stack dialog (VB-119921)
[Tabs] Dragging from stacks across windows retains tab color and group (VB-119205)
[Tabs] Gap between tabs and plus button (VB-118022)
[Tabs] Increase margins for vertical tabs (VB-119750)
[Tabs] List of closed tabs includes windows with 0 tabs (VB-118852)
[Tabs] Stacking tabs in accordion auto-opens multiple editors (VB-119692)
[Tabs] Tab stacks are getting unstacked when moving between windows (VB-119705)
[Tabs] Untile whole tab stack doesn’t work (VB-118379)
[Tabs] Vertical accordion in inactive windows gets truncated (VB-118433)
[Tabs] “Session recovery” appears in trashed tabs list (VB-117590)
[Tabs][Address field] Hide URL field buttons when URL field is in vertical tabs (VB-119638)
[Tabs][Menus] You cannot close an expanded accordion tab stack via the tab context menu (VB-119028)
[Tabs][Performance] Follow up to avoid unnecessary repaints on hover (VB-119681)
[Tabs][Performance] Load in lazy-loaded and hibernated tabs faster from the Tabs bar: dns-prefetch when hovering hibernated or lazy-loaded tabs (VB-119681)
[Tabs][Toolbars] Unable to add any elements before tab toolbar when tabs are on top (VB-119984)
Welcome Page
[Welcome Page] Mail onboarding cuts off part of input (VB-119818)
[Welcome page] Add mail onboarding, instead of a separate dialog (VB-115237)
[Welcome page][Mail] Set up vivaldi mail should only be available after enabling mail (VB-118519)
Workspaces
[Workspaces] Cannot use emojis with combining characters as icons (VB-118693)
[Workspaces] Disable popup for new installs (VB-120005)
[Workspaces] Wrong context menu on input field in workspace edit dialog (VB-120141)
[Workspaces][Tabs] Stacking between workspaces makes tabs broken (VB-118091)
Crash
[Crash][Autofill] On saving addresses (VB-119825)
[Crash][AdBlocker] After a rule list is disabled or updated (VB-119699)
[Crash][AdBlocker] On shutdown (VAB-11736)
[Crash][Search][Sync] In search engines code, triggered by sync (VB-118299)
[Crash][Tabs][Extensions] When Chromium groups move (VB-118694)
[Crash][Workspaces] Loss of all tabs in workspaces on restart (VB-99681)
Other
[AdBlocker] Add linebreak to domain name in blocker dialog (VB-104334)
[AdBlocker] Scriplet injection rules cause element hiding to fail (VB-119776)
[Chromium] Update to 140.0.7339.202 (CVE-2025-10585)
[Clock] Always displays timer name (VB-112536)
[Clock] Settings popup loses focus if seconds displayed (VB-118384)
[Extensions] Icon popup menu should be a column (VB-104461)
[Extensions] Strange Chrome to Vivaldi text replacements in extensions management (VB-119774)
[History] Database not cleared correctly on removals (VB-118098)
[History] Date headers in history page no longer take an entire row
[Import] Only bookmarks from another browser is impossible (VB-118276)
[Keyboard][Settings] “Priorize Website Shortcuts” blocks Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V (VB-117929)
[PWA] No JS alert/prompt (VB-91963)
[Panels][Media] Audio icon illegible when theme highlight color set to #FFF (VB-119763)
[Panels][Media] Audio indicator for web panels (VB-11216)
[Permissions] Notes and Mail editors stop working when disabling JavaScript globally (VB-117823)
[Profiles] More UI options on startup (VB-119642)
[Profiles] Prevent last profile deletion and use a warning color for confirmation (VB-119642)
[Quick Commands] Closed tabs not accessible (VB-118743)
[Reader mode] Button appears on pages that aren’t ‘reader-able’ (VB-118672)
[Startpage][Speed Dial][Dashboard] Combine Dashboard and Speed Dials (VB-115463)
[Sync] Don’t show web panels “synced” from mobile (VB-112164)
[Sync][Search] Search engines are not synced to iOS (VIB-1344)
[Themes] Blank page should inherit theme background color (VB-55180)
[Themes] Transparent status bar icons may have wrong color (VB-120040)
[Toolbar Editor] Buttons should not trigger custom context menus (VB-120044)
[Translate] Unwanted translating of blocks sometimes (VB- 106896)
[VPN] Popup closes after completing installation (VB-119541)
[Zoom] Close button fails after UI zoom set to 85% (VB-118382)
Mail, Calendar and Feeds 2.7
[Mail] Client displaying ‘Unexpected char at position 88’ errors from vivaldi.net (VB-118982)
[Mail] Ctrl+Enter in mail view sends an empty message (VB-109445)
[Mail] Offline accounts should not connect to SMTP automatically (VB-118179)
[Mail] SMTP connection problems should trigger authentication dialog (VB-73707)
[Mail] Stay on mail when going into contact or thread (VB-119441)
[Mail] Toolbar buttons disabled after switching fast between message tabs (VB-118288)
[Mail] Unread/read button disabled when selecting both read and unread messages (VB-118953)
[Mail] Widget folder selection not remembered in menu (VB-119054)
[Mail][Calendar] The clear button in status button popup does nothing
Calendar
[Calendar] Event editor navigation and contrast improvements (VB-117941)
[Calendar] Event “Done” button appears disabled (VB-117205)
[Calendar] Link in calendar event display inside a mail message opens inside webview (VB-118088)
Feeds
[Feeds] Importing my OPML file created 5/63 feeds and 5/9 folders (VB-119133)
