Vivaldi Tips

Tip #676

March 21, 2025

Whenever you translate selected text from a web page or something you’ve entered in the Translate Panel in Vivaldi on Android and iOS, the original text and the translation are saved in the Translate Panel’s history.

To view Translation History in Vivaldi on Android:

1. Open the Translate Panel.
2. At the bottom of the panel, tap on “Show Translate History”.

To view Translation History in Vivaldi on iOS:

1. Open the Translate Panel.
2. Near the bottom of the panel, tap the clock button to see previous translations.

Tip #675

March 20, 2025

When you move the Tab and Address Bars to the bottom the Navigation Bar disappears and you have more screen space. If you prefer to keep the Tab and Address Bars on top there’s still a way to hide the Navigation Bar.

To hide the Navigation Bar:

1. Go to Settings > Appearance & Theme.
2. Disable “Show Navigation Bar”.

When hidden, the Tab Switcher button is moved to the Address Bar and other features are available from the main Vivaldi menu.

Tip #674

March 19, 2025

The Currency widget makes it easy to convert one currency into another, as well as follow the changes in exchange rates over time.

To add the Currency Widget:

1. Go to the Dashboard on the Start Page.
2. Click “Add a Widget” at the bottom of the window.
3. Select “Currency”.

Tip #673

March 18, 2025

Vivaldi Mail makes managing multiple mail accounts a joy. But not all accounts are equally important. You probably want your main accounts to be at the top of the Mail Panel‘s All Accounts list, while the less frequently used ones can take their place at the bottom.

To reorder mail accounts:

1. Go to Settings > Mail > Mail Accounts.
2. Select the account you want to move.
3. Click on the up and down arrows below the list of accounts to move the selected account.

Tip #672

March 17, 2025

Should the date be written as day-month-year or month-day-year? Does the week start with a Sunday or a Monday? In Vivaldi, you can decide how dates should be displayed in the browser.

To review date and time settings:

1. Go to Settings > General > Language > Preferred Date & Time Format.
2. Choose whether to follow your operating system’s settings or the browser’s language.
3. Additionally, choose what day the week should start with and which week to count as the first one of the year.

Tip #671

March 14, 2025

If you find yourself in a situation where you struggle to remember your Vivaldi account’s username and/or login password, we have tools on vivaldi.net that help you restore access to your account. First, make your way to a login page on any of Vivaldi’s web services or open Sync settings in the browser.

To recover the username:

1. Click on “Forgot username” on the login page.
2. Enter your account’s recovery email.
3. Check the mailbox of the email you provided to find an email with the username.

To reset the login password:

1. Click on “Forgot password” on the login page.
2. Enter your account’s username.
3. Enter your account’s recovery email.
4. Check the mailbox of the email you provided.
5. Go to the link in the email.
6. Enter a new password.

If you’re unable to recover access to your account independently, send us a message, using the contact form at the bottom of our account-related Help pages and we’ll do our best to help you out.

Tip #670

March 13, 2025

Many of Vivaldi’s key features can be accessed from the Panels sidebar on the side of the browser window. Though we hope you find them all useful, there likely are some that you hardly ever use. If that’s the case, why not hide the panel buttons for a cleaner view allowing you to reach the Panels you do use faster?

To hide Panels:

1. Locate an unused panel on the sidebar.
2. Right-click on its button.
3. Select “Remove from Toolbar”.

To bring a button back, go to the main Vivaldi menu > View > Customize Toolbar > Panel and drag the button back to the sidebar.

Tip #669

March 12, 2025

Let your blog content stand out by selecting the most fitting and aesthetically pleasing layout for your blog on blogs.vivaldi.net.

• Classic – A classic single-column blog layout with a sidebar on the right.
• Simple – A straightforward, single-column layout with the option to add widgets to the footer.
• Magazine – A multi-column posts view with the option to add widgets to the footer.

To change the layout:

1. Go to the blog’s Dashboard  > Appearance > Themes.
2. Hover over the options and click on “Live Preview” to get a sneak peek into what your blog would look like.
3. Click “Activate” to switch themes.
4. Click “Customize” to make adjustments.

Tip #668

March 11, 2025

Which is more important to you – event length or that it ends at the set time even when the start time changes? Whatever your preference, Vivaldi Calendar comes with a setting to cater to both needs.

To review the setting:

1. Go to Settings > Calendar > Calendar Settings > Calendar Editing > Auto Adjust End Time.
2. Choose between:
   • Always, i.e. push the end time forward,
   • Never, i.e. keep the same end time,
   • Adjust the end time, except for all-day events.

Tip #667

March 10, 2025

It can be convenient to find a page you recently visited or autofill forms with your information, but it’s also good to get rid of unnecessary data every now and then. In Vivaldi on iOS, you can choose what to delete and for what time period.

To delete your browsing data:

1. Open the Vivaldi menu > Delete browsing data.
   Alternatively, tap on “Delete browsing data” in the History Panel or go to Settings > Privacy and security > Delete browsing data.
2. Select the time range you want to delete data for.
3. Select the data types you want to delete.
4. Tap on “Delete browsing data”.

Tip #666

March 7, 2025

In Vivaldi there’s no need to jump back and forth between tabs – Tab Tiling allows you to view several tabs at the same time in a split-screen view. Depending on your tab order and the layout of the web pages, the grid view might not work out of the box, so it’s necessary to adjust the view by resizing the tiles (see Tip #47) and by reordering the tabs in the tiled view.

To reorder tiled tabs:

1. Click on a tab you want to move and hold down the mouse button.
2. Drag the tab to a different location on the Tab Bar.
3. Repeat with the other tiled tabs until all tiled tabs are where you want them.

Tip #665

March 6, 2025

In addition to public posts, you can send direct messages on Vivaldi Social, which will be visible only to those who you mention/tag in the message. If you want to allude to someone, but don’t want them to see the message, exclude the @ symbol from in front of their user handle.

All private conversations can be viewed and managed on the “Private mentions” page.

To send a private message:

1. Compose your message.
2. In the message, mention everyone who should see it.
3. From the message options menu, for visibility select “Specific people”.
4. Click “Post” to send the message.

Please note that private messages on Mastodon are not end-to-end encrypted, so be cautious of the information you share.