Desktop Snapshots

Desktop Snapshots are work-in-progress builds that are available for anyone to download and test. Try new desktop browser features and fixes before anyone else!

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Fixes, Polish, and security updates – Vivaldi Browser snapshot 3813.3

September 19, 2025

In today’s snapshot, we provide a wide ranging set of fixes and refinements: enhancing accessibility, polishing address and bookmark handling, improving mail and sync behavior, and resolving UI quirks across forms. It also updates Chromium to patch a security vulnerability and introduces plain text password import.

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Vivaldi 7.6 RC 3 – Vivaldi Desktop Browser snapshot 3797.48/51

September 17, 2025

Today’s snapshot is the third release candidate for 7.6 for desktop and notebooks.

A bridrge with a bright new wood walkway

Vivaldi 7.6 RC 2 – Vivaldi Desktop Browser snapshot 3797.44/47

September 16, 2025

Today’s snapshot is the second release candidate for 7.6 for desktop and notebooks.

Bridge bewing worked on over a river

Vivaldi 7.6 RC 1 – Vivaldi Desktop Browser snapshot 3797.37/39

September 12, 2025

Today’s snapshot is the first release candidate for 7.6 for desktop and notebooks.

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We are getting close now – Vivaldi Browser snapshot 3797.35

September 9, 2025

In today’s snapshot, we get ever closer to final. Here are a handful of fixes.

more work on the bridge

That Friday feeling – Vivaldi Browser snapshot 3797.28

September 5, 2025

In today’s snapshot, we have another round of bug fixes.

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Building up to release – Vivaldi Browser snapshot 3797.27

September 3, 2025

In today’s snapshot, fixes continue at a rapid pace as we get ever closer to release.

Two men working on a bridge

More Tabs work – Vivaldi Browser snapshot 3796.28

September 2, 2025

In today’s snapshot, we continue with tabs and menu fixes and resolve more issues caused by the ad blocker improvements.

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Crash fixes – Vivaldi Browser snapshot 3794.4

August 29, 2025

In today’s snapshot, we fix a couple of common crashers and vanishing tabs that got introduced with the recent ad block improvements.

Prayer flags

Tab button and vertical tabs – Vivaldi Browser snapshot 3793.3

August 28, 2025

In today’s snapshot, we’re squashing more bugs on the New Tab button and giving vertical tabs extra love, especially for those who like their URL in the tab bar. Also Lazy-loaded and hibernated tabs now open slightly faster when reopened from the Tab bar.

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Small Chromium bump – Vivaldi Browser snapshot 3792.3

August 27, 2025

In today’s snapshot, we have a small Chromium update that we expect to fix the font issues that some Linux users were experiencing.

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Improvements to blocker rule support – Vivaldi Browser snapshot 3791.3

August 26, 2025

In today’s snapshot, we have add popup and popunder blocker rules support, and also have further tab fixes.