Desktop

Information about releases, updates and snapshots of the desktop Vivaldi browser

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Tabs and Mail — Vivaldi Browser snapshot 4001.3

April 9, 2026

In this snapshot, we have mail and tabs fixes, permissions refactoring and minor Chromium bump.

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Minor update (5) for Vivaldi Desktop Browser 7.9

April 9, 2026

This update includes a crash fix, a fix for Linkedin and a minor upgrade to Chromium 146 (Extended Stable Release) from upstream, which in turn includes security fixes from Chromium 147.

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Minor update (4) for Vivaldi Desktop Browser 7.9

April 1, 2026

This update includes a minor upgrade to Chromium 146 from upstream, along with some fixes to AutoHide and Mail. Amongst other security improvements from Chromium upstream it includes a fix for CVE-2026-5281 (Use after free in Dawn), which has a known exploit in the wild.

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Sticky notes and search field fixes — Vivaldi Browser snapshot 3995.3

March 30, 2026

In this snapshot, we have further AutoHide fixes and solve the problem with the sticky notes widget.

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Friday — Vivaldi Browser snapshot 3992.3

March 27, 2026

In this snapshot, we have more AutoHide, Mail and Crash fixes, along with security updates from Chromium.

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Minor update (3) for Vivaldi Desktop Browser 7.9

March 25, 2026

This update includes a minor upgrade to Chromium 146 from upstream, along with some fixes to AutoHide, Mail and Feeds.

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AutoHide, Mail, Tabs — Vivaldi Browser snapshot 3989.3

March 24, 2026

In this snapshot, we have AutoHide, Mail and Crash fixes, a big rewrite to how Tabs work underneath the hood and security updates from us and Chromium.

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Minor update (2) for Vivaldi macOS Desktop Browser 7.9

March 23, 2026

This update includes a fix for a common crash on macOS related to Progressive Web Apps (PWAs).

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Minor update for Vivaldi Desktop 7.9

March 20, 2026

This update includes a few key fixes for autoupdate, a minor chromium update (which includes security fixes) and some mail fixes.

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Vivaldi 7.9: Immerse yourself in the web with every pixel

March 19, 2026

Vivaldi launches 7.9 with a genuinely new way to reclaim your screen and a new tab feature that will become part of your daily browsing.

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Vivaldi 7.9 RC 2 – Vivaldi Desktop Browser snapshot 3970.37/39

March 18, 2026

Today’s snapshot is the second release candidate for 7.9 for desktop and notebooks.

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Vivaldi 7.9 RC 1 – Vivaldi Desktop Browser snapshot 3970.31/33

March 17, 2026

Today’s snapshot is the first release candidate for 7.9 for desktop and notebooks.