Desktop

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

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Vivaldi 7.8 RC 4 – Vivaldi Desktop Browser snapshot 3925.53/56

January 28, 2026

Today’s snapshot is the fourth release candidate for 7.8 for desktop and notebooks.

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Vivaldi 7.8 RC 3 – Vivaldi Desktop Browser snapshot 3925.45/48

January 27, 2026

Today’s snapshot is the third release candidate for 7.8 for desktop and notebooks.

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Vivaldi 7.8 RC 2 – Vivaldi Desktop Browser snapshot 3925.41/44

January 26, 2026

Today’s snapshot is the second release candidate for 7.8 for desktop and notebooks.

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Vivaldi 7.8 RC 1 – Vivaldi Desktop Browser snapshot 3925.33/36

January 23, 2026

Today’s snapshot is the first release candidate for 7.8 for desktop and notebooks.

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Putting the final pieces in place — Vivaldi Browser snapshot 3925.32

January 22, 2026

In this snapshot, we have another small fix for tiling and general cleanup.

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Tabs and Speed Dial — Vivaldi Browser snapshot 3925.29

January 21, 2026

In this snapshot, we have fixes for tabs and Speed Dial, plus a crash fix.

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Crunch time — Vivaldi Browser snapshot 3925.3

January 20, 2026

In this snapshot, we have (temporarily) switched off auto-hide and follower tabs, to help get 7.8 out the door and ready for a stable release.

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Even more, more Autohide and Tabs fixes — Vivaldi Browser snapshot 3921.9

January 16, 2026

In this snapshot, we have more autohide refinements, some tabs fixes and further crash fixes.

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Even more Autohide and Tabs fixes — Vivaldi Browser snapshot 3919.3

January 14, 2026

In this snapshot, we have yet another round of autohide refinements, some tabs fixes and a couple more crash fixes. [déjà vu anyone? 🤔]

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More Autohide and Tabs fixes — Vivaldi Browser snapshot 3916.3

January 9, 2026

In this snapshot, we have yet another round of autohide refinements, some tabs fixes and a couple more crash fixes.

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Minor update (7) for Vivaldi Desktop Browser 7.7

January 7, 2026

This update resolves two crashers and includes security fixes from Chromium upstream.

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Autohide fixes, smoother mail handling & smarter tiling — Vivaldi Browser snapshot 3913.3

January 6, 2026

In this snapshot, we have round of autohide refinements, a batch of crash fixes, and a minor Chromium bump to round out the update.