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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Vivaldi 8.2 RC 1 – Vivaldi Desktop Browser snapshot 4133.31/33

August 28, 2026

Today’s snapshot is the first release candidate for 8.2 for desktop and notebooks.

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Minor Chromium bump and 8.2 polishing — Vivaldi Browser snapshot 4133.29

August 26, 2026

In this snapshot we have a handful of fixes and a minor Chromium bump (for security) as we close on the 8.2 release.

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Calculator improvements — Vivaldi Browser snapshot 4133.24

August 21, 2026

In this snapshot we have a few address field calculator improvements.

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Address field calculator and VPN fix — Vivaldi Browser snapshot 4133.3

August 14, 2026

In this snapshot we provide a calculator in the address field and fix the issue with VPN credentials.

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Pinned vertical tabs — Vivaldi Browser snapshot 4129.3

August 10, 2026

In this snapshot we test a better way to handle the alignment of pinned tabs on a vertical tab bar.

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Address field fixes and a Chromium bump — Vivaldi Browser snapshot 4126.4

August 7, 2026

In this snapshot we have a minor Chromium update and a handful of other fixes.

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Big Chromium jump — Vivaldi Browser snapshot 4116.3

July 28, 2026

In this snapshot we have a Chromium update from 150 to 152. Watch out for regressions!

Summer fixes 😎 — Vivaldi Browser snapshot 4106.4

July 16, 2026

The first Vivaldi 8.2 Snapshot with bugfixes, and new experiments and policies.

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Vivaldi 8.1 RC 4 – Vivaldi Desktop Browser snapshot 4087.40/43

July 6, 2026

Release candidate feedback To help us get 8.1 out the door as soon as possible, please focus your feedback on serious regressions since 8.0 stable. If you want to ask about new (post 8.1) features or longstanding issues, please do so on our forums. There are also pre-release links to equivalent builds for the stable […]

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Vivaldi 8.1 RC 3 – Vivaldi Desktop Browser snapshot 4087.36/39

July 3, 2026

Today’s snapshot is the third release candidate for 8.1 for desktop and notebooks.

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Vivaldi 8.1 RC 2 – Vivaldi Desktop Browser snapshot 4087.32/35

July 2, 2026

Today’s snapshot is the second release candidate for 8.1 for desktop and notebooks.

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Vivaldi 8.1 RC 1 – Vivaldi Desktop Browser snapshot 4087.30/31

June 30, 2026

Today’s snapshot is the first release candidate for 8.1 for desktop and notebooks.