Vivaldi Blog
Ten years of making new friends by building a browser for you, not Big Tech
January 27, 2025
Monday January 27th marks the ten year anniversary of our first ever public technical preview. We set out to make a powerful browser for our friends. A decade later, we’ve grown from a desktop-only browser into a global, multi-platform tool, with millions of friends. Here’s to the journey so far, and to the next chapter of building a better web together.
Vivaldi 7.1: Widgets, Tabs, and sleek start to 2025
January 23, 2025
This release is all about making Vivaldi even better at adapting to you. From widgets that keep you informed to tools that simplify your workflow, Vivaldi 7.1 gives you more control, more customization, and more reasons to enjoy your browser.
#5 – Jon von Tetzchner – For a Better Web 2024 review
December 28, 2024
Join Bruce Lawson and Vivaldi Browser CEO Jón von Tetzchner as they review the top tech stories of 2024! In this episode, they discuss the landmark Google monopoly ruling, the shifting dynamics of the browser market, and their thoughts on the Apple Vision Pro. They also explore the future of Chromium, rate each topic as […]
The great tracker blocker conundrum
December 5, 2024
In the spirit of keeping Vivaldi free for all our users, we are trying out some changes to the way our tracker blocker works. These changes relate to ways in which our tracker blocker was affecting our partnership with search engines in unexpected ways.
The great tracker blocker conundrum – Technical
December 5, 2024
In the spirit of keeping Vivaldi free for all our users, we are trying out some changes to the way our tracker blocker works. These changes relate to ways in which our tracker blocker was affecting our partnership with search engines in unexpected ways.
#4 Léonie Watson – For a Better Web
December 2, 2024
In this podcast series, Bruce interviews people from across different communities and industries who, in their own way, are fighting for a better web. In this episode, Bruce’s guest is Léonie Watson, accessibility advocate, co-chair of W3C WebApps Working Group, and Chair of the Board of Directors at W3C. They dive into Léonie’s journey from […]
Browser Choice Alliance
November 26, 2024
Vivaldi joins other browsers in forming the Browser Choice Alliance to campaign against Microsoft preferencing its Edge browser on Windows.
#3 Evan Prodromou (Social Web Foundation) – For a Better Web
November 8, 2024
In this podcast series, Bruce interviews people from across different communities and industries who, in their own way, are fighting for a better web. In this episode, Bruce’s guest is Evan Prodromou, Research Director of the newly-launched Social Web Foundation. They discuss interconnected social networks and ActivityPub, the open standard that Evan co-authored which enables […]
Vivaldi 7.0 on iOS
October 31, 2024
Vivaldi 7.0 on iOS is here. You’ve told us you want personalization, power and privacy, so that’s what Vivaldi 7 is about: you can personalize your main menu and instantly sync your browsing data across your devices. The new Home Button and Top Sites section on your start page puts everything you need at a glance, and the new combined privacy settings and site preferences means you can see (and tweak) how each site interacts with your data in a single step. Boom!
Vivaldi 7.0 on Android
October 31, 2024
Vivaldi 7.0 for Android is here! We know you love Vivaldi for its power and personalisation, so 7.0 is all about flexibility, full of updates to give you more control over your browsing, with Instant Sync across devices, a revamped start page with Top Sites, and the all-new Tab Stack Pane.
