Technology
Stay up-to-date and learn – the Vivaldi technology section has news, trends, and studies from the web and the real world.
The results of the Custom Icons contest are in!
May 23, 2023
You have been voting for your favorite themes, we have counted the votes, and we’re happy to share the results with you.
Time to vote for your favorite theme!
May 15, 2023
We’ve received a lot of wonderful themes in the Custom Icons contest, but we need your help to pick the winners.
Two-Factor Authentication for Vivaldi accounts and a new reputation system for Vivaldi Webmail.
May 4, 2023
Updates to key Vivaldi Community services bring a new level of security to your Vivaldi accounts, will keep a lid on some very determined spammers, and will improve the overall experience.
User story: Why accessibility-minded Kazuhito Kidachi chooses Vivaldi
March 17, 2023
With a deep knowledge of browser specifications and accessibility, Kazuhito Kidachi shares his experience using Vivaldi and what stands out for him.
New to the fediverse and Mastodon? Get onboard with Ruari.
January 30, 2023
In this handy tutorial video, Ruari demystifies the Fediverse and gets you up to speed on Vivaldi Social and Mastodon.
Client hints or client lies?
January 13, 2023
For decades, the User Agent header has been a major arena for truths, lies and other dastardly deeds. Now there’s an effort to replace the User Agent with “Client Hints”. How will that go?
What is Mastodon?
December 5, 2022
With so much news about social media these days, covering Twitter’s new owner’s recent changes, or trust issues in companies like Meta/Facebook, many people are looking for something else and have heard the word “Mastodon”. But what is Mastodon and how do you sign up?
Pulling the plug on expired Operating Systems
November 24, 2022
Browsers are ending their support for Windows 7 and 8.1 in 2023. Vivaldi dev and security expert Yngve Pettersen explains the challenges faced by browsers as to why they end support of various operating system versions.
The trouble with Chromium translations
November 11, 2022
In this post, Vivaldi developer and security expert Yngve explains the challenges he has faced – and overcome – while working with translations in Chromium.
Manifest V3, webRequest, and ad blockers
September 23, 2022
Vivaldi comes with its own built-in Ad and Tracker Blocker, tons of customization options, a built-in Mail and Calendar, and more. Will it follow Google’s strict reliance on Manifest V3? Vivaldi Developer, Julien Picalausa takes a deep dive into this matter.
The many faces of Vivaldi
July 22, 2022
We all have different sides to us, but Vivaldi is truly the chameleon of browsers!
Good riddance, Internet Explorer!
June 16, 2022
Internet Explorer is dead. Microsoft started ringing the death knell for its old internet browser last year. Vivaldi browser co-founder and CEO Jon von Tetzchner remembers its controversial legacy and argues that its loss is not really a loss.