Desktop Tips

Tip #778

December 16, 2025

View and add tasks in the Tasks widget on the Start Page.

There are several ways you can view and add tasks to your calendar in Vivaldi. In this tip, we’re going to look at a way to do it on the Start Page.

First, to add a Tasks widget:

  1. Click on the “Widget” button at the bottom of the Start Page.
  2. Select “Tasks”.

To add a new task:

  1. Click on “Add Task” in the widget.
  2. Give the task a title, and, if needed, add a deadline and additional information.
  3. Click “Add Task”.

To mark tasks as done via the Tasks widget, simply click on the checkbox in front of the task’s title.

Start Page with the Tasks widget and a task editor open for adding a new task.

Tip #776

December 9, 2025

Discover all the ways you can move tabs to other windows.

We’re strong believers of the browser needing to adapt to you, not the other way around. That’s why in Vivaldi, the same action can often be executed in many different ways, so you could choose the one that works best for you.

Here are all the ways you can move a tab to a new window:

  • Right-click on the tab on the Tab Bar and select Move > To New Window.
  • Drag the tab off the Tab Bar, either outside the window or onto the web page area.
  • While the tab you want to move is the active tab, type “Move Tab to New Window” in Quick Commands.
  • Create a Keyboard Shortcut or a Mouse Gesture for the action.

And here are all the ways you can move a tab to an existing window:

  • Right-click on the tab on the Tab Bar and select Move > Window with # Active Tabs.
  • While two windows are side by side, drag the tab from one Tab Bar to the other.
  • In the Windows and Tab Panel, drag the tab from one window section to the other.
Vivaldi browser window with a web page open in a tab. The tab's right-click menu is open and an arrow points at the move tab to new window option.

Tip #775

December 4, 2025

Make your laptop’s battery last longer by enabling the Energy Saver.

If you’re using Vivaldi on a device that runs on battery, you can extend the battery life by capping background activity, visual effects, smooth scrolling, and video frame rates.

To choose your energy saving level:

  1. Go to Settings > Performance > Energy Saver.
  2. Select between:
    • Never Save Energy,
    • Turn on at 20% Battery or Lower,
    • Turn on When Running on Battery,
    • Always Save Energy.
Performance settings in Vivaldi. An arrow points at the Energy Saver setting.

Tip #773

November 27, 2025

Open a group of synced tabs easily from the Windows Panel or the Tab Button.

When you’re browsing on multiple devices, you may find yourself in a situation where, while using Vivaldi on your computer, you need to access tabs that you have open on other devices.

To open synced tabs:

  1. Make sure you’re logged in to Sync with the same Vivaldi account on all devices, and that tab syncing is enabled.
  2. Open the Windows Panel or the Tab Button.
  3. Right-click on the group of tabs you want to open. It can be all tabs on the device, in a chosen window, Workspace, Tab Stack, or a precise selection of tabs.
  4. Select “Open” from the context menu.

In case you only want to open one tab, a quick (double-)click on that tab in the list of tabs is all you need to do.

Vivaldi on Desktop with the Window Panel highlighted, showing how you can now open at once all of the synced tabs in one device or a single workspace.

Tip #770

November 18, 2025

Check for updates on the browser’s About Page.

If you’re ever wondering whether you have the latest browser version with all the coolest new features and the most recent bug fixes, simply head over to the About Page.

To open the About Page, either:

There, on top of the page, you can see whether the browser is up to date, needs a quick restart to update, or, in case you have automatic updates disabled, an update can be downloaded.

New About Page on Vivaldi with a more modern look, where the info is shown on white boxes with rounded corners, over a colourful background.

Tip #769

November 13, 2025

Make the most of Speed Dials and Widgets by combining them on your Start Page.

The Start Page is for populating it with your favorite and most used bookmarks – Speed Dials. To take it to the next level, you can also add Widgets to each Speed Dial group, creating unique dashboards that meet your browsing needs.

To add a new Speed Dial group:

  1. Go to the Bookmark Panel or Bookmarks Manager.
  2. Right-click on a folder and select “Use as Speed Dial”.

To add Widgets to the Speed Dial:

  1. Go to the Speed Dial group you want to add widgets to.
  2. Click on “Widget” at the bottom of the page.
  3. Click on the one you want to add.
  4. Repeat to add all the widgets you need.
The Startpage on Vivaldi on Desktop showing first a line of Speed Dials with the weather and tasks widgets underneath.

Tip #767

November 6, 2025

Gain screen real estate by merging Address and Tab Bars.

Whether you’re working on a small laptop screen where every pixel counts or just prefer a more compact look, Vivaldi’s toolbar customisation settings are here to help you achieve a configuration that works for you.

To combine the Address Bar and the Tab Bars, you need to move components from the Address Bar to the Tab Bar. Here’s how!

  1. Open the Toolbar Editor from the main menu > View > Customize Toolbar, or right-click on a component on the toolbars and select Customize Toolbar.
  2. While the icons are wiggling in their place, drag components you regularly use from the Address Bar to the Tab Bar (or to other toolbars).
  3. When you see a line in your theme’s highlight color appear, drop the component to its new place.
  4. When you’re happy with the result, click “Done” in the editor window.
  5. Then, in the main menu > View, click on “Show Address bar” to hide the Address Bar.
Vivaldi browser window, where components from the Address and Tab Bars have been combined onto one toolbar.

Tip#765

October 30, 2025

Prevent accidental Speed Dial changes by disabling drag and drop.

After having spent time on making your Start Page perfect by rearranging and customizing your Speed Dials, it would be a shame if things got disarranged because you accidentally clicked and dragged a Speed Dial. Luckily, there’s a setting to prevent it from happening.

To disable drag and drop:

  1. Go to Settings > Start Page > Speed Dial.
  2. Disable “Allow Drag and Drop Reordering”.
Start Page settings in the Vivaldi browser. An arrow points at the "Allow Drag And Drop Reordering" setting in the Speed Dials section.

Tip #763

October 23, 2025

Copy web page titles from the Tab Bar.

Whether for sharing, document naming, issue reporting or something else. Sometimes it’s good to get the full web page title, especially if it’s not displayed on the page itself.

To copy the web page title in Vivaldi:

  1. Double-click on the tab or right-click on the tab and select “Rename” from the menu.
  2. While the title is selected, press CTRL / ⌘ + C on your keyboard.
Vivaldi browser window with one of the open tab's title texts highlighted while in renaming mode. A box with the text "CTRL / ⌘ + C" is above the browser window.

Tip #761

October 16, 2025

Search tabs, bookmarks and history using Shortcuts Nicknames in the Address Field.

In addition to searching for web content with a search engine, you can use the Address Field to search for Bookmarks, open Tabs, and History.

To filter searches in the Address Field:

  1. Type the nickname “bookmarks“, “@tabs“, or “@history” followed by a space in the Address Field.
  2. Then start typing the web page’s title or URL to see relevant results.
  3. Click on the suggestion to go to the web page.

Prefer using Quick Commands? See how to filter searches there in Tip #323.

Vivaldi on Desktop UI highlighting the new search keywords. The Address Field shows the words "History" and "Recipe"and a drop-down menu which filters results from visited pages whose title contains that word.

Tip #760

October 14, 2025

Choose which sections in the Tab Button popup are visible from the Display Options menu.

You may find some sections in the Tab Button popup irrelevant to your workflow. If that’s the case, hide them and enjoy using a Tab Button that fits your needs perfectly.

To hide sections you don’t use.

  1. Open the pop-up menu.
  2. Open the Display Options menu by clicking on the 3-dot menu button in the top right corner.
  3. Click on the section names on the menu to toggle their visibility off or on.
  4. Click outside the menu to close it.
Top right corner of the Vivaldi browser window with the Tab Button popup open. On top of that, there's a Display Options menu open and an arrow points at the 3-dot menu button from which the menu is opened from.

Tip #756

September 30, 2025

Dive into the article using full-screen reader mode.

Reader View is an excellent feature to remove distractions on the website, but that still leaves room for other things on your screen to pull your attention away from the article you’re reading. To fully immerse yourself, in addition to toggling on the Reader View, you can switch to Fullscreen Mode. And to combine the two actions into one, in Vivaldi, you can create a Command Chain.

To create a new chain for enabling full-screen reader mode:

  1. Go to Settings > Quick Commands > Command Chains.
  2. Add a new Command Chain.
  3. Add the following commands to the chain:
    • Command 1 – Toggle Reader View
    • Command 2 – Fullscreen Mode
  4. Create a Keyboard Shortcut, Mouse Gestures and/or add a custom button to a toolbar for executing the chain.
    Straight out of the box, you can type the chain’s name in Quick Commands.
Command Chain settings in Vivaldi.