Desktop Tips

Tip #811

April 28, 2026

Navigate and select text on web pages just like in text editors using Caret Browsing.

Caret browsing allows you to navigate through web pages with the arrow keys on keyboard similarly to Spatial Navigation. The difference is that your place on the page is shown by a visible text cursor (caret) similarly to how it’s done in text editors.

To enable Caret Browsing:

  1. Go to Settings > Webpages > Caret Browsing.
  2. Enable “Allow Caret Browsing”.

To quickly toggle the feature on and off, use the Keyboard Shortcut Shift+F7 / ⇧F7.

When enabled, use the arrow keys to move around on the page. Hold down the Shift / ⇧ key and press the arrow keys to select text.

Vivaldi browser's Webpage settings. An arrow points at the Caret Browsing setting.

Tip #810

April 23, 2026

Never miss a commitment by adding multiple reminders in the Vivaldi Calendar.

Got an important event or a deadline coming up that you just can’t miss? Make use of reminders in the Vivaldi Calendar and add as many alarms as you need to ensure that you remember your upcoming responsibilities.

To add reminders:

  1. Create or edit an event/task.
  2. In the Reminders section, select the first time you want to be notified.
  3. Once the first reminder is added, click on the + “Add another alarm” button next to it.
  4. Pick a time for the additional reminder.
Vivaldi Calendar's event editor. An arrow points at the button for adding an additional alarm.

Tip #808

April 16, 2026

Change the Tab Bar’s location directly from the Tab Bar.

While you can always go rummaging in the Settings to change the Tab Bar‘s location, there’s also a quick way to do it directly from the Tab Bar.

To move the Tab Bar:

  1. Right-click on the + “New Tab” button on the Tab Bar.
  2. Hover over the “Tab Bar Position” option in the menu.
  3. Select the Tab Bar’s new location – top, right, bottom, or left side of the browser window.
New Tab button's right-click context menu showing the options for changing the Tab Bar's positions.

Tip #804

March 31, 2026

Explore links on a web page without losing sight of the original tab.

With the Follower Tab feature in Vivaldi, you can quickly preview everything you want and need to know about pages linked on the site you’re browsing. When you create a follower tab, it will open in a tiled tab next to the source tab and any other link you click in the source tab will replace the page in the follower tab.

To open the first link as a follower tab:

  1. Right-click on a link on a web page.
  2. Hover over the Open Link in option to open the sub-menu.
  3. Select Open Link as Tiled Follower Tab.

To open other links in the Follower Tab, simply click on a link on the web page as if you wanted to open it in the active tab.

Link's context menu in the Vivaldi browser showing the path to open a link as a tiled follower tab.

Tip #802

March 24, 2026

A tab or a window – write your emails in the space you prefer.

By default when you start writing a new message, or replying or forwarding an email in Vivaldi Mail, the composer will open in a new browser tab. But there’s also a composer window option available.

To enable the window option:

  1. Go to Settings > Mail > Mail Settings > Composer Window.
  2. Enable Open Composer in a window.
Two Vivaldi windows. The one in the background is the regular browser window, the one in the foreground is the Mail composer window.

Tip #801

March 19, 2026

Enable automatic hiding of the browser’s user interface.

Automatically hiding the browser’s toolbars gives all the available space in the Vivaldi window to the page content. Whether the window is maximized or not. It’s great for those browsing on smaller screens and those, who prefer a more minimalist, distraction free experience.

To toggle Auto-hide on and off, use one of the following methods:

Tip #800

March 17, 2026

Skip Tab Stack naming prompts by disabling them in Settings.

Giving your Tab Stacks names and adding a pop of color helps to keep things organized and allows you to locate the stacks faster. But not all stacks are created equal. Some live on your Tab Bar permanently and deserve a name, while others pop by for a brief visit. By default, every time you create a new Tab Stack, an editor will open, prompting you to give the stack a name and a color. If you don’t want to name every single stack you create, you can disable the prompt.

To disable the stack editor:

  1. Go to Settings > Tabs > Tab Features > Tab Stack Options.
  2. Disable “Auto-Open Stack Editor When Creating Stacks”.

When disabled, you can always edit a stack by:

Corner of a Vivaldi browser window with Edit Tab Stack dialog open.

Tip #799

March 12, 2026

Use drag and drop to reorder Tiled Tabs.

Viewing multiple tabs side by side in the same Vivaldi browser window can significantly boost your productivity. By default, tiles follow the order of the tabs on your Tab Bar, but if that doesn’t work well, you can easily rearrange them.

To reorder Tiled Tabs:

  1. Click on a tiled tab’s title bar in the tiled view and start dragging.
  2. Drag it to the middle of another tiled tab.
  3. When you see “Move tile here”, release the mouse button.
3 tiled tabs in a Vivaldi browser window. The leftmost tab is being dragged over the middle one to change the order of tiled tabs.

Tip #798

March 10, 2026

Allow the use of trusted Extensions in Private Windows.

For privacy and security reasons, Extensions added from the Chrome Web Store are not enabled by default in Private Windows. But if you want to use a trusted extension in incognito mode, you can enable it by following the steps below.

To enable an extension in Private Windows:

  1. Go to the Vivaldi menu > Tools > Extensions.
  2. Find the extension you want to use in Private Windows.
  3. Click on “Details”.
  4. Enable “Allow in Incognito”.
Extension settings page in the Vivaldi browser. An arrow points at the enabled incognito mode option.

Tip #797

March 5, 2026

Get a clean chronological view of upcoming events and tasks in Vivaldi Calendar’s Agenda view.

While the day’s and week’s grid views in your Vivaldi Calendar are great for time-blocking, allowing you to visually organize your days and weeks, sometimes a linear list of the Agenda view is best to tackle those busy days. Just a simple chronological list of upcoming events and tasks that you can tackle one after the other.

To switch your calendar to Agenda view, look for the “Agenda” button on the calendar view menu in the top right corner of the page or simply press A on your keyboard (single-key shortcuts need to be enabled).

Agenda view in Vivaldi Calendar.

Tip #796

March 3, 2026

Open bookmarks automatically when the search keyword matches the bookmark nickname.

Bookmark Nicknames allow you to find bookmarks faster in the Bookmark Panel, Bookmark Manager, Address Bar and Quick Commands. To give your bookmark a nickname, edit the bookmark and type a word you associate with the bookmark in the Nickname field.

To enable automatic bookmark opening in Quick Commands:

  1. Go to Settings > Quick Commands > Quick Command Options.
  2. Enable “Open Bookmarks on Nickname Match”.
  3. Additionally, you can enable the option to open bookmarks in a new tab.

To open a bookmark:

  1. Open Quick Commands (F2 / ⌘ E).
  2. Type the full nickname.
Quick Command settings in Vivaldi browser. An arrow points at the "Open Bookmarks on Nickname Match" option.

Tip #793

February 17, 2026

Create a split-screen view by tiling tabs with drag and drop.

Instead of constantly switching back and forth between tabs, you can tile tabs to create a split-screen view. Tab Tiling lets you compare, reference, monitor, and think in parallel. There are a few different ways to tile tabs, but drag and drop is probably the easiest one.

To tile tabs:

  1. Have one of the tabs you want to tile open in the active tab.
  2. Find the other tab from the Tab Bar and start dragging it towards the page.
  3. Move the mouse to the side where you want the dragged tab to be in the tiled view – left, right, top or bottom.
  4. Release the mouse button to create a tiled view.

You can add more tabs to the tiled view with the same method.