Desktop Tips

Tip #816

May 19, 2026

When you see an email address on a web page that looks like a link, you can click on it to open a mail client and start composing an email to that address.

If Vivaldi Mail is your main mail client, you should allow the browser’s built-in mail client to handle these Mailto links.

To review your preferences:

1. Go to Settings > Mail > Mail Settings > Mailto Links.
2. Enable “Handle Mailto Links in Vivaldi Mail” to compose messages in Vivaldi Mail.
   Keep it disabled, if you prefer to open a different mail client.

Tip #815

May 14, 2026

User Profiles are a great way to compartmentalize your browsing data (Bookmarks, Passwords, etc.) based on use case (personal, school, work, etc.) or when sharing the computer with someone.

When you’ve created multiple profiles, every time you open Vivaldi, you’ll first see the Profile Manager, which allows you to pick the profile you want to use. Naturally, you can disable it, if it doesn’t fit your workflow.

To view the Profile Manager when the browser is already open:

• Go to Settings > General > Startup > Profile Management, and click on “Manage Profiles”.
• Type “Manage Profiles” in Quick Commands.
• Create a Keyboard Shortcut or a Mouse Gesture for the action.

Additionally, you can switch and manage profiles from the User Profiles button on the Address Bar.

Tip #813

May 5, 2026

If you want to bring some life onto your Start Page, you can do it with an animated background. You can add your own file to a custom theme in Vivaldi’s Settings > Themes > Editor > Background > Select Image, or download a complete theme with a matching animated background from Vivaldi Themes.

To find and install animated themes:

1. Go to https://themes.vivaldi.net.
2. Go into one of the categories (Featured, Popular, Latest, etc.).
3. In the menu on the left, tick the box for “Animated background”.
4. Click on a theme you like.
5. On the theme’s profile, click “Download” to preview the theme.
6. If you want to use the theme, click “Install” in the dialog window. If not, click “Cancel” and keep browsing.

Since large animated backgrounds can affect the browser’s performance, choosing lighter, smaller files is usually a better option.

Tip #811

April 28, 2026

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.

Tip #810

April 23, 2026

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.

Tip #808

April 16, 2026

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.

Tip #804

March 31, 2026

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.

Tip #802

March 24, 2026

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.

Tip #801

March 19, 2026

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:

• Click the “Toggle Auto-hide” button on the Status Bar.
• Use the Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl+F11 / ⌘ F11.
• Type “Toggle UI Auto-hide” in Quick Commands.
• Go to the Vivaldi menu > Window > UI Auto-hide.
• Create a Mouse Gesture for the action.
• Go to Settings > Appearance > UI Auto-Hide and tick the box for “Enable UI Auto-hide”.

Tip #800

March 17, 2026

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:

• Right-clicking on the stack on the Tab Bar and selecting “Edit Stack…”.
• Typing “Edit Stack” in Quick Commands.
• Creating a Keyboard Shortcut or a Mouse Gesture for the action.

Tip #799

March 12, 2026

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.

Tip #798

March 10, 2026

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”.