Desktop Tips

Tip #571

October 8, 2024

Do you often show things on the web to someone sitting next to you and discover yourself thinking that you’d prefer if they couldn’t see your previous searches, history, and more? A great solution for that is to disable the Address Field Drop-Down menu. That way, matching suggestions won’t be displayed as you type a search term or a link in the Address Field.

To disable the Address Field Drop-Down Menu:

1. Go to Settings > Address Bar > Drop-Down Menu.
2. Disable “Show Drop-Down when Typing”.

Tip #568

October 3, 2024

You can set a time for the event by typing or using the date and time picker in the event editor. But a much cooler option is to click and drag to fill the timeslot in the calendar that the event is going to take up. When you release the mouse button, the event editor will open, allowing you to fill out the rest of the event’s details.

Give it a go!

Tip #565

September 30, 2024

Vivaldi on Linux is available as rpm, deb, and ARM versions, and we’re continuing to actively investigate and experiment with Flatpak.

In addition, you can install Vivaldi as a Snap package, which makes it easier to install and update Vivaldi without worrying about your distro’s specifics. Click the button below or copy the following link https://snapcraft.io/vivaldi to download Vivaldi.

Learn more about Vivaldi for Snap on our Help page.

Tip #564

September 16, 2024

In the Vivaldi Browser, you can drag files directly from the Downloads Panel or the Downloads Popup to your desktop, a folder, or even into an email or upload section on a web page.

To drag-and-drop files from Downloads:

1. Open the Downloads Panel or Popup.
2. Locate the file you want to use.
3. Click and drag the file to where you need it.
4. Release the mouse button to drop the file.

The next tip will be published on the 30th of September.

Tip #562

September 12, 2024

When you’re writing a reply email, do you sometimes reassess and decide that instead of replying to just the sender you should send the email to all recipients or vice versa? Luckily, in Vivaldi Mail, you don’t need to discard the draft and start again.

To switch between Reply and Reply All:

1. Look to the “To” field in the email composer.
2. Open the dropdown menu in front of the email address(es).
3. Select Reply or Reply All/Reply List.

Tip #560

September 10, 2024

If the order of tabs on the Tab Bar is important to you, then you might be familiar with dragging tabs to reorder them. But did you know that you can also use Keyboard Shortcuts to do it?

To move the active tab:

• Backward, i.e. to the left or up use Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + Page ↑.
• Forward, i.e to the right or down use Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + Page ↓.

You can also type “Move Active Tab Backward/Forward” in Quick Commands.

Tip #559

September 9, 2024

Through Settings > Appearance > Website Appearance, you can choose to display all websites in dark mode all the time. Even if a website hasn’t provided a dark option for their website, you can have Vivaldi create it for them by forcing dark mode to be used. But occasionally even dark mode lovers need to turn on the lights temporarily. That’s where shortcuts come in handy.

To toggle dark mode on and off with shortcuts:

Quick Commands

1. Open Quick Commands.
2. Type “Toggle Force a dark mode on all websites’.
3. Press “Enter”.

For the following you first need to create the shortcut.

Keyboard Shortcuts

1. Go to Settings > Keyboard > View.
2. Find “Toggle Force a dark mode on all websites’.
3. Focus on the input field next to it and press the key combination you want to use as the shortcut.

Mouse Gestures

1. Go to Settings > Mouse > Gesture Mapping.
2. Click on “New Gesture: and find “Toggle Force a dark mode on all websites”.
3. Click “Next”.
4. While holding down the left mouse buttton, draw the gesture in the red box.
5. Click “Save Gesture”

Toolbar button

1. Go to Settings > Quick Commands > Command Chains.
2. Click on “Add Command Chain”.
3. Give the chain a name.
4. For Command 1 select “Toggle Force a dark mode on all websites”.
5. Go to Vivaldi menu > View > Customize Toolbar.
6. Select Command Chains from the dropdown menu.
7. Drag the new chain to a toolbar of your choice.

Context menu

1. Go to Settings > Appearance > Menu.
2. Select the menu you want to add the command to. For example Web Page > Page.
3. From the Commands menu, search for “Toggle Force a dark mode on all websites”.
4. Drag it to the Content column on the right.

Use the newly created shortcuts whenever you want to switch between light and dark mode.

Tip #558

September 6, 2024

Web Panels show you the mobile view of a web page. Some websites show pages on mobile much differently than on desktop or don’t even let you use some of the site’s functionality. Don’t let this stop you! Simply click on the “Switch to Desktop/Mobile View” button at the top of the panel and get to the content you’re after.

If things are a bit tight with the desktop view, check out Tip #15 and learn how to make the web panel wider without changing the size of the other Panels.

Tip #556

September 4, 2024

Vivaldi on desktop allows you to choose what happens when you close the last tab. If you often close all tabs to start fresh, you might want to keep the window open. If tend to close all tabs when you’re done browsing (at least in the current window), then closing the window as you close the last tab might suit you better.

To update the settings:

1. Go to Settings > Tabs > Tab Handling.
2. Toggle “Keep Window Open when Last Tab is Closed” on or off as you like.

Tip #555

September 3, 2024

Had a ton of fun with your friends recently and you’re planning to repeat the get-together? Awesome! When using the Vivaldi Calendar, it’s easy to duplicate events with all their details.

To make a copy of an event:

Option 1

1. Right-click on the event and select “Copy”.
2. Right-click on the date the event will take place on again and select “Paste”.

Option 2

1. Select the event by navigating to it with your keyboard’s arrow keys.
2. Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl/⌘ + C.
3. Move to the date the event will take place on again.
4. Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl/⌘ + V.

Tip #553

August 30, 2024

If you’re frequently making purchases online, your transactions will go a lot faster when the browser can autofill your credit card details. To save a new payment method, simply click “Save” in the dialog when prompted during a purchase process.

To add a new card manually:

1. Go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Payment Methods.
2. Click “Add New Payment Method”.
3. Enter your card’s details.
4. Click “Save”.

Learn more about autofilling paymenth methods on Vivaldi Help.

Tip #552

August 29, 2024

Whether the tab has an uninformative title, you have too many tabs with identical names or just wish to have more fun tab titles – whatever the reason, renaming tabs helps you keep tabs in your Vivaldi browser organized and easy to find.

To rename a tab:

1. Right-click on the tab on the Tab Bar or in the Windows Panel and select Rename from the context menu.
   Alternatively, to rename the active tab, type “Rename Tab” in Quick Commands, or create a Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Gesture for the action.
2. Enter the new title.
3. Press Enter or click somewhere else in the browser.

PS! It also works with Tab Stacks (see Tip #17).