Fjord view with a lens. Source: Unsplash by dustin groh

Show Extensions Visibility Toggle -Snapshot 1.7.715.3

January 4, 2017

To kick off the New Year we have a new snapshot, with a new option for those of you who are extensions fans but enjoy a clean browser interface. We also fixed a few regressions and started to incorporate some of your feedback for our screenshot feature.

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Unauthorized Vivaldi installers – help us find them

January 4, 2017

Hi folks and Happy New Year!
I’ve just joined Vivaldi as a developer and came across a curious issue – some websites distributing Vivaldi installers that have a potentially unwanted software.

Vivaldi Browser illustration: IME and Linux media fixes (Source: unsplash)

IME and Linux media fixes – Vivaldi Browser snapshot 1.7.705.3

December 23, 2016

One last snapshot update before the holidays. It has the Linux HTML5 proprietary media fix from today’s minor 1.6 update and an attempted fix for a particularly annoying issue affecting our Japanese users.

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Minor Linux update to Vivaldi 1.6 – HTML5 MP4 (H.264/AAC) video and MP3 audio fix

December 23, 2016

In today’s minor update to Vivaldi 1.6, we’re releasing a fix to address an issue where certain media files would not play for users on Ubuntu 16.04 and 16.10.

Monitor screen with sunset. Source: Unsplash.com

Built-in browser screenshots – Vivaldi Browser snapshot 1.7.704.3

December 22, 2016

We have one last gift for you before the holiday period begins, our first 1.7 snapshot! With it comes a new feature, the ability to take screenshots in Vivaldi!

Thank you for 2016 and Happy Holidays!

December 20, 2016

What a year it has been! In 2016, Vivaldi has launched its first version, and now we’re wrapping up the year with the 1.6 release, which came out last week.

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Minor update to Vivaldi 1.6 – Translation improvements

December 19, 2016

Today we released a minor upgrade to Vivaldi 1.6 to fix a few translation issues and upgrade our Chomium engine to the latest stable version (55.0.2883.98).

Details matter. Vivaldi 1.6 is ready

December 15, 2016

The best products do two things well: Features and details. Features are what draw people to the product and details are what keep them there.

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Vivaldi 1.6RC 2 – Vivaldi Browser snapshot 1.6.689.32

December 13, 2016

Another release candidate in the run up to Vivaldi 1.6 stable, with fixes to lost passwords, tab notifications, and Web Panels bug causing fail to start.

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Why the Vivaldi browser is venturing into the Internet of Things

December 13, 2016

With its latest release, Vivaldi becomes the world’s first browser to let you control your smart-home lighting.

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Vivaldi 1.6RC 1 – Vivaldi Browser snapshot 1.6.689.29

December 12, 2016

We start off the week with the first release candidate for Vivaldi 1.6. This RC resolves a major regression for Mac users with swiping through history.

My musings on Incredible India

December 9, 2016

India! Incredible India. It’s been close to three weeks since I came back from a long trip through this extraordinary country.