Vivaldi Tips

Tip #592

November 8, 2024

The Explore section of Vivaldi Social is a great place to discover interesting content and new accounts to follow. It shows new posts that have been boosted by others, hashtags that have been used a lot, and news or web page links that have been shared frequently. It also has a page suggesting accounts you might be interested in following.

To browse trending content, locate the „Explore“ link on the menu on the left or right side of the page, depending on the theme you’ve chosen (the screenshot uses the Tangerine UI theme). From the menu at the top of the middle column, you can switch between Posts, Hashtags, People, and News.

Tip #591

November 7, 2024

Pop Out Video, aka Picture-in-Picture, is a popular feature on desktop, but did you know it’s also available on mobile? The main difference is that, on your mobile device, you can’t browse other tabs in Vivaldi while Pop Out Video is enabled, but you can use most other apps.

To enable pop-out video on iOS:

1. While browsing with Vivaldi, find a video you want to watch.
2. Press play and enable full-screen view of the video.
3. Go to your phone’s home screen.

The video will continue playing in a small rectangle on your home screen. You can move the video by dragging it around and use the two-finger zoom gesture to change the size of the video. Tap on the rectangle to see video controls.

Tip #590

November 6, 2024

Having to do a double click instead of a single click doesn’t seem like a big deal, but you’d be surprised how even the most minuscule differences can affect your workflow.

To enable bookmark opening with a single click:

1. Go to Settings > Bookmarks.
2. Tick the box for „Open Bookmark Panel Items with Single Click“.

And how about combining it with the „Open Bookmarks in New Tab“ setting, which you’ll find right above „Open Bookmark Panel Items with Single Click“?

Tip #589

November 5, 2024

The same way you can decide how many Speed Dial columns you have on the Start Page when the browser window is large enough to fit a lot of them (see Tip #89), you can choose how many columns of widgets you have on the Dashboard.

To update the limit:

Option 1

1. Click on „Show Start Page Settings“ in the top right corner of the Start Page.
2. In the Dashboard section, choose a number between 1-4 for „Maximum Columns“.

Option 2

1. Go to Settings > Start Page > Dashboard.
2. Choose a number between 1-4 for „Maximum Columns“.

Tip #588

November 4, 2024

Being able to reopen a tab you just closed is a valuable tool to have in your pocket. In Vivaldi on Android, you can enable a message that appears, when you close a tab, that allows you to quickly restore the tab.

To be able to reopen the tab you just closed:

1. Go to Vivaldi menu > Settings > Tabs.
2. Enable „Show Undo Message on Tab Close“.

Then, whenever you close a tab, you have about 10 seconds to tap „Undo“ and restore the tab.

To reopen a closed tab after the message has disappeared or to open one you closed earlier, go to the Closed Tabs view in the Tab Switcher.

Tip #587

November 1, 2024

You can hold down the Ctrl/⌘ button and select tabs individually, or use Shift + click to select several tabs in a row. But there’s something very satisfying about having tabs scattered all over the Tab Bar and watch all the ones from the same domain get selected and highlighted with one simple move.

You can even use these shortcuts together to get a mixed selection of tabs faster.

Tip #586

Oktober 31, 2024

In addition to Speed Dials, you can have an automatically generated group of your most visited web pages on the Start Page.

To enable Top Sites:

Option 1

1. Open a new tab with the Start Page.
2. At the bottom of the page or from the 3-dot menu in the top right corner of the Start Page, open „Customize Start Page“ settings.
3. Toggle on „Display Top Sites“.

Option 2

1. Go to  Vivaldi Menu > Settings > Start Page.
2. Toggle on „Display Top Sites“.

Tip #585

Oktober 30, 2024

Vivaldi Mail’s „Jump to Latest“ button makes it easy to hop back to the most recent email with a single click.

The button is only visible when the newest emails are out of view. Whether the button is at the top or bottom of the list depends on whether you sort your mail in ascending or descending order.

Tip #584

Oktober 29, 2024

Latest emails, tasks, newest feed articles, most visited sites, favorite bookmarks, and more can be pulled into the all-in-one control center – the Dashboard.

To add a new widget:

1. Go to the Dashboard.
2. Click on „+ Add a Widget“ at the bottom of the window.
3. Click on the widget you want to add.

Some widgets, like Date and Tip of the Day, can be added to the Dashboard once, but most can be added multiple times. This allows you to display different content in each widget, such as different email accounts, calendars, bookmark folders, etc.

Tip #583

Oktober 28, 2024

To reorder tabs in the stack, rename the stack, and more, you’re probably opening the Tab Switcher, looking for the stack, and opening the stack view in the Tab Switcher. But there’s a shortcut to get to the Tab Stack view directly from the Tab Bar.

To open the Tab Stack for edits:

1. Long press on the Tab Stack on the Tab Bar.
2. Select „Edit Tab Stack“.

Tip #582

Oktober 25, 2024

Staying on top of your favorite content in the Vivaldi Feed Reader is easier when you have the feeds you follow neatly organized into folders.

To add a new Feeds folder:

1. Open the Feeds Panel.
2. Near the top, click on the  New Folder button. Alternatively, right-click on an existing feed or feed folder and select „New Folder“ from the context menu.
3. Give the new folder a name.
4. Click „Add Folder“.
5. Drag-and-drop feeds into the folder.

Tip #581

Oktober 24, 2024

Do you prefer to give the buttons on the toolbars plenty of breathing room, or do you want them packed together nice and snug next to each other? As with most things in Vivaldi, you’re in control and can decide what works best for you.

To change the UI density:

1. Go to Settings > Appearance > Window Appearance > User Interface Density.
2. Choose between:
   • Regular i.e. the more spacious layout, and
   • Compact layout.