Vivaldi Tips

Tip #438

März 1, 2024

Feedback from our users plays a big part in prioritizing which features we’re going to work on next. For this, we have a special Feature Request categories on the Vivaldi Forum, where everyone can post and upvote the features they’d like to see in Vivaldi. To make browsing the requests easier, you can use the forum’s search feature (see Tip #246) or check out the tags to filter out interesting topics.

To view feature requests by tags:

1. Open the relevant feature requests category:
   • Desktop
   • Mail, Calendar & Feeds
   • Mobile
   • Automotive
   • Community & Services
2. In the „Filter feature requests“ section, click on the topic you’re interested in.

When you find a feature request you like, don’t forget to upvote 👍 the first post.

Tip #437

Februar 29, 2024

Dark themes have been in for a while, but websites are still catching up with the trend. If you don’t want to wait, you can use Vivaldi’s settings to display even those sites in darker colors.

To enable dark mode:

1. Go to Settings > Appearance > Website Appearance.
2. Select „Dark“.
3. Tick the box for „Force dark theme on all websites“.

Tip #436

Februar 28, 2024

You’ll mainly see the background image on your Start Page, but by tweaking some settings you can make it visible on the Tab Bar and behind Panels as well.

To adjust your theme’s transparency settings:

1. Go to Settings > Themes > Editor.
2. Select the them you want to edit.
3. Go to the Settings section.
4. Adjust the Panel transparency level, and toggle on Tab Bar and background tab transparency as you wish.
   In addition, you can apply a blur effect to the background image.

Tip #435

Februar 26, 2024

Right-clicking on elements on the browser user interface and web pages is a common way to open the context menu with numerous options. On Vivaldi’s Address Bar, the Panels sidebar, and the Mail toolbar, you can open the menus in another way as well. With the left mouse button, just click on a button and hold the mouse button down until the menu opens. Easy-peasy!

Tip #434

Februar 23, 2024

As an active poster on Vivaldi Social, you might find it hard to locate your old posts as scrolling through all the posts you’ve made and boosted will take a long time. If you remember a word or a phrase you used in the post, you can use Vivaldi Social’s search feature to find that specific post.

To search your own posts:

1. In the search field type „from:me“.
2. Follow it with a space and the word or phrase you want to search for.
3. Press „Enter“ to see the results.

You can explore the full list of search operators in Tip #368.

Tip #433

Februar 22, 2024

Fraudsters are an unfortunate part of the internet, constantly coming up with more and more ways to scam people. To help you spot malicious actors and prevent scams and phishing attacks, Vivaldi highlights the core part of the URL while the rest of the URL will be visible and lowlighted.

For example, if someone is trying to make you think that you’re on Google’s web page, they may use a link similar to this – www.google.fakesite.com. With base domain highlighting in addresses, the real domain will be highlighted and displayed as www.google.fakesite.com. This way you can recognize which company controls the domain and not fall for the scam.

You do have the option to disable base domain highlighting in Settings > Address Bar > Security Features, but we strongly advise you against doing so.

Tip #432

Februar 21, 2024

When, on second thought, you’re not finished with an email and want to take another look at a later time, you can mark it as unread again. One of the easiest ways to do it, especially if you used a Keyboard Shortcut to mark the message read in the first place, is by pressing Shift + K on your keyboard.

But of course, there are other ways you can do it as well. Here are all the ways you can mark a message unread in Vivaldi Mail:

• Click on the  Mark Unread button in the message toolbar above the message.
• Right-click on the message in the message list and select Mark Unread.
• Use the Keyboard Shortcut Shift+K. To mark the whole message thread unread, press Shift + M.
• Type „Mark Messages as Unread“ in Quick Commands.
• Create a Mouse Gesture for the action.

Tip #431

Februar 20, 2024

Whenever you translate selected text from a web page or something you’ve entered in the Translate Panel, the original text and the translation are saved in the Translate Panel.

To view Translate History:

1. Open the Translate Panel.
2. At the bottom of the panel, click on „Show Translate History“.
3. Double-click on the entry you’d like to view.

Tip #430

Februar 19, 2024

Some time ago WordPress, the blogging platform used on vivaldi.net, introduced a new editor for blogs, called the Gutenberg editor. The new editor makes use of various blocks with numerous customization settings to build a post or a page. But since many still prefer the old version, aka the Classic editor, bloggers on vivaldi.net have the option to pick the one they prefer.

To set a default editor for your Vivaldi blog:

1. Go to Dashboard > Settings > Writing > Default editor for all users.
2. Select either „Classic editor“ or „Block editor“.
3. Click on „Save Changes“.

Tip #429

Februar 16, 2024

You’ve done the research, you’ve found the top contenders, now it’s time for others to have their say. Instead of sharing each link one by one, Vivaldi on Android gives you the option to select multiple open tabs and share their URLs as a neat list in a single message.

To share multiple tabs at once:

1. Open the Tab Switcher.
2. Open the menu at the top of the screen and tap on „Select tabs“.
3. Tap on the tabs you want to share.
4. Tap on the menu again.
5. Select „Share“.
6. Choose the app you want to share the links on and follow the steps in the app.

Tip #428

Februar 15, 2024

Some organizational tasks must be undertaken to stay on top of your emails. Labels in Vivaldi Mail are a great way to group messages based on criteria of your choice, making it easy to locate the messages later.

You can add a label to a message in one of the following ways:

• Open the message, click on „Labels“ on the menu above the message, and select an existing label or add a new one.
• Right-click on a message in the mail list, hover over „Labels in the context menu, and select an existing label or add a new one.
• Drag the message from the mail list to the relevant label in the Mail Panel.

Tip #427

Februar 14, 2024

The Start Page is a gateway to the web, showcasing all your favorite bookmarks, Speed Dials. So, why should you be restricted to a plain startup page with limited functionality and design?

Here’s how to set a custom wallpaper on iOS:

1. Go to Settings > Appearance > Wallpapers.
2. Choose a wallpaper from the presets or select one from your iPhone’s/iPad’s gallery.