Desktop

Information about releases, updates and snapshots of the desktop Vivaldi browser

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Vivaldi 7.9 RC 2 – Vivaldi Desktop Browser snapshot 3970.37/39

March 18, 2026

Today’s snapshot is the second release candidate for 7.9 for desktop and notebooks.

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Vivaldi 7.9 RC 1 – Vivaldi Desktop Browser snapshot 3970.31/33

March 17, 2026

Today’s snapshot is the first release candidate for 7.9 for desktop and notebooks.

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AutoHide and Security updates — Vivaldi Browser snapshot 3970.28

March 13, 2026

In this snapshot, we have have more AutoHide and mail fixes, along with security updates from Chromium.

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Minor update (8) for Vivaldi Desktop Browser 7.8

March 13, 2026

This update includes a minor upgrade to Chromium 144 (Extended Stable Release) with back-ported fixes for security fixes from Chromium 146. It includes fixes for CVE-2026-3909 (Out of bounds write in Skia) and CVE-2026-3910 (Inappropriate implementation in V8), both of which have known exploits in the wild.

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Minor update (7) for Vivaldi Desktop Browser 7.8

March 12, 2026

This update includes a minor upgrade to Chromium 144 (Extended Stable Release) with back-ported fixes for security fixes from Chromium 146.

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More AutoHide and Crash fixes — Vivaldi Browser snapshot 3970.24

March 11, 2026

In this snapshot, we have have more work on the 7.9 signature feature (AutoHide), along with crash fixes and mail improvements.

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Easier onboarding for all users — Vivaldi Browser snapshot 3969.3

March 5, 2026

In this snapshot, we have tweaked our onboarding workflow to make it easier for all potential users.

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Minor update (6) for Vivaldi Desktop Browser 7.8

March 4, 2026

This update includes a minor upgrade to Chromium 144 (Extended Stable Release) from upstream, which in turn includes security fixes from Chromium 145.

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Find in page crash fix — Vivaldi Browser snapshot 3966.3

March 3, 2026

In this snapshot, we have a fix for the find in page crash.

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Chromium 146, plus Ad Blocker fixes — Vivaldi Browser snapshot 3963.3

February 27, 2026

In this snapshot, we have fixes for the ad blocker crash (plus more improvements), along with a major Chromium bump.

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Refinements to Follower Tabs, Mail and a minor Chromium bump — Vivaldi Browser snapshot 3960.3

February 25, 2026

In this snapshot, we have follower tabs fixes, mail improvements, a crash fix and security updates.

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Minor update (5) for Vivaldi Desktop Browser 7.8

February 25, 2026

This update includes a minor upgrade to Chromium 144 (Extended Stable Release) from upstream, which in turn includes security fixes from Chromium 145.