Carrigafoyle Castle on the marshy landscape near Ballylongford, County Kerry. A large arched opening sits high on the weathered stone, with sections of the wall missing. Under a cloudy sky.

Minor update (3) for Vivaldi Desktop Browser 8.1

July 17, 2026

This update includes a minor upgrade to the latest Chromium 150 (which includes security fixes from upstream), along with additional key fixes from us.

A beach view with clear blue skies

Minor update (2) for Vivaldi Desktop Browser 8.1

July 15, 2026

This update includes a minor upgrade to the latest Chromium 150, with security fixes from upstream.

Two cyclists racing. Out of focus due to motion blur.

Minor update for Vivaldi Desktop 8.1

July 10, 2026

This update includes a minor upgrade to the latest Chromium 150, with security fixes from upstream. Plus a fix for older Ubuntu and a further tab opening fix.

Steep green cliffs overlooking a stormy Atlantic ocean

Vivaldi 8.1 RC 4 – Vivaldi Desktop Browser snapshot 4087.40/43

July 6, 2026

Release candidate feedback To help us get 8.1 out the door as soon as possible, please focus your feedback on serious regressions since 8.0 stable. If you want to ask about new (post 8.1) features or longstanding issues, please do so on our forums. There are also pre-release links to equivalent builds for the stable […]

a green leaf up close

Vivaldi 8.1 RC 3 – Vivaldi Desktop Browser snapshot 4087.36/39

July 3, 2026

Today’s snapshot is the third release candidate for 8.1 for desktop and notebooks.

Stairs from a Munich U-Bahn Underground Subway station

Minor update (10) for Vivaldi Desktop Browser 8.0

July 3, 2026

This update includes a minor upgrade to Chromium 148 (Extended Stable Release) from upstream, which in turn includes backported security fixes from Chromium 150.

A green parrot

Vivaldi 8.1 RC 2 – Vivaldi Desktop Browser snapshot 4087.32/35

July 2, 2026

Today’s snapshot is the second release candidate for 8.1 for desktop and notebooks.

A silhouetted Viking longship gliding across calm water with misty mountains behind it.

Vivaldi 8.1 RC 1 – Vivaldi Desktop Browser snapshot 4087.30/31

June 30, 2026

Today’s snapshot is the first release candidate for 8.1 for desktop and notebooks.

A clos eup of a aadio controlled car, from behind.

Vivaldi 8.1 is almost here – Vivaldi Desktop Browser snapshot 4087.2/5

June 29, 2026

Today’s snapshot brings us very close to 8.1. Indeed it is likely that the snaphot after this will be labelled as a release candidate.

A close‑up shot of a water droplet suspended above a small splash column in a glass against a black background.

Autofill crash fix — Vivaldi Browser snapshot 4086.3

June 26, 2026

In this snapshot we had a quick fix for an autofill crash that a number of you hit.

Cracked, dry earth

Vivaldi 8.1 bumped to Chromium 150 — Vivaldi Browser snapshot 4085.3

June 25, 2026

In this snapshot we update Vivaldi to be based on Chromium 150. Look out for regressions!

Wooden ruler standing upright on an orange block against a yellow background.

Minor update (9) for Vivaldi Desktop Browser 8.0

June 24, 2026

This update includes a minor upgrade to Chromium 148 (Extended Stable Release) from upstream, which in turn includes security fixes from Chromium 149.