Desktop

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

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Friday — Vivaldi Browser snapshot 3992.3

March 27, 2026

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

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Minor update (3) for Vivaldi Desktop Browser 7.9

March 25, 2026

This update includes a minor upgrade to Chromium 146 from upstream, along with some fixes to AutoHide, Mail and Feeds.

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AutoHide, Mail, Tabs — Vivaldi Browser snapshot 3989.3

March 24, 2026

In this snapshot, we have AutoHide, Mail and Crash fixes, a big rewrite to how Tabs work underneath the hood and security updates from us and Chromium.

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Minor update (2) for Vivaldi macOS Desktop Browser 7.9

March 23, 2026

This update includes a fix for a common crash on macOS related to Progressive Web Apps (PWAs).

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Minor update for Vivaldi Desktop 7.9

March 20, 2026

This update includes a few key fixes for autoupdate, a minor chromium update (which includes security fixes) and some mail fixes.

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Vivaldi 7.9: Immerse yourself in the web with every pixel

March 19, 2026

Vivaldi launches 7.9 with a genuinely new way to reclaim your screen and a new tab feature that will become part of your daily browsing.

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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.