A New Vivaldi – A Whole New Browsing Experience

Vivaldi 7.0 introduces a completely redesigned user interface, featuring floating tabs, sleek new icons, and a customizable Dashboard. The new Dashboard centralizes your digital tools into one convenient space. Along with updated Feed Reader capabilities, Vivaldi 7.0 is not just an update, it’s a new Vivaldi.

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We are proud to finally release a brand-new Vivaldi. With a completely revamped look and a new flagship feature, we have cemented what Vivaldi is all about – giving you total control of your online experience.

Let’s dive into the new Vivaldi: 

A Completely Redesigned Experience

At Vivaldi, we’re always evolving, with weekly updates and new features added constantly. While this incremental approach drives innovation, it can also challenge the original design, making new features feel out of place. To keep everything in harmony, we regularly step back to rethink and rebalance, ensuring that the browser remains as cohesive as it is powerful.

The first thing you’ll notice in the new Vivaldi is the spacious new UI, with floating tabs, sleek icons, and themes that breathe life into every browsing session. Whether you prefer a minimalist setup or a more dynamic layout, Vivaldi’s customization options give you control. If you prefer a more compact look and feel, you can find the new UI density setting under “Settings → Appearance → User Interface Density, and choose the “compact” style.

Enter: The Dashboard

Our new flagship feature, the Dashboard, is your all-in-one control center. Tired of hopping between tabs, apps, and tasks? The Dashboard pulls everything together. Your Mail, Calendar, Notes, Tasks, and even your Feed Reader, are all in one place. It’s designed for multitaskers, project jugglers, and anyone who needs to see everything at a glance. To make things even better, you can add any website as a widget, making the dashboard the nerve center of your entire digital life.

Best of all: it’s completely customizable, so you can create your personal Dashboard. You wouldn’t expect anything else from Vivaldi. 

Feed Reader, Evolved

We’ve also overhauled the Feed Reader. Now, with separate feed folders, staying on top of your favorite content is easier and more organized than ever. Managing all your feeds; news, blogs, and industry updates, without needing to switch between apps or clutter up your inbox. With the Feed Reader you can subscribe to YouTube channels without having to log in. In addition to the Feeds Panel updates, we’ve also made a dedicated Feed Reader Widget for the Dashboard, giving you total control of your feeds. As always, your feeds are controlled by you – not by Big Tech’s algorithms.

Quick Mail Management

Back in June, we launched Vivaldi Mail 2.0. If you are managing a high-volume mail account, multiple accounts, or even multiple high-volume accounts, Vivaldi Mail is THE mail client for you. With 7.0 we have added a neat feature if your inbox gets crowded. Our new ‘Jump to Latest Mail’ feature makes it easy to hop back to the most recent email with a single click. Simple, yet so effective, especially if your inbox is overflowing.

Instant sync

If you are using Vivaldi on multiple desktop devices, your bookmarks, notes, and settings are now synced in real-time, no waiting, no fuss. You’re always ready to pick up exactly where you left off.

Adapting to You, Not the Other Way Around

Vivaldi 7.0 isn’t just another update – it’s a brand-new Vivaldi. Whether you’re managing a million tabs, keeping up with deadlines, or just want a smooth, powerful experience, Vivaldi’s new features make sure your browser adapts to you, not the other way around.

So, what are you waiting for? Upgrade to the new Vivaldi and experience a browser that puts you in control.

Changelog from Vivaldi 6.9 to Vivaldi 7.0

  • [New][Start Page] New Dashboard feature (VB-29645)
  • [New][Settings] New UI Density setting (Regular or Compact) (VB-108033)
  • [New][Themes] New theme and icon set (VB-108210)
  • [New][Feeds] Manage feed subscriptions in folders (VB-89833)
  • [New][Mail] Offer to quickly change ‘Reply’ to ‘Reply All’ (VB-108107)
  • [New][Mail] Show “Jump to most recent message” button in message lists (VB-99585)
  • [New][Sync] Enable new and faster Sync method (VB-109559)
  • [New][Sync][Panels] Sync Web Panels (VB-106189)
  • [New][Onboarding] Updates to the welcome process (VB-110246)

Crash

  • [Crash] During webview resizing in some cases
  • [Crash] On downloading password protected zip files (VB-109645)
  • [Crash] Opening dev tools on flickering tiles (VB-104049)
  • [Crash] Opening password-manager page in private window crashes browser (VB-106295)
  • [Crash] When upgrading menus for Send tab to devices experiment (VB-110293)
  • [Crash][Address bar] After search by request (VB-109022)
  • [Crash][Address bar] When deleting text (VB-109217)
  • [Crash][Menu][Windows][Linux] Ensure menu elements use valid id range (VB-109421)
  • [Crash][Menus] Document context menu can crash when executing a menu item (VB-110244)
  • [Crash][Tabs] When main menu has 1000 tab entries (VB-108874)

macOS

  • [macOS] Pressing/clicking interactive elements should be possible even when backgrounded (VB-25869)
  • [macOS][Keyboard] ⌘ to page zoom not working after update (VB-109432)
  • [macOS][Keyboard] ⌘+/= (page zoom) is triggered twice (VB-110412)
  • [macOS][Keyboard] ⌘z no longer works to reopen closed tab: this can only work when text fields are not focussed (VB-109452)
  • [macOS][Keyboard][Mail] ⌘ + left or right does not work (VB-110424)

Panel

  • [Panel] Problems closing the panel (VB-110173)
  • [Panel] Video from removed web-panel restored in background (VB-110527)
  • [Panel] Panel toggle covers part of web page (VB-100008)
  • [Panel][Settings] When global floating panels are enabled, non-floating panels are also auto-closed (VB-91460)
  • [Panel][Tabs] Left accordion stack renders over floating panel (VB-109010)

Sync

  • [Sync] Custom device name is not reapplied on restart (VB-110292)
  • [Sync] Don’t show empty WebPanels folder for synced devices (VB-110318)
  • [Sync] Duplicate device is synced after “Reset remote data” (VB-108318)
  • [Sync] Synced Tabs no longer allow me to open all windows at the same time (VB-110047)
  • [Sync] Tabs when they change (VB-109775)
  • [Sync][Workspace] Synced workspace names don’t update after resetting data (VB-108860)

Tabs

  • [Tabs] Don’t activate tab renaming on double-click when a modifier key is pressed (VB-109230)
  • [Tabs] Expand click target when in fullscreen (VB-108843)
  • [Tabs] Expand tab click target zone to edge of screen (VB-108843)
  • [Tabs] Outline of stacked tab is incorrect (VB-110500)
  • [Tabs] Stack display gets shifted on hibernating it (VB-108457)
  • [Tabs] The New Tab Position setting is not respected in some cases (VB-109591)
  • [Tabs][Settings] Add setting for double click to rename (default), close, or ignore (VB-109007)
  • [Tabs][Sync] Option to open all Synced Tabs doesn’t work when there are stacks or pinned tabs (VB-109178)
  • [Tabs][Sync] Synced tabs have wrong order (VB-108890)

Themes

  • [Themes] Manual theme schedule also changes the private window’s theme (VB-94696)
  • [Themes] Search field on Start Page almost invisible in dark theme (VB-110515)
  • [Themes] Settings.json file is saved multiple times in exported zip archives (VB-110059)
  • [Themes] Use custom icons in tab bar buttons (VB-110464)

Other

  • [Address bar] Clicking on the Address Field’s magnifying glass doesn’t start a search (VB-110242)
  • [Bookmarks] Games bookmark doubled after the latest update (VB-109862)
  • [Bookmarks] Some default bookmarks have wrong favicons (VB-110008)
  • [Chromium] Upgraded to 130.0.6723.80
  • [Commands] Command Chain Button Remains after Deleting Command Chain (VB-99646)
  • [Commands] “Show Privacy Statistics” does the wrong thing (VB-109243)
  • [Context Dialogs] Showing too often, when not expected (VB-110416)
  • [Downloads] Download “Save Link As” should not use auto-numbering for existing filename (VB-110404)
  • [Downloads] Hide download icon tray when overlayed with progress bar (VB-110523)
  • [Downloads][Tabs] Downloads that open a temporary tab do not respect close tab activation order (VB-95722)
  • [Extensions] Data on the extension icons in the toolbar is not displayed correctly (VB-109023)
  • [Extensions] Unable to unhide extensions if a hidden extension was deleted (VB-108986)
  • [History] Not displayed in full (VB-109846)
  • [History] Persists after clearing browsing data (VB-110211)
  • [Menus] Image actions under View → Images and Animations are missing checkmarks (VB-110485)
  • [Menus] “Search for image” menu item lost (VB-110284)
  • [Menus][Windows][Linux] Refactor menu bar code (VB-109273)
  • [Periodic Reload] Fails for first tab if Startup With is not Session (VB-108235)
  • [Permissions] Removing blocked-content popup for clipboard permission type (VB-104861)
  • [Quick Commands] Window becomes dim and unresponsive (VB-110262)
  • [Quick Commands][Crash] Invalid URLs added to the history visit list (VB-110082)
  • [Settings] Deleting a website permission scrolls back to top of list (VB-108819)
  • [Settings] Deleting cookies via the keyboard causes the focus to jump two ahead (VB-106956)
  • [Settings][Crash] Trying to show saved password in private tab (VB-107166)
  • [Speed Dial] Center entries on page when there’s less items than columns (VB-110217)
  • [Speed Dial] Need better consistence for Speed Dial Groups titles (VB-110055)
  • [Start Page] Change reopen speed dial setting to First Group when setting default Start Page group (VB-110379)
  • [Start Page] Make set as default Start Page item accessible from right click (VB-110335)
  • [Start Page] Not displayed in Private Window (VB-110201)
  • [Status Bar][Settings] Thumbnail refresh status visible with status bar disabled (VB-108774)
  • [Toolbar editor] Update button icon missing in editors (VB-110494)
  • [UI] Tab stack outline density spacing (VB-108033)
  • [UI][Commands] Extra line on top of window with “Toggle UI” enabled (VB-110239)
  • [WebCompat] WebHID Popup on certain website does not work (VB-106343)
  • [WebCompat] navigator.usb.requestDevice fails to show selection popup for device (VB-101499)
  • [Website Permissions] Problems with some site permissions: idle detection, sensors, clipboard (VB-104861)
  • [Window Management] New maximized windows open weirdly (VB-110014)
  • [Window Management] Buttons are wrong height (VB-110331)
  • [Window Management] Creating a new maximized window starts in restored-state before being maximized (VB-109884)
  • [Windows][Installer] Display “Download Arm64” message if the wrong package is selected (VB-108779)
  • [Windows][Linux] Uneven internal scrollbar icons (VB-110215)
  • [Windows][UI Density] Window controls overlap address bar (VB-109780)
  • [Workspaces][Menus] “Open Link in Another Workspace → This Window” not available if only one workspace (VB-109159)
  • [Workspaces][Settings] Rules activate the wrong tab (VB-109016)

Vivaldi Mail, Calendar and Feeds 2.2

Calendar

  • [Calendar] Better visual grouping in Tasks Panel (VB-108857)
  • [Calendar] Importing an ICS-file with tasks does not work (VB-108748)
  • [Calendar] Missing padding on allowed items radio boxes (VB-110085)
  • [Calendar] Rows are too tall in multi-week / month views (VB-110044)
  • [Calendar] Shortcut to create event doesn’t work when an event is selected (VB-108868)
  • [Calendar] Show completed tasks not working (VB-108931)
  • [Calendar] Task checkbox not visible when event is selected (VB-110119)
  • [Calendar][Keyboard][Tasks] Using keyboard marks wrong task complete (VB-110220)
  • [Calendar][Panel] Doesn’t render event description HTML correctly (VB-109299)
  • [Calendar][Panel] Make mini calendar resizable and 1 column wide (VB-109196)
  • [Calendar][Settings] Color picker should not auto close (VB-109665)
  • [Calendar][Tasks] Panels show empty state with items in local calendar

Mail

  • [Mail] Both ‘Start date’ and ‘End date’ have ‘After’ as tooltip (VB-104378)
  • [Mail] Expand and queued icons get separate line horizontal view in mail list (VB-109761)
  • [Mail] Formatted e-mail printing with selected headers (VB-44458)
  • [Mail] In cases where there is no “To:” clearly display how the message arrived in a given account (VB-109613)
  • [Mail] Long contact text in to: field causes issue with spacing and overflow (VB-104234)
  • [Mail] Move message context menu has multiple items per target folder (VB-108211)
  • [Mail] Put message preview in different line than subject in horizontal/vertical-wide view (VB-109404)
  • [Mail] Quick Reply Editor blinks when going from one message to another (VB-109461)
  • [Mail] Show full email address in tooltips for message list (VB-109743)
  • [Mail] Tooltip wrong for messages in list in Sent/Outbox/Drafts (VB-109742)
  • [Mail][Translate] “Translate selection” does not work within Mail (VB-104620)

Feeds

  • [Feeds] Can’t rename feed folders (VB-109741)
  • [Feeds] Entries go missing if drag’n’dropped into the same folder again (VB-109915)
  • [Feeds] Polling is too frequent and can cause issues for website (VB-109418)
  • [Feeds] “Create a new folder under [object PointerEvent]” makes no sense (VB-109753)
  • [Feeds][Crash] On restoring feeds from disk (VB-110084)

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