Vivaldi 7.8 for Mobile

Vivaldi 7.8 for Mobile brings the features you’ve been waiting for on Android, plus thoughtful improvements to iOS that make everyday browsing smoother. This release is about giving you control where it counts and letting you browse on your terms.

Android: your tabs, your way, your data

Pin the tabs that matter

Pinned tabs have arrived on Vivaldi for Android. If you’ve been pinning tabs on Desktop you know why this matters. Some tabs deserve a special place in your Tab Bar. Your work dashboard. Your favorite news site. That recipe you’re perfecting. The tabs you return to throughout the day, every day.

Now you can pin them in place on your phone, keeping them within a finger’s reach. Long-press any tab and select “Pin Tab” to lock it at the start of your Tab Bar.

This is especially useful if you’re the kind of person who opens dozens of tabs throughout the day (no judgment). Pinned tabs give structure to your browsing chaos, keeping your essential tabs separate from the temporary ones.

See who’s watching (and stop them)

Your phone follows you everywhere. Your browser shouldn’t help companies do the same. That’s why we’ve added the Privacy Dashboard to Vivaldi for Android.

The Privacy Dashboard shows you exactly which trackers and ads Vivaldi has blocked while you browse. It’s not just a number, it’s a window into how much of the web is designed to follow you around. Every blocked tracker is one less company building a profile on your habits, your interests, your life.

Think of it as a reality check on the modern web. The numbers might surprise you. Some websites try to load dozens of trackers before you even finish reading the headline. With the Privacy Dashboard, you’ll see it all and understand exactly what Vivaldi is protecting you from. You can access the Privacy dashboard form the shield icon in the Address Bar.

Transparency matters. You deserve to know what’s happening behind the scenes while you browse. The Privacy Dashboard puts that information right at your fingertips.

Choose your password manager

Vivaldi has a solid password manager built right in. But maybe you’ve been using Bitwarden, 1Password, or another password manager for years and you trust it with your life. Why should you have to change?

Now there’s a setting in Vivaldi for Android where you can decide: use Vivaldi’s internal password manager, or hand off login assistance to a third-party password manager you already trust. It’s your choice to make. The setting is named “Autofill services”.

This is part of Vivaldi’s philosophy: give you the tools, then let you decide how to use them. Your passwords are some of your most sensitive data. You should be in control of where they’re stored and how they’re managed.

The little things that add up

Sometimes the best features are the ones that get out of your way. This release includes two settings that do exactly that:

• Search privately, faster.
  You can now search with selected text directly in private tabs. Highlight any text on a page, and you’ll see the option to search for it in a new private tab. Quick, convenient, and your search history stays private.

• Disable pull-to-refresh.
  If you’ve ever accidentally triggered a page reload mid-scroll (and who hasn’t?), this one’s for you. Head to Settings and turn off pull-to-refresh. No more losing your place because you swiped a little too enthusiastically.

iOS: Faster, smoother, more personal

The iOS update is all about streamlining your workflow. Three features that remove friction and keep you moving.

Swipe to switch tabs

Your Address Bar just became a shortcut. Swipe up or down on it to jump straight into the tab switcher. It’s one of those gestures that feels natural the moment you try it, faster than tapping, more fluid, exactly where your thumb already is. To enable it, go to Settings > Address Bar > Enable Adress Bar swipe gesture.

Add search engines from any website

This feature launched on Android in version 7.7, and now it’s on iOS too. Found a specialized search you want to use regularly? Long-press the search field, select “Add as Search Engine,” and it’s yours. Your university library, your company’s documentation, niche databases, now they’re all just a tap away in your search options.

Swipe away tabs

In the Tab Switcher, you can now close tabs with a quick swipe. No more hunting for tiny X buttons. Just swipe and it’s gone. When you’re managing dozens of tabs, these small gestures add up to a much smoother experience. You can find this setting under Settings > Tabs > Tab Behaviour > Swipe to close tab.

Vivaldi 7.8 for Mobile is available now:

As always, thank you for being part of the Vivaldi community. Together, we’re fighting for a better web, one release at a time.

Changelog from Vivaldi 7.7 to 7.8 Android

• [New] Pin tabs (VAB-12263)
• [New] Privacy dashboard (VAB-8229)
• [New][Menus] Allow searching with selected text in Private Tabs (VAB-1166)
• [New][Settings] Add a setting to disable pull to refresh (VAB-11865)
• [New][Settings] Support different autofill services (VAB-12098)

Address Field

• [Address Field] Becomes white when moved to the bottom via context menu (VAB-12163)
• [Address field] Reverse suggestions not working (VAB-12046)
• [Address field] Suggestions are not at the bottom anymore, when Address Bar is at the bottom (VAB-11960)

Bookmarks

• [Bookmarks] Blank screen after editing a Bookmark folder (VAB-12351)
• [Bookmarks] Do not export trashed bookmarks (VAB-11849)
• [Bookmarks] Import/export options are displayed in the Reading List and deleted bookmark folder (VAB-12086)
• [Bookmarks] Improve saving of exported Bookmarks file (VAB-12017)

Panel

• [Panel] Enable inline search in Downloads Panel (VAB-12113)
• [Panel] Extra search icon shown in the Notes Panel (VAB-12148)
• [Panel] Make selected History items look and behave the same as selected Bookmarks.(VAB-9737)
• [Panel] Make selected Notes items look and behave the same as selected Bookmarks (VAB-12040)
• [Panel] No placeholder text/image after deleting all History (VAB-12073)
• [Panel] Update Downloads Panel’s search UI to same style as Bookmarks (VAB-12093)

Start Page

• [Start page] Dials run off screen in landscape mode (VAB-12224)
• [Start Page] Folders are not displayed when there are no Speed Dial items (VAB-12301)
• [Start Page] No “Create new group” prompt on an empty start page (VAB-12352)

Tabs

• [Tabs] Despite tab stacking being disabled, it is still possible to stack with various menus (VAB-12189)
• [Tabs] Exiting from full screen video doesn’t center tab bar on the video tab (VAB-11615)
• [Tabs] “Open in new tab stack” is not available immediately after installing (VAB-12276)
• [Tabs] Prevent Tab Stacks from having only one tab (VAB-12188)
• [Tabs] Reordering tabs in a stack is broken (VAB-12320)
• [Tabs] Show correct tab stack title (VAB-12312)
• [Tabs] Tab size adjustments (VAB-12336)

Other

• [Audio] Background audio playback stopped working on YouTube (VAB-12333)
• [Custom Search Engine] URLs replace ‘%s’ with ‘%7BsearchTerms%7D’ (VAB-12254)
• [Custom Search Engine] Wrongfully shown error when editing a search engine (VAB-12089)
• [Desktop mode] Enable default settings for Desktop mode (VAB-12049)
• [Desktop mode] Should not be possible to close the last tab (VAB-12283)
• [Dex] Window control buttons appear when enabling Dex and overlap UI (VAB-12090)
• [Menu] Gap below the main menu varies on different devices (VAB-12287)
• [Menu] Remove old tab context menu and add the items to the new context menu (VAB-12303)
• [Notifications] Enable Privacy Dashboard notifications (VAB-12279)
• [Reding List]Page not added to Reading List if tab/page in reading mode (VAB-11919)
• [Search Engine] ‘Add as Search Engine’ not showing bottomsheet when clicked (VAB-12259)
• [Search Engine] Search Engine Nicknames don’t get disabled (VAB-12083)
• [Settings] Exiting Settings’ search leaves an empty Settings page (VAB-12101)
• [Settings] Move ‘Enable Address Bar swipe gesture’ from General to Address Bar (VAB-12277)
• [Speed dials] Folder bug (VAB-12290)
• [Startup] Inactive tab sheet appears on start-up sometimes (VAB-11982)
• [Sync] Add a direct link to Vivaldi account’s profile page (VAB-12006)
• [Tablet][Address field] Suggestion field pops up in the middle of the screen (VAB-11904)
• [Tablet][Window] New tab icon is mispositioned in a pop-up window (VAB-12115)
• [UI] Reader View button in the Address Field is in the wrong color when Tab Bar is hidden (VAB-12078)
• [UI] Update History search UI to same style as bookmarks (VAB-11741)

This version contains several additional enhancements and bug fixes for a better overall experience.

Updated Chromium to 144.0.7559.167

Changelog from Vivaldi 7.7 to 7.8 iOS

New

• [New][Address bar] Add a setting to swipe up/down address bar to enable tab switcher (VIB-615)
• [New][Search Engine] Allow adding Custom Search Engines from web pages (VIB-1441)
• [New][Tab Switcher] Swipe to close tabs option (VIB-572)

Tab Switcher

• [Tab Switcher] Pin inactive tabs at the top in tab switcher (VIB-1683)
• [Tab Switcher] Fix tab preview corner radius for both tabs and stacks grid items.
• [Tab Switcher] Tab grid background color for private tab is changed to purple from black/dark gray to unify with Android and Desktop.
• [Tab Switcher] Tabs in private tabs stacks showing incorrect color for the header.
• [Tab Switcher] Private tabs stack showing white background on light mode, it should show dark. (VIB-1686)
• [Tab Switcher] Private Tabs view with no tabs open has elements in wrong colors (VIB-1690)

Other

• [Accessibility] iOS’ transparency setting makes some Vivaldi menus and pages blank (VIB-1547)
• [Custom Search Engine] Updating Google search engine name and nickname is not working (VIB-1668)
• [iOS26] Password manager title is not centred (VIB-1546)
• [iOS26][iPad] Main menu gets pushed to the side when resizing window (VIB-1571)
• Missing iCloud Backup exceptions (VIB-895)
• [Panel] Add search field for Reading List (VIB-1549)
• [Panel][UI] Translation histories are cut off at the bottom (VIB-1630)
• [Reader view] Functional issue after exiting reader view (VIB-1445)
• [Reader View] Update grey theme for reader view (VIB-1673)
• [Search Engine] Can’t delete some search engines (VIB-1548)
• [Search Engine] Search Engine Nicknames aren’t disabled (VIB-1570)
• [Sync] Add a direct link to Vivaldi account’s profile page (VIB-1536)
• [Tabs] Toolbar gesture doesn’t switch tabs properly when tab bar enabled (VIB-1679)
• [Theme] Tabs in tab switcher ignores app light theme when OS uses dark mode (VIB-1632)

This version contains several additional enhancements and bug fixes for a better overall experience.

Updated Chromium to 144.0.7559.114

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With this release we’re raising the bar for Tab Tiling, with drag-and-drop tiling and opening links directly into tiled tabs. Alongside stability improvements and a set of carefully chosen refinements, this release is set to make your daily browsing smoother, more powerful, and more enjoyable.

Vivaldi is built for people who love exploring the web, and who demand more from their browser.

With Vivaldi 7.8, we raise the bar, yet again. This release puts Tab Tiling front and center, or on the left. Or the right. Or above. Or below. Tab Tiling now has faster interactions, smarter workflows, and new ways to work with multiple pages at once, without breaking your flow.

It’s a powerful start to the year, focused on real productivity and real control.

Tab Tiling, Built for Real Work

Tab Tiling is one of those features that can fundamentally change how a browser feels, once tiling becomes part of your workflow.

Instead of constantly switching back and forth between tabs, you work with them together. Like ebony and ivory, in perfect harmony, but not just side-by-side; they can also be above and below, or in a grid. Tab Tiling lets you compare, reference, monitor, and think in parallel.

With Vivaldi 7.8, we’ve focused on making Tab Tiling feel less like a feature you activate and more like a natural extension of how you browse.

Drag to Tile

Drag to Tile

Creating tiled layouts is now as simple as dragging a tab (or multiple) from the Tab Bar into the main content window of your currently active tab. By hovering the dragged tabs over different areas you can choose how to tile.

Just drop it where it makes sense, and Vivaldi does the rest.

Vertical Tab Tiling

Horizontal Tab Tiling

Once your layout is in place, you’re not locked into it. You can rearrange tiles on the fly, resize them, or drag in additional tabs at any time. Your workspace stays flexible, adapting instantly as your task evolves.

And because tiled tabs behave like regular tabs, you can combine tiling with other Vivaldi features. For example, set periodic reloading on selected tiles to keep live content up to date, while the rest of your layout stays exactly as it is. It’s perfect for monitoring changing information without constant manual refreshes.

This makes tiling something you can use exactly when you need it. You might start with a single page, then quickly pull in a second tab to compare prices, review documentation, or keep a reference visible while you work. The layout adapts instantly, without interrupting your flow.

It’s especially useful when:

• Writing or researching and keeping sources visible alongside your main document.
• Comparing offers, designs, product specs, or data across multiple pages.
• Following live updates while continuing to work in another tab.

The key difference is speed. A moment after you think “I want to see these side by side”, you already are.

Open Link as Tiled Tab

Open Link as Tiled Tab

Once you start working with tiled layouts, it quickly becomes a browser super power, and you want a quick way of tiling new tabs.

That’s where “Open as Tiled Tab” comes in.

Instead of opening a link full screen and rearranging your layout afterward, you can open it directly into a tiled view. Your main tab stays put, your context stays visible, and the new content appears beside it.

Combining the power of other Vivaldi features, you can trigger this instantly with a Mouse Gesture, making it effortless to open in a Tiled Tab when needed.

More Than Multitasking

More Than Multitasking

Together, these improvements turn Tab Tiling into something you can use casually, frequently, and creatively.

You can start small with two tabs, then grow into more complex layouts as your task demands it. You can rearrange on the fly. You can build a workspace that matches how you think.

This is what best-in-class features look like in a browser: not complicated, just deeply effective once you start using it.

Tabs That Work the Way You Expect

Tabs That Work the Way You Expect

Managing many tabs should feel empowering, not fragile. Vivaldi 7.8 strengthens tab handling in ways that support complex, long-running sessions.

Pinned Tabs, Now Smarter

Pinned Tabs, Now Smarter

Pinned tabs now support domain restriction.

This keeps pinned tabs predictable. A pinned mail tab stays mail. A pinned project tool stays exactly where you expect it.

And yes, this finally makes pinned tabs behave the way they always should have. As Tony, our Chief Tab Tester asked, “Why didn’t they always do this?”. The answer is: we didn’t think of it before. We’ll own that one. Luckily, our community did think of it, and we listen to our users.

Mail, Now Across Your Workspaces and Windows

Mail, Now Across Your Workspaces and Windows

Speaking of pinned tabs, if you’re using Vivaldi Mail, our built-in mail client, there’s an extra bonus. Pin your mail tab, and it stays pinned across all Workspaces. Your inbox is always there when you need it.

And not only that! Mail now works across all your Vivaldi windows. Previously, your mail view lived in a single window, which meant switching windows if you wanted to check or write mail while working elsewhere. With Vivaldi 7.8, that limitation is gone.

Open a new Window, switch Workspaces, or reorganize your setup. Your mail is still there.

Because mail is built directly into Vivaldi, it behaves like part of the browser, not a separate app bolted on the side. Making it available across all windows turns it into what it should be: a core tool that’s always within reach, exactly when you need it.

Combined with smarter pinned tabs and Workspace support, mail now fits naturally into even the most complex setups.

A Fresh Start Page, Every Day

A Fresh Start Page, Every Day

Are you the kind of person who needs a new perspective every day? The kind of person who just needs a bit of extra spice to your day? Do we have something fantastic for you! The Daily Image option for your Start Page.

When enabled, your background updates automatically each day with high-quality photography from Unsplash. It’s a small touch that adds variety without distraction.

As always, it’s optional, like any other Vivaldi feature you decide whether to enable it or not. It’s your browser.

Polished Where It Matters

Polished Where It Matters

Beyond the headline features, this update comes with improvements in several areas that shape the overall experience.

• Important stability improvements: Significant effort has gone into improving stability. With a new and improved crash logging system we have been able to fix more crashes than ever. QA estimates “two full buckets of crash fixes” and are happy to report all known crashes in our own code are fixed. That said there is still a slim chance you encounter a random crash, “which could literally be caused by your neighbor’s microwave and cosmic radiation screwing up your PC’s RAM. What can be fixed, is fixed” – Vivaldi QA team.
• Caret browsing as a dedicated setting, giving you clear control over keyboard-based navigation and text selection. It’s a great accessibility feature that lets you navigate websites using the keyboard as if they were text documents.
• A new installer for Windows that makes setup smoother and more reliable.

A Browser That Puts You First

A Browser That Puts You First

Every Vivaldi release, large or small, builds on the same idea.

We don’t answer to investors pushing features that benefit them instead of you. We don’t track your behavior or treat your data as a business model. We focus on building a browser that adapts to how you work, respects your choices, and gives you real control over your experience.

We believe browsing should push you to explore, chase ideas, and make your own decisions. It should light up your brain. When an artificial assistant sits between you and the web, it filters what you see and decides what you don’t see, it’s outsourcing your judgment.

So we have taken a stand. We choose humans over hype, and we will not turn the joy of exploring into inactive spectatorship.

That philosophy runs through Vivaldi 7.8. From powerful Tab Tiling to thoughtful refinements across the browser, every change serves one goal: making the web work better for you.

If you enjoy using Vivaldi, please tell someone about us. Recommendations from people who actually use the browser matters more to us than any advertisement ever could.

Vivaldi 7.8 is ready today. Download it and put your tabs to work.

As always, thank you for being part of the Vivaldi community. Together, we’re fighting for a better web, one release at a time.

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This release brings together features that have been carefully refined based on what you’ve told us matters most: seamless access to your tabs across desktops, a unified Start Page that finally combines Widgets and Speed Dials and granular control over browser performance.

Your browser should adapt to you, not the other way around. That’s the design principle behind every decision we make.

Vivaldi 7.7 takes that principle further with updates that fundamentally improve how you organize, access, and control your browsing experience. It is a release built around solving real problems that power users face every day. Let’s dive in!

All your tabs, structured, anywhere you need them

You’re working on your home desktop and you need that one article you had open on your work machine this morning. Or you remember seeing something interesting in a tab yesterday, but you were on a different computer. These small moments of friction add up, and they shouldn’t be hard to solve.

Vivaldi 7.7 makes accessing tabs from your other desktop devices effortless. Finding and opening a single tab from another desktop is now straightforward. Open the Windows Panel or click the Tab Button, and you’ll see exactly what’s open on your other synced machines. When you open synced content, you’re not just getting a flat list of individual tabs. Need that whole Workspace you built this morning? Want all those research tabs you organized into a Tab Stack? You can bring over entire windows with their complete structure intact. Stacks stay stacked, Workspace organization is preserved, and the relationships between your tabs remain exactly as you arranged them. Just be aware that opening large window structures with many tabs can be resource-intensive, so plan accordingly if you’re pulling over hundreds of tabs at once.

This is especially powerful when you move between setups, for example office and home setups, or when you move between different machines throughout your day. You don’t have to reconstruct your tab organization from scratch, or fish through sync history trying to remember which tabs went together. Your browsing context, the way you’ve structured your work, is treated as first-class data. Open it once, and you’re back to exactly where you were, with all your organizational work preserved.

Your Start Page, your way

We’ve reimagined how you interact with your Start Page. Widgets and Speed Dials now coexist beautifully in a unified Start Page experience. Your favorite sites sit alongside real-time information from widgets, creating a personal dashboard that’s uniquely yours. Weather forecasts, RSS feeds, mail previews, and your most-visited sites all share the same space, accessible with a single glance.

The flexibility extends to how you organize your spaces. You are free to personalize as many Speed Dial groups as YOU deem necessary. Add widgets, drag them around, resize them, mix them with Speed Dial folders, the Start Page becomes whatever you need it to be.

Privacy you can see

We’ve refreshed the Privacy Dashboard with a new, cleaner design that makes it easier to understand exactly what Vivaldi is doing to protect you. The updated Privacy Dashboard gives you clear visibility into blocked trackers, ads, and the time you’ve saved by not loading intrusive content. This gives you a better understanding of the impact of browsing with protection enabled.

The new Dashboard also provides better insight into per-site blocking status, making it easier to manage exceptions when a site needs certain content to function properly. Privacy with transparency, because your data and your time both matter.

Take control of performance

Your system resources are valuable, and Vivaldi 7.7 gives you more control over how the browser uses them.

We’ve added a new Performance section to Settings, complete with Memory Saver options. Now you can decide how aggressively Vivaldi manages memory for inactive tabs. Whether you’re someone who keeps dozens of tabs open or you prefer a lighter footprint, these settings let you balance performance with your browsing habits.

Memory Saver helps free up resources by putting inactive tabs into a low-power state. The tabs stay exactly where you left them, but they consume less memory until you need them again. You can configure which tabs are exempt; pinned tabs, for instance, or tabs you want to keep actively loaded, giving you fine-grained control over your browser’s resource usage.

This is especially useful if you’re working on a machine with limited RAM, or if you just want your browser to run as efficiently as possible. The settings are straightforward and easy to adjust, so you can find the balance that works for you.

Mail panel refinements

The Mail Panel has also received some UI polish. We’ve made visual refinements to improve readability and usability, making it easier to work with your email directly in the browser. Small improvements that make daily use just a bit smoother.

Geir, our lead mail developer puts it this way: “It is a lot nicer, a lot clearer and looks much more organized”. Can’t argue with that!

A cleaner About Page

Sometimes even the small things deserve attention. The About Page has been completely redesigned with a fresh, modern look and improved update handling.

The new About Page is cleaner and more informative. It shows your current version, lets you check for updates with better status messaging, and provides quick access to essential information like your profile path. We’ve added convenient buttons to copy important details and open your profile folder directly.

It’s a small touch, but it’s these kind of refinements that add up to a better overall experience. When you need information about your browser, it’s right there, presented clearly.

The browser that puts you first

Every update, big or small, reinforces what makes Vivaldi different. We don’t have investors demanding features that benefit them instead of you. We don’t harvest your data or track your behavior. We’re simply building a browser that serves you. Your choices, your workflow, your privacy.

If you’re enjoying Vivaldi, tell someone about it. Word of mouth from people who actually use the browser means more than any advertisement.

Vivaldi 7.7 is ready today!

Download it here

As always, thank you for being part of the Vivaldi community. Together, we’re fighting for a better web, one release at a time.

Changelog from Vivaldi Browser 7.6 to 7.7

New

[New][Speed Dial][Dashboard] Combine Dashboard and Speed Dials (VB-115463)
[New][About page] Update the look and add in update handling (VB-115004)
[New][Privacy Dashboard] UI updates (VB-114242)
[New][Memory Saver][Settings] Add a performance category (VB-114851)
[New][Panels][Window Panel][Sync] Entries in a synced session can not be opened from context menu (VB-120188)
[New][Tabs][Tab Button][Sync] Modify menu to match Window panel lazy load behavior (VB-121604)
[New][Mail][Feeds] Visual refresh (VB-76286)
[New][Settings] Consolidate keyboard/ tab key settings (VB-120010)

[Address Field] Attempting to search on a new tab treats text as a domain (VB-121152)
[Address Field] Cannot open typed address when Address auto complete is disabled (VB-121007)
[Address Field] Dragging text from a website into the address field will redirect you to an invalid site (VB-120754)
[Address Field] Dropdown loses items when deleting one (VB-121188)
[Address Field] Dropdown text un-bolds and bolds every time new char is added (VB-119429)
[Address Field] Keep dropdown when matched tabs ar found (VB-120186)
[Address Field] Should prioritize search result when autocomplete disabled (VB-120142)
[Address Field] When using @tabs, switch tab instead of opening the link in the active tab (VB-120253)
[Address Field][Search] Hiding search engine nicknames in address bar breaks keyboard shortcuts (VB-120516)
[Address Field][Settings] When clicking on the padlock, it should use native settings (VB-121236)

[Bookmarks] A new folder nickname does not work until after a restart (VB-121033)
[Bookmarks] Address field Button does not add (VB-121625)
[Bookmarks] Can’t be assigned a nickname if it is in trash (VB-120848)
[Bookmarks] Dragging bookmarks or folders out of a bookmarks bar folder duplicates them (VB-119869)
[Bookmarks] Folder nicknames not working (VB-115231)
[Bookmarks][Drag and Drop] Dragging a tab to bookmarks panel opens new window (VB-120319)
[Bookmarks][Panels] Can’t access the found (via search) folder (VB-97059)

[Calendar] Don’t trigger “Change Recurring Event” dialog until clicking “Done” (VB-119892)
[Calendar] Event duplication when editing (VB-121383)
[Calendar] Event editor dialog dismissed when switching tabs (VB-117419)

[Crash] After closing second window (VB-121537)
[Crash] On window closing, movement or resizing (VB-121571)
[Crash] Opening and closing different profiles and windows at the time (VB-121354)
[Crash] When opening linked local file with no opener (VB-121428)
[Crash][Menus][Bookmarks] Moving items to or from the bookmark bar (VB-120533)
[Crash][PWA] Opening “Chrome” notification when associated PWA is installed (VB-108724)
[Crash][Sync] Syncing certain items (VB-121662)

[macOS] Drag and drop tabs between windows does not work (VB-120837)
[macOS] PWAs are installed in same directory as Chrome PWAs (VB-119543)
[macOS] Popup window title position improvements (VB-120479)
[macOS] Update Sparkle library to 2.8.0 (VB-120138)
[macOS][Tahoe] Update app icon to support macOS 26 (VB-120252)

[Mail] Accounts displaying the old Gmail icon when an account is added (VB-120967)
[Mail] Apply new note editor style to composer toolbar (VB-120543)
[Mail] Attachments do not show (VB-120881)
[Mail] Broken filters block new messages from being added (VB-120749)
[Mail] Custom/query filters overhaul and performance (VB-117400)
[Mail] Decouple thread data from message objects (VB-120681)
[Mail] Deleted e-mails from IMAP folders are remaining in folders (VB-121389)
[Mail] Does not show attachments in the message view header field (VB-120881)
[Mail] Error when turning off (VB-121382)
[Mail] Fixed drag-over highlighting (VB-121761)
[Mail] Impossible to drag and drop contacts from panel to mail compose tab (VB-23611)
[Mail] Mails should be ordered according to time received, not sent date (VB-54704)
[Mail] Mark as Spam button non-functioning for POP3 (VB-99124)
[Mail] Status popup sometimes fails to show current message (VB-120571)
[Mail] Switching folders is visibly slower (VB-120959)
[Mail] The search query in the new search filters should not be case sensitive (VB-120744)
[Mail] Unseen counter is wrong (VB-121196)
[Mail] mailto link fails to generate body and subject correctly (Resolved) (VB-121357)
[Mail][Contacts] Adding new contact with second address duplicates first address added when in name field (VB-112791)
[Mail][Panel] Border around panel folder when clicking on it (VB-120957)
[Mail][Panels] Add ellipsis ‘…’ button (VB-121219)
[Mail][Settings] “Delete Mail From Server” checkbox cannot be enabled (VB-120136)
[Mail][Welcome] Show partner logos when there is room (VB-120933)

[Menus] Cannot add entry to tab bar context menu or any empty list (VB-120513)
[Menus] Cannot search for marked text via contextual menu (VB-121440)
[Menus] Right Click Menu ‘Go to’ option lost (VB-120847)
[Menus][Tabs] Tiling two selected tabs (one outside the stack) instead tiles all tabs in the tab stack (VB-120943)

[Panels][Settings] Bar doesn’t autohide with floating panel (VB-120277)
[Panels][Windows Panel] Open sync elements can cause duplicates (VB-120844)
[Panels][Windows Panel] “Copy All Links” does not work everywhere (VB-120236)
[Panels][Windows Panel][Perfomance] Opening multiple synced tabs loads them simultaneously, which is resource intensive (VB-121480)

[Settings] Can’t delete first number in “Confirm Closing Tabs over Maximum of #” setting (VB-114096)
[Settings] Protocol handlers settings don’t stick (VB-117266)
[Settings] UI Focus Controls disabled (VB-121477)
[Settings] “All settings” list has overlapping sync button with UI zoom of 145% (VB-120009)
[Settings] “Remove Tab Spacing in Maximized Windows” is not working (VB-109981)
[Settings][Passwords] Allow import of passwords from a plain text file (VB-120054)
[Settings][Search] Don’t try to load favicon on each keystroke (VB-120332)

[Search] Engine favicon doesn’t update (VB-120235)
[Search][Address field] Refactor search suggestion warning (VB-120265)
[Search][Address field] Search suggestions won’t show up immediately (VB-120208)

[Start Page] Add shortcut / widget buttons not removed when hidden (VB-116874)
[Start Page] Bookmark widgets shows incorrect node as folder after upgrade (VB-121575)
[Start Page] Inform the user Bookmarks and widgets can be added from the context menu (VB-120276)
[Start Page] Open in Foreground/Background Tab by modifier key fails (VB-120762)
[Start Page] Pasting text into widget’s text field results in duplication of pasted text (VB-120773)
[Start Page] Pressing Ctrl + X or using Cut action from widget’s text context menu removes widget (VB-120772)
[Start Page] Speed dials overflow the add widget dialog (VB-120787)
[Start Page] Unresponsive when clicking Add Widget from the no-folder state (VB-120735)
[Start Page] When disabling widgets also disable “add widget” menu entry (VB-120701)
[Start Page] Wrong widget removed (VB-121190)
[Start Page][Keyboard] Wrong tab order when Speed Dials are below widgets (VB-120786)
[Start Page][Widgets] Can’t remove widgets (VB-121182)
[Start Page][Widgets] Number formatting in currency widget misplaces the decimal separator (VB-120971)
[Start Page][Widgets] Swapping widget position moves the wrong widget (VB-121352)
[Start Page][Widgets] Toggling a moved widget’s size can cause it switch position (VB-120753)
[Start Page][Widgets] Upgrading to a new version deleted widgets added to Start Page (VB-121359)
[Start Page][Widgets] When dragging widget it can not return to same place (VB-121510)
[Start Page][Widgets] Widgets moved without need on resize (VB-121039)

[Tabs] Add the ability to widen vertical tab bar more (VB-120839)
[Tabs] Capture thumbnail immediately if visible in Tab Bar (VB-121660)
[Tabs] Closing 2nd to last tab in stack sets focus outside of stack (VB-119256)
[Tabs] Moving tabs with disabled close button can make other tabs unclickable (VB-120201)
[Tabs] Shift/Ctrl tab selection can fail (VB-121390)
[Tabs] Vertical tab bar with pinned tabs has scrollbar (VB-120618)
[Tabs][Accordion tabs] Whole frame moves when first tab in group is dragged (VB-120729)
[Tabs][Keyboard] ‘Tabs Button Popup’ is not closed by shortcut (VB-120242)
[Tabs][Tab Button] Attention animation when closing tips should cancel when clicking … Menu (VB-120670)
[Tabs][Tab Button] Can’t scroll tab button search result with keyboard (VB-120486)
[Tabs][Tab Button] Middle mouse clicking item in the new “Tab button” menu opens blank tab (VB-120433)
[Tabs][Tab Button] Popup is opened in all windows instead of only the current one (VB-120438)
[Tabs][Tab Button] “Close All Duplicate Tabs” with a high number of duplicates doesn’t work (VB-120818)
[Tabs][Tab Button][Settings] Wrong placement of the on vertical bar with “Show Tab Thumbnails” (VB-120352)
[Tabs][Tab Stacks] Displacement when moving a tab in accordion mode (VB-94576)
[Tabs][Tab button][Keyboard] Unfocussing the menu should close it (VB-120736)
[Tabs][Toolbars] Editor corrupted in private windows (VB-120330)

[Toolbars] Make sure “Update Ready” button is always available (VB-119888)
[Toolbars] Missing Update Status icon (VB-120710)
[Toolbars][Mail] Show mail toolbar even when address bar is disabled (VB-120059)

[Widgets] Steals focus from address field with Full Keyboard Access enabled (VB-120742)
[Widgets] The Show more button in privacy widget does nothing (VB-121346)
[Widgets] Web page steals focus from address field (VB-120651)
[Widgets][Panels] Widgets and web panels can get counted as tabs, causing various issues (VB-121763)

[Workspaces] Possible to enter multiple emojis in icon picker (VB-96689)
[Workspaces] Unexpected behavior when closing: wrong workspace closed (VB-117354)
[Workspaces][IME] Icon picker doesn’t work with IME (VB-120842)

[Other]
[A11y] Screenreader does not read entries in tree components (VB-119979)
[Ad Blocker] Add Serbo-Croatian filter list (VB-106863)
[Ad Blocker] Remove pending requests from the filter if they get destroyed (VAB-11729)
[Blocker] Performance improvements, code clean up, method and specifichide rule option support (VB-121340)
[Break mode] Doesn’t release muted tabs if break mode is exited by clicking on the resume button (VB-121157)
[Chromium] Update to 142.0.7444.167
[Contacts] Note section in add contact has scrollbar (VB-114134)
[Cookies] Reload site popup after deleting cookie is not showing (VB-120873)
[Extensions] Import from Chrome broken (VB-119508)
[Feeds] Japanese Yahoo feed fails to load (VB-121214)
[Feeds] YouTube embeds fail with Error 153 (VB-120817)
[Guest Windows] “Exit Guest Session” exits the main session instead (VB-79256)
[Import] Detect and abort on password decryption failures when importing (VB-120081)
[Import] from Chrome fails (VB-121035)
[Linux] Add a thin fallback window border as needed (VB-120038)
[Linux][Update] Wait for the file watchers to terminate before proceeding with shutdown (VB-121593)
[Notes] URL in note does not open the originally selected section (VB-120739)
[Password Manager] Failed to copy passwords from the password manager (VB-120934)
[Permissions] Geolocation settings are not saved (VB-111008)
[Private Window] Drag and drop of tab does not create new private window (VB-120344)
[Quick Commands] Opening bookmarks using nicknames doesn’t work if another item is matched (VB-104825)
[Reader Mode] Read time is not properly detected (VB-81768)
[Reader view] Activates on internal pages (VB-120805)
[Search Engine] Correctly decode “%25s” in engine URL (VB-119899)
[Site compatibility] Compose popup on outlook.com loads blank (VB-120324)
[Sync][Bookmarks] Syncing certain items breaks the panel (VB-121595)
[Translate] Popup not completely visible and not movable (VB-85956)
[UI] Dead bird on closing the browser (VB-63880)
[Updates] Update button briefly appears during checks (VB-120626)
[Welcome page] Import broken (VB-120362)
[Welcome] Add crashlog tickbox for final and snapshot (VB-121730)
[Window management][Tabs] Dragging to an existing window leaves a gap (VB-120760)
[Window management][Windows] Improve fullscreen transition (VB-13303)
[Windows Panel] Stack nodes can be selected at the same time (VB-121272)
[Windows Panel] Workspace nodes can be selected at the same time (VB-121265)
[Windows] Pinch-to-zoom gesture overwritten by page zoom (VB-120356)

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What’s new in Vivaldi 7.6 for iOS

Reader View, for when the content needs focus

The web can be a noisy place. Reader View turns the volume down so you can, well, read. One tap gives you a clean page with typography that actually respects your eyes. Pick a look that suits the moment, then settle in with your coffee.

You control the experience. Choose a theme that fits the light around you, nudge brightness to tame glare, select a font that feels natural, and bump the size until the words sit comfortably. Vivaldi remembers your choices, so the next article opens exactly the way you like it. Late-night news, long reports, recipe binges, research rabbit holes are all easier to finish without pop-ups and chrome stealing your attention.

How to use it: open an article and tap the Reader icon in the Address Bar. Adjust theme, brightness, font, and size in the panel. Done. Your browser, your rules.

What you can tweak:

• Themes: light, dark, sepia, or high-contrast black
• Brightness: a simple slider for comfort at any hour
• Typography: Sans Serif, Serif, or Monospace
• Text size: quick minus and plus controls

Add your own search engines

We like choice. You should be able to search where you want, not only where someone else wants you to. In Vivaldi 7.6 you can add custom search engines on iOS, give them friendly names, and make the one you love your default. Power users can even add short nicknames to keep things quick.

This is perfect for people who live in specialist sources: historians who search archives, developers who jump straight to documentation, music nerds who live in Bandcamp, or simply those who prefer niche engines. Add the engine once, then switch in a tap whenever your task changes.

How to add one: Settings → Search → Add Search Engine. Enter the name and the search URL, using %s where the search term usually goes. For Wikipedia, for example, you’d add:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=%s

A clearer Tab Stack pane in the Tab Switcher

Stacks are how you keep related pages together without drowning in thumbnails. In 7.6 the Tab Switcher gets a dedicated pane for Tab Stacks, which means a calmer overview and faster moves. Open the Switcher and you will see your Stacks presented as tidy cards. Tap a Stack to view everything inside at a glance, then jump straight to the tab you need.

How to create stacks fast:

• Long-press a link and choose Open in New Tab Stack
• In the Tab Switcher, group related tabs into a new stack

Peek before you open with link previews

We have all played the game of mystery meat links. Not anymore. Long-press any link to see a live preview of the page. You can judge if it is the right thing before you commit, which saves time and a fair bit of scrolling.

The preview sits above a compact action menu. Open in a new tab if it is a keeper, open in the background if you are on a roll, open in a new tab stack if it belongs with your current project, or open in private if it is something discreet. Fewer dead ends, more momentum.

What’s new in Vivaldi 7.6 for Android

Create bookmark folders instantly

Saving links is easy. Finding them later should be just as easy. In 7.6 you can create a new folder right from the save dialog, which means your bookmarks land in the right place on the first try. Fewer piles, more playlists.

How it works:

• Tap the bookmark icon when you want to save a page
• Tap New Bookmark Folder
• Name the folder and choose where it lives
• Save and carry on browsing

Stability and bug fixes that make every tap feel better

We also spent time under the hood so Vivaldi feels steadier and quicker across more devices. Small improvements add up to a smoother day.

Highlights include:

• Fixes for rare crashes when switching or closing multiple tabs in quick succession
• Smoother scrolling on very long pages and social media feeds
• More reliable Sync with large bookmark collections
• Reduced background battery use during extended reading sessions
• UI polish for dark mode and tablet layouts

This release is another thoughtful step toward a browser that serves you. On iOS you get calmer pages with Reader View, your own engines for search, stacks that act like tidy workspaces, and previews that cut the noise. On Android you can file bookmarks the moment they are born, on a build that feels steadier every tap.

As always, thank you for being part of the Vivaldi community. Together, we’re fighting for a better web, one release at a time.

Changelog – Vivaldi Browser 7.6 on iOS

New

• [New][Search Engine] Allow adding custom search engine (VIB-1047)
• [New] Implement Reader View (VIB-192)
• [New][Links] Show web page preview when long pressing a link (VIB-158)
• [New][Tab Switcher] Tab stack pane

Address Field

• [Address field] Unify placeholder texts with Android (VIB-1386)
• [Address field][Focus] Address field does not get focused upon opening a new tab (VIB-1410)
• [Address field][Icons] Icons have incorrect colour when tab bar is disabled (VIB-1407)
• [Address field] Blue dot on Reader View/Translate button shows at odd times (VIB-1409)

Notes

• [Notes] Checkbox lists display a bullet point (VIB-797)
• [Notes] Page indicators in Markdown editor menu have the wrong highlight color with the dark theme (VIB-1160)
• [Notes][Markdown] Images not working (VIB-1402)

Translate

• [Translate] Allow disabling the translate pop-up (VIB-1175)
• [Translate] Full web page translation fails on some languages (VIB-1336)
• [Translate] Translation snackbar should pop up at the bottom (VIB-976)

Other

• [Address bar][Icon] Replace all infobar icons on the address bar with our own icons (VIB-1189)
• [Bookmark] Two search bars appearing on bookmark panel (VIB-1430)
• [Blocker] Blocker list is sometimes empty (VIB-1256)
• [iOS26] Address bar shows extra gap between keyboard for bottom position (VIB-1381)
• [iPad] CMD+L doesn’t show omnibox on fullscreen mode (VIB-1259)
• [iPad][Window] Tapping ‘New Window’ menu opens a blank page (VIB-1376)
• [Private Tab] Private tab cannot be opened from V menu (VIB-1249)
• [StartPage] Selected group is wrong in some cases (VIB-1360)
• [Search Engine] Fix several bugs for the custom search engine (VIB-1047)
• [String][Tabs] Update the string for the Recent Tabs page (VIB-1391)
• [String][Settings] Update string for ‘Enable Search Engine Nicknames’ option (VIB-1353)
• [String][Settings] Update strings for Translation settings (VIB-1350)
• [String] Update strings for Translation settings (VIB-1350)
• [Sync][Start Page] Sync causes Start Page glitch when there are no changes to bookmarks (VB-117013)
• [Tab] New tab page setting does not work (VIB-1313)
• [Toolbar] Add context menu for Search icon on bottom toolbar (VIB-149)
• [Tracker Blocker] Add www subdomain blocking level exceptions (VIB-1265)
• [UI] 2 gaps appear when going back page by swiping gesture (VIB-1351)
• [Chromium] Update to 140.0.7339.232

Changelog – Vivaldi Browser 7. 6 on Android

New

• [New] Add “New Bookmark Folder” button (VAB-11577)

Ad Blocker

• [Adblocker] Pop-ups occur with Ad Blocker enabled (VAB-11223)
• [AdBlocker] Sites detect the blocker even when it is disabled (VB-120416)
• [Adblocker] Show name of the trackers we allow in exception list (VAB-10673)

Settings

• [Settings] “Dark theme for sites” setting inconsistency (VAB-11385)
• [Settings] Switching to a custom homepage hides “homepage” from Settings’ search results (VAB-11676)
• [Settings][Privacy] “Don’t open links in external apps” not working
• [Settings][Tabs] Floating tabs setting re-enables itself (VAB-11616)

Tabs

• [Tabs] Images always open in a background tab (VAB-11345)
• [Tabs] Loading tab text overlaps tabs (VAB-11545)
• [Tabs] Need to drag tab past “Remove tab from group” button to remove it (VAB-11406)
• [Tabs] New Tab Button in the Tab List needs some contrast (VAB-11539)
• [Tabs] Selected tab not visible after starting the browser (VAB-11546)
• [Tabs] Wrong navigation bar color in tab switcher (VAB-11562)

Other

• [Address Bar] Reload button doesn’t change to X while the page is loading (VAB-11441)
• [Dark mode] Easier Website Appearance settings (dark/light preference for website content) (VAB-8317)
• [Downloads] PDF downloads no longer work (VAB-11481)
• [Foldable][Settings] Menu setting is missing on foldable when app is installed in tablet mode (VAB-11693)
• [Inactive tabs] Disable tab archiving from Chromium (VAB-11781)
• [Menu] Button inconsistency in menu bar (VAB-11698)
• [Notes] Alphabetic sorting of notes not working (VAB-11710)
• [Panel][Bookmark] Searching with random texts makes a blank space appear (VAB-11617)
• [Reader View] Hide Reader View banner in the in-app browser and add a Reader View toggle to the menu (VAB-11445)
• [Reader View] Update reader view-related menu (VAB-11735)
• [Search engines] When in incognito and the default search engine differs, the logo doesn’t fit. (VAB-11533)
• [Speed Dials] Visual issues in Speed Dial subfolders (VAB-11542)
• [Start Page] Create new group popup appears briefly on the Start Page (VAB-11102)
• [Tablet] Reading List menu’s Close button doesn’t work (VAB-11527)
• [UI] Changed V menu button hint text (VAB-11386)
• Updated to Chromium 140.0.7339.232

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Make the Tab Bar yours

A great browser should feel like familiar tools in your hands. Not because you learned to work around it, but because it adapts to you. This release gives you full freedom to customize your browser with the editable tab bar and The Tab Button, forged for you to rule all your tabs.

Your browser belongs to you. Hence, it must be able to reflect you. Vivaldi is the most customizable browser available, and with our latest update, 7.6, we’re turning customization all the way up to 11.

The Tab Bar is where your browsing comes to life, so it’s integral that you’re in full control of it. We’ve made the Tab Bar fully customizable; you pick the tools you want, you decide where to place them. The result is a tab bar that looks and works exactly the way you need it to, making common actions feel obvious. That small sense of comfort adds up over hundreds of tab switches a day.

When we say fully customizable, we mean FULLY. This opens up completely new ways of personalizing Vivaldi. Whether you are a spartan minimalist or a maximalist who likes to have all your favorite tools displayed, the canvas is for you to paint on.

Here are just a couple of different looks your Vivaldi can do with the new customizable Tab Bar:

• Tab Bar at the top.
• Tab Bar to the left.
• Tab Bar at the bottom.
• Tab Bar to the right.

The customizable Tab Bar is part of a bigger idea. Vivaldi lets you tune the entire interface so the browser adapts to you.

• Edit the Address Bar and Status Bar to keep only the buttons you actually use
• Place the Side Bar on the left or right, with quick access to your tools, and turn favourite sites into one-click Web Panels
• Build Themes with your colours, schedule light and dark for day and night
• Assign Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Gestures to almost any action
• Combine steps with Command Chains so one keypress runs your routine

It is customization for the sake of comfort that turns into speed, because when everything is where YOU want it to be, you move faster.

Try it: Right click any button in the Tab Bar and select “customize toolbar”, this opens the editor and you are ready to personalize.

The Tab Button, one button to rule them all

This isn’t a “new tab” button. It’s The Tab Button. A single, unified place to find, switch, and recover tabs without hunting through different menus. Click it and you get a focused panel with a search field at the top. Start typing and you’ll filter across the things you care about: your open tabs, synced tabs, and your recently closed ones, all in one view. Hit Enter to jump, or click to restore. The gain is flow: fewer detours, less hunting, more doing.

For many, tabs have a tendency to pile up as your browsing session enters its next hour. It happens. Often some of the tabs you open are duplicates of old ones you forgot to close, and you end up with the same page open twice (or five times). The Tab Button makes tab-housekeeping fun and duplicates easy to fix. You’ll find duplicates grouped together when clicking the tab button, close the extras with a click, or clear them all at once. Fewer clones mean a quieter tab bar. In other words, it’s not another button, it’s THE tab button, forged for you to rule all your tabs.

By default it lives at the end of the tab bar, right where you used to find “synced tabs” and “recently closed tabs” as separate buttons. So your muscle memory still works on day one.

Prefer a different spot? Move it. Like everything in Vivaldi, the Tab Button is part of a UI you can arrange to fit how you browse.

Control and customization matter

Speed is not only about benchmarks. It is about how few decisions you need to make to keep moving. With Vivaldi 7.6, your setup becomes second nature. The power is there, and the real win is an even better personal fit. Your browser feels tuned to you, ready to help you discover.

Your browser should help you explore more of the web, not explore it for you. When you decide where things live, what is visible, and how actions fire, you keep control. Fewer surprises, and no biased agent between you and the web, frees you to discover new things and places. Personal fit turns into momentum, your attention stays on the page, and ideas stack faster.

We exist for you to explore the web on your own terms. We refuse to reduce you to a passive spectator. Without exploration, the web becomes far less interesting. Our curiosity loses oxygen and the diversity of the web dies.

What else is new in 7.6

Although the Tab Bar and Tab Button are the headliners, there is plenty more in this release.

• Cleaner context menus
  We’ve cleaned up and reorganized more context menus, making it faster to get where you want. The fresh menus promote the core actions you want to use, so you spend less time scanning and more time doing.

• Search keywords in the Address Field
  The Address Field has gotten a smart upgrade. You can now look up in specific groups, directly from the Address Field. Type @tabs to jump straight to an open tab by name, or @bookmarks and @history when you need to find something fast. It is one field for everything, with instant filtering that keeps your hands on the keyboard.

• Built-in ad blocker upgrades with popup rule support
  We’re giving you more control over potential interruptions. Popup rules complement our existing popup blocker by automatically closing sneakily-opened tabs or windows that try to sell you something. The rules target known advertisements, while keeping legitimate site behavior intact.

• Swipe gestures on Windows
  With 7.6 you can use trackpad or touch swipes to go back and forward, which pairs nicely with mouse gestures and keyboard shortcuts. Your hands pick the most comfortable move.

• Snappier switching to hibernated tabs
  We’ve made some under the hood tweaks to make your heavy sessions feel lighter. Waking a sleeping tab now takes less time, which means you can park background work without paying a penalty when you return.

Download Vivaldi 7.6 and check out what’s new

Vivaldi 7.6 is available today. Get it now!

Every Vivaldi release builds on the same idea: the browser should work for you, not the other way around. We’re here to give you more choice, more control, and more respect for your privacy. We hope you enjoy it!

As always, thank you for being part of the Vivaldi community. Together, we’re fighting for a better web one release at a time.

Changelog from Vivaldi 7.5 to Vivaldi 7.6

New

• [New][Tabs] Unified ‘Tab button’ (VB-113171)
• [New][Tabs] Editable tab bar (VB-115873)
• [New][Menus] New layout for page link menus (VB-119392)
• [New][Windows] Implement trackpad gestures (VB-119387)
• [New][Address Bar] Implement keyword feature (VB-113772)
• [New][AdBlocker] Support more rules to prevent certain pop-ups occurring despite the adblocker (VAB-11223)
• [New][AdBlocker] Update ABP snippets (VB-119994)
• [New][Tabs][Menus][Commands] Automatically show edit stack dialog when creating a tab stack (VB-119571)

Address Field

• [Address field] Appears when opening new window even though disabled (VB-119903)
• [Address field] Don’t run item from featured search provider (VB-119367)
• [Address field] Dropdown menu copies link title to address bar instead of URL (VB-116799)
• [Address field] Dropdown text un-bolds and bolds every time new char is added (VB-119429)
• [Address field] Fails to match nickname if deleting characters (VB-114708)
• [Address field] Support segmented autocomplete (VB-18599)
• [Address field] Using arrows in keyword mode use default search engine (VB-119821)
• [Address field][Bookmarks] Deleted bookmarks appear in address field suggestions (VB-118000)
• [Address field][History] Search query not used to filter history (VB-118269)
• [Address field][Search] Search does not work with certain settings disabled (VB-119812)
• [Address field][Settings] Shows history items when they are disabled (VB-118377)

Bookmarks

• [Bookmarks] Autocomplete doesn’t work on longer URL (VB-118969)
• [Bookmarks] Name changes when switching bookmark folder (VB-116136)
• [Bookmarks] Separator shows as broken bookmark in manager (VB-119267)

Dashboard

• [Dashboard] Add widget to speed dial context menu command shows when the flag is off (VB-119056)
• [Dashboard] Mail widget should allow more control (VB-109685)
• [Dashboard] Saved dashboard widgets are removed upon clearing of browser cache (VB-117345)
• [Dashboard] Webpage widget does not update (VB-114465)
• [Dashboard][Panels] Webpage widgets and Webpanels opens as tabs on restart (VB-119566)
• [Dashboard][Weather] locationID unset if opening Change Location (VB-119802)
• [Dashboard][Widgets] No option to “Paste” a URL in the context menu when creating a web widget (VB-119983)
• [Dashboard][Widgets] Use lighter foreground color for Currency chart (VB-118067)

Linux

• [Linux] Primary selection (used by middle click paste) sometimes fails (VB-118286)
• [Linux][Address field] Cropped URL needs ellipsis (VB-119871)
• [Linux][Keyboard] GlobalShortcutsPortal feature is misbehaving on Gnome 48 (VB-120184)
• [Linux][Media][Downloads] Mplayer and mpv crash when clicking on videos from the panel (VB-119204)

macOS

• [macOS] In a full screen mode I cannot close the tabs using the mouse (VB-117356)
• [macOS] When using an Apple Magic Mouse you can’t horizontally scroll page elements (VB-119412)
• [macOS][Crash] Adding an new mail account without OAuth (VB-118293)
• [macOS][Menus][Page Menus] Remove redundant copy link text (VB-119751)

Menus

• [Menus] Add Color Stack option to window list context menu (VB-118794)
• [Menus] Add Dashboard to Speed Dial context menu (VB-118324)
• [Menus] Group stack related items in tab context menu (VB-119923)
• [Menus] Hide all empty sub menus (VB-118383)
• [Menus] Link to highlight entry may trigger extra menu entry for page menus (VB-119358)
• [Menus] Periodic reload is missing on tab stack context menu (VB-118474)
• [Menus][Page Menus] Move search entries in selection and link menus
• [Menus][Page Menus] Open link in current tab is missing (VB-119729)
• [Menus][Page menus] New layout for top level and selection menu
• [Menus][Page menus] Re-add forgotten “open image in this tab” in image menu with new layout
• [Menus][Page menus] Remove incorrect hardcoded menu item name “Copy Address”

Search

• [Search] JS error when adding search engine via right-click context menu (VB-119048)
• [Search] Keywords were incorrectly appended to the search string when editing address bar suggestions (VB-119552)
• [Search] Suggestions using GET fail if search engine uses POST (VB-117640)

Settings

• [Settings] Double-click to rename tab when “minimize active tab” is active (VB-116881)
• [Settings] Mail, Calendar, Feeds radio group in indeterminate state after searching (VB-119822)
• [Settings] Mouse gesture settings steal focus when trying to search (VB-119920)
• [Settings] OS setting for disabled animation does not affect browser UI (VB-119324)
• [Settings] Reset all settings to default clears the user profile name (VB-90534)
• [Settings] Shortcuts Nickname always appear when searching (VB-118905)
• [Settings] Update Sync signup page to match vivaldi.net (VB-117633)
• [Settings] Using gesture for ‘Next Theme’ causes and error message (VB-117596)
• [Settings][Commands] Parameter {link_url} in Command Chains fails in Brazilian Portuguese (VB-118912)
• [Settings][Commands] {link_url} placeholder does not work when “Command Chain” is assigned to “Mouse Gesture” (VB-119188)
• [Settings][Menus] Customization doesn’t work correctly with settings as a tab (VB-118545)
• [Settings][Menus] Customization explanation is needed in settings (VB-118505)
• [Settings][Menus] Drag and drop in nenu customization no longer works (VB-119613)
• [Settings][Quick Commands] Add options to hide closed and synced tabs (VB-118135)
• [Settings][Themes] when naming themes by number, the order is not ascending (VB-113895)

Speed Dial

• [Speed Dial] Disable Reload button on Speed Dial when size is set to icon (no thumbnails to reload) (VB-119754)
• [Speed Dial] Search and blocker stats combo flickers when activating (VB-119323)
• [Speed Dial] Visible focus outline from prior Quick Commands (VB-118731)

Tabs

• [Tabs] Add more margins to vertical tabs when UI is set to “Compact” (VB-119817)
• [Tabs] Closing tab in stack should focus tabs in stack if any (VB-118732)
• [Tabs] Colored accordion tab stack backgrounds move out of sync with the rest of the tab (VB-118390)
• [Tabs] Do not prefill edit stack dialog (VB-119921)
• [Tabs] Dragging from stacks across windows retains tab color and group (VB-119205)
• [Tabs] Gap between tabs and plus button (VB-118022)
• [Tabs] Increase margins for vertical tabs (VB-119750)
• [Tabs] List of closed tabs includes windows with 0 tabs (VB-118852)
• [Tabs] Stacking tabs in accordion auto-opens multiple editors (VB-119692)
• [Tabs] Tab stacks are getting unstacked when moving between windows (VB-119705)
• [Tabs] Untile whole tab stack doesn’t work (VB-118379)
• [Tabs] Vertical accordion in inactive Windows gets truncated (VB-118433)
• [Tabs] “Session recovery” appears in trashed tabs list (VB-117590)
• [Tabs][Address field] Hide URL field buttons when URL field is in vertical tabs (VB-119638)
• [Tabs][Menus] You cannot close an expanded accordion tab stack via the tab context menu (VB-119028)
• [Tabs][Performance] Follow up to avoid unnecessary repaints on hover (VB-119681)
• [Tabs][Performance] Load in lazy-loaded and hibernated tabs faster from the Tabs bar: dns-prefetch when hovering hibernated or lazy-loaded tabs (VB-119681)
• [Tabs][Toolbars] Unable to add any elements before tab toolbar when tabs are on top (VB-119984)

Welcome Page

• [Welcome Page] Mail onboarding cuts off part of input (VB-119818)
• [Welcome page] Add mail onboarding, instead of a separate dialog (VB-115237)
• [Welcome page][Mail] Set up vivaldi mail should only be available after enabling mail (VB-118519)

Workspaces

• [Workspaces] Cannot use emojis with combining characters as icons (VB-118693)
• [Workspaces] Disable popup for new installs (VB-120005)
• [Workspaces] Wrong context menu on input field in workspace edit dialog (VB-120141)
• [Workspaces][Tabs] Stacking between workspaces makes tabs broken (VB-118091)

Crash

• [Crash][Autofill] On saving addresses (VB-119825)
• [Crash][AdBlocker] After a rule list is disabled or updated (VB-119699)
• [Crash][AdBlocker] On shutdown (VAB-11736)
• [Crash][Search][Sync] In search engines code, triggered by sync (VB-118299)
• [Crash][Tabs][Extensions] When Chromium groups move (VB-118694)
• [Crash][Workspaces] Loss of all tabs in workspaces on restart (VB-99681)

Other

• [AdBlocker] Add linebreak to domain name in blocker dialog (VB-104334)
• [AdBlocker] Scriplet injection rules cause element hiding to fail (VB-119776)
• [Chromium] Update to 140.0.7339.202 (CVE-2025-10585)
• [Clock] Always displays timer name (VB-112536)
• [Clock] Settings popup loses focus if seconds displayed (VB-118384)
• [Extensions] Icon popup menu should be a column (VB-104461)
• [Extensions] Strange Chrome to Vivaldi text replacements in extensions management (VB-119774)
• [History] Database not cleared correctly on removals (VB-118098)
• [History] Date headers in history page no longer take an entire row
• [Import] Only bookmarks from another browser is impossible (VB-118276)
• [Keyboard][Settings] “Priorize Website Shortcuts” blocks Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V (VB-117929)
• [PWA] No JS alert/prompt (VB-91963)
• [Panels][Media] Audio icon illegible when theme highlight color set to #FFF (VB-119763)
• [Panels][Media] Audio indicator for web panels (VB-11216)
• [Permissions] Notes and Mail editors stop working when disabling JavaScript globally (VB-117823)
• [Profiles] More UI options on startup (VB-119642)
• [Profiles] Prevent last profile deletion and use a warning color for confirmation (VB-119642)
• [Quick Commands] Closed tabs not accessible (VB-118743)
• [Reader mode] Button appears on pages that aren’t ‘reader-able’ (VB-118672)
• [Startpage][Speed Dial][Dashboard] Combine Dashboard and Speed Dials (VB-115463)
• [Sync] Don’t show web panels “synced” from mobile (VB-112164)
• [Sync][Search] Search engines are not synced to iOS (VIB-1344)
• [Themes] Blank page should inherit theme background color (VB-55180)
• [Themes] Transparent status bar icons may have wrong color (VB-120040)
• [Toolbar Editor] Buttons should not trigger custom context menus (VB-120044)
• [Translate] Unwanted translating of blocks sometimes (VB- 106896)
• [VPN] Popup closes after completing installation (VB-119541)
• [Zoom] Close button fails after UI zoom set to 85% (VB-118382)

Mail, Calendar and Feeds 2.7

Mail

• [Mail] Client displaying ‘Unexpected char at position 88’ errors from vivaldi.net (VB-118982)
• [Mail] Ctrl+Enter in mail view sends an empty message (VB-109445)
• [Mail] Offline accounts should not connect to SMTP automatically (VB-118179)
• [Mail] SMTP connection problems should trigger authentication dialog (VB-73707)
• [Mail] Stay on mail when going into contact or thread (VB-119441)
• [Mail] Toolbar buttons disabled after switching fast between message tabs (VB-118288)
• [Mail] Unread/read button disabled when selecting both read and unread messages (VB-118953)
• [Mail] Widget folder selection not remembered in menu (VB-119054)
• [Mail][Calendar] The clear button in status button popup does nothing

Calendar

• [Calendar] Event editor navigation and contrast improvements (VB-117941)
• [Calendar] Event “Done” button appears disabled (VB-117205)
• [Calendar] Link in calendar event display inside a mail message opens inside webview (VB-118088)

Feeds

• [Feeds] Importing my OPML file created 5/63 feeds and 5/9 folders (VB-119133)

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What’s new in Vivaldi 7.5 for Android

We’re rolling out Vivaldi 7.5 for Android and iOS today. A release that reflects what we’ve been focused on all year: making your mobile browser faster, more stable, and more aligned with the way you use the web.

If you’re heading into the summer looking for a smoother browsing experience, or just want your browser to do what it’s supposed to, quietly and reliably. This update is for you.

You’ll notice a handful of small but meaningful changes throughout the browser. These include usability improvements in Settings, new polish to Tab Stacks and Tab Switcher behavior, and some Sync fixes to make your data move properly across devices.

We’ve also added the ability to rename your device in Sync, cleaned up some UI details, and made it easier to use Reader View for any web page.

Download Vivaldi 7.5 for Android 👇

What’s new in Vivaldi 7.5 for iOS

We’ve shipped a smaller but important set of fixes, especially in the areas of Sync and tab interaction. Sync signup and encryption have been made more reliable, and the UI has been updated to reflect the latest design of Vivaldi.net.

On iPad, you’ll see better keyboard shortcut support, and we’ve fine-tuned touch targets like the New Tab button to improve usability where it counts.

Download Vivaldi 7.5 for iOS 👇

Enjoy a Vivaldi summer

For the past six months, we’ve worked hard to squash bugs and improve your favorite browser, so you can keep browsing with less friction and more control.

Your feedback shapes what we build. And while this release doesn’t come with big headlines, it reflects the kind of browser we believe in, one that quietly works for you, on your terms.

Enjoy your summer. And enjoy the new Vivaldi.

As always, thank you for being part of the Vivaldi community. Together, we’re fighting for a better web one release at a time.

Changelog from Vivaldi 7.4 to Vivaldi 7.5

• Changelog for Vivaldi on Android
• Changelog for Vivaldi on iOS

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Vivaldi 7.5

Just in time for summer, Vivaldi 7.5 is here! This release is about sharper control, cleaner interaction, and stronger privacy. It’s also about squashing a swarm of bugs (code ones, not the cute kind, more on that below).

This update brings both refinement and power. It’s a release shaped by your feedback and driven by our commitment to putting you in full control of your browser. With long-requested colored Tab Stacks, enhanced privacy through DNS over HTTPS, and a host of meaningful improvements across the board, it’s about delivering the thoughtful upgrades that make a real difference in how you browse every day.

Let’s dive into what’s new:

Tab Stacks that pop with color

You asked, we listened. One of the most requested features is finally here: custom colors for Tab Stacks.

Tab Stacks have always been a Vivaldi power feature. A smarter way to group related tabs and stay organized without cluttering your tab bar. Now, with Vivaldi 7.5, you can assign a custom color to each stack, making it even easier to spot your work project, travel plans, or inspiration rabbit holes at a glance.

To make this even smoother, we’ve added a new Edit Tab Stack dialog. Right-click a stack, choose Edit Stack, and you’ll be able to:

• Give the stack a name, for better organization
• Pick a color that stands out and help you recognize your tab stacks

It’s all about control, clarity, and a touch of color-coded calm in the chaos of daily browsing.

A new tab context menu

We’ve cleaned up and reorganized the tab context menu, making it faster and more intuitive to get where you want. Open new tabs, manage stacks, move across windows, all streamlined and rethought for how people actually use tabs.

It’s a subtle shift, but if you’re a heavy tab user (and let’s face it, you’re using Vivaldi, so you probably are), this will save you clicks and confusion.

Under the hood, Everything feels tighter

Here’s a taste of the many refinements we’ve packed in for 7.5:

• Address Bar: Fixed focus weirdness, suggestion hiccups, and dropdown quirks
• Ad Blocker: Now supports badfilter, strict3p, and strict1p rules
• Bookmarks & Notes: Better drag-and-drop, with clearer visual feedback
• Mail & Calendar: Smarter threading, invite handling, and polish throughout
• Dashboard & Widgets: Layout tweaks, transparency improvements, drag-and-drop goodness
• Quick Commands: Now shows synced tabs and handles errors more gracefully
• Settings: UI improvements across the board, from DNS input to workspace rules visibility
• DNS: It is now possible to define a custom DNS provider for just the browser, with support for DNS Over HTTPS

We squashed bugs. But we’re kind to the real ones.

Vivaldi 7.5 squashed a lot of bugs, the kind that crash your tabs, confuse your menus, or make your browser feel off. You’ll notice smoother behavior all around.

But as nature lovers, we want to be clear: we only go after digital bugs. Real-world insects are having a hard time, and they need homes.

So as a small tribute, we’ve included this blueprint for building a bug hotel. It’s a fun weekend project.

Let’s keep our software clean and our gardens wild.

Download Vivaldi 7.5 now

Every Vivaldi release builds on the same idea: the browser should work for you, not the other way around. We’re here to give you more choice, more control, and more respect for your privacy.

If Vivaldi makes your online life better, spread the word. Send it to a friend, a relative, or that one colleague drowning in 342 open tabs. They’ll thank you.

Vivaldi 7.5 is ready today, you can download it here!

As always, thank you for being part of the Vivaldi community. Together, we’re fighting for a better web one release at a time.

Changelog from Vivaldi 7.4 to Vivaldi 7.5

New

• [New][Tabs] Colored tab stacks (VB-75822)
• [New][Tabs] Create an Edit stack dialog (VB-116983)
• [New][Menus][Tabs] New default layout (VB-117680)
• [New][Settings] Implement DNS over HTTPS preference setting (VB-117453)

Address Bar

• [Address bar] Bookmark placeholders shouldn’t be suggested in address bar (VB-114450)
• [Address bar] Search suggestions using GET fail if search engine uses POST (VB-117640)
• [Address bar] Some characters are removed when typing fast after opening a tab (VB-117239)
• [Address bar] URL drop down appears behind workspace button when tabs on left (VB-117816)
• [Address bar] URL is searched instead of opening (VB-117198)
• [Address bar][Search Field] Focus isn’t retained when switching tab (VB-117245)

Bookmarks

• [Bookmarks] Flicker when dragging bookmarks on the bookmarks bar (VB-116992)
• [Bookmarks] Use drop target indicator when rearranging bookmarks in bookmarks bar (VB-117036)
• [Bookmarks][Notes] The start page quick settings shows on other manager pages (VB-117279)

Dashboard

• [Currency Widget] Chart shows incorrect values (VB-117153)
• [Currency Widget] Uses 30 day old values for converter (VB-118077)
• [Dashboard] Can not drag and drop widgets to rearrange (VB-117208)
• [Dashboard] Empty state text isn’t centered (VB-117970)
• [Dashboard] Make transparent widgets “more transparent” (VB-117946)
• [Dashboard] Widgets not centred in narrow widths (VB-116811)

Notes

• [Notes] Javascript error on opening manager (VB-117285)
• [Notes] Manager always auto-selects a note (VB-117397)
• [Notes] Title of imported Notes are corrupt (VB-117460)

Panels

• [Panels] Save Web panels history (VB-115695)
• [Panels] The window panel automatically collapses recently closed tabs (VB-117760)
• [Panels] Unread tabs section does not appear in window panel (VB-117767)

Quick Commands

• [Quick Commands] Error when trying to exit tab search (VB-116952)
• [Quick Commands] Named tab cannot be found with its custom name (VB-107710)
• [Quick Commands] Rename pinned tab dialog missing (VB-118092)
• [Quick Commands][Sync] Add synced tabs to Quick Commands (VB-116814)

Settings

• [Settings] Doesn’t retain focus when switching tab (VB-117999)
• [Settings] Error: Listener already exists: vivaldi.keyboard.shortcuts.enable_single_key (VB-117109)
• [Settings] Move profile management setting to General (VB-117196)
• [Settings] Tab bar is not reset when resetting toolbars (VB-118089)

Speed Dial

• [Speed Dial] Add hover state to top navigation bar (VB-101587)
• [Speed Dial] Allow navigation via context menu when top navigation is hidden (VB-117919)
• [Speed Dial] Labels can be unreadable with some solid background colours (VB-117230)
• [Speed Dial] “Paste” in Speed Dials is redundant (VB-50645)
• [Speed Dial] Can not paste search query into search field (VB-118150)

Tabs

• [Tabs] Cannot close unselected tab by single click any more (VB-117280)
• [Tabs] Ctrl + W to close tab while hovering certain UI elements highlights empty UI (VB-117805)
• [Tabs] Minimized vertical tabs overflow bottom toolbar (VB-117599)
• [Tabs] New tab button goes behind pinned tabs (VB-118117)
• [Tabs] Opening quickly with vertical tab bar breaks UI (VB-117047)
• [Tabs] Tab in second line stack gets smaller (VB-117940)
• [Tabs] “Rename” tab can not be used with narrow or pinned tab (VB-109008)
• [Tabs][Settings] Compact UI and removing workspaces button causes tabs to flicker on Ctrl (VB-117286)
• [Tabs][Toolbars] Editor does not display well with overflown tabs on left/right (VB-116999)
• [Tabs][Toolbars] Search drop down covers underneath the address bar when search is put in tab bar (VB-117282)
• [Tabs][Toolbars] VPN button on the tab bar jumps around on clicking it (VB-117281)
• [Tabs][Toolbars] VPN button tab bar gets duplicated in the main toolbar on click (VB-117283)

Workspaces

• [Workspaces] Add help page button to workspace dialogue when no workspaces exist (VB-117207)
• [Workspaces] Editing workspace name from long to short partially hides UI out of bounds (VB-117778)
• [Workspaces] Selected rules changes selected target workspace when creating a new workspace using the Workspaces button (VB-117664)
• [Workspaces] Selecting text while renaming triggers drag-and-drop reordering (VB-113333)

Crash

• [Crash] On opening a window (VB-113263)
• [Crash] While reopening a new profile (VB-117683)
• [Crash][Settings] TypeError during search (VB-117655)

Other

• [Blocker] Adblock request fitler rules de-duplication and support for the badfilter option (VB-117147)
• [Blocker] Don’t report blocked requests in stats if they were blocked only by ping blocking (VB-117480)
• [Crash Recovery] Trigger when updated build crash loops (VB-116749)
• [Developer Tools] Settings say “signed into Chrome” (VB-104156)
• [Developer Tools] “Empty Cache and Hard Reload” is lost (VB-115221)
• [Dialogs] Certain dialogs are shown when they should not be (VB-114977)
• [Dialogs] Certain dialogs can be hard to close with high UI Zoom and/or small monitors (VB-117950)
• [Dialogs] Share Vivaldi not centered (VB-117358)
• [Direct Match] Results show in search field despite having Direct Match options unchecked (VB-117185)
• [Download] Of multiple files at once fails (VB-46079)
• [Download][Settings] Multiple files at once fails: Aligning multiple downloads permission name (VB-46079)
• [Find in page] Find fails when opening new link (or view source) (VB-117787)
• [Find] Find in Page opens on start page (VB-118151)
• [Keyboard][Quick Commands] “Edit Tab Stack” shortcut does not work (VB-117794)
• [Linux] Pulse Audio still shows the Chromium icon (VB-46430)
• [Linux][Media] Fetch CHR138-120726 proprietary media support (VB-117731)
• [macOS] Wrong system UI font for Simplified Chinese used (VB-96335)
• [Media] HTML5 video does not start with old GTxxx GPUs (VB-116704)
• [Media][Windows][macOS] Netflix videos do not play (VB-117997)
• [Menus] Settings does not initialize with proper menu (VB-117750)
• [Menus] “Go to http://…” on every single selected word (VB-117154)
• [Onboarding] ‘Continue’ button keeps jumping endlessly (VB-117583)
• [PWAs] Downloading files stopped working (VB-117334)
• [Permission][Website Compatibility] Sites lose already granted permissions (VB-100830)
• [Reader Mode] Upgrade Readability to 0.6.0 (VB-117957)
• [Reading List] Keyboard does not work (VB-117484)
• [Search] Change defaults in some regions (VB-118156)
• [Search] Remove suggest POST Parameters for suggestions (VB-117032)
• [Sync] Prevent sync from accidentally sending unencrypted entries (VB-117671)
• [Toolbars] Workspace popup covers its button in vertical tabs (VB-117949)
• [Toolbars] Download icon doesn’t display progress (VB-117943)
• [WebHID] Devices do not function (VB-112800)
• [WebSerial/USB] Stopped working (VB-110896)
• [Windows][Auto Update] Prepare to upgrade WOW64 installs to x64 and Intel to arm64 where appropriate (VB-117580)
• [Chromium] Update to 138.0.7204.143: includes fix for CVE-2025-6554 “Type Confusion in V8”

Mail, Calendar and Feeds 2.6

Mail

• [Mail] Change Status Button default pane to Accounts (and hide Log) (VB-116870)
• [Mail] Message list selection and scroll position are not always correct when switching folders (VB-117246)
• [Mail] Messages not always threaded correctly (VB-103696)
• [Mail] No threading when inReplyTo is in references but not at the end: fixes an issue with jira mails not threading (VB-117111)
• [Mail] OAuth dialog keeps popping up for IMAP login despite user closing (VB-116872)
• [Mail] Retry login from Mail Status button only changes user/pass for incoming and NOT outgoing settings (VB-116871)
• [Mail] Server Form for different accounts show same connection status (VB-117566)
• [Mail] Settings for ignored non-important mailings lists not reflecting changes (VB-117402)
• [Mail] Trash and Spam icons grayed out in Mail UI (VB-117157)
• [Mail] “Mark as read” missing in context menu (VB-116784)
• [Mail][Bookmarks] Dragging and dropping multiple items only moves one item (VB-117274)

Calendar

• [Calendar] Change Status Buttons default pane to accounts (VB-117140)
• [Calendar] Invite cannot be accepted if capitalization is different in email address (VB-117139)
• [Calendar] Invites are not able to be accepted if the delivered-to header is different from email (VB-117066)

Feeds

• [Feeds] Settings for messages must be accessible for a Feeds-only setup (VB-115868)

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Vivaldi 7.4 for Android

Vivaldi 7.4 for Android is full of thoughtful tweaks that give you more control, more clarity, and a little extra flair. From floating tabs that look as sharp as they feel, to new options that let you search, read, and switch tabs your way, this release is all about making your browser feel more like yours.

Vivaldi 7.4 for Android is a powerful refinement of your everyday browser experience. With every detail designed to give you more clarity, more control, and more comfort, this release brings the kind of meaningful improvements that turn “just browsing” into something brilliant.

We’ve added smart new options, refined your browsing experience, and given your tabs a little visual upgrade, all to keep Vivaldi fast, personal, and a joy to use.

Here is what’s new in Vivaldi 7.4 for Android

Floating Tabs: A fresh look, inspired by Desktop

Tabs now float! Not literally, but visually. Inspired by our desktop version, the new floating tabs design gives your tab bar a more modern and elegant feel, making it easier to distinguish open tabs and giving Vivaldi a sleeker, cleaner look.

Reader View, now just a tap away

Web articles are great, until they’re buried under banners, pop-ups, and auto-playing videos. Reader View cuts through the noise, giving you a clean, easy-to-read layout that focuses only on the text and images that matter.

Now, with the Reader View button available as a toolbar shortcut, it’s always within reach. Whether you’re catching up on news during your commute, reading a blog post in bed, or diving into a long-form article with your morning coffee, a distraction-free experience is just one tap away.

To set it up, first enable Reader View in Content Settings > Accessibility and then add the button as a toolbar shortcut from Appearance and Theme settings.

Search smarter. Or quieter.

Don’t want your previous searches cluttering up suggestions? You’re in control. You can now toggle search history visibility in the address bar, keeping things tidy (and private).

Control your typed history

Typed something once and never want to see it again? We get it. With a new setting to disable Typed History suggestions, your address bar becomes what you want it to be, not a running diary of every typo and one-off search.

Tab Switcher: List or Grid? Your choice.

Some people are visual, some prefer a list. Now, you can choose how your Tab Switcher looks: stick with the default grid view or switch to a clean, scrollable list.

With the new setting for the Tab Switcher, you decide what works best. You can easily toggle between grid and list view to find the view that’s best for you.

Update your browser now and dive into all the new features!
If you love what we’re building, don’t keep it to yourself. Share Vivaldi with someone who needs a more powerful, more personal, and private browser.

As always, thank you for being part of the Vivaldi community. Together, we’re fighting for a better web one release at a time.

Changelog from Vivaldi 7.2 to Vivaldi 7.4

New

• [New] Add Reader View button as a Toolbar Shortcut option (VAB-10555)
• [New][Address bar] Implement ‘Enable Search History’ setting (VAB-10974)
• [New][Settings] Add setting for tab switcher list (VAB-11195)
• [New][Settings] Add setting to disable Typed History from addressbar (VAB-10939)
• [New][Tab bar] Floating Tabs (VAB-11171)
• [Ad blocker] Improvements (VB-117010)

Bookmarks

• [Bookmarks] Can’t change new bookmark folders parent from add folder dialog while adding a new bookmark (VAB-11090)
• [Bookmarks] Cannot change parent folder when creating a new folder while moving a bookmark (VAB-11065)
• [Bookmarks] Dialog closes when tapping folder (VAB-11064)
• [Bookmarks] Disable edit and open bookmark and folder inside Trash folder (VAB-11173)
• [Bookmarks] Trashed bookmarks are included in search (VAB-11043)

Settings

• [Settings] Default zoom option does not appear in the main menu if the option is enabled via search (VAB-11117)
• [Settings] Move stay-in-browser feature setting to Privacy and Security category, and rename to ‘Don’t open links in external apps' (VAB-11190)
• [Settings] Settings don’t apply when searching (VAB-11154)

Start Page and Speed Dials

• [Speed Dials] Remove ‘Move out of folder’ from root folders of Speed Dial long press menu (VAB-6810)
• [Speed Dials] Touch-drag first item in speed dial sometimes moves item to parent (VAB-11050)
• [Start Page] Buttons Customize and Add overlap Speed Dial titles (VAB-10850)
• [Start Page] First popular item on add to speed dial sheet not updated when clicking to add (VAB-11085)
• [Start Page] If you open a website from the Speed-Dial, there is no page reload icon visually in the address bar. (VAB-10970)
• [Start page] List view displays small icon with no title (VAB-10941)

Sync

• [Sync] Passwords saved in Vivaldi while not logged into Sync are not synced (VAB-10880)
• [Sync] Sync error prompt is shown too often (VAB-11045)
• [Sync] Sync accepts an encryption password shorter than 12 characters (VAB-11165)

Tablet

• [Tablet] Add ‘New Tab’ as a Toolbar Shortcut option (VAB-11026)
• [Tablet] If option for showing tabs only as favicon is set: favicons for inactive tabs are not shown (VAB-11015)
• [Tablet]Search in history, the keyboard not disappear (VAB-10914)

Other

• [Foldable] The main menu layout navigation is missing in the latest version (VAB-11054)
• [Notes] Disable edit and open notes and note folders inside Trash folder in panel (VAB-11174)
• [Notes] Remove double close in some cases of note edit closing (VAB-10931)
• [Reading list] Items called from private window opens in normal window (VAB-11091)
• [Strings] Tab Groups should be renamed to Tab Stacks (VAB-11004)
• [Tabs] Restoring tabs open in the existing tab (VAB-11037)
• [Tab switcher] Synced tabs don’t show when users haven’t entered the encryption password (VAB-10636)
• [PWA] Toolbar issue with PWA [PWA] 3-dot menu shows ‘Open in ’ instead of Vivaldi (VAB-11142)
• [UI] After closing the last private tab, the regular view’s Tab Bar stays in private view’s color. (VAB-10496)
• Upgraded to 136.0.7103.138

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Vivaldi 7.4 for iOS

Vivaldi 7.4 for iOS is a big step forward in mobile browsing. With advanced tab management, and features that give you more power in fewer taps, this update brings clarity, control, and a whole lot of convenience. This update makes browsing on your iPhone or iPad feel a whole lot better, It’s everything you’d expect from Vivaldi.

Big things are happening in Vivaldi for iOS. With version 7.4, we’re bringing more power to your fingertips with smarter settings, deeper customization, and serious tab-handling upgrades that make mobile browsing feel a whole lot better.

Pin tabs. Stack tabs. Own your workflow.

Tabs on iOS just got a serious upgrade. With tab pinning and tab stacking now available on the tab bar, you can organize your mobile browser like a pro.

• Pin tabs to keep your go-to sites always within reach. Think email, music, or your favorite news feed. To pin a tab, simply long-press it, select “pin tab” and it will be pinned on the left side of your tab bar.

• Stack tabs to group related sites together. Planning a trip? Researching a new project? Stacking tabs helps you stay organized and in control. Stacks can be created from the tab switcher or by long pressing a tab and selecting “Add to tab stack” or “create tab stacks”. To clearly differentiate your stacks, you can customize them by giving the stacks names and color.

These aren’t half-measures, this is desktop-class tab management for your phone. If you’re using Vivaldi for iPad the new tab features are a revelation. Just what you’ve come to expect from Vivaldi.

Let it play: Background Audio is here

If your browser is your hub for everything, streaming music, tuning into podcasts, catching up on news, we’ve got your back. With background audio playback, you can now keep the sound going even when you switch apps or lock your screen. No interruptions, no cutoffs, just smooth listening while you multitask.
Put together with the new setting to block links from opening in external apps, you stay right where you want to be: in Vivaldi, in control.

Clean up or speed up with smarter history controls

Your browser should remember what you want and forget what you don’t. With new settings to control both Search History and Typed History in the address bar, you choose how much (or how little) your browser remembers.

Want suggestions based on past searches? Great. Prefer a fresh start every time? Easy. Vivaldi does both, because it’s your personal browser.

Stay in control of links

We’ve added a setting to stop links from automatically opening in external apps. That means fewer interruptions, fewer detours, and more control over where your taps take you. Whether you’re reading, shopping, or want to see a video, you stay in Vivaldi if that’s what you prefer.

Tabs made prettier

The tab bar has been updated with a cleaner, more refined design and now your tabs float! Not literally, but visually. Inspired by our desktop version, the new floating tabs design gives your tab bar a more modern and elegant feel, making it easier to distinguish open tabs and giving Vivaldi a sleeker, cleaner look.

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Changelog from Vivaldi 7.2 to Vivaldi 7.4

New

• [New][Address bar] Add setting for Search History settings (VIB-1181)
• [New][Audio] Allow background audio playback (VIB-986)
• [New][Settings] Add setting for Typed History (VIB-1176)
• [New][Settings] Add ‘Don’t open links in external apps’ option (VIB-935)
• [New][Tabs] Updated Tab bar design
• [New][Tabs] Enable tab stacks on tab bar (VIB-877)
• [New][Tabs] Enable tab pinning on Tab bar (VIB-877)

Other

• [Ad blocker] Improvements (VB-117010)
• [Markdown] Toggle does not remember the state (VIB-810)
• [Private Tabs] URLs that attempt to open another app say ‘incognito’ (VIB-1158)
• [Start Page] Open last visited group as default (VIB-1213)
• [Sync] Show minimum length error for encryption password (VIB-1127)
• [UI] Update onboarding and tab settings to reflect new tab bar (VIB-1230)
• Upgraded to 136.0.7103.138

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