Vivaldi Tips

Tip #635

January 22, 2025

When you watch videos in fullscreen mode frequently, you’ve probably seen the message “Press Escape key to exit fullscreen” countless of times. Did you know that you can hide it?

To disable the message:

1. Go to Settings > Webpages > Fullscreen Mode.
2. Disable “Show Fullscreen Reminder”.

Tip #634

January 21, 2025

You can create a custom URL structure for your Vivaldi blog’s permalinks. Custom URL structures can improve the aesthetics, usability, and forward-compatibility of your links.

To update the permalink structure:

1. Go to your blog’s Dashboard on community.vivaidi.xyz (while on your blog’s page, click on the blog’s title on the black menu bar).
2. From the menu on the left side, go to Settings > Permalinks.
3. Check out the examples and elect the link structure you like.
4. Click “Save Changes”.

Tip #633

January 20, 2025

Vivaldi on Android has an abundance settings, which allow you to customize the appearance and functionality of the browser to your liking. The downside is that it can make finding the correct setting a bit time consuming, but we have a solution for that too – Search.

To search for a setting:

1. Go to the Vivaldi menu > Settings.
2. Tap on the search icon in the top right corner.
3. Enter the search term.

Tip #632

January 17, 2025

The Windows Panel lists tabs from all your Windows and Workspaces, as well as tabs you’ve recently closed. Also, if you’ve chosen to synchronize your open tabs, in addition to the Synced Tabs button on the far side of the Tab Bar, you’ll find them in the Windows Panel.

To open synced tabs from the Windows Panel:

1. Log in to Sync in Vivaldi on all devices you want to keep in sync.
2. Start syncing all data or make sure Tabs are selected for syncing.
3. Open the Windows Panel.
4. Find the Synced Tabs section.
5. Double-click on the tab you want to open.

Tip #631

January 16, 2025

With the Vivaldi Feed Reader you can curate your own custom news feed with content you’ve handpicked. Clicking on a feed’s name in the Feeds Panel will show you all posts from that source, but there is an easy way to view all content in a single list as well.

To view all feed posts:

1. Open the Feeds Panel.
2. Click on “Feeds” above the list of feeds you’ve subscribed to.

Bonus tip! Explore the sorting and filtering options above the list of posts to make catching up with news even more efficient.

Tip #630

January 15, 2025

We post about big browser releases, small updates, and other cool news on our Vivaldi Blog and we love to see your comments to our posts. The original discussion threads are hosted on the Vivaldi Forum, but are mirrored below each article on vivaidi.xyz.

To participate in the conversation, simply log in to your Vivaldi account below the blog post and post your message.

Alternatively, log in on the Vivaldi Forum and find the discussion thread with the same title as the article either in the Vivaldi Blog category or in one of the platform specific News or Snapshot categories.

Tip #629

January 14, 2025

On desktop, Ctrl+F / ⌘ F is a well known Keyboard Shortcut for searching through the open web page. On mobile devices, where the screens fit even less content in the visible area, being able to just search for a keyword is even more useful.

To search in Vivaldi on iOS:

1. Open the  Vivaldi menu.
2. Select “Find in Page”.
3. Enter your search keyword.

Search results will start showing as you type. Use the arrows next to the search input field to move to the ˅ next and ˄ previous results. Tap on “Done”, when you’re finished with your search.

Tip #628

January 13, 2025

Instead of looking through all your folders in the File Manager/Finder, you can easily open the destination folder of the downloaded file from the Downloads Panel.

To open the folder in which you saved a file:

1. Open the Downloads Panel and locate the file in the list.
2. Click on “Show in File Manager/Finder” button on the right side of the file title.

Tip #627

January 10, 2025

Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) are a great alternative to installing separate apps for websites and services you use frequently. But as you browse in the PWA, you may come across external links that open in the in-app browser view instead of the main browser.

To open links from a PWA in the main browser window:

1. Long press on a link to open the context menu.
2. Select “Open in Vivaldi browser”.

Tip #626

January 9, 2025

As you scroll through posts on Vivaldi Social, you’re bound to come across new profiles that get you curious about who the person is. You can get a quick overview of the author from profile previews.

To preview a profile:

1. Find a post that has piqued your interest.
2. Hover over the author’s display name.

Tip #625

January 8, 2025

The size of some Widgets can be resized to fit your Dashboard‘s layout better and/or to display as much or little content as you want to see.

To resize Widgets:

1. Open the widget’s menu from the top right corner.
2. Hover over “Widget Size”.
3. Choose between the Regular or Tall size.

Resizing is available for the following Widgets: Bookmarks, Calendar Agenda, Feeds, Latest Emails, Tasks and the Webpage widget.

Tip #624

January 7, 2025

Some Extension dialogs can be quite complex. To make using them easier, you can convert the pop-out dialogs into Web Panels.

To add an extension to Web Panels:

1. Install an extension from Chrome Web Store.
2. Click on it on the Address Bar to open its pop-out dialog.
3. Right-click on the dialog.
4. Select “Add Page to Web Panel” form the context menu.
5. If needed, adjust the width of the panel.

It’s not guaranteed to work with all extensions, but most should behave just fine.