Desktop Tips
Tip #659
February 26, 2025
Start composing a new email with one click in the Contacts Panel.
By default, when you click on a contact in the Contacts Panel, it will open Vivaldi Mail with all mail correspondence between the two of you. If you’d rather start composing a new email message to them, there’s a quick setting change you need to do.
To change your preference:
- Go to Settings > Panel > Contacts Panel > Default Contact Action.
- Enable “Compose New Message” instead of “View All Mail Messages”.
In Contacts Panel settings you can also choose whether your preferred action should take place after a single or double-click. You can access the other option from the right-click context menu.
Tip #658
February 25, 2025
Open the Notes Panel automatically when creating a new note from text selection.
A good starting point for a new note is selecting a snippet of text on a web page and turning it into a note by right-clicking on the highlighted text and selecting “Copy to Note”. To edit and organize the new note further, you can make the Notes Panel open automatically to get to the note faster.
To make the Notes Panel open automatically:
- Go to Settings > Panel > Notes Panel.
- Enable “Open Panel Automatically”.
Tip #654
February 18, 2025
Open context menus with long clicks on the toolbar buttons.
Everyone knows that right-clicking on elements in the browser and on web pages opens a menu with a myriad of useful options. But there’s a lesser-known option in Vivaldi that works well on Vivaldi’s toolbar buttons and in Vivaldi Mail.
To open toolbar button context menus, simply click on the button with the left mouse button and hold it down until the menu opens. Then select the option you need.
Tip #653
February 17, 2025
Reload all tabs in a Tab Stack with one move.
Keep the page content in your Tab Stacks fresh by reloading them. To do it as efficiently as possible, discover the shortcuts available in Vivaldi that allow you to reload the whole stack in one go.
- Tab Bar / Windows Panel – Right-click on the Tab Stack and select “Reload Tab Stack”.
- Quick Commands – while focusing on one of the grouped tabs, open Quick Commands, type “Reload Tab Stack” to find the command, and press “Enter”.
- Keyboard Shortcut – Go to Settings > Keyboard > Tabs to assign a shortcut for the command and use the keyboard shortcut when focusing on one of the grouped tabs.
- Mouse Gesture – Go to Settings > Mouse > Gesture mapping to create a gesture for the command and use the mouse gesture when focusing on one of the grouped tabs.
- Command Chains + Custom Icons – Create a chain with just one command in Settings > Quick Commands > Command Chains and add its button to your preferred toolbar from the Vivaldi menu > View > Customize Toolbar.
Tip #650
February 12, 2025
Keep duplicated tabs together or open the clone as the last tab? The choice is yours.
Duplicating a tab will make an exact copy of the tab, including its history. It’s a great way to keep the current tab as is and use the clone to keep browsing or to go back in history. But where to open the duplicated tab?
To make your choice for the duplicated tab’s location in the tab hierarchy:
- Go to Settings > Tabs > Duplicated Tab Position.
- Choose between:
- Next to Original Tab, or
- As Last Tab.
Tip #649
February 11, 2025
Keep your Vivaldi Calendar organized by creating separate calendars for tasks and events.
Just like you can group your Bookmarks and Notes into folders, you can also divide the events and tasks in your Vivaldi Calendar into separate calendars. An immaculately organized calendar is a joy to work with.
To add a new calendar:
- Go to Settings > Calendar > Calendars.
- Click on + “Add Calendar” at the bottom of the list of calendars.
- If relevant, select which account you want to add the new calendar to.
- Give the calendar a name and a color.
- Choose whether to allow just events, tasks, or both.
- Click “Create Calendar”.
Tip #646
February 6, 2025
Customize Dashboard Widgets’ backgrounds to make them match your aesthetic preferences.
You want the Dashboard to be visually pleasing, don’t you? Especially if it’s the first thing you see every time you open a new tab. One way to enhance the look of your Dashboard is to pick the most suitable background for the Widgets.
To customize the background:
- Click on the menu button in the top right corner of the widget.
- Select “Background Style”.
- Choose between:
- Solid
- Semi-Transparent
- Transparent
- Custom
Tip #645
February 5, 2025
Move from computer to mobile and vice versa in a breeze by sending tabs from one device to the other.
When you have Sync enabled in Vivaldi, you can view all tabs you have open in other Vivaldi instances from a button on the Tab Bar and in the Windows Panel on desktop, and from the Tab Switcher on mobile. If there’s a specific web page you’d like to access from a different device immediately, you can use the Send Tab to Device feature.
To send a tab from desktop:
- Right-click on the tab on the Tab Bar or on an empty area on the page.
- Select “Send to Your Devices”.
- Choose to which synced device you want to send the tab to.
To open a received tab on desktop:
- Click on the Synced Tabs button on the far side of the Tab Bar.
- Click on “From [device name]: [page link]”.
To send a tab from mobile:
- Open the Vivaldi menu > Share.
- Select “Send to Your Devices”.
- Choose to which synced device you want to send the tab to.
To open a received tab on mobile:
- After sending the tab from the other device, wait for a notification.
- Tap on the notification to open the page in a new tab.
If you don’t receive sent tabs, check that you’re logged in to Sync and that syncing is active. Also, check from your phone’s settings that Vivaldi is allowed to send you notifications.
Tip #644
February 4, 2025
Double-click on the Vivaldi logo to close the window.
This little tip is for those of you on Windows, who have enabled the Horizontal Main Menu.
To enable the Horizontal menu, go to the Vivaldi menu > View > Horizontal Main Menu or to Settings > Appearance > Menu > Menu Position.
Then whenever you want to close the window and you’re closer to the top left corner rather than the close button in the top right corner, just double-click the Vivaldi logo button to close it.
Tip #643
February 3, 2025
List your mail labels in order of priority by reordering them in Settings.
To manage your messages in Vivaldi Mail, you can create custom Labels and assign them to emails. To view labeled messages effortlessly, an organized list of labels in the Mail Panel certainly helps.
To change the order of labels in the Mail Panel:
- Go to Settings > Mail > Mail Settings > Mail Label Order and Visibility.
- Select the label that you want to move.
- Click the arrow buttons below the list to move the label.
Alternatively, drag and drop the labels to reorder them.
Tip #639
January 28, 2025
Copy links on web pages without opening them.
If you know what the page is about and just need the link it’s not always necessary to open the page to copy the link from the Address Field. Even if the link is hidden in hyperlinked text.
To copy link addresses:
- Right-click on the linked text or a button to open the context menu.
- Select “Copy Link Address”.
Tip #638
January 27, 2025
Import tabs you have open in other browsers.
When you’re making a switch to Vivaldi, you can bring your browsing data with you. You can import Bookmarks, Passwords, History, Extensions and also all the tabs you have open in your old browser. Quite convenient when you have a lot of them.
To import open tabs:
- Go to the Vivaldi menu > File > Import from Applications or Files.
- Select which browser you want to import the open tabs from (currently only available for Chromium based browsers).
- Click “Start Import”.
You’ll find the imported tabs on the Tab Bar and in the Windows Panel.
