Vivaldi

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Vivaldi is a free, fast and secure browser with many features based on Chromium and the Blink engine



Review

Interface

Standard browser view:

  • In the upper left corner there is a menu button: file, edit, view, tools, window, help;
  • To the right: open tabs;
  • To the right is the shopping cart button: viewing recently closed tabs;
  • Below is the address bar and search;
  • On the left side panel: bookmarks, downloads, history, notes, window, button for adding web resources for quick access, button leading to settings;
  • Bottom status bar: sidebar collapse/expand button, pause and sync buttons, page snapshot, tab placement, image and animation control (show images: always, from cache, never/play animation: always, once, never), page effects , scaling and time display (you can configure: add seconds and date, start a timer and create an alarm).

It is possible to customize the external (functional) view of the browser:

  • The position of the control buttons of the browser window;
  • Show/hide status bar;
  • It is possible to add a background image of the window;
  • Color customization;
  • It is possible to adjust the position of the menu: in the form of a menu button or horizontally.

Working with tabs:

  • On/off tab bar;
  • You can choose the placement of the tab bar: top, left, right, or bottom;
  • It is possible to choose what to show when opening a new tab: express panel, home page, blank page, or specify an arbitrary web page;
  • You can choose the position of the new tab: after the active one or to the right of all;
  • There is a grouping of tabs: combining several open pages under one tab (just drag a tab on top of another to create a group).

Privacy:

  • The Vivaldi browser has built-in ad blocking tools, protects the privacy of users when working on the network;
  • There is a private browsing mode;
  • It is possible to create separate guest profiles;
  • Delete browsing history;
  • Disable permissions for untrusted sites;
  • Choosing a private search engine.

  • It is possible to specify a web page that will be used as a home page;
  • It is possible to choose a theme;
  • There are Picture-in-Picture functions: a player (on top of the other window) that allows you to view the video;
  • Dark theme support;
  • It is possible to pause the work: a button for a break in work;
  • Support for custom shortcuts (quick command): sets shortcuts allow you to navigate through open tabs, bookmarks, history, settings, and other places using a one-button command (can be customized);
  • There is a control of mouse gestures;
  • Working with notes: create notes with screenshots, save attachments and page addresses;
  • It is possible to synchronize using Vivaldi Sync: bookmarks, browsing history, passwords and settings;
  • Working with bookmarks: you can add a description and a short name to folders and links (bookmarks);
  • Support for extensions from Google Chrome;
  • It is possible to create screenshots of pages.

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Installation

The software Vivaldi is available for installation on Linux, Windows and macOS, as well as: mobile applications for Android.

Installation methodOS
PPAUbuntu* 16.04/18.04/19.04/20.04, Linux Mint 18/19, Debian
DebUbuntu* 16.04/18.04/19.04/20.04, Linux Mint 18/19, Debian
RPMopenSUSE, Rosa Linux, Mageia, ALT Linux, Fedora, CentOS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux and others
EXEWindows
DMGmacOS
Mobile appsAndroid

*Ubuntu (GNOME), Kubuntu (KDE), Xubuntu (XFCE), Lubuntu (LXDE)



Install Software via PPA repository

wget -qO- https://repo.vivaldi.com/archive/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add -
sudo add-apt-repository 'deb https://repo.vivaldi.com/archive/deb/ stable main'
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install vivaldi-stable

Install Software via Deb package


Install Software via RPM package


Install Software via EXE package on Windows


Install Software via DMG package for macOS


Version for Android



Software Information

Language Interface:English, Russian, Deutsch, Spanish, French and others
Description version:3.6
Developer:Vivaldi Technologies
Programming language:C++
License:Freeware
Software website:vivaldi.com

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