Vivaldi Blog

Unpacking Google’s Web Environment Integrity specification

Why Vivaldi browser thinks Google’s new proposal, the Web-Environment-Integrity spec, is a major threat to the open web and should be pushed back.

“Google: it is time to return to not being evil”

A monopoly both in search and advertising, Google, unfortunately, shows that they are not able to resist the misuse of power.

Open letter: Ban surveillance-based advertising

This letter has been sent by the undersigned to EU & US regulators, to urge them to take action on banning surveillance-based ads, as recommended by the NCC.

Vivaldi 4.0

Translate websites on desktop or Android privately with Vivaldi 4.0! Our latest update also adds beta versions of Mail, Calendar, and Feed Reader.

Vivaldi 8.0

More than thirteen years in, and I am still as excited about building this browser as I was on day one. Maybe more. That excitement comes from a genuine belief that the people who use Vivaldi deserve…

The Vivaldi browser will not support Google’s FLoC

At Vivaldi, we stand up for the privacy rights of our users. We do not approve of Google’s new FLoC technology. It creates privacy risks for users on the web.

Vivaldi on Android bypasses restrictions to let users access Bing Chat

The new version of Vivaldi on Android, tablets, and Chromebooks masquerades as competitors to benefit its users and lets users access Bing Chat.

Vivaldi browser v1.8 released, with calendar-style browsing history

Introducing the new Vivaldi History – a powerful tool that lets you explore your browsing habits and finding previously visited web pages like never before.

Vivaldi 2.0 – includes sync, resizable tab tiling, floating web panels and more

Launching the most powerful version of Vivaldi yet. Today’s update includes Sync and over 1,500 other improvements since the first version of Vivaldi.

Vivaldi Browser 5.0

Get all of the highlights and details of this release by visiting the blog. Read the release blog • [New][Themes] Theme sharing (VB-38363) • [New][Translate][Panel] Provide a new way to translate…

How Vivaldi browser is different from Google Chrome

Just like Google Chrome, Vivaldi browser is built using the open-source Chromium code. So how different is Vivaldi from Chrome?

User Agent Changes

Vivaldi is changing how it presents its User Agent in the upcoming release. Here is an explanation of what a User Agent is and what we are doing.

Vivaldi Mail 1.0: Email client built into the browser

Vivaldi browser launches a powerful built-in mail client Vivaldi Mail with an integrated Vivaldi Calendar, and Feed Reader. Download desktop and notebooks.

Vivaldi on iOS

Announcing the launch of Vivaldi on iOS – a new browsing experience available now on the App Store.

No Google Topics in Vivaldi

Spying on people’s behavior & profiling them is wrong. That’s why we have made sure that Google’s Topics is disabled in two separate ways in Vivaldi browser.

Manifest V3, webRequest, and ad blockers

Vivaldi comes with its own built-in Ad and Tracker Blocker, tons of customization options, a built-in Mail and Calendar, and more. Will it follow Google’s strict reliance on Manifest V3?

Vivaldi 1.2 release

It’s a web browser. But fun. It comes with a bunch of clever features built-in. It’s super flexible and does not track you. Get the Vivaldi browser for desktop, mobile, and your car!

Vivaldi: Violating CoC on forum may close your email account

We’re building a Community that is happy, kind, and constructive. Read our Code of Conduct for and find out how you can help us get there.

Why Vivaldi won't follow the current AI trend?

Web browsers are integrating the current AI trend with Large Language Model (LLM) functionality. But there are fundamental issues with it. We address them.

Vivaldi 3.6 Introduces Two-Level Tab Stacks

What’s Vivaldi’s business model?

Some browsers use your data in ad networks, push promoted content or use other invasive methods to fund their development. We don’t.

Vivaldi browser and open-source

People who are involved in the open-source community often ask us why Vivaldi browser isn’t available under a unified open-source license. Here we explain why.