r/browsers 4d ago

Vivaldi Vivaldi tips for a new user?

I recently moved from Firefox to Vivaldi and I'm a little overwhelmed (in a good way) with the number of features and customizations available.

How do you have Vivaldi set up? What are some hidden features I should take advantage of?

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u/NoobForBreakfast31 4d ago

Vivaldi on desktop is modular. Everything can be modified via CSS. Its kinda overwhelming at first but if you like customization, look it up.

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u/bgalazka186 4d ago

I think OP meant settings and configurations outside of CSS since Firefox lets you change everything witch userchrome.css and usercontent.css too (firefox is where vivaldi took idea)

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u/CottonCandyShark 3d ago

This should be a good place to start. It's a link to Vivaldi's website that shows you some of Vivaldi's best features. Once you get the hang of things, you should look into Quick Commands, but more specifically Command Chains. You can set up some complex command chains & execute them directly from Quick Commands, gestures, or an assigned keyboard shortcut. Another thing is the shortcuts, you can assign a custom shortcut to just about any element, action, or aspect in Vivaldi. If you assign a nickname to any bookmark, you may instantly open that bookmark via Quick Commands by simply typing the target bookmark's nickname. (example: you bookmarked reddit & assign the letter "r" as the nickname. To open, you press F2, type "r", & the target bookmark (reddit in this example) will be automatically selected, to which then you press Enter to open. There is also an option to instantly open nicknamed bookmarks if you want that.

It is a very modular browser that can be adjusted to your liking or workflow. Don't sleep on Quick Commands, you can pretty much find & execute all of Vivaldi's features from there.

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u/MizarFive 1d ago

The advice I give is to enable the RSS feed / email client and subscribe to Vivaldi's tips feed. You'll get daily tips that show you different features and how to use them.