Vivaldi Browser 2.0 — A powerful, customizable desktop browser

@razkarmi Hey! Yes, there's a hunter I recognize 😉 Let us know what you think once you've updated and had a look around!

@preben_frenning Thanks! Will be great to hear what you think when you give it a shot - there is a lot of functionality in there for 100+ tab types. 😃 Vivaldi is based on Chromium, so you can install Chrome Extensions from the Chrome Web Store without issue. More info here: https://help.vivaldi.com/article... We do get the occasional report of specific extensions being buggy. If you run into any feel free to drop us a bug report here: vivaldi.com/bugreport/ Performance wise, as it's based on Chromium, Vivaldi will perform similarly to Chrome. There have been a few comparisons published that give a more detailed breakdown. Another consideration is the performance impact of adding loads of extensions vs using built-in tools (we're trying to cover a lot of ground natively so that people can avoid bogging their browser down with third-party extensions). Thanks for checking out Vivaldi! 😃

@preben_frenning Forgot to add a link about Chromium-based vs Chrome and what that means in Vivaldi: https://vivaldi.com/blog/vivaldi...

@jonmccull Ah, awesome! Yep, the performance part came to mind when I thought about extensions. My Chrome is heavily clogged by all my extensions, so I will try only adding the critical ones, and leave the rest out. I am just getting it set up, and it's super smooth so far. From the download to the onboarding. However, I'm getting an error when trying to register for a Vivaldi account. Error details "null" 😅 Happens in both Chrome and Vivaldi.

@preben_frenning Ah yes, sorry about the account issue there! We're having a few issues with out login servers, which is not great. Our devs are on the case as we speak so fingers crossed this will be fixed shortly. But yes, very common for users to run a minimum of extensions, with an ad-block or tracker-blocking extension (the latter of which we're investigating adding to the browser in a future version).

@preben_frenning You can also hibernate tabs manually with Vivaldi. While The Great Suspender does it automatically Vivaldi lets you do it manually, so you can have a little more control on hibernating everything now instead of having to wait for TGS to kick in. Also, since you said you have hundreds of tabs, Vivaldi lets you group tabs by dragging them one over the other, this way you can reduce the number of visible tabs in the tab bar and have them grouped by topic or whatever organisation you need. Vivaldi also has a tree-like view of the tabs, which is great for managing hundreds of tabs, far easier than trying to find them on a tab bar. And finally you might want to check out Quick Commands (F2 / ⌘ E), it lets you search and toggle to any open tab by its title or url.

@sk_dub Vivaldi supports Chrome extensions out of the box, you can even download them from the chrome store without any plugin like you would do in Opera. On top of that, Vivaldi has definitely the most features I have ever seen in a browser so you might even end up dropping some of those extensions. I strongly suggest giving "vanilla Vivaldi" a go and then build up. The amount of things available in the settings is simply amazing!

@sk_dub Thanks for checking it out! If you're using Chrome, those extensions will be compatible in Vivaldi as well 😃 The browser is based on Chromium so you can install them in Vivaldi via the Chrome Web Store. The other point here is that Vivaldi aims to cover a lot of the functionality "traditionally" covered by extensions in other browsers. Have a look at https://vivaldi.com/features/ for the full overview of the native functionality. There's quite a bit to chew on there 😉

Nice! Thanks for the information. I highly suggest you push this info in the video. A lot of people from my space ( marketing ) would not switch due to extension issues

@sk_dub Thanks for the feedback! We try not to put too much focus on it as our goal is to give people a browser where they can minimize the use of extensions (and thus save on potential performance and security costs), but we'll try to get the word out more on this functionality!

@thatakke Nice, thanks for checking it out @thatakke! We do have a few ideas in the works on cookie management that would also address tracker issues. Feel free to have a look in the Feature Requests area too to check out the suggestions on this front that we're looking at: https://forum.vivaldi.net/catego...

@inthe0n Thanks, I'll let the translators know 😃

@annabeldeppersc "Better" is not necessarily the right word. Brave is doing some amazing stuff as well! For me it comes down to personal preference. Vivaldi's goal is to give users as much flexibility and customization as possible in how they interact with and use their browser. The feature set and options out-of-the-box say a lot about what we're trying to do here. Having said that, privacy is a key factor in any browser these days and we're working on a few ideas at the moment to address pervasive tracking and the creation of "super profiles" by the dominant ad networks.

@aalpanigrahi Thanks Aashish - great to hear it! We're going full steam ahead with the mobile app at the moment so keep your eyes peeled for more on that. 👍

@duiker101 Fantastic! Thanks for helping spread the word 😃

@asherraph Brilliant, thanks so much for checking it out and coming along for the ride! I think a lot of people have been with us since 1.0 (or even the Technical Previews) – great to have such long term, passionate users helping guide the way. 👍

@batiyeh A lot has changed since 1.0 in terms of the underlying engine. Take it for a spin and let us know the results. In terms of battery/performance, Vivaldi will be very similar to Chrome/Chromium. Using features like Tab Hibernation, Lazy Loading on startup, and disabling animations can help a bit as well. Something to keep in mind with 2.0 specifically – when you first set up Sync and potentially add a bunch of bookmarks, etc, the load will be heavier initially. But this should not effect battery ongoing.

@binoyxj We do have something in the works, yes 👍

@fivedesign Vivaldi doesn't track any user data (apart from broad user numbers and their approximate location/region). Being based on Chromium we're often asked if there's any connections to Google going on in the background. Rest assured, we don't send _any_ data to Google. You can read more about this in our privacy policy here: https://vivaldi.com/privacy/brow... It's also worth noting that our new Sync functionality is end-to-end encrypted and users can set an extra password on it after set up. We couldn't see this data if we wanted to. :) https://help.vivaldi.com/article... Safari is brilliant on privacy as well, but extension compatibility is a popular concern. Because Vivaldi is based on Chromium you can install any Chrome extension (via the same Chrome Web Store) and it will work as normal. We do run into the odd buggy-ness with extensions here and there but if it is reported to our devs they're usually able to resolve quite quickly. https://help.vivaldi.com/article... So, yes... (we think) this is the holy grail 😛