Yesterday, Vivaldi 2.0 was released with over 1,500 improvements, which includes features like Vivaldi Sync, Resizable Tab Tiling, and Floating Web Panels, among others. Vivaldi is a cross-platform web browser, which provides users many customization options to take control of what and how they browse the web.
Sync your data with Vivaldi Sync
Vivaldi Sync, as the name suggests, allows you to sync your data across computers using your Vivaldi account. You can choose what you want to sync, including your bookmarks, Speed Dials, saved password, history, extensions, and notes. To activate Vivaldi Sync go to the Settings menu or just click the cloud icon in the browser’s status bar.
Tab management got better
Vivaldi comes with several unique features such as Tab Stacks and Quick Commands, to help you better manage your tabs. Vivaldi 2.0 provides features like Resizable Tab Tiling and a list style view to the Tab Cycler to make tab management a lot easier than before.
Resizable Tab Tiling allows you to resize the tiles when viewing tabs in tile view. Also, the adjusted layout remains the same after restarts and loading of saved sessions. This version also comes with a list-style view to the Tab Cycler, which makes viewing and finding the tabs easier.
Smarter browsing with Web Panels
Web Panels allow you to simultaneously browse your favourite sites alongside the tabs in your main window. In Vivaldi 2.0 they have made checking messaging apps, social feeds, and news sites much easier with the addition of the following:
- Floating Web Panels: Instead of resizing the main window you can now use the floating web panels over the page. This feature can be activated through Tools | Settings | Panel | Panel Options.
- Web Panel Suggestions: When adding a new Web Panel you will see suggestions based on the sites that you regularly visit.
More built-in tools
You get more built-in tools to improve your productivity in the browser:
- Notes: With Notes you can annotate websites and add a description or screenshots to the notes while surfing the web.
- Capture: This tool allows you to capture either a full page screenshot or a selection of the screen that you define.
- Image Properties: You can view all the information you need about an image right in the browser and also copy it to the clipboard.
- History: It provides you a detailed overview of your browsing habits backed by statistics and makes it easier to find previously visited sites.
Effortless navigation
You can interact with the browser in various ways and get your job done faster:
- Keyboard Shortcuts: You can do almost everything you do on a computer in Vivaldi by setting keyboard shortcuts, such as creating windows, tabs, and Notes.
- Mouse Gestures: Speed up navigation and perform useful actions with quick movements of the mouse. You can also edit existing gestures and add your own to match your browsing style.
- Searching with assigned nicknames: Using Search Engine Nicknames, you can quickly switch between one search engine to another just by typing the nickname at the front of your search term.
- Speed Dials: Quickly access your favorite websites from the start page using the Speed Dials feature. You can customize your Speed Dials and folders to organize your content.
Improved privacy with DuckDuckGo and Qwant
To improve data privacy and protection, the browser is now integrated with DuckDuckGo as their default Private Search. Also, Qwant is added to the list of suggested search engines.
To know more about the updates in Vivaldi 2.0 check out their official announcement.
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