1Vivaldi 1.0 Web Browser Makes Its Debut, Led by Opera Co-founder
The new Vivaldi 1.0 browser incorporates tab and display management features long with other functions aimed at improving how users experience the Web.
2Opera Co-Founder Now CEO of Vivaldi
Opera Software co-founder Jon von Tetzchner now leads Vivaldi, which he sees as an answer to helping users get a powerful browser that meets their needs.
3Vivaldi Is Based on Chromium
The core Web rendering technology inside of Vivaldi is based on the open-source Chromium project, the basis for Google’s Chrome Web browser. Vivaldi also uses Web technologies, including node.js, to enable the entire browser.
4Tab Position Is Customizable
Users can choose the layout of the Vivaldi browser and where they want tabs to be appear in the window.
5Vivaldi User Can Stack Tabs
Among the interesting Tab capabilities in Vivaldi 1.0 is the ability to stack tabs—a feature referred to as Tab Stacks. With Tab Stacks, multiple tabs can be grouped together, providing better organization of tabs in the browsing window.
6Tab Stacks Can Be Tiled
There are a number of different ways to view Tab Stacks, including the option to create a Tab Stacks tile that lays out all the tabs in a grouping inside of the browser window.
7Web Panel Provides a Browser Sidebar
With the Web Panel feature, Vivaldi users can bookmark a specific Web page that can then be viewed as a panel or a sidebar as part of the browser window.
8Bing Is the Default Search Engine
Vivaldi provides users with multiple search engine choices although the default choice is currently Bing.
9Quick Commands Enable Power Users
Vivaldi 1.0’s Quick Commands feature provides keyboard shortcuts for enabling various browser features.
10Add Notes to Browser Pages
Vivaldi includes a notes capability that lets users create short notes that can be linked to a given Web page.
11Google Phishing and Malware Services Protect Users
Vivaldi’s privacy settings including enabling Google phishing and malware protection services as well as opting into “Do Not Track.”
12Vivaldi Works on Multiple Operating Systems
Vivaldi runs on Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X and Linux operating systems.
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