Vivaldi launched the new version of its browser, Vivaldi 2.0 with the intention to make it a productivity tool for everyone. This new upgrade allows users to browse with features that adapt to them and the company claims to have made over 1,500 improvements since launching its first version in 2016.
The user gets sync between computers, enhanced side panels, resizable split-screen tabs and more robust feature-set and customization options. And, they are said to be easy to use too.
What’s new?
The new version gets a sleek user interface, revamped theme options and an upgraded onboarding experience. Users can overhaul the browser to their needs by modifying how the browser looks with the layout.
Vivaldi can now securely sync a user’s data between multiple computers, including their Bookmarks and Speed-Dials, saved passwords and autofill information, History (with only typed URLs), extensions and uniquely, Notes.
All synced data, including users’ passwords, is protected with an end-to-end data encryption too keep the user data safe and, as reported, no third-party servers are used but only Vivaldi servers. The Vivaldi Sync can be activated through Settings or the new cloud icon in the browser’s Status Bar.
Web Panels allow users to display their favorite web apps or sites in a split-screen alongside the primary window. They can now “float” them over the page. In version 2.0, users also get suggested Web Panels of sites that they visit the most and help them check their messaging apps, news and social feeds.
Vivaldi’s tabbed browsing lets users group(stack), rename and even search in addition to pin, drag, hibernate and mute tabs if needed. The Tab Tiling — creating a split-screen view of tabs — can now be resized by dragging a tile’s borders.
Users can explore their own browsing habits with statistics and visual clues that are only visible to them through an in-depth History.
Vivaldi’s default UI gets customisable Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Gestures. The latest update allows opening of a recently viewed page by clicking the Back or Forward button using a modifier key (cmd or ctrl) or via middle-clicking the mouse.
Users can access their favorite sites and bookmarks instantly through Speed Dials and Quick Commands or jump through search result pages with Fast-Forward/Rewind function. They can assign nicknames to search engines and switch between them.
