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Vivaldi 7.9 Build 3970.39

Vivaldi launches 7.9 with a genuinely new way to reclaim your screen and a new tab feature that will become part of your daily browsing.

Vivaldi 7.9: Immerse yourself in the web with every pixel | Vivaldi Browser

Vivaldi launches 7.9 with a genuinely new way to reclaim your screen and a new tab feature that will become part of your daily browsing.

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[Chromium] Update to 146.0.7680.153

Changelog Vivaldi Browser 7.9 | Vivaldi Browser

[New][AutoHide] Allow auto hide/showing parts of the UI (VB-122213) [New][Follower Tab] Allow creation of Follower Tab via the context menu (VB-4785) [New][Mail] Floating composer window option (VB…

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[rashmi]

I like the new UI Auto-Hide feature. You'll find all options under Settings → Appearance → UI Auto-Hide.

Spoiler: UI Auto-Hide

 

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Vivaldi 7.9 Build 3970.41

This update includes a few key fixes for autoupdate, a minor chromium update (which includes security fixes) and some mail fixes.

The following improvements were made since the initial 7.9 stable release:

• [Address bar] Can’t remove Address or Search field from toolbar (VB-125864)
• [AutoHide] Blank panel is shown (VB-126030)
• [AutoHide] Can’t hide panel when enabled (VB-125992)
• [AutoHide] No window controls on floating compose window when hide is enabled (VB-126071)
• [AutoHide] Panel visibility not saved (VB-126038)
• [AutoHide] Remember last focus (VB-125917)
• [AutoHide] Sidebar hides when clicking tab when focus is set to input field (VB-126074)
• [AutoHide] Topbar shakes after putting tabs on the side then back on top (VB-126065)
• [AutoHide][macOS] The window controls/traffic lights are separated from the tab bar (VB-126061)
• [Chromium] Update to 146.0.7680.158
• [Downloads][Security] Incorrect file download path shown (VB-126048)
• [Mail] All text whitespace collapses onto one line after sending (VB-126066)
• [Mail] Composer in plain text mode does not allow drag in (VB-126125)
• [Mail] OAuth window type has a tab bar (VB-126077)
• [macOS][Crash] On attempts to open an OAuth dialog (VB-126068)

Minor update for Vivaldi Desktop 7.9 | Vivaldi Browser

This update includes a few key fixes for autoupdate, a minor chromium update (which includes security fixes) and some mail fixes.

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Vivaldi 7.9 Build 3970.45

This update includes a minor upgrade to Chromium 146 from upstream, along with some fixes to AutoHide, Mail and Feeds.

The following improvements were made since the second 7.9 minor update:

• [AutoHide] Can not click suggestions buttons in auto-hidden URL field (VB-126151)
• [AutoHide] Start Page cannot be focused (VB-126360)
• [AutoHide] Url field dropdown hides when hovering in inline URL dropdown (VB-126138)
• [Capture][AutoHide] Rectangle for capture page is offset when AutoHide is enabled (VB-126107)
• [Chromium] Update to 146.0.7680.171 (includes security fixes from upstream)
• [Feeds] RSS Feeds sorting broken (VB-126233)
• [Feeds] Wrong character encoding: reverted VB-124956 (VB-126219)
• [Follower Tab] Opening follower tab link in a stacked tab will automatically tile all the rest of the tabs in your stacked tab (VB-126150)
• [Mail] List not found error (VB-126131)
• [Mail] Multi window mail startup error (VB-125851)
• [Mail][Panels] Pinned mail tab gets duplicated in Windows panel (VB-126103)
• [Onboarding] Bottom few pixels of Continue buttons are dead zones (VB-125884)
• [Panels][AutoHide] New windows always open with the panel open, regardless of its previous state (VB-121172)
• [Startpage] Can not check radio button in home page settings (VB-125731)

Minor update (3) for Vivaldi Desktop Browser 7.9

This update includes a minor upgrade to Chromium 146 from upstream, along with some fixes to AutoHide, Mail and Feeds.

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Vivaldi 7.9 Build 3970.47

This update includes a minor upgrade to Chromium 146 from upstream, along with some fixes to AutoHide and Mail. Amongst other security improvements from Chromium upstream it includes a fix for CVE-2026-5281 (Use after free in Dawn), which has a known exploit in the wild.

The following improvements were made since the third 7.9 minor update:

• [AutoHide] Panels appear too early (VB-126507)
• [AutoHide] Search field does not work well with AutoHide (VB-126468)
• [Mail][Calendar] Success SVG broken (VB-126630)
• [Chromium] Update to 146.0.7680.182: includes a security fix for CVE-2026-5281
• [Mail] Missing subject column in message list (VB-126413)
• [Start Page][Widgets] Sticky note widget not saving text content (VB-126094)

Minor update (4) for Vivaldi Desktop Browser 7.9

This update includes a minor upgrade to Chromium 146 from upstream, along with some fixes to AutoHide and Mail. It also includes a security fix for CVE-2026-5281.

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Vivaldi 7.9 Build 3970.50

This update includes a crash fix, a fix for Linkedin and a minor upgrade to Chromium 146 (Extended Stable Release) from upstream, which in turn includes security fixes from Chromium 147.

The following improvements were made since the fourth 7.9 minor update:

• [Chromium] Update to 146.0.7680.189 ESR (includes security fixes from 147.0.7727.55/56)
• [Crash] On certain sites during a simulated click (VB-126617)
• [Site Compatiblity] Cannot write a post on Linkedin (VB-126100)

Minor update (5) for Vivaldi Desktop Browser 7.9

This update includes a crash fix, a fix for Linkedin and a minor upgrade to Chromium 146 (Extended Stable Release) from upstream, which in turn includes security fixes from Chromium 147.

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Vivaldi 7.9 Build 3970.55

This update includes an Autohide tweak, a mail fix and a minor upgrade to Chromium 146 (Extended Stable Release) from upstream, which in turn includes security fixes from Chromium 147.

The following improvements were made since the fifth 7.9 minor update:

• [Autohide][Panels] Panels appeared too early: further tweak with regards to sensitivity with full screen/maximised (VB-126507)
• [Chromium] Update to 146.0.7680.203 ESR (includes security fixes from 147.0.7727.101/102)
• [Linux] Improve the quality of crashlogs to help with bug fixing
• [Linux][Media] Fetch updated files used for proprietary media support (VB-127022)
• [Mail] Ctrl+Enter does not send a Quick Reply (VB-125643)

Minor update (6) for Vivaldi Desktop Browser 7.9

This update includes an Autohide tweak, a mail fix and a minor upgrade to Chromium 146 (Extended Stable Release) from upstream, which in turn includes security fixes from Chromium 147.

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Vivaldi 7.9 Build 3970.59

This update includes a fix for Linux desktop icons for new users, and a minor upgrade to Chromium 146 (Extended Stable Release) from upstream.

The following improvements were made since the sixth 7.9 minor update:

• [Chromium] Update to 146.0.7680.211 ESR (includes security fixes from 147.0.7727.116)
• [Feeds] If I add a single feed it does not update until I add yet another feed (VB-126505)
• [Linux][Install] Desktop integration icons are not correctly installed or removed for rpm/deb (VB-127214)

Minor update (7) for Vivaldi Desktop Browser 7.9

This update includes a fix for Linux desktop icons for new users, and a minor upgrade to Chromium 146 (Extended Stable Release) from upstream.

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Vivaldi 7.9 Build 3970.60

This update includes a minor upgrade to Chromium 146 (Extended Stable Release) from upstream.

The following improvements were made since the seventh 7.9 minor update:

• [Chromium] Update to 146.0.7680.218 ESR (includes security fixes from 147.0.7727.137/138)
• [Address field][IME] Prioritizes search when it should not be (VB-127110)

Minor update (8) for Vivaldi Desktop Browser 7.9

This update includes a minor upgrade to Chromium 146 (Extended Stable Release) from upstream.

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Vivaldi 7.9 Build 3970.64

This update includes a minor upgrade to Chromium 146 (Extended Stable Release) with security fixes from Chromium 148.

The following improvements were made since the eighth 7.9 minor update:

• [Chromium] Update to 146.0.7680.226 ESR (includes a selection of security fixes backported from 148.0.7778.96/97)

Minor update (9) for Vivaldi Desktop Browser 7.9

This update includes a minor upgrade to Chromium 146 (Extended Stable Release) with security fixes from Chromium 148.

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Vivaldi 7.9 Build 3970.67

This update includes backported security fixes from Chromium 148.

The following improvements were made since the nineth 7.9 minor update:

• [Chromium] Includes a selection of security fixes backported from 148.0.7778.167/168

Minor update (10) for Vivaldi Desktop Browser 7.9

This update includes backported security fixes from Chromium 148.

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Vivaldi 8.0 Build 4033.26

Vivaldi 8.0 is the biggest expression of that idea we have shipped in years. A new design direction that makes the browser feel more alive and more unified than any version before it. In other words: there is more control, more capability, more choice. And a brand new look.

Vivaldi 8.0: our biggest design overhaul, ever | Vivaldi Browser

More than thirteen years in, and I am still as excited about building this browser as I was on day one. Maybe more. That excitement comes from a genuine belief that the people who use Vivaldi deserve…

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Vivaldi 8.0 Build 4033.28

This update includes a performance fix for an issue affecting some users. Flatpak should also no longer crash during onboarding.

The following improvements were made since the initial 8.0 stable release:

• [Crash][Linux][Flatpak][Onboarding] It is not possible to complete onboarding (VB-127990)
• [Performance][Themes] UI and Webview layers drop out during scroll when blur is enabled (VB-127887)
• [Themes] Remove low-end hardware detection: it detected incorrectly and should no long be needed

Minor update for Vivaldi Desktop 8.0

This update includes a performance fix for an issue affecting some users. Flatpak should also no longer crash during onboarding.

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Vivaldi 8.0 Build 4033.34

This update includes a fix for an issues where tabs opened outside of stack when they should not.

The following improvements were made since the first 8.0 minor update:

• [AutoHide] Add padding on vertical toolbar (VB-127955)
• [Freeze] When Razer Chroma is enabled (VB-128005)
• [Settings][Policies] Any managed policy causes settings to scroll to top when moving focus (VB-127125)
• [Tabs][Panels] Stack names are lost if the stack is moved with the windows panel (VB-109131)
• [Tabs] When opening links from the right/bottom-most tab in a stack only the first child tab opens inside
• [Themes] Previews lack blur effect
• [Tile] Active border is incorrectly applied to multiple tiled tabs (VB-128053)
• [Workspaces] Opening workspace in a new window opens new window without focus (VB-127916)

Minor update (2) for Vivaldi Desktop Browser 8.0

This update includes a fix for an issues where tabs opened outside of stack when they should not.

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Vivaldi 8.0 Build 4033.35

This update includes a minor upgrade to the latest Chromium 148, with multiple security fixes from upstream.

The following improvements were made since the second 8.0 minor update:

• [Chromium] Update to 148.0.7778.221

Minor update (3) for Vivaldi Desktop Browser 8.0 | Vivaldi Browser

This update includes a minor upgrade to the latest Chromium 148, with multiple security fixes from upstream.

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