Overview
- Vivaldi 7.8 is available now for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- New drag-and-drop tab tiling enables multiple pages side by side, with Vivaldi claiming unlimited layouts versus two-way splits in Chrome and Edge.
- Tab safeguards include right-click to open links as tiles, pinned tabs that resist overwrite, and domain restrictions to prevent accidental closures or navigation.
- A built-in email client now works across all browser windows and workspaces for persistent access.
- CEO Jon von Tetzchner criticizes AI-first browsers for filtering users’ views, contrasting Vivaldi’s tools-first approach with Mozilla’s optional AI features and AI-native offerings from OpenAI and Perplexity that lack an off switch.