Vivaldi - A new browser for the power users by former Opera CEO
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It's a pity there's no real screenshot from the browser on the website - this is what should be selling it. They are just talking and talking instead of showing it...
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@uxboy couldnt agree more. I spent a good 60 seconds looking for a screenshot. The nice design on the site and my product geek curiosity was compelling enough to make me download but I'd have downloaded after 5 seconds if I'd simply have seen the browser on the homepage.
Not to be a curmudgeon, but what's different or better about Vivaldi? I'm satisfied with Chrome (which has a massive ecosystem of useful extensions), so what am I missing?
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@rrhoover Well for one thing, Chrome is the biggest resource hog of all time. So far my experience here has been a smooth, high performance browser, but you're right that it's tough to live without certain extensions. I've also been trying out Waterfox (https://www.waterfoxproject.org) for it's 64 bit power and liking it better than Chrome so far.
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@rrhoover Vivaldi support extensions from the Chrome Web Store. Not sure if all are supported. But the ones I use work just fine as they do on Chrome.
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Vivaldi uses JavaScript and React to create the user interface — with the help of Node.js, Browserify and a long list of NPM modules. Vivaldi is the web built with the web.
More than the browser itself, it's all about powerful extensions these days. Don't see this replacing my Chrome usage any time soon.
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@objective_b It should technically support all Chrome extensions. The extension page actually links to Chrome Web Store itself. It is basically Chrome with additional features (notes) and a pretty nice user interface.
Is anyone able to figure out the tab stacking feature? Looks like a nice feature but maybe its not live as part of the demo? Supposedly you can drag tabs on top of each other to stack them, anyone had any joy using that?
All I need for this to be complete is a password manager (take your pick, LastPass is preferred), a feature like Lazarus Form Recovery, and an Ad Blocker.
Also, unless I'm missing a setting, I'd prefer tabs open up in the background instead of immediately moving me to it when I right click and new tab
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Alright now I'm confused...certain Chrome extensions seem to work! How are you managing that?!
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@itsthisjustin It is essentially Chrome with a different user interface. They actually send you to Chrome Web Store and probably have no plans to create their own app store like Opera. I have migrated my essential ones and they work just fine in Vivaldi.
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Tested it quickly on windows and it is really nice, simplistic and fast. Rendering sites is smooth and the UI offers what is needed without much fuzz.
@rrhoover here's a quote about how it's different "Vivaldi has some new features that aren't found on existing browsers such as a feature that allows users to combine multiple tabs into one page for easier browsing of related sites. Another interesting feature allows you to take notes in the browser along with screenshots." http://www.slashgear.com/vivaldi...
Opera was a great browser at a time, but IMO was ruined when the core team has completely changed direction in the product development. Hopefully Vivaldi has potential to become a good replacement for "old" Opera, and it's always good to have few strong players compete - after all it's the end user who wins.
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