[Software Update] Vivaldi 6.6 Minor Update (4) Released, Here is What’s New and Fixed

UPDATE: Release of Minor Update (4) for Vivaldi 6.6 stable version to public.

Good news for Vivaldi browser users! Vivaldi team has released Vivaldi 6.6 Minor Update (4) to stable channel for Windows, Linux and Mac.

The latest Vivaldi version includes new features, security fixes, bug fixes and improvements to stability and performance.

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What’s New in Vivaldi 6.6 Minor Update (4)

The latest version is a minor update for Vivaldi 6.6 version which comes with following changes:

  • Chromium version upgraded to 122.0.6261.150.
  • Fixed various bugs and performance issues
  • Crash fixes
  • Security updates

What’s New in Vivaldi 6.6 Version

The new version of Vivaldi browser comes with following changes and updates:

  • You can now force dark theme mode on websites even if they don’t support it. You can enable dark mode from Settings > Website Appearance page.
  • Improvements to Settings > Privacy and Security > Website Permissions > Global Permission page to help users in controlling websites permissions.
  • Web Panels now support Chrome extensions
  • Page navigation buttons addition on Web Panel toolbar: Now users can easily navigate back and forward using these buttons.
  • Improvements to Mail Search and Translate
  • Improvements to Vivaldi Mail, Calendar and Feed Reader
  • Chromium version upgraded to 122.0.6261.99
  • Crash fixes
  • UI and theme enhancements
  • Bug fixes and improvements

You can read the full list of all changes and new features present in Vivaldi new version at following official page:

Vivaldi 6.6 Release Notes or Changelog

What is Vivaldi Web Browser?

If you are using Opera web browser, you might have heard about John von Tetzchner, the former CEO and co-founder of Opera. He left Opera in 2011 when Opera development went into wrong direction.

There were many Opera users who were not happy with the new UI and features introduced in newer versions of Opera and that’s why the new web browser “Vivaldi” was developed.

Vivaldi web browser was developed to provide all classic and essential features that used to exist in older versions of Opera.

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It can be used in Windows, Linux and Mac OS. It uses Chromium/Blink rendering engine which is also used by Google Chrome and Opera web browsers.

Vivaldi Web Browser Features List

Vivaldi looks similar to Opera and provides many similar and extra features such as:

  • Classic Status bar which has disappeared from all modern web browsers
  • Colored tabs which change their color based on the web content
  • Ability to move tab bar to top/bottom/left/right or completely hide
  • Small sidebar panel on left to access useful stuff such as bookmarks, downloads, etc
  • Ability to take notes while browsing
  • Full bookmarks manager integrated
  • Opera’s tab stacking feature
  • Opera’s speed dial feature
  • Mouse gestures
  • Quick commands to search and run commands
  • Notes, bookmarks, history and session sync feature
  • Extensions support

Download Links of Vivaldi Web Browser

Interested people can download Vivaldi latest version using following link:

Download Vivaldi Web browser

NOTE: This article is updated whenever a new version of Vivaldi browser is released. So keep checking this page regularly.

Also Check:

[Tip] Enable Hidden Mail, RSS Feed Reader and Calendar in Vivaldi Web Browser

[Tip] Import All Feeds At Once in Vivaldi RSS Feed Reader Using OPML File

[Tip] Customize Vivaldi Look-n-Feel Using Themes Feature

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About the author: Vishal Gupta (also known as VG) has been awarded with Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) award. He holds Masters degree in Computer Applications (MCA). He has written several tech articles for popular newspapers and magazines and has also appeared in tech shows on various TV channels.

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  1. this looks similar to Project Spartan. do you have a benchmark on this one? this looks cool tho

  2. well I really liked aspects of old opera,but it had some compatabilty issues,but it was fast.
    so I’m really hoping this will bring back basics like bookmark management support ,shakes head.
    that killed it for me.so I have high hopes for this browser

  3. I downloaded Vivaldi after seeing this post. It is a great start… and already a vast improvement over the later versions of Opera. i.e. Users can actually drag-n-drop a website/link onto their desktop, and it features a traditional, functioning bookmark system. Fat lady sings @ Opera!

    The Vivaldi team states they are targeting the more traditional power user. In that case, they need to ditch the ‘flat’ Metro design and Fisher-Price borders & tabs (poor chroma / contrast).

    Ergo, there is too much emphasis on red (color) elements; very distracting and bad UI choice.

    Otherwise, the Vivaldi technical preview is well worth downloading and offers fresh hope…

  4. Well, sometimes stupidity overtakes analytical thinking even in the I.T. field and sadly it seems to be the trend everywhere. We’ve been witness of gradual deterioration of software icons and currently Firefox and Opera are light years behind their original purpose, they were leaders and now are vulgar bloatware followers.

    For that reason I use PaleMoon instead of Firefox, SRWare Iron instead of Chrome (which logs everything about you like a Vundo Virus, this is exposed in the Malwarebytes Antimalware Forum) and TOR of course and never IE.

    I still have and use (at least in safe websites) the old Opera 12.17 customized according my needs; therefore dear John von Tetzchner: THANK YOU, we appreciate, respect and love free thinkers like you, keep it going!

    Vivaldi Beta2 is installed in my machines and I will contribute reporting bugs in their forum. Once the first stable version is ready I will uninstall my old Opera 12.17.

    Additionally, if you are studying, solving complex problems or just relaxing then I suggest you listening the Vivaldi Four Seasons, magical music.

    Finally, we Hommo Sapiens feature the ability of thinking, analyzing, researching, associating, measuring, observing and questioning everything; so when we abandon using our brain to be shaped by media, fashion, religion, realities, aesthetics and pure stupidity you become a donkey, a brainless follower who just don’t care. Wake Up!

  5. re Opera “has gone in the wrong direction.”
    Has that been officially established by authorities, government, the courts?

  6. Vivaldi is what Opera should’ve been after 12.17. Not sure what happened to the developers at Opera ASA when they turned a perfectly good browser into another Chrome clone. Seriously, there are way too many of those available for downloads now to the point where malicious Chrome clones meant to track and take advantage of users’ information and exploit them for money. Vivaldi has improved a lot since I’ve last used it a year ago, but still falls flat on itself with RAM consumption. I need lower RAM usages to be able to run AutoCAD in the background. So at the moment, I am using both Polarity Browser on Windows and Midori on Linux. Both will suffice but Polarity is more feature rich and efficient than Midori.

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