Vivaldi 1.13 adds Window Panel, improves Downloads and brings under-the-hood enhancements
When we started building Vivaldi, we wanted to do it on our terms and for our users. Vivaldi isn’t like any other browser. It is nothing short of a powerful tool that gives you more control with every release.
Our endless customization options and a wealth of features have something for every user. Vivaldi 1.13 is ready — this time with superior tab management. The Window Panel makes a debut in our latest version, together with improved downloads and under-the-hood work.
Window Panel makes managing your tabs a breeze
We know that you love tabs, so we are always adding new ways of working with them. If you are a heavy tab user, the Window Panel comes in as a very useful feature. The Window Panel opens to the side of the browser which gives you a “tree-style” view of tabs. You can conveniently navigate them via your keyboard, group them into Tab Stacks and more. In addition to this, the list shows all tabs without compacting their size. Searching or sorting to track down a tab is easier than ever before.
Manage your tabs effortlessly and effectively by doing the following:
- Drag tabs to change their order.
- Group tabs by topic to save space.
- Tile Tab Stacks to compare several web pages side by side.
- Hibernate unused tabs or Tab Stacks for better performance.
- Pin tabs to ensure they always stay open.
- Mute sound in specific tabs.
Currently, the Window Panel works per window, but we have plans to add more functionality to suit your needs. We hope that this new feature will complement the way you use Vivaldi and we look forward to your feedback to make it even better.
More to the downloads
We are always trying to improve every feature in Vivaldi. In version 1.13 we turned our attention to the Downloads Panel with the following improvements:
- Warning dialog when closing the browser before a download is complete.
- Ability to pause and resume downloads.
- Download speed displayed in the download progress bar.
Under-the-hood improvements
Our latest version also focuses on performance improvements. We have worked on the rewrite of the window handling code in this update. These under-the-hood enhancements are a maintenance necessity allowing us to architect the features better. At the same time, we hope this will provide performance benefits, especially on older, slower hardware.
Building an “all-rounder” browser
Vivaldi 1.13 arrives just around Thanksgiving, and we take this opportunity to thank you — our users and our incredible community — once again. We have come a long way riding on a simple philosophy of building an “individual” browser. We will continue to add more built-in functionality with a plethora of customization options that make you more efficient online. While we are working hard on the much-anticipated feature Sync and other differentiating features, we aim to provide a seamless and fulfilling browsing experience to each and every one of you.
Enjoy your browsing with our new version and let us know your thoughts.
If there’s a particular feature you’d like to see implemented in one of our next versions, please join the conversation on our forums.
For a detailed overview, please take a look at the full changelog by visiting the original post on the Vivaldi Blog.
