To get it out of the way; Obviously, yes this chromium and most of us agree that anything Firefox-like is the way to go. This post is not a “Vivaldi is better than xyz”, this is a, “give it a try” type of post. So, hear me out fellow privacists.
- “We don’t track you. Nothing, zero, zilch.”
- Incredible customization and flexibility
- Hands down the best tab management out there.
- Equally great on mobile (also check the high reviews)
I recently downloaded this Vivaldi Browser based on this rather good and open interview between Techlore and Vivaldi CEO.
So this is a browser developed in Norway, and to my surprise this was a super pleasant experience! The browser is very very fast, its super customizable and has hands down the best tab management I’ve ever tried (seriously wish Firefox had this). It also has some really a neat shortcut system for quick access to different actions. Furthermore they seem to care about all linux distros, with support also for ARM.
I’ve only used the browser for a few days, but the experience is so fluent I just had to share a post about it. The team seem really genuine and open. There are also no third party investors involved with Vivaldi. It is owned by all the employees.
So if you need or want to try a fresh browser I highly highly suggest to give Vivaldi a try: https://vivaldi.com/
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I think everyone is being over critical of this post. I welcome alternatives to the existing kings of privacy. Ultimately, I may or may not try this browser. But, it’s a step in the right direction. Privacy is becoming that much closer to being brought up among common people.
I like Vivaldi a lot more than any other browser, but I just can’t justify using a chromium based browser at this point.
I’m in the exact same boat. I would really like to use Vivaldi. I’m a sucker for feature rich applications (that a lot of people would call bloated). But I think that giving Google more power by using Chromium is just wrong. And I’m not even the paranoid type, I still use some Google services.
I have tried many browsers in my life and Vivaldi is hands down the best of them. Customizable, fast, reliable, virtually no issues with it. Yes, it runs on Chromium, but Chromium != Google spying on you. https://vivaldi.com/blog/vivaldi-different-from-chrome/
What isn’t talked about enough is the mobile browser. It repects user issued certificates and allows me to filter the traffic with AdGuard, which other browsers don’t. Also it’s I think the only mobile browser with actual tabs bar. What’s more, you can move the tab bar to the bottom of the screen for easier access, you can even rearrange or stack tabs. Seriously, Vivaldi for the win.
I am a Firefox user, but when i need to use chromium i use Vivaldi.
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I’m neither an employee nor did I get sponsored lol, but I really do like recommending things to pepople that I genuinely like. I also think its important to support the underdogs in different markets, and I do feel like Vivaldi is one of them atm. But since you mentioned you dont like ads and i can’t help myself to promote; Vivaldi has built in Trackers and ad-blocking, otherwise Ublock and NextDNS are you friends <3
No offense but that’s not that credible from an 11 days old account.
I’ve been using Vivaldi since its launch and it’s still my main browser. I’m a widower of classic Opera.
This is me too! I know that Vivaldi could stand to use a couple of more points privacy-wise, but given everything else it has going for it, it’s still pretty good. I also really liked that interview with the ceo as it cleared up some issues for me.
But why? Why is it Chromium based?
I heard Floorp (Firefox fork) is trying to be like vivaldi.
https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp/
I haven’t tried it yet, just learned about it yesterday.
I have asked my self the same question before, can only assume its easier to develop in maybe…
I beleive that the ceo talks about it in that interview.
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
interview between Techlore and Vivaldi CEO
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I use Vivaldi when I need to use chromium.
It is indeed pretty good.
@Fjor, nice take! And a great interview from Techlore and Tetzchner 🤘
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Just because you don’t like it, doesn’t mean it isn’t worth discussing. Surely that’s why we we’re here in the first place, to discuss. Sure Vivaldi isn’t perfect but for some it can at least be a step in the right direction.
