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Vivaldi 8.0: our biggest design overhaul

Hacker News · May 21, 2026, 7:21 AM · Also reported by 2 other sources

Key takeaways

  • More than thirteen years in, and I am still as excited about building this browser as I was on day one.
  • That excitement comes from a genuine belief that the people who use Vivaldi deserve a browser that takes them seriously.
  • Vivaldi 8.0 is the biggest expression of that idea we have shipped in years.

More than thirteen years in, and I am still as excited about building this browser as I was on day one. Maybe more.

That excitement comes from a genuine belief that the people who use Vivaldi deserve a browser that takes them seriously. We respect your time, your privacy, your preferences, your intelligence. Every release we ship is another expression of that belief.

Vivaldi 8.0 is the biggest expression of that idea we have shipped in years. A new design direction that makes the browser feel more alive and more unified than any version before it.In other words: there is more control, more capability, more choice. And a brand new look.

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