Vivaldi support for Windows on Arm is now official – along with a number of new features

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Key findings

  • Vivaldi offers full native support for Arm processors and fixes instability issues during testing.
  • The update to version 5.9 allows renaming tabs for better organization and a new window for displaying synchronized tabs.
  • Additional features include drag and drop of files from the download area and fixes for the email client.



Windows on Arm is getting another major piece of critical software starting today. Vivaldi is the latest browser to join the fray with full native support for Arm-based processors like the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite. This comes after virtually all major browsers have already added support, including Google Chrome, Brave, Opera, Firefox, and of course, Microsoft Edge.

Vivaldi support for Windows on Arm has been in testing for a few months now. The first snapshot of Vivaldi with Arm support was released in mid-April, well before the launch of the recent wave of Snapdragon X devices. Now, with full support, you should be able to use the browser without worrying about instability or crashes, which is something I personally experienced when I got to test the browser a few weeks ago.


Vivaldi 5.9 offers more than just arm support

Rename tabs

Screenshot of Vivaldi showing renaming a tab

Photo credit: Vivaldi

The news of native Windows on Arm support is obviously exciting, but there's a lot more coming with the Vivaldi update to version 5.9. Today's launch also brings some new features, starting with a pretty important one for organization: the ability to rename tabs. Often times, you might have a few tabs open that have very similar or identical titles, even though they display very different content. This is actually the case with some of the tools I use for work, and it can be difficult to juggle multiple tabs. The ability to rename tabs to make them more specific can be really helpful in situations like this. Plus, you can also rename tab stacks, making it easier to group tabs around a particular topic or project if you don't want to use the workspace feature.


Overview of the Synced tab

Screenshot of Vivaldi showing the window with the synchronized tabs

Photo credit: Vivaldi

Another big addition to this version is a new panel for viewing your synced tabs from other devices. Currently, viewing synced tabs requires using a paused menu that isn't always particularly intuitive, but this new panel is much more targeted. It separates different devices, workspaces, and tab stacks in a tree structure, so you can easily find exactly the tabs you're looking for and open them on your current device.


Further refinements

Aside from these major additions, the Vivaldi team also added support for dragging and dropping files directly from the Downloads section, so you no longer have to open File Explorer if you just want to send a file you just downloaded.

The team says there are also a number of bug fixes planned for the email client in Vivaldi, so the overall experience should be a little smoother.

As a side note, the team also let me know that they are working on a fix for the issue that caused me to stop using the browser a few weeks ago. Hopefully those changes will come soon.

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