Vivaldi 7.9 brings a feature-packed update, including ‘Follower Tabs’
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In summary:
- PCWorld reports that Vivaldi 7.9 introduces “tracking tabs” for improved split-screen navigation, allowing users to open links while retaining the context of the original page.
- The update brings UI Auto-hide full-screen mode for immersive navigation and improved email client functionality with separate windows and reduced memory usage.
- These productivity-focused enhancements target power users looking for greater control and efficiency compared to standard browsers.
The Vivaldi web browser has now been updated to version 7.9, and with this update it has been equipped with a new full-screen mode, as well as improvements to its split-screen mode and its built-in email client.
According to Vivaldi itself, the main feature of the update is the new full-screen mode, UI Auto-hide. This mode hides unwanted user interface elements, such as address and tab bars, allowing the website you are visiting to occupy the entire window. Hidden items reappear when you move your mouse pointer to the edges of the screen.
Full screen mode is activated using the Ctrl+F11 keyboard shortcut, and you will be able to customize the amount of hidden UI.
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Split-screen improvements are designed to keep you from losing your train of thought as you click link after link.
When you open a link, you can now right-click it to choose to open it in a “follower tab”. The page you were originally on will remain on one side of the screen, while the link (and any subsequent links you click) will open on the other half in the Subscribers tab.
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The in-browser email client has received a number of improvements. Among other things, you can now open the email client in a new window, the inbox will use less memory, and you can now save your emails directly to your hard drive.
It’s features like this that keep power users switching from Chrome to Vivaldi and praising the browser’s capabilities.
This article was originally published on our sister publication PC för Alla and has been translated and localized from Swedish.
