Vivaldi
Vivaldi is a desktop web browser for macOS that helps you browse the web with extensive tab, interface, and workflow customization.
What is Vivaldi?
Vivaldi is a native desktop web browser for macOS built for people who want more control over how they browse and organize their work online. It helps users open websites, manage many tabs, save sessions, and tailor the browser interface to fit different workflows. Common uses include everyday browsing, research, reading, shopping, communication, and keeping separate profiles for different kinds of activity. Vivaldi also includes built-in tools such as bookmarks, notes, mail and calendar features in supported versions, and options for adjusting menus, toolbars, and tab behavior. Because it is a full desktop browser, users may set it as the default browser and use it to open web links across the system. Vivaldi is published by Vivaldi Technologies AS.
Key features
- Browse the web with a customizable desktop browser interface.
- Group and organize many open tabs into tab stacks.
- Set Vivaldi as your default browser for opening links.
- Customize menus, toolbars, and browser appearance.
- Use profiles or standalone setups for separate browsing environments.
- Save bookmarks and manage browsing sessions.
- Read pages with a simplified Reader View.
- Search from the address bar with configurable search options.
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
Vivaldi is a legitimate desktop browser from Vivaldi Technologies AS. On macOS, network access, default-browser prompts, downloads, and update behavior are consistent with a web browser’s purpose. As with any browser, the main risks come from downloaded files, browser extensions, saved passwords, and the websites you visit. If you did not intend to install Vivaldi, check whether it was added during another software setup and review your default browser setting and installed extensions.
Recommendation: Keep Vivaldi if you use it for web browsing or prefer its customization features. If you do not use it, you can remove the app like other browsers, but doing so may affect saved profiles, bookmarks, and any links currently set to open in Vivaldi until you choose another default browser.
Common paths
/Applications/Vivaldi.app
Cache paths
~/Library/Caches/com.vivaldi.Vivaldi
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/Vivaldi
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/com.vivaldi.Vivaldi.plist
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