2023: Fuelled by passion and purpose

For the reason that starting, I’ve been fuelled by two motivations — my ardour for bringing a couple of constructive affect with the merchandise that we create and my need for a singular method to customers with a bespoke and private contact.

Vivaldi, actually, displays that! What now we have achieved collectively as a workforce is one thing that we’re all happy with. Within the ever-changing and closely contested trade, now we have thrived in opposition to many odds.

Whereas we’re enthusiastic about what the longer term holds and welcome 2024, let’s look again on the outstanding 12 months we skilled in 2023.

Energy and conviction

The 12 months’s greatest spotlight is Vivaldi on iOS. And we couldn’t be a lot happier about it. Despite the fact that the wait was lengthy, we’re extraordinarily happy with what now we have constructed. We promise it’s only going to get higher.

At our core, we imagine it’s essential to contemplate totally different workflows when designing options. Consequently, we shipped new capabilities throughout platforms. Let’s give attention to a few of the stars on desktop.

The Window Panel expanded to Home windows Panel as a way to handle a number of tabs throughout home windows. The all-new Customized Icons in Themes gave you the ability to personalize the interface like by no means earlier than. Workspaces rapidly became a favourite and even automated!

The monumental Portal work unlocked new potentialities, diminished reminiscence utilization, and considerably improved total efficiency.

We introduced in new methods to work with, for instance, copy and share hyperlinks from Tabs and Tab Stacks immediately, the brand new Handle Subject Ideas prioritizing the order of the drop-down as per your wants.

The highly effective Classes Panel within the sidebar was just lately launched so that you can view, reopen, and even edit your saved Classes. Plus, you will discover open Synced Tabs within the Handle Subject and Home windows Panel of your present gadget.

Our built-in Mail, Calendar, and the Feed Reader are distinctive, much more so now. Mail filters obtained new choices, the Feed Reader obtained extra discoverable, and Calendar obtained new templates to handle your schedules higher.

We additionally elevated our end-to-end encrypted Sync which makes your full looking historical past obtainable on all of your gadgets, together with vehicles.

Our browser on Android continues to adapt to your wants. We made Vivaldi sooner on browser start-up, even with 1000’s of open tabs. Options like Bookmarks, Tracker and Advert Blocker have been improved, and new audio/video choices have been added so that you can play audio when Vivaldi runs within the background.

The automotive wave

One factor was lacking for a very long time within the auto world, and that was a completely useful net browser so that you can use whereas your automotive is parked. We crammed the hole in December 2021, turning into the primary (and up to now solely) browser to make itself obtainable for vehicles that run Android Automotive.

And this 12 months, there’s been loads of excellent news! I rely myself very lucky to have a really proficient and passionate workforce. We introduced agreements with the Volkswagen Group and Mercedes Benz, adopted up with Renault, and can be found of their just lately launched autos.

We even have a presence on the Google Play Retailer. Thus, exhibiting up in Volvo vehicles too! A enjoyable reality: in Sweden, greater than 1 out of a 1000 vehicles have Vivaldi put in. We’re assured that this quantity will solely improve.

Motion and celebration

Whereas we gave you Vivaldia 2 – our ode to the basic arcade recreation in its second model, we additionally celebrated our first profitable 12 months of Vivaldi Social, our Mastodon occasion. Mainly, we would like you to have a great time on-line.

This 12 months was travel-packed. We kickstarted the 12 months with CES in Las Vegas (BTW, we’re there subsequent 12 months too!), adopted by the World Cellular Congress in Barcelona. A few of the conferences –Tech.eu in Brussels and Net Summit in Lisbon – have been very spectacular. It’s at all times enjoyable to speak about Vivaldi and in addition fascinating to watch that folks do care rather a lot concerning the merchandise that they use.

The journey to Japan was a particular one. Japan at all times units the bar excessive. Each time now we have a consumer meet-up in Tokyo, folks come from far and huge and speak about Vivaldi. Their ardour and enthusiasm is unmatched.

The magic of individuals

We’re for variety and inclusion in all elements of society; whether or not it’s folks or software program. We imagine try to be free to make use of no matter software program or providers you need. We’d find it irresistible in case you selected our services, in fact!

Our workforce is now stronger with 54 sensible people from 22 nationalities. At Vivaldi, everyone seems to be answerable for creating an open, secure, and inclusive atmosphere to allow this.

We leverage variety to drive efficiency, hearken to everybody’s concepts and views, problem group pondering, and encourage creativity. Our annual classes in Magnolia, United States, and Reykjavik, Iceland assist us bond collectively.

Forging deeper connections

Deep down, all of us wish to really feel that we’re a part of one thing stable with a level of reliability and permanence. Our Vivaldi Neighborhood is a befitting instance.

For me, the total workforce consists of all of you. You’ve got proven religion in us time and time once more, pushed us to excel, and consequently, our vivaldi.web group is now 1.5 million sturdy. Our sensible Sopranos, translators, and volunteers don’t cease to amaze us. This 12 months we realized that now we have an envoy in each continent – over 120 Vivaldi Ambassadors from 39 international locations.

I’m grateful for the dedication to every one in every of you! So long as you imagine in what we do and stand by us, we’ll attain even higher heights.

2024: Loads of updates, a great deal of vehicles and the DMA

We goal to offer you quite a lot of new options in Vivaldi throughout gadgets. We are going to see enhancements in Vivaldi on Home windows, Mac, and Linux, in addition to Android and iOS.

We additionally count on to see Vivaldi in additional vehicles. Various bulletins have been made however most of these vehicles haven’t been shipped but.

The street forward is to proceed the combat for a greater web. There naturally stays a lot uncertainty within the wider world whether or not it’s the atmosphere, geopolitical points, or know-how. Nonetheless, from my vantage level, 2024 goes to be a launchpad for every kind of change however with regulation.

We’re excited concerning the the European Digital Markets Act (DMA) and what it has to supply. Already, now we have seen regulation give us USB ports in iPhones, however there may be much more anticipated corresponding to:

• Capability to uninstall Edge browser on Home windows. It has taken greater than 25 years, however lastly it will likely be attainable to do.
• Simpler set up and setting of default browser, with out FUD.
• Alternative screens on most all gadgets.
• Our personal browser core on iOS, as an alternative of Webkit.

There’s much more to the DMA, and it has the potential to make a big distinction on the Web.

We’re additionally enthusiastic about additional progress of the Fediverse. We’re proud to be the primary browser firm to have a Mastodon occasion, however that is just the start, not just for us, however for the Fediverse as a complete.

Right here’s to new beginnings!

As we rely right down to the brand new 12 months, I want you, your households, and associates an exquisite vacation season. Let’s step into 2024 with renewed power and enthusiasm for the alternatives that await us.

Joyful Holidays and a Affluent New 12 months!

And right here’s a fast recap of the 12 months that has passed by: