Vivaldi
Highly customisable browser with built-in mail, calendar and notes. Official Linux packages, but not open source.
Our verdict
Vivaldi suits people who liked tinkering with their Windows setup. Tab stacks down the side, split screen, custom keyboard shortcuts and a built-in email client and calendar mean one window can replace three apps.
It is built on the same foundation as Chrome, so sites behave and Chrome extensions install. Vivaldi provides its own Linux installer files, which is the route to take: the Flathub listing is community made.
Be clear-eyed about one thing. Vivaldi markets itself on privacy but the browser is not open source, so you are taking the company at its word in the same way you would with Chrome or Edge. If that matters to you more than the features, Firefox is the honest alternative.
What's good
- Official Linux installer files for both Ubuntu-style and Fedora-style systems
- Email, calendar and notes built into the browser, so you may not need a separate mail app
- Nearly every part of the interface can be rearranged
- Runs Chrome extensions
What to know first
- Not open source, despite the privacy positioning
- The sheer number of settings is overwhelming if you just want a browser
- Heavier on memory than Firefox
- The Flathub entry is a community wrapper, not from Vivaldi
The details
- Cost
- Free
- Open source
- No (Proprietary)
- How you install it
- .deb installer, .rpm installer, App store (Snap), App store (Flatpak)
Windows apps it can replace
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