Making Vivaldi feel like a regular mobile browser

Out of the box, Vivaldi shows a tab bar along the top and a navigation bar at the bottom. Handy — but they eat screen space. Turn both off and Vivaldi looks and feels just like any other mobile browser. Two minutes, fully reversible.

Step 1 — open Settings

Tap the small Vivaldi "V" logo in the top-right corner of the browser, then tap Settings.

You'll see a long list — the two entries you need are Appearance & Theme and Tabs.

Vivaldi's Settings list with Appearance & Theme and Tabs highlighted — The two settings sections you'll be visiting.

Step 2 — hide the navigation bar

Open Appearance & Theme.

Scroll down and toggle off Show Navigation Bar. The bottom bar disappears immediately.

The Show Navigation Bar toggle in Appearance & Theme settings — Appearance & Theme → Show Navigation Bar → off.

Step 3 — hide the tab bar

Go back to the Settings list and open Tabs.

Toggle off Show Tab Bar. Done — your tabs still exist; you just switch them from Vivaldi's tab switcher instead of a bar taking up the screen.

The Show Tab Bar toggle in Tabs settings — Tabs → Show Tab Bar → off.

Changed your mind? Just toggle the same two switches back on — nothing else is affected. And this is all optional: Kai's Export Tools works either way, this simply gives your chats (and the export panels) more room to breathe.