Post #2575931

2026-05-14 15:00 UTC

In April 1994 I started working on the Opera browser with Geir Iversøy, my co-founder. I worked at Opera for 17 years, leaving it after disagreeing with investors about the way forward. Two years later I co-founded @Vivaldi with Tatsuki Tomita and Anne Stavnes. This was in 2013. For more than 30 years we have provided alternatives to Big Tech. First with Opera and now with Vivaldi. The focus has always been quite different from our competitors. More features, more privacy, more flexibility. Lately it has also meant the choice to avoid things like Crypto and Blockchain, avoid integrating AI and avoid integrating surveillance. This is not given. Most of our competitors are building in one or more of the above. If you like what we are doing and our stand, feel free to download Vivaldi. If you are already with us, please tell your friends. #Vivaldi #EU #Europa #Technology #Browser #Windows #Macos #Linux #Android #IOS #Automotive #Computer

Replies (14)

@tanepiper@tane.codes 2026-05-14 15:10

@jon@social.vivaldi.net @Vivaldi@social.vivaldi.net I've stuck with Arc for a while - but noticing it's lack of continuous development. Might be time to switch

Open ##2853253
@Ketakater@social.vivaldi.net 2026-05-14 15:40

@jon@social.vivaldi.net @Vivaldi@social.vivaldi.net Is it really an alternative to Big Tech when it relies on the Google chrome codebase? That's the main criticism I get from friends, when I want to recommend vivaldi

Open ##2853256
@tribactam@social.vivaldi.net 2026-05-14 16:43

@jon@social.vivaldi.net @Vivaldi@social.vivaldi.net I stumbled across Opera a few years ago and liked it. I came across Vivaldi last year and like it even more - particularly the social part, although I'm really just beginning to learn my way around. Great work! Thanks for what you do!

Open ##2853274
@Twotired@universeodon.com 2026-05-14 17:08

@jon@social.vivaldi.net @Vivaldi@social.vivaldi.net Unfortunately Vivaldi won’t run on an older IOS device.

Open ##2853275
@Halminchurst@social.vivaldi.net 2026-05-14 18:06

@jon@social.vivaldi.net Happy to see this the first thing after I install Vivaldi. I'll see what good Vivaldi brings.

Open ##2853277
@8bit_PK@universeodon.com 2026-05-14 18:22

@jon@social.vivaldi.net @Vivaldi@social.vivaldi.net I’ve been using Vivaldi as my default browser on my iPhone for a few months now. At this point, whenever I tap on Safari by mistake I realize that I like Vivaldi better.

Open ##2853278
@EF@mastodon.bsd.cafe 2026-05-14 18:32

@jon@social.vivaldi.net @Vivaldi@social.vivaldi.net would you consider a musl based codebase or producing musl patches?

Open ##2853279
@jesser29@social.vivaldi.net 2026-05-14 22:53

@jon@social.vivaldi.net @Vivaldi@social.vivaldi.net have been using vivaldi for a few months now as part of a general move away from google etc and it’s been great so far!

Open ##2853280
@aislinn@merida.social 2026-05-15 12:11

@jon@social.vivaldi.net @Vivaldi@social.vivaldi.net Thanks so much for this amazing browser — the first one I've ever actually loved using!

Open ##2853282
@sebastian@mastodon.sebfox.net 2026-05-15 12:51

@jon@social.vivaldi.net @Vivaldi@social.vivaldi.net On your website, I find only a *.deb to download. Do you also offer a Debian repository or flatpak? Note: Snap is the reason I don't use Ubuntu any more. I'm not interested in Snap.

Open ##2853283
@ocelot221@mastodon.social 2026-05-15 13:25

@jon@social.vivaldi.net @Vivaldi@social.vivaldi.net In the future, when Servo is mature enough, would you consider switching strategy and build a Servo-based Vivaldi as opposed to a Chromium one?

Open ##2853298
@pa3weg@mastodon.social 2026-05-15 20:12

@jon@social.vivaldi.net @Vivaldi@social.vivaldi.net I've been with you a few years now and haven't looked back a single time. Okay, maybe one time. to FireFox. Promoting the hell out of Vivaldi. I might need to get myself some stickers THANK YOU

Open ##2853300
@denisb@hachyderm.io 2026-05-15 21:38

@jon@social.vivaldi.net @Vivaldi@social.vivaldi.net @aslakr@mastodon.social Much love for all your work through the years! As many others I would love if Vivaldi didn’t rely on Chromium. I see the lack of diversity in browser engines as a critical issue. Which is why I use Zen (FF engine based). Don’t love Mozilla, but it’s the only real engine alternative to Chromium? I fear the world where Chromium is without any competition.

Open ##2853302
@seanos@aus.social 2026-05-31 00:23

Not really practical for me because of the limited spell-checking.

Open ##2984175