This year is meant to be a mosquito year, so we brought some bug spray to get rid of bugs in Vivaldi and row without distractions.Our team has been working hard behind the scenes to bring you an even smoother browsing experience, so that you can go back to enjoying the summer and —if that’s your thing— watching football.What’s new in Vivaldi 8.1 on DesktopThis release focuses on improvements and bug fixes. If you had given us feedback about tab behaviour issues lately, you will notice the difference, since that’s one of the aspects we’ve spent time refining. We’ve also polished our UI auto-hide feature, a game changer when you want to focus on the content and get as much screen real state as possible.Make sure to download the new version now to get the latest changes!Download Vivaldi 8.1Still packed with great featuresWe just had the largest update in a while with Vivaldi 8.0, with a complete design overhaul, new unified themes and curated layout presets that cater to every audience. All toolbars now live on a single, continuous surface: a Unified frame that wraps the entire browser. Instead of stacked regions, everything is composed within the same visual plane.Our tab management system is still unrivalled. Tile as many pages as you want, just how you want. Use Follower Tab to explore links from an article without ever losing your place in it. Group your tabs into named, colour-coded Stacks. Use the Tab Button to search everything at once: open tabs, synced tabs from your other devices, recently closed tabs. Your mail, your calendar, your notes, your reading list or your to-do list: all of it lives inside Vivaldi, organised on your terms, always within reach.Our built-in Tracker and Ad Blocker helps safeguard you from tracking ads. There’s no need for a third-party extension to make web pages load faster, and protect your devices from malicious snooping.We don’t track you.We don’t profile you.We don’t sell your data (we have none).Enjoy rowing this summer with VivaldiYour feedback shapes what we build. This time we’ve worked on squashing bugs and improving your favourite browser, so you can keep browsing with less friction and more control. And while this release doesn’t come with big headlines, it reflects the kind of browser we believe in, one that quietly works for you, on your terms.Enjoy your summer. Enjoy the World Cup. And enjoy the new Vivaldi.As always, thank you for being part of the Vivaldi community. Together, we’re fighting for a better web one release at a time.Changelog Vivaldi 8.0 to 8.1Take a look at our changelog for the full list of fixes included in this new version.