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Vivaldi

Image: Vivaldi
Image: Vivaldi

If you haven’t tried tab stacking, download Vivaldi—you might keep it around for this feature alone. Just drag one tab over another and it will stack in one of three ways: on a second level below, hidden within the same tab (hover over to see all tab previews), or merged with the same tab (hover over an arrow icon to expand).

Combine tab stacking with strong privacy measures, and it’s easy to see why Vivaldi is one of the most beloved alternative web browsers. On the subject of privacy, Vivaldi doesn’t profile, track, or sell your data as you browse the web. The browser can’t view the sites you visit, what you download, or what you are searching for. Moreover, there is a capable built-in ad tracker/blocker and an end-to-end syncing tool. It’s worth noting that Vivaldi is based on Google’s Chromium engine.

For some context, Vivaldi was built for power users and designed to bring back the older version of Opera before it shifted to Chromium. In fact, Vivaldi was created in 2014 by Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner, a co-founder and former CEO of Opera. It’s fast, very customizable (to the point of being cluttered if you aren’t careful), and compliant with web standards.

Vivaldi is available on Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android. There is no iOS app (yet).