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Mikee no likee
The less you need, the more you have.
Even a blind squirrel gets a nut...occasionally.
JaxCoder.com
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Mikee should try new things! 
I've been using Vivaldi for over 4 years as a primary browser. It is based on Chromium and I've had no problems with page rendering, and it's successfully installed the extensions I've tried. Apparently extensions that use the original Chromium I/F may not work if it's something Vivaldi changed.
Built-in ad, pop-up, and tracker blocking caught my initial attention. Bookmark management is superior to other browsers I've tried, and the syncing works flawlessly IME. Tab and session management are superior. I tried the email client, didn't care for it and haven't checked it in years, and haven't used the calendar.
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A browser has one job, yet that one does at least three?
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I use Vivaldi a bit on Android, it's good. But my primary on Android is Opera.
On desktop, I use Firefox almost exclusively.
Cheers,
Vikram.
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I use Opera on Windows and like it very much
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I tried it for a while but at the time it was fairly identical to Chrome so I didn't bother learning new quirks.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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A friend of mine used it. I think he still does.
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I would be more inclined to try it if it did not have a mail and calendar. I have no use for those in a browser.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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You can disable the mail and calendar features. When you first install, it takes you through a wizard where you can choose whether you want those features. I think it's a good browser, I like it!
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The odds of any "new" program being malware are too high me to consider something that is not absolutely necessary.
It was only in wine that he laid down no limit for himself, but he did not allow himself to be confused by it.
― Confucian Analects: Rules of Confucius about his food
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Choroid wrote: new browser
Vivaldi is by no means a "new browser". Wikipedia says it came out in April 2016.
It's Chromium-based. So rendering shouldn't be any better or worse than Chrome's.
As for its other features...I have no idea.
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It's not very new. Been using it for several years and like it. When I pay attention to it, I always find it has far better memory usage than Firefox. And the built-in mouse gestures are fantastic, because you can close pages before they load, unlike Firefox (or at least the extension I used in it). The tab stacking is also really useful sometimes, as is the ability to save and restore sessions. (And 'sessions' aren't an all-or-nothing proposition - you can open a saved session in a new window and keep the old window going.) Sessions may be available in other browsers, I haven't checked but don't recall it.
The only downfall I've seen is it does a piss poor job of printing web pages. I just open them in Firefox for that job, when I seldom need it.
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I mostly use curl for my browsing hacking.
Nothing succeeds like a budgie without teeth.
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Tried it, it felt good, but if you can't install extensions you're used to, then it's losing scores. Staying with Opera and Firefox.
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Every Chrome extension I've wanted to add has worked... 
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
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I am using it now - it is my main browser.
Likes: It is Chrome, able to use most Chrome add-ons/extensions. It has a bookmarks panel, downloads panel etc (like Firefox, my previous browser of choice which has stopped working with quite a few sites now). Sync seems to work well - something else that Firefox used to be good at but which now is unreliable. Private mode works well.
Dislikes: it is Chrome so tends to - occasionally - use all available compute power to play some pop-up or other etc, but UBlock takes care of most of that. Lack of diversity in browser engines is not good for the community as a whole, but you need the compatability (remember how many sites would only work with IE?).
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Oh, and I should add that I have tried umpteen browsers over the years - some are/were trojans, like Brave, others - despite being chrome based - are often not really compatible. Some, like Opera, still struggle with compatibility even after changing engines.
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Mike Winiberg wrote: some are/were trojans, like Brave,
What? Can you explain, I'm using it on both phone and PC and if it's untrustworthy...
GCS d--(d-) s-/++ a C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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Ok I knew about those, for me it's not an issue. I don't care about bitcoins, I don't click on ads. On Android it's easy on the battery and data consumption, on PC it helps masking site ads without triggering the AdBlock revealers on the target sites.
It's also quite easy on the RAM, though I prefer Firefox I didn't install it on my newest PC for now - FF has some nifty plugins though.
GCS d--(d-) s-/++ a C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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I use vivaldi for almost a year now and I'm very happy with it. Has some nice features and doesn't take too much resources, even with a lot of tabs.
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I developed a PHP web page that helps me track the time I spend on projects and bill it to my customers.
Using that web page on Edge was super slow (at least 2 seconds waiting after each click), using Vivaldi was super fast.
That made me have it installed to use my web page.
This said, some months ago, an Edge update made that browser as fast as Vivladi with my page, so I uninstalled it and now I use only Edge.
It did what it was supposed to do and faster than what I used as my daily driver, but now it has no sense for me.
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Use it for ages, since it's Chromium inside it doesn't have compatibility problems like Firefox, feels faster and sleeker than Chrome and adds a lot of nice features on top. The only con I know for now is that Google is trying to ban other browsers than Chrome itself from it's sync service[^] so if you really need that it may be a no go for you
Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies. T.Jefferson
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Been using it for years, it's created by the people who developed Opera back when it was an independently maintained browser back before they got sold to a Chinese company and were all unceremoniously sacked while the new corporate overlord was busy slapping an red O icon onto Chromium. Vivaldi on contrast is Opera's spiritual successor and has a lot of the customization features that made old Opera unique.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
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