Vivaldi is drawing a line with version 7.8, it wants the browser to feel like a tool, not a billboard for AI features. The headline upgrade is Vivaldi tab tiling that’s quicker to set up, easier to adjust, and built for people who keep a lot of work in one window.
The change is tactile. You grab a tab, or a batch of tabs, and drop them into the page area to form a side-by-side or grid layout.
Vivaldi also adds a way to open a link directly into an existing tile, so you can branch out without losing the page you’re anchored to. That’s the kind of detail you notice after a long day of research, shopping comparisons, or juggling docs and sources.
Drag, drop, keep moving
Tab tiling in 7.8 is designed to feel like a natural extension of tabs, not a separate mode you have to manage. After you build a layout, you can resize and rearrange panels as the task shifts. It should keep up.
That matters because split views only work when they stay flexible. If you can’t reshape them fast, you end up back in tab sprawl.
Vivaldi highlights use cases like monitoring one panel while working in another, including pairing a tiled page with periodic reloading. It’s a small example, but it matches how power users actually browse.
A productivity play, not AI
A lot of browsers are chasing assistants and chat buttons. Vivaldi is selling a calmer promise here, more control, fewer distractions, and workflows that live inside your tabs.
The practical win is speed. Faster setup plus a stable layout makes comparisons easier to maintain, whether you’re checking sources, tracking updates, or keeping notes beside a draft.
The fastest way to try it
If you’re curious, start with two panels and use the open-link-into-tile option to keep your main page fixed while you explore. Put it through a real task, not a demo.
If Vivaldi tab tiling clicks for your routine, it becomes a default habit. If it doesn’t, you’ll know quickly and you can move on.