Vivaldi: How to save all open tabs (and Why ?)

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For a long time, I’m considering switching to Linux full time since my existing machine does not get OS updates from apple. 1

In preparation for this “move”, I check whether all the software is available on Linux.

Vivaldi browser in on that list (available on Linux ✅).

What about my already opened tabs ? Every few days I close the temporary/ unwanted tabs. 2 but I do want others on Linux. Hence the search whether it is possible. 3

Turns out this can be done (in theory) via Session Management feature.

Vivaldi can save all open tabs (across workspaces as well) in a session.

Opening it on other device may not be trivial. The suggested solution 4 is to back up entire profile folder, and restore it on the new device.

I looked inside the Sessions folder. But the files lack human readability. 😞

So trying it out is the only option. The folder size is currently ~145MB, so I’m reluctant. None the less, I’ll take this backup irrespective. 🤞

  1. unfortunately, I’ve not made the switch yet. I’ve been trying various distros, and while I’m not getting newer versions of macOS, I do get updates to existing version, and most things are working fine currently. ↩︎

  2. Arc browser has this functionality built-in. But it is unlikely to be available on Linux anytime soon (if at all) ↩︎

  3. I’m aware of Sync functionality - which requires account creation - and I do no wish to create one more account. (At least my current thinking on the matter 😄) ↩︎

  4. https://forum.vivaldi.net/topic/18028/how-to-export-all-the-settings-and-tabs/2?_=1728990641960 ↩︎