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this post was submitted on 12 Nov 2026
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Not really closed source all the way, only aspects of it. It's still both weird and offputting, but it is slightly different.
By only aspects of it they mean the chromium base. What makes vivaldi not the same as chromium is proprietary
It was my understanding that the closed source part was limited to their visual aspects, as the functional changes they make have to adhere to the licence of chromium. Unless that's changed; I haven't looked into it in a couple of years. It's where their "skin" applies that they keep it proprietary in other words.
What?
The official words: https://vivaldi.com/blog/technology/why-isnt-vivaldi-browser-open-source/