Why hackers moved from Chrome to Vivaldi
1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.
What hackers said about the move
“I switched from chrome to vivaldi in the hopes of they would keep the v2 api alive. They could not.”Mashimo, 2026-09-02original comment ↗
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Chrome vs Vivaldi
| Chrome | Vivaldi | |
|---|---|---|
| Hackers who recommend | 5 | 2 |
| Hackers who criticize | 14 | 2 |
| Moved away from it | 7 | 0 |
| Moved to it | 4 | 2 |
Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.
Criticism of Chrome
“the big G that's running the browser with most market-share (Chrome)”mentalgear, 2026-10-29original comment ↗
“I switched from Chrome to Safari about 5 years ago and can count the number of websites I’ve had issues with on one hand, I think.”lobf, 2026-10-13original comment ↗
“I was shaking my head when my fellow developers, and some hackers, moved from Firefox to mostly Chrome.”Gud, 2026-08-15original comment ↗
“Some time after IE6 and Firefox and before Chrome, the default policy switched from "prompt" to "accept".”za_creature, 2026-08-02original comment ↗
“I recently switched from Chrome to Edge after using Chrome for decades. It is so bloated and slow.”running101, 2026-07-31original comment ↗
Praise for Vivaldi
“I have just switched from Orion to Vivaldi partially as it seems to use less memory.”pasc1878, 2026-07-19original comment ↗
Other moves from Chrome
- Chrome → Edge (2)
- Chrome → Firefox (2)
- Chrome → Safari (1)
- Chrome → Waterfox (1)
Other moves to Vivaldi
- Orion → Vivaldi (1)