HopkeyHopkey + Vivaldi as an Arc alternative
Vivaldi can put its tab bar on the side of the window and group tabs into colored stacks, which works like Arc's sidebar and Spaces. Hopkey adds Arc's ⌘T command bar on top.
- Free forever
- 14 days of Pro included
- macOS 14 or later, Apple silicon and Intel
How they work together
Vivaldi's side tab bar shows your tabs and stacks. Hopkey opens over Vivaldi when you press ⌘T and searches the open tabs of every Vivaldi window and your Vivaldi history. Type a site name and press Tab to search that site.
Put Vivaldi's tab bar on the side
- Open Settings > Tabs > Tab Bar Position and choose Left or Right.
- To stack tabs, drag one tab onto another.
- To keep stacks on one level in the side bar, choose Accordion under Settings > Tabs > Tab Features > Tab Stacking.
Turn on Hopkey for Vivaldi
- Open Hopkey's Settings from the menu bar icon and choose General.
- Turn on Also use in Chrome, Brave, Edge and Vivaldi.
- Switch to Vivaldi and press ⌘T. The first time, macOS asks to let Hopkey control Vivaldi. Click Allow.
Vivaldi does not need to be your default browser. Hopkey works in whichever supported browser is in front.
What works in Vivaldi
- Free: the ⌘T bar with the tabs of every Vivaldi window, including tab groups, your Vivaldi history, web search with suggestions, inline completion, pin and unpin, and ⇧⌘C copy link.
- Pro: site search with Tab and
%, Vivaldi's menu commands, developer tools with$from the View > Developer menu, and ⌃Tab to the last tab. - Safari only: tabs of closed Tab Groups, and auto-archive.
The full list is on what works in each browser.
Questions and answers
Does Hopkey list Vivaldi's tab stacks?
Hopkey lists the open tabs of your Vivaldi windows, including tabs inside stacks.
Does Vivaldi need to be my default browser?
No. Hopkey works in whichever supported browser is in front.
Does Vivaldi have its own command bar?
Vivaldi has Quick Commands. Hopkey gives you the same ⌘T bar in every browser you use.