Why does Opera and Vivaldi look alike? Even the forums are same!

[davem]

davem last edited by

Hi, I'm a user of both Opera and Vivaldi, and the one thing I couldn't help noticing is that both browsers have similar layout, and even the forums of those are somewhat (or totally) similar! Why is this?

[sgunhouse]

sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer @davem last edited by

@davem The forums is coincidence, both chose the same third-party software for their forums. The browsers? Well, both are trying to some degree to emulate an old version of Opera. The founder of Vivaldi was actually one of the two people who created the old version of Opera. Jon actually ran Opera Software for years, then he decided to take the company public and retire. He says he didn't like where the new managers were taking Opera, so he founded Vivaldi, hired many of the developers of old Opera, and created another browser more to his liking. Opera is more focused on simplicity, while Vivaldi is more about flexibility.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @davem last edited by

@davem I have to disagree, for me Opera and Vivaldi are different in terms of layout. Although they may look alike in some points, probably due to both be based on Chromium.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Someone who was involved in the creation of Vivaldi worked for Opera.

Hope this helps!

[davem]

davem @sgunhouse last edited by

@sgunhouse This might have been the biggest coincidence in browsing history!

[successfulme]

successfulme last edited by

There are some similarties and difference as well. I think Vivaldi is inspiring by opera.

[A Former User]

A Former User @davem last edited by

@davem ahahaha

[A Former User]

A Former User @successfulme last edited by

@successfulme Yes, that is probably because someone from Opera helped design Vivaldi, which is a true story.