<![CDATA[Why does Opera and Vivaldi look alike? Even the forums are same!]]>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?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/47267/why-does-opera-and-vivaldi-look-alike-even-the-forums-are-sameRSS for NodeMon, 07 Sep 2026 13:57:12 GMTFri, 19 Feb 2021 05:38:35 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Why does Opera and Vivaldi look alike? Even the forums are same! on Sat, 20 Feb 2021 16:40:43 GMT]]>@successfulme Yes, that is probably because someone from Opera helped design Vivaldi, which is a true story.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/243197https://forums.opera.com/post/243197Sat, 20 Feb 2021 16:40:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why does Opera and Vivaldi look alike? Even the forums are same! on Fri, 19 Feb 2021 16:02:40 GMT]]>@davem ahahaha

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/243056https://forums.opera.com/post/243056Fri, 19 Feb 2021 16:02:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why does Opera and Vivaldi look alike? Even the forums are same! on Fri, 19 Feb 2021 15:03:10 GMT]]>There are some similarties and difference as well. I think Vivaldi is inspiring by opera.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/243074https://forums.opera.com/post/243074Fri, 19 Feb 2021 15:03:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why does Opera and Vivaldi look alike? Even the forums are same! on Fri, 19 Feb 2021 14:54:39 GMT]]>@sgunhouse This might have been the biggest coincidence in browsing history!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/243054https://forums.opera.com/post/243054Fri, 19 Feb 2021 14:54:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why does Opera and Vivaldi look alike? Even the forums are same! on Fri, 19 Feb 2021 10:25:32 GMT]]>Someone who was involved in the creation of Vivaldi worked for Opera.

Hope this helps!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/243020https://forums.opera.com/post/243020Fri, 19 Feb 2021 10:25:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why does Opera and Vivaldi look alike? Even the forums are same! on Fri, 19 Feb 2021 10:22:21 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/243016https://forums.opera.com/post/243016Fri, 19 Feb 2021 10:22:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why does Opera and Vivaldi look alike? Even the forums are same! on Fri, 19 Feb 2021 07:17:53 GMT]]>@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.

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