How to disable Window Panel notifications in Vivaldi browser

Starting version 2.6, Vivaldi browser displays unread tabs counter in Window Panel on the side panel, here is how you can disable unread tab notifications in Windows Panel in Vivaldi browser.

In 2016, with version 1.6 Vivaldi introduced Page Title Tab notifications and this feature is enabled by default. This is how the feature works: the browser checks for unread notifications or new content in websites and notifies you about them by showing a number above the site favicon. The tab notifications are useful to know about new updates on Twitter, Facebook or new email messages on Gmail, but if you don’t like them, Vivaldi allows to turn them off.

Window Panel Notifications

Now in addition to tab notifications, Vivaldi now displays notifications in Window Panel also. If you don’t know, Vivaldi Window Panel that can be opened by clicking on Window icon on side panel shows a tree-style view of open tabs and lets you change their order by dragging and dropping. it also allows to create tab stacks and tile them.

Notification number in Window Panel in Vivaldi

But we found the notifications counter in Window Panel a bit distracting and annoying, to be honest, if you too don’t like it like us, you can disable it, here is how.

1. Click on Vivaldi > Menu >  Tools > Settings

2. Click on Panel and under “Window Panel”, uncheck “Show Unread Tabs Badge”

Window Panel show unread tab badge setting

3. Close Settings Window.

Related articles:

Turn off HTML5 Notifications in Vivaldi Browser

Vivaldi: disable Tab Notifications

How to disable Vivaldi’s download complete notifications

Venkat Eswarlu

Venkat is an independent technology journalist and the founder of Techdows. He has been covering web browsers, Windows, and software news since 2009. His exclusive scoops on Chrome, Firefox, and Edge features have been cited by Forbes, TechCrunch, Wired, CNET, and other major publications.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *