How to automatically focus the address bar when opening a new window or tab?

[burke57]

Hi Vivaldi community,

I recently switched to Vivaldi, and I'm enjoying the browser's flexibility and features. One functionality I'm trying to set up is having the address bar automatically receive focus whenever I open a new window or tab.

In Safari, this happens by default, allowing me to immediately start typing a URL or search query without having to click the address bar first.

Is there a built-in setting for this in Vivaldi, or perhaps a keyboard shortcut I'm missing? If not directly available in settings, is there a way to accomplish this through custom modifications?

Thanks in advance for any guidance!

[Pesala]

@burke57 That is already the default. Have you changed it?

Settings, Tabs, Tab Handling

Focus Page Content on New Tab

[burke57]

@Pesala Thanks for this feedback!

I figured I has changed something somewhere. In my early explorations of the settings tab I must have adjusted that.

I am only a week in to using Vivaldi as my default browser, so I just reset all the settings to their defaults to undo any uninformed adjustments I have made.