Profile Icons on Taskbar.

DoctorG

@AndyRossi Then you should go to post #1 of this thread and upvote by thumb button.

Morimio

Well... I found a workaround, for now, that I've been using on Brave but now I realized that it works on Vivaldi. The best thing is that it doesn't need to stay at Desktop or Taskbar.

First you download or create an *.ico file
Rename it to Vivaldi Profile.ico and Copy it
Paste Vivaldi Profile.ico inside your Vivaldi Profile folder and overwrite (Example: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Vivaldi\User Data\Profile 1,
That's it

The result (this cute anime icon is Vivaldi):

Result Image

I think it doesn't survive updates, so it's better to backup your *.ico's

Morimio

~~Never mind, it stopped working after some days...~~

Okay, I think I got it now!
I was just doing it wrong. I don't know why it worked, but worked and only worked if I make in this exact order:

Let's say that the profile is the Profile 1
(To know the Profile number, click on the Vivaldi icon at upper left, then Help -> About, and you will see on the Profile Path)

Download or create an *.ico image file of your preference (or use a Windows default one). Then:

Open Vivaldi browser (any Profile will do because we have to write it anyway later)
Right click and pin it to Taskbar
Close Vivaldi
Shift + Right Click on the pinned icon and choose Properties (Properties will only appear with Vivaldi closed)
Put this at the end of the Target: --profile-directory="Profile 1" (or the desired profile number). Then OK
Use Shift + Right Click -> Send for -> Desktop (it will create a shortcut on Desktop)

6.1 At this point you can unpin Vivaldi from Taskbar

Change the icon of this Desktop shorcut to something you desire

Now, when you open this shortcut, it will open with the icon you choosed.

That's it! I'll try to test it more and see if it works consistently!

The result:

Default Vivaldo - Vivaldi Anon - Vivaldi Flower

(It looks like the .ico can be anywhere, but the Shortcut must be on Desktop or it will not work. It is not perfect, but it is better than permanently on Taskbar.)

If someone manage to move the shortcut to another folder without breaking the icon, I would be glad to know =3

3zOzDark

TO MAKE IT SIMPLE FOR NOOBS "like me"
You Have To:

1- Create profile desktop shortcut
By Going to:
SETTINGS

Adress Bar Tab -> Going Down to MANAGE PROFILES

EDIT PROFILE

CREATE DESKTOP SHORTCUT
![alt text](image url)

2- Open Desktop Shortcut "That has Profile Picture"

3- Pin it to taskbar By Right Clicking Taskbar and choosing the option

4- Close the browser
5-Right click on Desktop shortcut
Go to properties, copy:
-Target "Location"

Icon "Location" (After Clicking Change icon)

after copying each of them, paste them in Notepad "we will use them later"

6-Shift + right click on pinned taskbar browser icon created
"Browser should be closed for this step to show properties"
Select Properties

7-Paste "Target" Location, Then Click "Change Icon" Then Change Icon Location in Taskbar From Notepad, (Same As Desktop)
Here we are pasting info from desktop shortcut "Which has profile icon" to the taskbar pin browser "Which has no icon"

8- OPEN WINDOWS EXPLORER By Clicking Windows Button+E
9- OPEN TASK MANAGER By Clicking Ctrl+Shift+Esc
10-RESTART WINDOWS EXPLORER

Congrats!

Now you can repeat for other profiles if needed

Thanks so much mvivg, you should switch your name to MVP
You literally saved my day, i truly loved this browser but was considering quitting it since it was crucial for me to see profiles, i have many and switch between them alot!

This detailed explanation is not meant to replace your workaround, rather fully explain it, since it could require some to learn lots of different stuff in order to fulfill it properly

Much love brother!

Xyipher

@3zOzDark It appears to work but Windows 11 I was unable to edit the Iicon from the taskbar, instead I had to go to the following location

%AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar

So far it appears to be working.

ykonev

I like Vivaldi, but lack of profile marks on taskbar icons is very annoying. I'm often using 2-3 profiles simultaneously (e.g. personal, work etc.) and inability to distinguish one browser profile from another on taskbar is ridiculous in such customizable browser like Vivaldi, especially when literally every chromium-based browser have this function out of the box.
Unfortunately, even if I don't like BigTech products, I have to switch back to Edge cause of this. But I'll return back to Vivaldi the same day when it has profile marks on its taskbar icons.