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Midori
Developer(s)Christian Dywan,[1] Nancy Runge, Astian Foundation
Initial release16 December 2007 (2007-12-16)[2]
Stable release(s)
3.0.07[3][4] / 26 October 2023; 18 February 2024; Error: first parameter cannot be parsed as a date or time. (26 October 2023; 18 February 2024)
Preview release(s) [±]
9.0 (July 29, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-07-29)[5]) [±]
Repositorygithub.com/midori-browser/core
gitlab.com/midori-browser/midori-core
Written inoriginally in C & GTK2, rewritten completely in Vala & GTK3[6]
Engine
  • Gecko
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Operating systemLinux, Android, Windows, macOS
PlatformIA-32, AMD64, x86
Available in30 languages[7]
TypeWeb browser
LicenseLGPL-2.1-or-later
Websiteastian.org/en/midori-browser/

Midori (Japanese for "green") is a free and open-source web browser. In 2019, the Midori project merged with the Astian Foundation.[8] It has been revamped entirely, switching from WebKit2GTK to using Electron.[9]

History

Before the merge, Midori was a lightweight[10][11] web browser. It uses the WebKit rendering engine[10] and the GTK2 or GTK3 interface. Midori is part of the Xfce desktop environment's Goodies component[12] and was developed to follow the Xfce principle of "making the most out of available resources".[13] It is the default browser in the SliTaz Linux distribution,[14] Trisquel Mini, Artix, old versions of Raspbian, and wattOS in its "R5 release".[15] It was the default browser in elementary OS "Freya" and "Luna",[16] and Bodhi Linux.[17] It featured:

Midori passed standard compliance Acid3 test.[26] In March 2014, Midori scored 405/555 on the HTML5 test.[27] In July 2015, Midori 0.5 on Windows 8 scored 325/555 on the updated HTML5 test.[28]

Midori was recommended by Lifehacker due to its simplicity.[29] The major points for criticism are the absence of the process isolation, the low number of available extensions[30] and occasional crashes.[citation needed]

Nick Veitch from TechRadar included Midori 0.2.2 in his 2010 list of the eight best web browsers for Linux. At that time he rated it as "5/10" and concluded, "while it does perform reasonably well all-round, there is no compelling reason to choose this browser over the default Gnome browser, Epiphany, or indeed any of the bigger boys".[31]

Himanshu Arora of Computerworld reviewed Midori 0.5.4 in November 2013 and praised the browser's speed and uncluttered interface, while additionally underlining the private browsing which uses a separate launch icon and displays the details of this mode on the home tab.[25]

Victor Clarke from Gigaom praised Midori's minimalism in 2014 and stated that it will "satisfy your humble needs without slowing down your PC", despite stressing the lack of advanced functionality.[32]

See also

References

  1. ^ Dywan, Christian. "About : Christian Dywan (kalikiana)". Two toasts. Retrieved 11 April 2021. Cris likes to cook. Add to that a passion for Chinese and Japanese tea. These days, kalikiana focuses on hacking on snapcraft, but is still fondly looking back to Midori, ElementaryOS and Ubuntu Touch.
  2. ^ "midori - Midori is a lightweight web browser". git.xfce.org. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Web Browser Midor". Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Download Midori for 64 bit Windows". Astian (in Mexican Spanish). 25 October 2020. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 11 April 2021 suggested (help)
  5. ^ Dywan, Christian (29 July 2019). "Release". github.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  6. ^ Kalikiana (31 October 2018). "All for One, One for All". Midori Blog.
  7. ^ "Translations: Midori". launchpad.net. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Midori". midori-browser.org. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019. In 2019, the Midori Browser project merged with the Astian Foundation to take development to new horizons, always respecting the pillars of the project.
  9. ^ https://gitlab.com/midori-web/midori-desktop/-/blob/master/README.md
  10. ^ a b c 8 of the best web browsers for Linux Archived 29 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine. TechRadar
  11. ^ Best Internet Browser – The Show Goes On! Archived 26 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine. PCTips 3000
  12. ^ "projects:applications:start [Xfce Goodies]". goodies.xfce.org. Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  13. ^ "About Midori". midori.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  14. ^ a b c Spotlight on Linux: SliTaz GNU/Linux 3.0 Archived 15 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Linux Journal
  15. ^ wattOS R6 Review – Go green with Linux Archived 5 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. LinuxUser & Developer
  16. ^ "Elementary OS Loki Has Arrived". linux.com. 9 September 2016. Archived from the original on 26 January 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  17. ^ Lightweight Bodhi 1.2 distro offers Enlightenment for the Linux masses
  18. ^ a b c d e f Midori Web Browser Archived 12 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine. BeginLinux.com
  19. ^ Midori 0.2.5 Released!. OMG! Ubuntu!
  20. ^ Arch Linux and desktop adventures with the Raspberry Pi Archived 24 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. greenhughes
  21. ^ Midori Web Browser Gets an Update, Sets DuckDuckGo as Default Search Engine Archived 9 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine. UbuntuVibes
  22. ^ Midori: One Of The Most Lightweight Browsers Around [Linux & Windows] Archived 16 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. makeuseof
  23. ^ Maemo Browsers Comparison: MicroB, Fennec, Midori, Tear Archived 30 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Arantius.com
  24. ^ a b Web-browser Midori Adds Unity Support and Neat 'Next Page' Feature. OMG! Ubuntu!
  25. ^ a b Himanshu, Arora (6 November 2013). "5 lesser-known browsers: Free, lightweight and low-maintenance". Computerworld. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  26. ^ "Midori - the Little Browser that Just Might Surprise You". 8 October 2010. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015. Midori - The Little Web Browser that Might Just Surprise You - Make Tech Easier
  27. ^ "HTML5test - How well does your browser support HTML5?". HTML5test.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  28. ^ "HTML5test - How well does your browser support HTML5?". html5test.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  29. ^ Gordon, Whitson (2 October 2012). "The Best Web Browser for Linux". Lifehacker. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  30. ^ "1 Month with the Midori Web Browser". the_simple_computer. 5 March 2014. Archived from the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  31. ^ Veitch, Nick (1 August 2010). "8 of the best web browsers for Linux". Gigaom. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  32. ^ Clarke, Victor (24 August 2014). "Six alternative web browsers you should know about". Gigaom. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
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