Midori (web browser)

Midori (Japanese: 緑, romanized: midori, lit. 'green') is a free and open-source web browser. In 2019, the Midori project merged with the Astian Foundation,[8][9] then Midori was revamped entirely, switching from WebKitGTK to using Gecko.[10]

Midori
Developer(s)Christian Dywan,[1] Nancy Runge, Astian Foundation
Initial release16 December 2007 (2007-12-16)[2]
Stable release(s)
Android3.000.6[3] Edit this on Wikidata / 13 July 2023
Linux10.1.0[4] Edit this on Wikidata / 12 October 2023
macOS10.1.0[4] Edit this on Wikidata / 12 October 2023
Windows10.1.0[4] Edit this on Wikidata / 12 October 2023
Preview release(s) [±]
9.0 (July 29, 2019 (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]
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/

History

Before the merge, Midori was a different browser. It was a lightweight[11][12] web browser, used the WebKitGTK rendering engine[11] and the GTK widget toolkits. This past Midori was part of the Xfce desktop environment's Goodies component[13] and was once developed to follow the Xfce principle of "making the most out of available resources".[14] It was the default browser in the SliTaz Linux distribution,[15] Trisquel Mini, Artix Linux, old versions of Raspbian, and wattOS in its "R5 release".[16] It was the default browser in elementary OS "Freya" and "Luna",[17] and Bodhi Linux.[18] It featured:

Midori passed standard compliance Acid3 test.[27] In March 2014, Midori scored 405/555 on the HTML5 test.[28] In July 2015, Midori 0.5 on Windows 8 scored 325/555 on the updated HTML5 test.[29]

The former Midori was recommended by Lifehacker due to its simplicity.[30] The major points for criticism are the absence of the process isolation, the low number of available extensions[31] and occasional crashes.

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".[32]

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.[26]

Victor Clarke from Gigaom praised the former 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.[33]

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. 6 February 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  3. "Android: Version 3.000.6 Updated on Jul 13, 2023". 13 July 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  4. "Download Midori Browser". Archived from the original on 6 October 2023.
  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. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  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. "Midori Web Browser". www.midori-browser.org. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  10. "README.md · master · Midori Web / Midori-desktop". 14 October 2020.
  11. Nick Veitch. "Midori and Epiphany: But which is the best Linux web browser of all?". Archived from the original on 29 April 2013.
  12. "Best Internet Browser – The Show Goes On!". 14 September 2009. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012.
  13. "projects:applications:start [Xfce Goodies]". goodies.xfce.org. Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  14. "About Midori". midori.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  15. Spotlight on Linux: SliTaz GNU/Linux 3.0 Archived 15 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Linux Journal
  16. wattOS R6 Review – Go green with Linux Archived 5 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. LinuxUser & Developer
  17. "Elementary OS Loki Has Arrived". linux.com. 9 September 2016. Archived from the original on 26 January 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  18. Lightweight Bodhi 1.2 distro offers Enlightenment for the Linux masses
  19. Midori Web Browser Archived 12 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine. BeginLinux.com
  20. Midori 0.2.5 Released!. OMG! Ubuntu!
  21. Arch Linux and desktop adventures with the Raspberry Pi Archived 24 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. greenhughes
  22. Midori Web Browser Gets an Update, Sets DuckDuckGo as Default Search Engine Archived 9 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine. UbuntuVibes
  23. Midori: One Of The Most Lightweight Browsers Around [Linux & Windows] Archived 16 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. makeuseof
  24. Maemo Browsers Comparison: MicroB, Fennec, Midori, Tear Archived 30 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Arantius.com
  25. Web-browser Midori Adds Unity Support and Neat 'Next Page' Feature. OMG! Ubuntu!
  26. 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.
  27. "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
  28. "HTML5test - How well does your browser support HTML5?". HTML5test.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  29. "HTML5test - How well does your browser support HTML5?". html5test.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  30. Gordon, Whitson (2 October 2012). "The Best Web Browser for Linux". Lifehacker. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  31. "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.
  32. 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.
  33. 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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