Midori (WebKitGTK)

2007 – 2019 Discontinued

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Lightweight browser by Christian Dywan based on WebKitGTK, long the default on elementary OS and Raspbian.

Facts

Developer

Christian Dywan

Website

github.com

Engine

WebKit (WebKitGTK)

Successor

Midori (Astian)

Platforms

LinuxBSDWindowsOtherAndroid

Details

Openmoko FreeRunner (default browser); Maemo 5 (port); Android (Midori for Android, May 2019)

Popularity

52/100

Lineage

Derived browsers (1)

AWBfL

Not to be confused with

⚠ Midori (Astian)

Key versions

1. Oct. 31, 2018
   v6First release published on GitHub.[1]
2. Nov. 30, 2018
   v7New major version.[2]
3. Feb. 28, 2019
   v8.0New major version.[3]
4. July 29, 2019
   v9.0New major version. Also the latest one.[4]

Version sources: [1] midori-browser/core (GitHub), [2] midori-browser/core (GitHub), [3] midori-browser/core (GitHub), [4] midori-browser/core (GitHub) · 4 releases published · Full history → · Milestones taken automatically from the releases published on GitHub.

Sources

1. https://github.com/midori-browser/core/releases
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midori_(web_browser)
3. https://lwn.net/Articles/336787/
4. https://web.archive.org/web/2015/http://wiki.maemo.org/Web_browser
5. https://github.com/midori-browser/midori-android