Midori (web browser)

Midori (绿Japanese for 'green' ) is a free web browser based on GTK ( version 2 and 3) and used WebKitGTK for page layout. Due to its speed, resource-saving design and low hardware requirements Midori belongs since 2008 with version 0.0.20 for Xfce project.

Development

Midori is written in C and Vala and also has a German translation of the dialogs and menus. The aim of the project is to develop a possible small and fast browser which is also suitable for less powerful computers such as netbooks and portable devices.

Midori is primarily developed for unix -like systems, but is also available for Windows since version 0.1.8 and 0.2.5.

Functions

Midori is expandable through Netscape plug -ins like Adobe Flash, and supports user scripts. It supports mouse gestures and can manipulate the appearance of Web pages through custom Cascading Style Sheets.

Official functions:

  • Full integration with GTK 2 and GTK 3 ( in Windows)
  • Fast rendering with WebKit
  • Reiter ( optional), windows and session management
  • Offers a " private browsing" mode and privacy options
  • Flexibly adjustable engine
  • Support for user scripts and styles
  • Intuitive bookmark manager
  • Customizable and extensible surface
  • Extensions such as ad blockers and form completion, mouse gestures or cookie management, Adobe Flash
  • Download File Handling (Version 0.4.7 )
  • SSL and Certificates Security (Version 0.4.7 )
  • Proxies
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