OSS Tanbou

Midori Browser

View on GitHub

Midori Browser — Gecko/Firefox-based desktop browsing focused on privacy and lightweight use

OSS scale score Not calculatedOSS health 96Update pace 105 commits/30d
About these scores

OSS scale score is an unbounded metric that log-compresses and weights Stars, Watchers, Forks, and Contributors. Discovery score is the current OSS scale score minus the score at discovery. Update pace is commits in the last 30 days, growth momentum is the OSS scale score difference within the recent observation window, and OSS health is a 0–100 rating based on available recency, Community Health, and release data.

Stars
397
Primary language
JavaScript
License
MPL-2.0
Repository last updated
Sep 17, 2026

Overview

Midori Browser is a desktop web browser for Windows, Linux, and macOS. Modern Midori uses a Firefox-derived Gecko engine rather than WebKit and includes privacy-oriented defaults, a built-in protection extension, workspaces, a customized new-tab page, and Firefox WebExtension compatibility. The latest release checked is v11.9.1.

Features and best fit

Based on official documentation; not hands-on tested · Content checked:

Use Gecko/Firefox web compatibility with privacy-oriented defaults

The browser embeds a Firefox-derived engine and includes a protection extension plus privacy-focused defaults. Firefox WebExtension compatibility allows access to much of the Firefox extension ecosystem.

Sources: [2]

Organize browsing with workspaces and a customized new-tab experience

Workspace management separates browsing contexts, while the customized new-tab page and desktop builds support everyday use across Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Sources: [2]

For users who want Firefox-family compatibility in a smaller privacy-oriented browser product

It is relevant to desktop users who want a non-Chromium engine plus privacy-oriented defaults and workspace organization.

Sources: [2]

Browser security depends on fast updates, and source builds are not lightweight

Privacy defaults do not replace timely patching of the browser engine and extensions. Because the repository includes a Firefox-derived engine, the README recommends at least 50 GB of free disk and 16 GB RAM for an initial source build. Normal users should distinguish the active development branch from stable releases such as v11.9.1. Midori is MPL-2.0.

Sources: [2][3][4]

Official sources

  1. [1]goastian/midori-desktop repository(2026-09-18)
  2. [2]Midori Browser README(2026-09-18)
  3. [3]Midori Browser LICENSE(2026-09-18)
  4. [4]Midori Browser v11.9.1 release(2026-09-18)
Supplemental curator note

Modern Midori is no longer the old WebKit-based browser; it now derives its engine from Firefox/Gecko. Privacy-oriented defaults still need to be paired with timely browser and extension updates.

Try it in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Get the source

    git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/goastian/midori-desktop.git
  2. 2

    Enter the repository

    cd midori-desktop
  3. 3

    Check the official steps

    Continue with the commands in the README Installation, Quick Start, or Getting Started section.

    find . -maxdepth 1 -iname 'README*' -exec sed -n '1,220p' {} \; -quit
Check the official README

Growth

Growth trends · Last 30 days

397 Stars

Trend data is still being collected.

Development activity

Last 90 days · weekly

Commits (last 30 days)
105
Open PRs
5

Development activity is still being collected.

Built with

Categories and tags

Categories

Tags

GitHub data

GitHub dataView detailed GitHub data
View on GitHub

GitHub Topics

  • firefox-browser
  • gecko
  • webbrowser
  • midori-browser
  • web-browser
  • web
  • browser
  • firefox-based
  • firefox-fork
Stars
397
Forks
26
Watchers
9
Open issues
8
Primary language
JavaScript
License
MPL-2.0
Repository last updated
Sep 17, 2026
Write a related article

Share a guide or use case for this OSS in Markdown. Articles are published after administrator approval.

Report incorrect information

Tell us if any listing information is incorrect or outdated.