Midori Sync: Midori is the first Gecko-based browser to have its own Sync.

Chromium-based browsers like Opera, Brave, Vivaldi, and Chrome each have their own Sync service, their own closed and non-interoperable standard. Firefox-based browsers depend solely on Firefox Sync. Mozilla’s telemetry is present, Google’s is present, and attempting to deploy Firefox Sync on a private server is something no human or AI has been able to do because it’s not designed for humans; it’s an undocumented process. But that’s changing, and today we’re launching Midori Sync, the Sync system for Gecko/Firefox-based browsers that is interoperable, compatible, updatable, open source, and features strong encryption.

But what is Midori Sync?

As you know, Midori Browser is a browser based on Gecko/Firefox It is characterized by being lightweight, fast, secure, private, customizable, and having powerful features such as its own VPN and Adblocker. However, there was one feature that was still bothering us, making us uncomfortable: our continued dependence on Mozilla, specifically Sync. All browsers based on Gecko/Firefox rely on it, its telemetry, and its components. That’s what Midori Sync is: a completely new alternative to the Firefox ecosystem, designed to improve this critical and fundamental feature.

Midori Sync Features.

• Developed in Laravel 13 with VueJS.
• Web and extension authentication via Authentik using Socialite.
• PostgreSQL persistence with Redis for cache/session/queue in Docker deployments.
• Extension with popup, options, setup, crypto library with libsodium, and adapters for multiple collections.
• Web dashboard with pages for dashboard, devices, collections, and settings.
• Midori Sync uses end-to-end encryption (E2EE). The server never has access to plaintext data. All encryption and decryption happens in the browser extension.
• We would like to make a very specific clarification: the system generates 12 seed words that the user must store very carefully, because if they are lost we cannot guarantee recovery between devices.

Midori Sync status.

Midori Sync is currently in open alpha; we expect to fully integrate it into Midori 12 with many features, and it can be tested and accessed from https://sync.astian.org, You can also access, study, and contribute to the source code at https://github.com/goastian/midori-sync. Midori Sync is self-hosting

Invitation

We invite users and developers of other Gecko-based browsers to join us and work together for the benefit of users, and thus offer them robust, telemetry-free, transparent solutions.