The popular lightweight browser Midori has announced its availability in Flatpak and AppImage formats, expanding its accessibility to a wider range of Linux users. This move underscores Midori’s continued commitment to flexibility and compatibility, offering users more options to enjoy a fast and efficient browsing experience.
Main Features of Midori Browser
- Light and Fast Interface: Midori stands out for its minimalist design, which allows for fast loading times and efficient use of system resources.
- Extensions Support: Users can customize their browsing experience with a variety of extensions available thanks to Firefox’s extension support.
- Privacy and Security: It incorporates advanced tools to protect user privacy, such as blocking trackers and managing cookies.
- Web Standards Support: Midori supports the latest web standards, ensuring that websites render correctly.
Benefits of Using Flatpak and AppImage
Flatpak
- Universality: Flatpak allows Midori to run on almost any Linux distribution without worrying about system-specific dependencies.
- Security: Each Flatpak application runs in an isolated environment, which increases security and minimizes the risk of conflicts with other applications.
- Simple Updates: Users can receive automatic updates, keeping Midori always up to date with the latest enhancements and security fixes.
AppImage
- Portability: With AppImage, Midori can be run from any device without installation. You just need to download the file and run it.
- Independence: AppImage does not require root permissions nor does it depend on the underlying operating system, offering a completely autonomous experience.
- Ease of Use: The simplicity of downloading and using a single executable file makes AppImage a convenient choice for users of all levels.
At the moment the Flatpak and Appimage package will be available for download from our web site https://astian.org/ but in the next hours it will be available in the distribution platforms.
Thanks to josejp2424, jacopo, elmau, cuates.net, nilsonmorales, Alex Bejarano, Pawel Pavroo, Rodrigo Hinojosa and others.
