Midori Browser: Lightweight, Private And Secure Browser

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Midori Browser · Privacy by default

A browser that forgets, on purpose.

Midori ships with no telemetry, no fingerprinting, no phone-home defaults — not opt-out. The default, on every platform, every version.

Open source · MPL-2.0 · No account required

Midori Browser

v11.8.1 — latest release·Zero telemetry·No account required·MPL-2.0 License·Windows · macOS · Linux·Open source·Tracker blocker built-in·60+ languages·35+ releases·v11.8.1 — latest release·Zero telemetry·No account required·MPL-2.0 License·Windows · macOS · Linux·Open source·Tracker blocker built-in·60+ languages·35+ releases·

v11.8.1Latest releaseJune 7, 2026

0Built-in trackersnot opt-out — the default

3Platforms supportedWindows, macOS, Linux

60+Languagesfully localized interface

Privacy without accountability is just a promise. We publish everything.

Privacy

Not opt-out. The default.

Midori ships with zero telemetry at the architecture level — not as a setting buried in preferences. There is no toggle because the option was never built. Every version, every platform, every day.

Read the source →

// No telemetry. No exceptions.
export const telemetry = {
  enabled:         false,
  canBeEnabled:    false,
  canBeRequested:  false,  // not negotiable
}

MPL-2.0 License · Open to contributions

Built-in protection

Trackers blocked before they load.

The ad and tracker blocker is integrated into the engine — not an extension you install after. It acts on outgoing requests before they leave the device. Ad Blocking, Anti-Tracking, Never-Consent and IA Shield — all on by default.

See on GitHub →

midori — privacy Protection Active

Midori Privacy — Ad Blocking, Anti-Tracking, Protection Active

AstianGO

Search without being searched.

Midori comes with AstianGO as the default search engine — a private search engine that doesn't track your queries, build a profile, or sell your data. Search freely, every time.

Try AstianGO →

AstianGO — private search in Midori

Midori VPN

Built-in VPN. Connect privately.

Midori includes MidoriVPN directly in the browser. No extensions or external apps needed — activate your VPN with one click from the side panel and choose your server.

About MidoriVPN →

MidoriVPN — built-in VPN panel

Midori Center

Your browser, your way.

Midori Center centralizes all browser settings: tab appearance, sidebar, workspaces, keyboard shortcuts, and Privacy & VPN toggles — all in a clean, focused panel.

Explore Midori Center →

about:center about:center

Midori Center — all settings in one panel

Your browser should serve you.
Not the other way around.

Three principles

Zero exceptions.

01

Zero telemetry by default.

Not a setting you find in preferences. Not an opt-out buried in the menu. The default — from day one, on every platform.

02

No account required.

Use Midori without registering anything. No email. No profile. No server-side record that you ever visited.

03

Open audit, always.

Every line of Midori is public. Read the code, verify the claims, fork the project. Trust via proof — not promises.

Open Source

Open source as philosophy, not as marketing.

Every line of Midori is readable, forkable, and improvable. You should not have to trust us — you can verify everything yourself.

View on GitHub

astian / midori

// No telemetry. No exceptions.
const telemetry = {
  enabled: false,
  canBeEnabled: false,
}

MPL-2.0 License · Open to contributions

How we compare

Privacy isn't marketing.

Midori

Chrome

Firefox

Brave

No sync to company servers

Browse without leaving traces.

Free, open source, and built to forget.
That's the whole deal.