diff --git a/sources/news/20221125.1 ⭐️ Excellent News! Midori Browser to Integrate its Own Open Source Engine for a Strong Comeback.md b/sources/news/20221125.1 ⭐️ Excellent News! Midori Browser to Integrate its Own Open Source Engine for a Strong Comeback.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..af1f94d14c --- /dev/null +++ b/sources/news/20221125.1 ⭐️ Excellent News! Midori Browser to Integrate its Own Open Source Engine for a Strong Comeback.md @@ -0,0 +1,103 @@ +[#]: subject: "Excellent News! Midori Browser to Integrate its Own Open Source Engine for a Strong Comeback" +[#]: via: "https://news.itsfoss.com/midori-astiango/" +[#]: author: "Ankush Das https://news.itsfoss.com/author/ankush/" +[#]: collector: "lkxed" +[#]: translator: " " +[#]: reviewer: " " +[#]: publisher: " " +[#]: url: " " + +Excellent News! Midori Browser to Integrate its Own Open Source Engine for a Strong Comeback +====== + +Midori was a decently popular lightweight open-source web browser a few years back. + +Some of us thought it was discontinued and did not know if it was active. + +**Good news!** + +**Midori web browser is active (in beta)** and [available][1] as a **free and open-source** offering. + +It is an electron-powered browser based on Chromium without Google stuff and privacy protection features. + +> 💡 In 2019, the project got discontinued and merged with [Astian][2] as a mobile browser, where we did not get immediate clarification if the browser would be making a comeback or remain open-source. + +Additionally, with the upcoming update to the browser, they plan to integrate their own open-source search engine **AstianGO** with it. 🤯 + +This is somewhat similar to Brave (and its search engine), but **Brave Search is not open-source**. + +### AstianGO: Open-Source Search Engine + +In a [Reddit post][3], someone from Astian announced the plan to add an integrated open-source search engine, i.e., [AstianGO][4], in the Midori web browser with the next update. + +The source code is not yet available and should be available through [this GitLab page][5]. + +![astiango][6] + +The details are slim, but here's what they mention: + +> We have implemented and developed a fully open source search engine, without the use of third-party APIs, which does not store the IP address of the users, does not store the search history. We have called this search engine, ****AstianGO****, this search engine is developed in PHP, it is self-hosting, although it does not have an integrated update system yet, people can deploy it on their servers. + +The search engine uses data from Google, Qwant, and Brave Search to serve results. You can look at its [FAQ][7] to understand how it works. + +Regarding other browsers, some have a privacy-focused search engine integrated, and some promise privacy protection features. + +![][8] + +Sure, the search engine looks like a work in progress. + +But, an **open-source web browser with a privacy-friendly search engine** (also open-source) is probably unknown to most users. + +![midori browser][9] + +Midori aims to change that with this addition. + +### Midori Web Browser Status + +That sounds all good, **but I think this is not adequately planned out.** + +There is an **AppImage** and a **.deb package** available. It is also available for other platforms. + +I tried to install the Midori browser (.deb package)from its [download page][10], and I could not install it on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 🚫 + +The AppImage file worked ✅ + +The download page does not reflect all the information to inform Linux distro support; it just mentions "**Debian x64**" and is not entirely translated into English. + +![][11] + +So, **I'm not sure we can recommend using the browser yet**. + +Of course, considering it is in beta, you should not rely on it. You can explore its [GitLab page][12] to know more. + +### Thoughts? + +I think a new open-source search engine is a good thing. I'm still not sure about Midori web browser for Linux, I need to test things through to recommend it in future. + +_Is the open-source search engine more exciting to you or the browser? Let me know your thoughts in the comments down below._ + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +via: https://news.itsfoss.com/midori-astiango/ + +作者:[Ankush Das][a] +选题:[lkxed][b] +译者:[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) +校对:[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译,[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 + +[a]: https://news.itsfoss.com/author/ankush/ +[b]: https://github.com/lkxed +[1]: https://astian.org/en/midori-browser/ +[2]: https://astian.org +[3]: https://www.reddit.com/r/opensource/comments/z44jut/midori_browser_now_with_its_own_search_engine/ +[4]: https://astiango.com +[5]: https://gitlab.com/astiango/astian-search/ +[6]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2022/11/astiango.jpg +[7]: https://astiango.com/faq.php +[8]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2022/11/astiango.png +[9]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2022/11/midori-screenshot.png +[10]: https://astian.org/download/midori-browser-for-debian-x64/ +[11]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2022/11/midori-download.png +[12]: https://gitlab.com/midori-web/midori-desktop